Technology

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have discovered a type of metal-eating bacteria. The bacterium is reportedly suspected to have existed for more than a century, but has not been proven. The tiny microbes were discovered by accident, as scientists were conducting experiments unrelated to manganese, a mineral …

BEIJING – In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a Chinese state-owned company boasts that its employees, including top executives, received experimental vaccines even before the government approved tests on people. “Help forge the victory sword,” reads an online SinoPharm post with images of company leaders who he …

A button to launch the Netflix app on a remote control is seen in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | fake pictures Check out the companies that make headlines in the midday trade Netflix: The video streaming giant’s shares fell 6.5% …

(Reuters) – BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) The results beat Wall Street estimates on Friday, aided by investors who turned to the world’s largest asset manager’s bond funds in the second quarter, as global financial markets rebounded strongly from a brutal liquidation triggered by COVID in March. FILE PHOTO: People are seen …

On Tuesday, the body of technology businessman Fahim Saleh, 33, was found at his Manhattan home. The head and limbs were removed, the New York Police Department told Business Insider, and an electric saw was found near the body. A New York police spokesman earlier this week said it “looks …