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Pfizer seeks FDA approval for a Third “Booster” shot to specifically target the Delta Variant

Pfizer hopes to obtain U.S. approval for a third booster shot as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread worldwide, according to Reuters. Mikael Dolsten, the company’s Chief Scientific Officer, said the vaccine’s effectiveness tends to decline after six months as antibodies begin to wane. Hence, Pfizer suggests administering a third shot since a recent study showed promising signs against the virus with a five-to-ten-fold increase in […]

todayJuly 15, 2021

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Tech Made Simple

John McAfee, founder of McAfee Antivirus software, found dead in Barcelona prison

John McAfee, founder of the company behind McAfee Antivirus, has been found dead according to reports from Reuters, El Mundo, El País, and others. He was being held in a Barcelona prison, and the Catalan Department of Justice has stated that his death was likely caused by suicide. Lawyers for McAfee confirmed his death to Reuters and The New York Times, with one saying it was “the result of a cruel system that had no reason to keep […]

todayJune 29, 2021

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FDA approves first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years

Marketwatch reports that the Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval of Biogen’s drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease is a significant step in the fight against the debilitating illness that destroys memory and other mental functions.  But the experts say there's still a long way to go. Biogen Inc.’s drug, called aducanumab but branded with the name Aduhelm, is the first treatment for Alzheimer’s to be approved since 2003, and is […]

todayJune 9, 2021

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Home Improvement

Your Home Improvement Project may have just become a LOT more Expensive

Business Insider reports that many home-improvement goods including appliances, paint, and fertilizer are getting more expensive as companies continue to announce price hikes to combat shortages and rising shipping costs. Price tags on consumer goods have risen over 10% from a year ago, The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, citing NielsenIQ. Demand for home improvement items caused by the work-from-home boom has pushed prices to new highs and […]

todayMay 13, 2021

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Tech Made Simple

Major Tech Companies make plans to start bringing Employees back to Offices

Facebook is planning to start its return to in-person work in May, after over a year of working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Bloomberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced remote work plans near the start of the pandemic that promised around half of his employees could work remotely in the next five to 10 years, but until then, in-person work, at least in a limited capacity, is in the company’s […]

todayMarch 29, 2021

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Health & Wellness

Luke Skywalker’s Prosthetic Arm has inspired “Electronic Skin”

Remember the robotic prosthetic forearm the Rebel fleet replaced Luke Skywalker's hand with after Darth Vader severed it in an epic lightsaber duel in The Empire Strikes Back? Yes, well, the scientific and medical communities do, too. Luke's cybernetic limb was super cool, but not exactly replicable in the medical world at the time, or even now. But a team of researchers at the National University of Singapore are hoping to change that with […]

todayJanuary 20, 2021

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Food & Drink

Belgian chocolatier is named Best Pastry Chef in the World

Belgian chocolatier Pierre Marcolini has been crowned the world’s best pastry chef by a jury of independent reporters, helping consolidate Belgium’s reputation as a producer of top-class chocolate. Marcolini was given the award organized by World Pastry Stars, an Italian-based organization of chefs from traditional pastry and chocolate-making countries such as France and Switzerland, as well as Japan and beyond. Known for his minimalist style, Marcolini’s chocolates have become luxury […]

todayNovember 5, 2020

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Russian hacker group Fancy Bear reportedly targeted state Democratic parties again in repeat of 2016 attacks

A Russian hacking group known as Fancy Bear targeted the emails of Democratic state parties in Indiana and California earlier this year as well as progressive think tanks, Reuters reported. The attempts were apparently not successful and were flagged by Microsoft, according to Reuters, with targets that included the Council on Foreign Relations, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Center for American Progress. The Russian embassy denied the allegations to Reuters, calling […]

todayNovember 2, 2020

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