Moderna rejects request from China for Covid-19 vaccine technology October 2, 2022 Moderna has reportedly refused a request from China to reveal the technology behind its Covid-19 vaccine. The rejection prompted negotiations for its sale there to fall apart, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The US pharmaceutical company remains “eager” to sell its product in China after negotiations between 2020 and 2021 [...]
Health secretary shelves plans to buy extra monkeypox vaccines October 2, 2022 The new health secretary has reportedly shelved plans to buy additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine, as cases of the infection decline in the UK. Health minister Thérèse Coffey rejected advice from officials of the UK Health Security Agency, who recommended that extra vaccines be procured to ensure the country is protected against the infection [...]
iPhone 14 Pro Max review: The notch is gone and other stories September 30, 2022 When Apple went fullscreen with the iPhone X, doing away with all but the slimmest black frame around the display, it divided the world into two categories: regular people, and those who vehemently, violently hated “the notch”. The notch, for those struggling to remember the furore it caused back in November 2017, is the little [...]
Top Apple exec let go over vulgar viral TikTok video September 30, 2022 A top Apple executive is to leave after being filmed making inappropriate jokes on social media. Tony Blevins, the technology giant’s vice president of procurement, was heard talking about “fondling big-breasted women” for his job, during a viral post on TikTok. In the clip by Daniel Mac, a viral blogger who asks people in nice [...]
Cisco chief says apprentices can plug digital skills gap September 30, 2022 Chief of Cisco UK said more needs to be done to plug the digital skills gap, putting greater focus on early careers. Speaking to City A.M., David Meads said the apprenticeship levy is a specific area of policy that could be reformed to drive better productivity in the tech sphere, echoing Keir Starmer’s stance earlier [...]
‘Safe home’ app gets support as cost of living puts night-owls off taxis and Ubers September 30, 2022 The cost of living is set to increase the number of women walking home from a night out rather than getting a taxi or a minicab home, according to new research. A fifth of women told pollsters that they were walking more and taking few taxis at the end of a night out. The safety [...]
Whatsapp boss warns govt against changes to encryption in online safety September 28, 2022 The chief of Whatsapp has warned the government against making drastic changes to message encryption in the online safety bill. Speaking with the Financial Times, Will Cathcart said that there were other ways of protecting children on apps rather than threatening encryption and explained that any move to undermine security could endanger the government’s own [...]
Tech startup helps businesses to combat £9bn waste in productivity due to poor mental health September 28, 2022 12 billion workdays lost annually to mental ill-health but young entrepreneur thinks he has the solution. Mental health issues in the workplace are costing the global economy over £9bn ($1tn) due to lost productivity say international agencies. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are calling for “concrete actions” as depression [...]
Is running the new golf? Why TCS has become title sponsor of the London Marathon September 27, 2022 For four decades the London Marathon has had a consumer-facing brand as its title sponsor, from Gillette and Mars in the 1980s to the more recent Flora and Virgin Money. But that will change on Sunday, the first race of its rebranding as the TCS London Marathon as part of a six-year contract with the [...]
TikTok could face £27m fine over children’s privacy allegations September 26, 2022 TikTok is facing a possible £27m fine over claims it may have broken UK data protection law and failed to protect children’s privacy. The Information Commissioner (ICO) handed the social media platform a ‘notice of intent’ over alleged breaches between May 2018 and 2020. The investigation discovered TikTok may have processed children’s data without the [...]