The announcement this week that a cheap, easy-to-make coronavirus vaccine appeared to be up to 90 percent effective was greeted with jubilation. “Get yourself a vaccaccino,” a British tabloid celebrated, noting that the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, costs less than a cup of coffee. But …
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Losing your job at times like these can really take a toll on anyone’s life. However, falling ill and having no choice but to resign from your job at these times is another level of struggle. Fathihah Zamri is no stranger to these downfalls in her life. This year alone, …
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Chris Pendergast, a Long Island teacher who defied the odds by surviving 27 years with Lou Gehrig’s disease, leading marathon “rides for life” for hundreds of miles from his motorized wheelchair to publicize the plight of fellow patients and raise $ 10 million for research, died on Oct. 14 at …
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Through an undisclosed sum comprising cash and shares, Malaysian online restaurant reservation startup TABLEAPP has just been acquired by Taiwanese on-demand lifestyle booking app FunNow. While operating within similar markets, the two apps themselves operate rather differently, but this acquisition will allow them to leverage on each other’s offerings. We …
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The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here Intel’s stock price fell 9.5% after it reported earnings and revenues that matched expectations today. Investors may have been spooked by weakness in the datacenter business, but in a conference call …
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Mayor Brandon Whipple of Wichita, Kan., said he often gets “goofy” threats, like the time someone said they wanted to attack him with a Goodyear blimp. But those threats took a serious turn on Friday after someone reported to the police that they had received text messages threatening to kidnap …
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Anthony Chow, 33, and Kelvin Ho, 46, often found it troublesome when they had to pass keys to their Airbnb guests when they hosted them at their houses. This was especially so when guests wanted to check in at odd hours. Both of them are big fans of the house-sharing …
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After Saul Sanchez tested positive for the coronavirus at a hospital in Greeley, Colo., he spoke to his daughter on the phone and asked her to relay a message to his supervisors at work. “Please call JBS and let them know I’m in the hospital,” his daughter Beatriz Rangel remembered …
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It was 9AM on a Thursday, and we were waiting for Christopher Tock (Chris), founder of EYE Project and Social Grooves to arrive at our office. He arrived on time, a nervous aura about him, and understandably so. Preparing to tell a painful story about shutting down your own company, …
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