To support these efforts and more, Apple is establishing an impact accelerator that will focus on investing in minority-owned companies that deliver positive results in their supply chain and in communities that are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards. This accelerator is part of Apple’s recently announced $ 100 million Justice …
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Scientists competing to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine are turning to what may seem like a strange ally: another family of viruses. At least five candidate vaccines are built on the backs of adenoviruses, a common family of pathogens that are often used as vehicles to deliver a …
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the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^ DJI) led the charge on Tuesday, up approximately 1.1% at 12:40 pm EDT and outperformed both S&P 500 and the Nasdaq compound by wide margins. While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the US has declined in recent days, the numbers …
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TOPLINE The super-popular video-sharing app TikTok announced plans to add 10,000 jobs in the US, even as concerns grow from the federal government and private corporations that the Chinese app may be used to spy on US users. USA TikTok was the most downloaded application in the first quarter of …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The US S&P 500 benchmark is now positive for the year, yet most of its components have passed the rebound. FILE PHOTO: Traders wearing masks work, the first day of in-person trading since closing during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor of the …
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