FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Britain's Prince Charles
Prince Charles knows change must happen now to protect future generations, including his four grandchildren.
Queen Elizabeth's eldest son and heir, who has been a strong advocate for conservation for decades, backed a U.K. government review by economist Partha Dasgupta that called for understanding how economies are negatively affecting the environment.
"We have a...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden indicated in a call with House Democrats that he was open to sending $1,400 payments to a smaller group of Americans in the next round of coronavirus relief legislation and changing the overall price tag of his $1.9 trillion plan, according to people familiar with the call.
Mr. Biden told House Democrats on...
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
According to the US national counterintelligence and security centre, Chinese companies have gained access to US healthcare data by partnering with hospitals, universities, and other research organizations in America.
For a deep dive on the risks posed by China’s collection of genomic data and other healthcare information from America, see the fact sheet released today by @NCSCgov.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2021
India, England, Australia are in the race
NEW DELHI: With Australia pulling out of their South Africa tour, New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship final - set to be played from June 18 to 22 at Lord's. Australia, however, isn't out of the race yet.
The upcoming India-England four-match Test series...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
In yet another blow to Alibaba co-founder and billionaire Jack Ma, the Chinese state media on Tuesday removed his name from list of the country's pioneering tech giants. Ma's archrival and Ali Baba’s co-founder Pony M was lauded by , who the Shanghai Securities News for “rewriting the mobile age”.
According to Bloomberg, Beijing’s official newspaper carried the...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Carmaker signs deal with Alphabet in latest sign of tech firms’ interest in automotive sector
Ford will install Android in all its cars outside China from 2023 for at least six years. Photograph: Piotr Molęcki/East News/Rex/Shutterstock
Google and Ford have signed a deal under which the Android operating system will be installed in most of the US carmaker’s vehicles...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Jeff Bezos. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO in Q3 2021, the company announced on January 3.
CEOs are taking to Twitter to send their congratulations to both Bezos and his successor, Andy Jassy.
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Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS,...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
FILE: Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., listens during an Economic Club of Washington discussion in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, the worlds richest person, and his wife MacKenzie are divorcing after 25 years. Bezos, 54, is worth $137 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 1: White House press secretary Jen Psaki participates in a briefing at the White House on Monday, Feb 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
The White House is open to narrowing eligibility for the next round of stimulus payments but not lowering those payments below $1,400 per person,...
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House is examining whether former President Donald Trump should continue to receive intelligence briefings now that he is out of office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.
Psaki told reporters during the White House press briefing she raised the issue of Mr. Trump's access to the nation's secrets with President Biden's...
