Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The value of bitcoin, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies plummeted Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting signaled a possible shift towards more aggressive action from the bank as it scales back pandemic support and moves to tackle high levels of inflation. Crypto prices fell following…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline U.S. pharma giant Pfizer and German biotech BioNTech are teaming up to develop an mRNA vaccine for shingles, the companies announced Wednesday, building off the successes of their joint Covid-19 shot as vaccine makers rush to invest in the newly proven mRNA technology. Pfizer and BioNTech are teaming…
A Google remote wiping tool let a child-grooming suspect delete possible evidence, according to the DOJ. getty A man caught in a child-grooming sting operation asked for his brother in India to remotely wipe his Samsung phone, after it had been seized by police and before it could be searched by the FBI, the Justice…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Conspiracy theory-espousing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been suspended from Facebook following a permanent Twitter ban for spreading Covid misinformation, the representative said Monday, as top congressional Republicans move to condemn Big Tech for the ban. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) appears to listen during a news…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Tesla has voluntarily recalled more than 475,000 vehicles due to two separate safety issues, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration disclosed on Thursday—marking the electric-carmaker’s biggest single-day recalls ever as the firm’s stock attempts to pare losses since an all-time high last month. Shares of Tesla have plunged…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline The Food and Drug Administration plans to authorize booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the decision, as a surge in cases fueled by the omicron variant continues to increase nationally. People walk…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline MicroStrategy, the data analytics firm helmed by billionaire cryptocurrency bull Michael Saylor, announced its latest big investment in bitcoin on Thursday morning, yet again doubling down on its staggering commitment to the world’s largest cryptocurrency as the market reels from a drawback that’s pushed prices down more than…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Linkedin Top left to right: Julie Castro Abrams, Julia Lipton, Tre’ Scott. Bottom left to right: Sarah Chen, … [+] Dr. Tracy Timberlake, Caroline Casson VCs Venture capitalists (VCs) are an essential part of the success of future goods and services that we receive. When we fund new ideas,…
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinTopline Billionaire Elon Musk is facing criticism in China after the country recently complained that its budding space station, which is still in construction, had two “close encounters” with satellites launched by SpaceX’s Starlink program earlier this year. Chinese citizens criticized Musk’s space ambitions after two of his satellites…
Tom Holland in Spider-Man No Way Home Sony With around $406 million domestic and around $922 million worldwide as of Friday, Spider-Man: No Way Home will spend Christmas Day swinging past the $1 billion mark. The film is both the biggest global grosser of 2021 (ahead of the mostly-in-China $904 million gross of The Battle at Lake Changjin) and…





