HealthMetrics recently announced their success in securing a total of US$ 5 million (RM20.8 million) as part of its Series A funding. The round was led by ACA Investments, one of Asia’s leading investment groups from Japan with over US$ 1 billion assets under management. Established in Malaysia in 2015 …
Read More »A Man Died After Eating a Bag of Black Licorice Every Day
He had no history of heart problems. He walked his dog regularly and worked a physically demanding job as a construction worker, according to his doctors. Then, in January 2019, he collapsed at a McDonald’s and died. The likely culprit? Black licorice, according to the doctors who treated him and …
Read More »GoodTrust manages your digital accounts after you die
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Rikard Steiber discovered how difficult it can be to manage someone’s estate after friends died during the pandemic. He empathized with family members’ struggle to complete tasks like closing social media accounts, securing photos, and dealing with financial services accounts. …
Read More »After Criticism, C.D.C. Reverses Covid-19 Guidelines on Testing People Who Were Exposed
Here’s what you need to know: The C.D.C. reverses its guidance on testing for people who were exposed to the virus and aren’t showing symptoms. Emails by a former top Trump health official and his science adviser show efforts to silence the C.D.C. Trump acknowledged that distribution of an authorized …
Read More »After COVID, a hub-and-spoke office style could become the norm
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Probably the most constant reminder of the lingering effects of COVID-19 is our daily work routine. For most of us who are either not allowed to return to the office or choose not to, each day is a quest to …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity, Even After Mild Infections
Here’s what you need to know: Even mild Covid-19 cases confer ‘durable immunity,’ new studies find. Fearing a ‘twindemic,’ health experts push urgently for flu shots. A cluster of cases prompts New Zealand to delay its election. ‘What convention?’ Milwaukee, site of the Democratic National Convention, copes with a gathering …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Ohio Governor Urges Caution on Rapid Tests After False Positive
Here’s what you need to know: Use rapid tests, but use them carefully, Ohio’s governor says after a false-positive scare. Trump’s moves on economic aid draw fire on the Sunday news shows. Kansas City, a potential hot spot, needs federal aid to cope, the mayor says. New Zealand goes 100 …
Read More »C.D.C. Warns Against Drinking Hand Sanitizer After Deaths and Poisonings
A funeral attendant providing hand sanitizer to a mourner arriving for a visitation in Elsa, Texas.Credit…Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Federal health authorities issued a formal warning on Wednesday about the dangers of drinking hand sanitizer and alerted poison control centers across the nation to be on the …
Read More »6 Things StashAway Malaysia’s Team Did Right After The Direct Debit Debacle
For a quick recap on what has recently happened over the past few days to StashAway Malaysia’s direct debit users, they had experienced multiple automatic transactions by the company on July 27. Direct debit users are users who had set up monthly automated payments for their investments on StashAway. These …
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