Science fiction, tech and games inspire each other. What was once science fiction is becoming a technological fact. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has often said: “We live in science fiction.” And that’s the theme of GamesBeat and Oculus’s newest VR event, Science Fiction, Tech and Games, which takes place […]
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Study Reveals Ice Sheets in Greenland Melted By an Unprecedented Amount
A new study reported that last year, Greenland’s ice sheets saw the greatest melt‒‒an irreversible phenomenon. A recent study had indicated that Greenland’s ice sheets experienced the largest melting last year, compared to other previously recorded data. It is also said to be irreversible now, as the snowfall that could […]
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Johnson & Johnson’s Potential Covid-19 Vaccine Begins Phase 3 Trials
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate, which would only require a single dose, enters phase 3 trials, which would be large-scale involving 60,000 participants. American pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson has entered its potential COVID-19 vaccine to the last stage of clinical trials. Unlike the other immunization currently under development, the company’s […]
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FDA Approves Remdesivir as Covid-19 Treatment Drug
The US FDA has approved Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment drug, sold under the brand name Veklury. Remdesivir is now the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences confirmed this news Thursday. With this news, the drug has become the first COVID-19 treatment to receive approval. You can […]
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UK’s Covid-19 Challenge Trials to Begin Next January
The United Kingdom has announced that it will begin its COVID-19 human challenge trials in January, where subjects will be infected with coronavirus. Next January, the UK will begin its first COVID-19 challenge studies. Researchers from the Imperial College London said Tuesday that they want 90 young and healthy adults […]
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UK Gov’t Inks Deal to Start First Challenge Studies for Covid-19
The UK has signed a deal to start the first human challenge studies for COVID-19, drawing the interest of tens of thousands of people worldwide. The United Kingdom has inked a deal to infect its citizens with COVID-19 for vaccine testing. For this testing, experts will infect healthy volunteers with […]
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CDC Forecasts Possible Covid-19 Vaccine By Year’s End
The CDC has posted a new forecast that promises a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year, with a wide release coming next April. Here’s some good news on the pandemic. The CDC has just posted a forecast promising a COVID-19 by the end of this year. At first, […]
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Moderna CEO Acknowledges Funding From US
Moderna, one of the frontrunners in coronavirus vaccine development, acknowledged on Sunday the support of the US government in the company’s efforts of fast tracking the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the drug company’s CEO Stéphane Bancel, the government helped them in rapidly working on the vaccine, as they received federal […]
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Apple Ramps Up Efforts to Be 100% Carbon Neutral By 2030
Apple is kicking up its climate change efforts. The company announced Tuesday that it plans to make its operations 100% carbon neutral by 2030. For this goal, Apple will make its supply chain and products carbon neutral. How Will Apple Achieve Carbon Neutrality By 2030? Tech Crunch reports that Apple […]
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Study Finds Weather Forecasts Less Accurate Due to Airline Traffic
While the US and most other countries in the world are still struggling with the coronavirus outbreak, it has forced commercial airlines to reduce their operations. In turn, accuracy of weather forecasts is affected. Affected forecasts This significant decrease in the number of airline flying out and about is interfering […]