Health Secretary Matt Hancock asked the U.K. medical regulator to potentially bypass its European Union counterpart and approve the supply of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid vaccine to speed its deployment. Until
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On the eve of Thanksgiving, the US recorded its highest single-day coronavirus death toll since May — and the timing could not be worse
As US coronavirus cases, deaths, and hospitalizations set new records almost daily, experts are nervously eyeing Americans' behavior during Thanksgiving. Public health experts have urged people not to travel this
Continue reading »Deutsche Bank is reportedly considering a permanent 2-day work-from-home policy, weeks after its research arm said people choosing to work remotely should be taxed 5%
Deutsche Bank is considering letting staff permanently work two days a week from home, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The policy won't apply to all employees at Deutsche
Continue reading »The secret to renegotiating cloud contracts with Amazon, according to one cost-cutting expert who says Airbnb's new agreement is just the latest example
Airbnb's recent IPO filing revealed flexibility in Amazon Web Services contracts, as the firm disclosed that it received a three-year extension on its commitment to spend $1.2 billion on Amazon
Continue reading »U.S. Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Spike To 14-Year High In October
A report released by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday unexpectedly showed a continued increase in existing home sales in the U.S. in the month of October. NAR said
Continue reading »Dubai Gets Arab Gulf’s First, and Perhaps Last, Coal Power Plant
The United Arab Emirates is set to become the first Arab Gulf country to generate electricity from coal. As governments increasingly turn to cleaner fuels and the price of renewable
Continue reading »City Of Syracuse Completes Installation Of Energy-efficient LED Streetlights
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the completed installation of energy-efficient LED streetlights throughout the City of Syracuse as part of the Governor’s Smart Street Lighting NY program. Syracuse,
Continue reading »FTC Sues Beam Financial Alleging Misrepresentation
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued operators of a mobile banking app for allegedly making false promises of offering high interest rates to users on their accounts and providing
Continue reading »The Long And Short Of Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V & Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccines
Vaccination is an effective way to halt a pandemic. In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the number of confirmed cases across the globe has crossed 60 million, with over 1.42 million
Continue reading »INSURTECH DISRUPTORS: Here's exactly what full-stack insurtechs are doing to beat incumbents on customer acquisition, personalization, and claims processing
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