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Joe Biden moves to vaccinate millions, as his ‘patience wears thin’
September 10, 2021 12:54 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanCovid-19 vaccine jab administered by a doctor Highlights US President passes executive orders on vaccinating federal workers Biden says his patience is wearing thin with the unvaccinated. Meanwhile, a study hints that COVID-19 may have origin...
Facebook, Ray-Ban smart glasses: How they work, features, prices
September 10, 2021 08:06 AM AEST| By Ipsita SarkarHighlights Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) in collaboration with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica has launched smart glasses which will cost starting from US$299. These smart glasses can take calls, play music, capture photos and short videos. However, th.....
Top three acquisition, merger deals in focus this week
September 10, 2021 07:03 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahHighlights Caesars Entertainment is selling non-US assets of William Hills to 888 Holdings PLC in a deal worth around £2.2 billion. US e-commerce firm Packable to merge with Highland Transcend Partners I Corp, a SPAC company, which will b.....
Trends unfolding as biotechnology eyes beyond medicinal applications
September 10, 2021 06:00 AM AEST| By Tripti JoshiHighlights For the last 20 months, the biotechnology sector has been dominated by ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which provoked an increase in research and business activity. The emerging technologies in the biotech sector are offering the potentia.....
Lockdown to end soon? NSW inching closer to 70% vaccination milestone
September 09, 2021 06:35 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanHighlights NSW will start reopening the state after three months of COVID-19 lockdown. Australia is set to start vaccine passport services within weeks. Airline stocks continue to be battered. Australia’s most populous provinc.....
Victoria reports worrying spike in COVID-19 infection
September 09, 2021 11:10 AM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanHighlights The state of Victoria reported fresh 324 cases on Wednesday, including one coming in from abroad. The state has administered over 37,000 doses of vaccine so far. Melbourne is facing its sixth consecutive lockdown. The state of .....
Doha negotiators sidelined in new Taliban regime
September 09, 2021 10:12 AM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanHighlights Mullah Hassan Akhund has been appointed as Afghanistan’s Prime Minister. Mullah Baradar – a comrade of Mullah Omar – has been appointed as his deputy. India fears Pakistan hand in Taliban’s government formati.....
Employees are resigning in droves: What’s fuelling the Big Quit?
September 08, 2021 05:57 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanOne of my favourite mentees, Sonal Gupta (name changed), who has turned out to be a competitive journalist, was recently talking to me about her professional career. She suddenly sprung a surprise, saying she might quit journalism. When I prodded f.....
Asia Pacific: Closed borders, porous markets
September 08, 2021 04:35 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanHighlights Other than India and Vietnam, not many equity markets have seen abnormal returns in 2021 Lot of major economies in the region have shut their borders to foreigners. The reopening of borders is still shrouded in ambiguity. The A.....
EI Salvador grabs the spotlight adopting Bitcoin as its official currency
September 08, 2021 10:21 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights EI Salvador became world’s first country to make Bitcoin its official currency. The country bought 400 bitcoins running ahead of the roll-out, planning to buy a lot more of them. Salvadoran Government launched its wallet app.....
After space mission, Jeff Bezos eyes age reversal solutions
September 07, 2021 06:17 PM AEST| By Nidhi GuptaAltos Labs, a startup that works on reversing biological aging, plans to open a Cambridge UK-based research lab. The company is funded by Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos and has raised about £231 million ($270 million) to develop biological.....
New ACCC plan laws spells tough times for big tech
September 07, 2021 06:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Big tech companies are facing hard time due to the new tough regulations under the ACCC plan. The Australian government has been considering new laws for Apple, Google, and other tech giants. New reforms are expected to incl.....
Neobank- BTCM partnership: a new ray of hope for Australia’s crypto habitat
September 07, 2021 05:57 PM AEST| By Rini ZachariahThe lackadaisical attitude of banks towards the crypto ecosystem has become an opportunity fintech companies want to grab. Neobank Volt, a licensed institution for authorised deposit-taking, is now partnering with BTC Markets (BTCM), Australia's la.....
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Which are the 5 best AI companies worldwide?
September 07, 2021 04:17 PM AEST| By ManikaArtificial intelligence is simulation of human intelligence by combining several technologies and computer systems. Some of the applications of AI are natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision. AI will be impacting t.....
Can’t afford Bitcoin? Here are top three cryptocurrencies under US$1
September 07, 2021 12:02 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanHighlights While some cryptocurrencies are trading at abnormal prices; some of them are below US$1 The star performer below US$1 has been Dogecoin Some other digital assets below US$1 include USD Coin and Stellar Cryptocurrencies have bee.....
Global semiconductor shortage may stretch to 2023
September 07, 2021 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights The COVID-19 pandemic-induced challenges have badly hit the manufacturing and supply of semiconductor chips in the global market. The worsening global chip shortage is causing harm to the production lines of the global automotive ind.....
Jewish people ring in new year with Rosh Hashanah celebrations
September 06, 2021 06:49 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time of annual celebrations for the Jewish people across the globe to embrace the coming year. As per the Jewish culture, the 48-hour-long period must be dedicated for intense retrospection an.....
Australian states that reach 80% vaccination targets to reopen internationally
September 06, 2021 06:32 PM AEST| By Sonal SinhaHighlights As reported on 5 September 2021, a total of 20,855,353 vaccine doses have been administered. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated resuming international travel for states with 80% vaccination of people above 16 years of age. .....
COVID-19 in Australia: No letup in sight despite continuous lockdowns
September 06, 2021 06:27 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanSome of the Australia’s major cities have been under lockdown for almost three straight months now to contain the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the net result seems to be opposite of what the government aimed for. The epicentre of...
All you need to know about organ donation
September 06, 2021 04:56 PM AEST| By Tripti JoshiHighlights Organ donation takes place after the death of the donor. Donation from a living person is possible in the case of partial liver and kidneys donation. Organ donation or transplantation helps save lives, restore health, improve life q.....
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