The e-commerce giant posted an expectations-beating 64% surge in quarterly revenue of 187.4 billion yuan ($28.6 million). (Source: Sinatech) Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding fell into loss-making territory for the first time since going public in 2014 after being slapped a massive anti-monopoly fine by regulators.The record 18.23 billion yuan ($2.8 billion)…
Registration is now available for online attendance of a public meeting on anticipated truck traffic related to debris removal from the Arecibo Observatory. The meeting, hosted by The National Science Foundation (NSF), University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Arecibo Observatory (AO) will be held April 5 at 6:00 p.m., AST. Use this link to…
Press Statement 20-007 The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Kendra Sharp to lead its Office of International Science and Engineering. December 2, 2020 Sharp has been a faculty member in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University since 2010 and held the Richard and Gretchen Evans Professorship of Humanitarian Engineering from 2015 to 2020. Her…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks during the opening of the 148th session of the Executive Board on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, January 18, 2021. — Reuters/FileSome countries have authorised shots for children.WHO chief says India of huge concern.Ease rules on mask wearing with caution,…
Palestine Foreign Minister Dr Riyad Al Maliki (left) and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. — AFP/File, Twitter/File Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks to Palestinian counterpart Dr Riyad Al Maliki.He reassures Pakistan’s steadfast support to Palestinian people during these testing times.FM Qureshi speaks to Saudi, Afghan foreign ministers regarding the Palestinian issue.Palestine on Friday expressed deep…
— Reuters/FileWhatsApp has rolled out an update and submitted it through the Google Play Beta Program — bringing the version up to 2.21.10.11.WhatsApp’s UPI payments feature is already in use in India, according to WABetainfo, but the feature is not available to everyone. However, Indian people — who do not have the option — could…
A year ago, the idea that the covid-19 pandemic could have been caused by a laboratory accident was denounced as a conspiracy theory by the world’s leading journals, scientists, and news organizations. But the origin of the virus that has killed millions remains a mystery, and the chance that it came from a lab has…
Ayanna Howard has always sought to use robots and AI to help people. Over her nearly 30-year career, she has built countless robots: for exploring Mars, for cleaning hazardous waste, and for assisting children with special needs. In the process, she’s developed an impressive array of techniques in robotic manipulation, autonomous navigation, and computer vision.…
The covid-19 pandemic is a catastrophe that could have been averted, say a panel of 13 independent experts tasked with assessing the global response to the crisis. Their report, released May 12 and commissioned by the WHO, lambasts global leaders who failed to heed repeated warnings, wasted time, hoarded information and desperately needed supplies, and…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Calling Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings “not one of the bigger ones,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that if smaller cruise lines want to leave the state because of bans on vaccine requirements, their void will be filled.Miami-based Norwegian is the third-largest cruise line in the world and has three ports…
