Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine synthesized for the South African variant is ready for testing

Either a South Africa variant-specific candidate could be used as a booster or a booster that combines the classic vaccine with the variant-specific will be created. Representational image. AP US…

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Machine learning, satellite imagery used to track movement of disease-carrying mosquitoes- Technology News, FP

FP TrendingFeb 25, 2021 09:49:23 ISTResearchers have now used machine-learning approach to track disease-carrying mosquitoes. As per a release by Utah State University, a team studied landscape connectivity in the female Aedes…

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Pfizer COVID-19 shot shines in ‘real world’ test, prevents severe disease across age groups

The vaccine was found 92 percent effective at preventing severe disease after two shots and 62 percent after one. A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at…

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how Bengaluru and Hyderabad can strengthen their entrepreneurship ecosystems

Launched in 2012, YS's Book Review section features over 290 titles on creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. See also our related columns The Turning Point, Techie Tuesdays, and Storybites.What…

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[Jobs Roundup] Interested in spacetech? These openings at Bellatrix Aerospace might help your career to take o

Bengaluru-based Bellatrix Aerospace is an IP-driven spacetech company that was founded in 2015. It specialises in spacecraft propulsion systems and orbital launch vehicles. On February 8, 2021, Bellatrix signed a…

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Reddit recovers from hour-long outage amid heavy trading in GameStop- Technology News, FP

ReutersFeb 25, 2021 06:15:16 IST(Reuters) - Reddit recovered from an hour-long outage that affected thousands of users on Wednesday afternoon as volatility returned to stocks including GameStop GME.N> and AMC…

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EU-U.S. data flows could face ‘massive disruption’ – Irish regulator

ReutersFeb 25, 2021 06:15:25 ISTBy Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) - One of the European Union's most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption to translatlantic data…

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Nvidia sales surge as it struggles to keep gaming chips in stock- Technology News, FP

ReutersFeb 25, 2021 06:15:32 ISTBy Chavi Mehta and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp forecast better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, with its flagship gaming chips expected to remain in…

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Plant-based food startup Next Gen lands $10M seed round from investors including Temasek – TechCrunch

Singapore is quickly turning into a hub for food-tech startups, partly because of government initiatives supporting the development of meat alternatives. One of the newest entrants is Next Gen, which…

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