President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary, a historic decision that could make her the first woman to lead the department, say people familiar with the matter. Yellen, 74, is seen as a politically “safe” choice for the role, which is likely to …
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Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, will deliver a keynote address at Apple Paul’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 13, 2016 at the Bill Graham Civic Itorium in San Francisco, California. Gabrielle Lurie | AFP | Getty Images Apple Play said Monday that companies offering digital classes through iPhone apps …
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Pharmaceutical giant Merck said it plans to acquire privately held Oncoimmune for 42 5,425 million in cash, which would entitle the under-the-radar drug, which has shown shocking results for hospitalized patients with Covid-19. In a phase-by-clinical study in late September, a drug called CD24FC was shown to reduce the risk …
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WhatsApp and Messenger are very popular messaging apps. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The European Union is arranging for a crackdown on data obtained with end-to-end encryption following the terrorist attacks in Paris, Vienna and Nice. In a joint statement issued earlier this month, the home ministers of EU member …
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This picture, taken on September 9, 2020, shows a test tube labeled vaccine in front of the AstraZeneca logo. Dado Ruvik | Reuters LONDON – British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Monday that interim analysis of clinical trials has shown that the average effectiveness of its coronavirus vaccine in protecting …
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