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Moderna says its vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19
Published On: November 17, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
MASSACHUSETTS, Nov 17: Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations.
Twitter, Facebook restrict users' dissemination of New York Post story on Biden
Published On: October 15, 2020 01:34 PM NPT By: Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 15: Facebook and Twitter cast doubt on a New York Post story that made claims about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s son, taking proactive steps to restrict dissemination of the story in the hours after it was published on Wednesday.
Russia's COVID-19 vaccine showed antibody response in initial trials
Published On: September 5, 2020 12:14 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Sept 5: Russia’s “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published on Friday by The Lancet medical journal that were hailed by Moscow as an answer to its critics.
TikTok CEO Mayer quits after three months, just as firm challenges U.S. ban
Published On: August 27, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has left the Chinese-owned video app firm just three months since joining, and only days since the company sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over an executive order effectively banning it in the United States.
Microsoft says in talks to buy TikTok's U.S. operations from China's ByteDance
Published On: August 3, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Aug 3: Microsoft Corp said it will push ahead with talks to acquire the U.S. operations of Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok, a potential blockbuster deal that could re-shape the social media industry and further inflame crumbling U.S.-China relations.
TikTok's Chinese owner offers to forego stake to clinch U.S. deal - sources
Published On: August 2, 2020 07:19 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Aug 2: China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular short-video app, two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid - sources
Published On: July 29, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW YORK/HONG KONG, July 29: Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion, significantly more than peers such as Snap Inc (SNAP.N), according to people familiar with the matter.
Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official
Published On: July 23, 2020 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
CALIFORNIA, Ju,y 23: Twitter said on Wednesday that the hackers who breached its systems last week likely read the direct messages of 36 accounts, including one belonging to an elected official in the Netherlands.
Twitter disables Trump tweet over copyright complaint
Published On: July 19, 2020 04:06 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 19: Twitter Inc disabled a campaign-style video that President Donald Trump retweeted on Saturday, citing a copyright complaint.
Twitter silences some top accounts after internal systems hacked
Published On: July 16, 2020 10:55 AM NPT By: Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16: Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform’s top voices including U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, reality TV star Kim Kardashian, former U.S. President Barack Obama and billionaire Elon Musk and used them to solicit digital currency.
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