UNITED STATES
-
Trends
Nonprofit aims to get COVID-19 field tests, N95 masks and more to healthcare workers without markups
A new Sydney-based nonprofit volunteer organization called RapidWard launched this week, with a focus on getting critical medical supplies from…
Read More » -
Trends
Wall Street roars on news of potential stimulus deal, Trump hints at opening economy
Wall Street came roaring back Tuesday with all major indices rising on a potential deal between Senate Democrats and Republicans…
Read More » -
Trends
Amazon Care to provide delivery and pick-up of at-home COVID-19 test sample kits in Seattle trial
Amazon is going to be working with a new research initiative backed in part by the Gates Foundation that will…
Read More » -
Trends
Moderna could make experimental COVID-19 vaccine available to healthcare workers by fall
There are some hard limits to the vaccine development process that mean we are not going to see any preventative…
Read More » -
Trends
Jumia adapts Pan-African e-commerce network in response to COVID-19
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia is adapting its digital retail network to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Nigeria headquartered operation…
Read More » -
Trends
Ford, GM, Tesla given the ‘go ahead’ to produce ventilators, Trump says
Ford, GM and Tesla have been given the “go ahead” to make ventilators to help alleviate a shortage amid the…
Read More » -
Trends
Emirates will suspend most passenger flights by March 25
Emirates, the world’s largest airline by international traffic, today briefly announced on Twitter and its own website that it would…
Read More » -
Trends
Amazon, Apple and Microsoft CEOs detail their companies’ efforts to combat coronavirus pandemic
The tech industry is mobilizing its considerable resources to attempt to support efforts against the growing global coronavirus pandemic. Over…
Read More » -
Trends
A new type of COVID-19 test now approved for use could help with frontline diagnostics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving much more quickly to grant special ’emergency use authorization’ to equipment…
Read More »