Pandemic

Despite the fact that the global pandemic put a stop to a lot of activities, it certainly could not stop love from sprouting. It found  Awelle and Michael and brought them together in the most beautiful way. They found ways to connect on a deeper level and they quickly realized that…

Greater speed and agility are helping organizations address an increasingly competitive marketplace, heightened customer expectations, and the lingering impact of the pandemic. To compete more effectively, companies are gathering and analyzing increasingly large and disparate sets of data. But only with cloud solutions, like Microsoft Azure, can this data provide…

Invisible COVID… It's Everywhere!, a new book by Kathy May Herman, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Germs, Germs, Germs! That is all I hear! Invisible COVID, It's Everywhere engages children and adults in an enlightening way discussing COVID and all viruses that have affected us in the…

Housing markets in tech hubs were in high demand during the pandemic, with potential buyers facing fierce competition on homes in cities like San Jose and Austin. But with the tech sector in turmoil, a looming recession, and consistently elevated mortgage rates, that trend is now making an about-face. While…

Wrap-around support for worn-out NHS workers is at the centre of a Surrey hospital’s strategic vision for the year ahead. In conversation with Newcross Healthcare’s Voices of Care podcast series, Louise Stead, the chief executive of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, says the impact of the pandemic has left a…

Musician Suzanna Owiyo has said she sells fish as a side hustle to supplement the funds she makes from her music career. “People often ask me why I still sell fish to date… the Covid-19 pandemic made me think otherwise and realise that you cannot just depend on music. During…

Tourism Board chief Dane Cheng on Saturday said Hong Kong is making good progress on its recovery path and he expected more tourists to come during the Golden Week national holidays. Speaking on a radio programme, he said the tourism industry was recovering, with the number of mainland tourists and…

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Newly-revealed coronavirus data has reignited a debate over the virus’s origins This week, we’ve seen the resurgence of a debate that has been swirling since the start of…

This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review's weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. This week, coronavirus has been back in the news in a big way. We’ve seen the resurgence of a debate that has been swirling since the start…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk. AFP News Twitter CEO Elon Musk has often been involved in Twitter spats, and the latest to join the list is the World Health Organisation (WHO). Musk took to Twitter on Thursday and asked member countries not to "cede authority" to the health agency. He made…