While the United States rolled out a full range of support for India’s battle against Covid-19, it remained non-committal to on its position on India’s joint proposal with South Africa at the WTO to grant a temporary waiver of intellectual rights to vaccines and therapeutics to ensure they are freely accessible around the world.But India and South Africa are not giving up. Their ambassadors to the United State met Monday with a senior member of the US congress to argue their case, and to tap into and broaden support for their case among lawmakers.Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh…
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RJ Pierce, Tech Times 26 April 2021, 11:04 pm Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin are not happy with NASA making a deal with SpaceX. And they’re not shying away from making it known. (Photo : Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 9: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post via Getty Images, introduces their newly developed lunar lander “Blue Moon” and gives an update on Blue Origin and the progress and vision of going to space to benefit Earth at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via…
Urian B., Tech Times 26 April 2021, 11:04 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) Mothers Day Apps: Parenting Must-Haves to be the Ultimate Super Mom Being a mom can be extremely difficult without any help and sometimes, everything gets jumbled up due to how busy taking care of the kids can get. There are a few apps for moms that take that need to stress over certain mundane activities away and focus on what’s essential. Without further ado, here are a few of the best parenting-must haves, according to momhappylife. Best Apps for Moms 2021: Productivity Hack This…
Urian B., Tech Times 26 April 2021, 11:04 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) Apple Job Trend: Billion Dollar North Carolina Campus Will Focus on Machine Learning and AI Jobs Apple just announced its new North Carolina campus which will house a whopping 3,000 employees and expand its operations in a number of other US states and also increase its spending targets along with US suppliers. Apple plans to spend $1 billion on the new campus and engineering hub located in the REsearch Triangle area of North Carolina. Apple Job Trend According to the story by VentureBeat, the…
(Photo : Flickr/ Daily Collegian) Spotify launches new feature Spotify subscribers will have to face some unfortunate news, as the famous music streaming service is set to raise its prices for many of its plans across parts of Europe, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) seeing the most changes. The move is set to be effective by Apr. 30. The measure was speculated months before, as some people fear that this might lead people who can’t afford the price increase to piracy. It also said that the platform is known to increase its prices every couple of…
Urian B., Tech Times 26 April 2021, 10:04 pm (Photo : Screenshot From Pexels Official Website) Are Apple Products Hackable? ‘Mind-Blowing’ Bug Used to Penetrate macOS Safeguards to Spread Malware Spotted macOS malware now on the rise? Apple has definitely remained busy throughout the recent years adding more protection to its operating system in order to protect users from potential malicious Mac software. An Apple vulnerability, however, was still exploited by cyber attackers. Apple Bug Spotted Cedric Ownes, a security researcher, discovered the reported bug during mid-March while still looking for ways around the macOS defenses. Apple’s reported Gatekeeper mechanism…
Beijing-born Chloe Zhao on Monday became the first woman of colour to win the Oscar for best director, but the country of her birth censored the news of her victory as leading Chinese state-run media avoided reports on her historic win.As of late on Monday, official news agency Xinhua, national broadcaster CCTV and the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) mouthpiece, People’s Daily, did not report on the big success of Zhao’s film — Nomadland — at the Academy Awards. Previous posts on Chinese social media websites had been blocked as well.Zhao on Sunday night became the second woman ever to…
Lyft debuted the Autonomous Driving technology venture in 2018 supposedly for the ride-hailing service’s future of the company, but now, the company abandons it after selling to Toyota’s Woven Planet for $550 million. Instead of developing their tech, Lyft would be refocusing its venture to accepting vehicles with self-driving features. (Photo : Pixabay) While being a prominent ride-hailing company, Lyft has been focused on creating its self-driving technology to use for its services and debut a driverless world that could take passengers from one place to another. The venture was ideal as the company aims to transition to futuristic technology…
“The department is also looking to begin making delivery of supplies within the next few days. We’ll also provide transportation and logistics assistance to deliver these needed supplies as quickly as possible,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said. PTI | | Posted by Srivatsan K C, Washington PUBLISHED ON APR 27, 2021 07:14 AM IST The Pentagon is working on a war footing to begin delivery of essential medical supplies to India in the next few days, an official said here, noting that prominent among these include oxygen-related equipment, rapid testing kits, and personal protective gear.”The department is also looking…
Vice President Kamala Harris pledged $310 million in additional humanitarian aid for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador in an effort to stem a wave of migration from those countries to the U.S., her office said.Harris discussed the funding in a Monday discussion with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei. The virtual meeting lasted roughly an hour, according to a senior administration official, and came before a June trip by Harris to the country.Harris spokeswoman Symone Sanders said the leaders discussed the need for long-term economic growth to create jobs and stop the flow of migrants to the U.S., which has caused an…