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The Video Game industry starts Cutting Off Russia amid outcry over Ukraine war

Video Game companies are halting their operations in Russia amid outcry over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The video game world cutting ties with Russia could have a significant impact on the country’s economy. Russia is home to a vibrant gaming market, worth an estimated $2.3 billion in 2021, according to data firm Statista. With their respective Xbox and PlayStation platforms, Microsoft and Sony are two of the largest video […]

todayMarch 7, 2022

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Tech Made Simple

Appeals court upholds California’s Net Neutrality Law

The Verge reports that a federal appeals court has ruled that California’s net neutrality law can remain in place, upholding a lower court decision. California’s 2018 law is the toughest in the country, and was signed into law a year after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the federal Open Internet Order. That 2015 order put into place strict net neutrality rules barring internet providers from blocking or throttling legal […]

todayFebruary 2, 2022

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Health & Wellness

FDA clears Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters for all US adults

The Food and Drug Administration has just opened booster shots for the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all adults, expanding eligibility outside of the initial, vulnerable groups they were cleared for earlier this fall. Just over 16 percent of people in the United States who had an initial vaccine series have already received a booster shot. This expanded eligibility should see those numbers rise. Although the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are still […]

todayNovember 22, 2021

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Health & Wellness

Pfizer says effectiveness of COVID Antiviral Pill is ‘beyond our wildest dreams’

A pill to treat COVID-19 from Pfizer significantly cut the risk of hospitalization and death in a clinical trial, the company has announced. The New York Times reports that on Friday, Pfizer stated its pill to treat COVID-19, Paxlovid, in a clinical trial was shown to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89 percent when it was given within three days of the onset of symptoms. ABC News […]

todayNovember 8, 2021

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Tech Made Simple

Microsoft overtakes Apple to become the world’s most valuable company

Microsoft surpassed Apple’s market cap on Friday, October 29, to become the world’s most valuable public company. The change follows Apple’s Thursday earnings, where the company posted strong results but revealed that it lost $6 billion to supply chain constraints. On Tuesday, Microsoft also shared positive earnings boosted by Office, Windows, and its cloud products. At Friday’s market close, Microsoft’s market cap was almost $2.49 trillion while Apple’s was about $2.46 trillion, according to […]

todayNovember 1, 2021

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Food & Drink

McDonald’s is testing the McPlant, a Beyond Meat “meatless” Burger

CNBC reports that McDonald’s new plant-based burger, aptly named the McPlant, is coming to eight restaurants across the nation. The fast-food chain teamed up with Beyond Meat to make the meatless option. This launch comes about a year after McDonald’s ended its P.L.T. pilot, another Beyond Meat branded burger. It’s still unclear what the differences are between the McPlant and the P.L.T., other than the name. A post on McDonald’s […]

todayOctober 20, 2021

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Health & Wellness

YouTube Bans All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation

YouTube is cracking down on the spread of misinformation by banning misleading and inaccurate content about vaccines. The platform announced the change in a blog post Wednesday, explaining that its current community guidelines, which already prohibit the sharing of medical misinformation, have been extended to cover "currently administered" vaccines that have been proven safe by the World Health Organization and other health officials. The site had previously banned content containing […]

todayOctober 1, 2021

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Health & Wellness

WHO warns that even Vaccinated people should still wear Masks to stop spread of COVID-19 Delta Variant

As reported in Business Insider, the World Health Organization announced on Friday said that people should continue to wear face masks and take other measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, raising concerns about the quickly spreading Delta variant of COVID-19. "People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves," said Dr. Mariangela Simao, the assistant director-general for access to medicines […]

todayJune 28, 2021

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Fashion

Etsy announces it’s acquiring Depop

Etsy announced its plans to acquire the secondhand fashion marketplace Depop for $1.6 billion, in a deal that, according to the New York Times, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021.  And CNBC's coverage included a statement from Etsy CEO Josh Silverman which read, "Depop's world-class management team and employees have done a fantastic job nurturing this community and driving organic, authentic growth in a way that aligns well with […]

todayJune 7, 2021

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