FDA backs Pfizer boosters for seniors, those in high-risk situations
The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and
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Facebook’s chief technology officer stepping down
Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer, a 13-year veteran who oversees the social network’s work in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the blockchain, will step down next year. Another longtime Facebook
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Sweeping recycling, plastics bills await the green light from Gov. Newsom
A sweeping package of bills aimed at reducing plastic waste and improving recycling efforts, approved by the Legislature this month, are being celebrated by environmentalists and trash-reduction activists as they
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Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe For Kids Aged 5-11
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech said on Monday their COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response in five- to 11-year-olds, and they plan to ask for authorization to use the vaccine
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Theranos’ use of workers’ blood led to whistleblower’s concerns
Theranos whistleblower Erika Cheung’s first inkling that the company’s technology fell short of founder Elizabeth Holmes’ claims arose because the startup used its workers’ blood to check how well tests
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Instagram will work on body image issue after report details ‘toxic’ effect on teen girls
Instagram says it’s looking at new ways to discourage users from focusing on their physical appearance after The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook researchers have repeatedly found that the photo-sharing platform is
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Apple fires senior manager who complained of harassment, allegedly for leaking data
Apple Inc. employee Ashley Gjovik, who filed a complaint with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board last month, said she was fired for allegedly leaking information. Apple informed Gjovik that
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Growing risk of once-in-a-century solar superstorm that could knock out internet, study says
Imagine if one day the internet was down not just in your neighborhood, but across the globe, knocked out by a threat from space: an enormous solar superstorm. It sounds
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Amazon will open first cashier-less Whole Foods store in California next year
code again to leave the store and receive a digital receipt. The technology is only available to customers with Amazon accounts, and shoppers without them will pay using self-checkout stations.
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Elizabeth Holmes’ Trial to Dissect Downfall of a Tech Star
Six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar. She was the subject of business magazine cover stories describing her as the
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