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Taiwan health ministry to get $2.9 billion boost to fight COVID-19
A medical worker conducts a rapid test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a Taiwanese resident following an increasing number of locally transmitted cases at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang Taiwan’s health ministry will receive an extra T$79.2 billion ($2.87 billion) in spending to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including buying vaccines, …
Biden’s Plan: President to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Boost Middle Class, Infrastructure
If Mr. Biden’s plans were enacted, the government would spend what amounts to nearly a quarter of the nation’s total economic output every year over the course of the next decade. It would collect tax revenues equal to just under one fifth of the total economy. In each year of Mr. Biden’s budget, the government …
TCS sees pandemic-driven boost in Europe as clients adopt new technologies
An employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) works inside the company headquarters in Mumbai March 14, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/File Photo Indian software company Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS.NS) (TCS) is seeing acceleration in some parts of its business across Europe as the pandemic pushed companies to adopt new technologies more rapidly, a top executive said. …
B.C. technology sector gets COVID boost – Technology
Opportunities in the pandemic economy are buoying business and innovation in Vancouver’s technology district and elsewhere around the province | Chung Chow While much of the businesses world was in a state of paralysis at the outset of the pandemic last year, Brent Holliday recalls a pall of uncertainty hanging over the tech investor community. “Every investor …
Listening With Light: Light-Sensing Technology Boost Hearing Aids
Understanding spoken words, developing normal speech – cochlear implants enable people with profound hearing impairment to gain a great deal in terms of quality of life. However, background noises are problematic and significantly compromise the comprehension of speech of people with cochlear implants. The team led by Tobias Moser from the Institute for Auditory …
Tesla: Bitcoin sales and environmental credits boost profits – BBC News
Tesla: Bitcoin sales and environmental credits boost profits BBC News Tesla posts record net income of $438 million, revenue surges by 74% CNBC Tesla posts Q1 earnings that top estimates, doubles down on eventual 50% annual deliveries growth target Yahoo Finance Tesla Model S fatalities renew questions about Autopilot system Automotive News Tesla Sold $272M Bitcoin In Q1 — …
Young, healthy adults will be deliberately reinfected with COVID-19 to boost vaccine development
Healthy, young volunteers who have previously had COVID-19 will be deliberately exposed to coronavirus for a second time to see how the immune system responds, as part of a new U.K. study. Researchers at the University of Oxford on Monday launched the “human challenge” trial to investigate what happens when volunteers who have recovered from the …
Beach Businesses Hope for Spring Break Boost – NBC 7 San Diego
Beach area businesses are hoping to get a big boost from the spring break crowds. While more businesses are opening up in San Diego County, some families remain cautious about crowded areas. “We’re incredibly excited to be opening back up. It’s been almost a year. We’ve been planning for this. We’re ready,” said Daniela Bower, …
Nvidia’s Reflex Technology Beats AMD’s Radeon Boost Counterpart: Report
Last year, in a bid to increase system responsiveness in competitive video games, both Nvidia and AMD released new technologies to reduce input lag for improved system performance: Nvidia’s Reflex Low Latency and AMD’s Radeon Boost. Both Nvidia and AMD say their respective technologies’ performance gains are significant, but how true is that really? Fortunately, …
Coronavirus live updates: Repeat coronavirus infections rare but vaccines still needed to boost immunity, study says
TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to formally announce an end to a pandemic state of emergency over the Greater Tokyo area on Thursday, despite mounting concerns over virus variants and signs that the rate of new infections may be rising once again. Officials have justified the decision because pressures on the …
