A British study showed the effectiveness of the genetic mechanism of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford in conjunction with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. This was reported on Thursday on the University of Bristol's website, which indicates that the article about the independent research conducted by its staff only exists as a preprint and has not...

The American company Microsoft will sign up as a technology partner of Equinor, the oil and gas company from Norway. The firms are going to develop the Northern Lights carbon storage and capture project near the Norwegian shore, reads a message by Equinor. “Equinor signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft as a technology partner to work through ways to develop the Northern Lights...

In its efforts to develop the digital yuan, China seeks to “take advantage of the trailblazer position” in this area. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs Kenji Okamura. “[The development of digital] yuan is progressing relatively quickly <...>. As I said, they are probably looking to take advantage of the pioneering...

Innovations allow for fantastic advances in environmental protection, but there are limits that are sometimes ignored. That is why we cannot always be sure when companies claim to be saving the planet, and sometimes there are hidden problems that outweigh the benefits. Almost every single venture aiming to improve ecological impact is confined by the constraints of capitalism. Information about...

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth announced invention of a "cocktail" of special enzymes that degrades plastic six times faster than existing ones. Scientists hope that the use of the new enzyme compound will help solve the global problem of plastic pollution. This year, it has worsened markedly due to the coronavirus pandemic, when volumes of inorganic waste soared around the world....

Amazon showed a device that will allow paying for purchases and enter stores, offices or stadiums by simply showing your palm. The company says palm recognition is a more private way of identifying, because a photo of a palm will not identify a specific person. Amazon introduced the Amazon One device with palm reading technology. The company calls this new way of contactless payment and person...

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has promised that in three years Tesla will produce self-driving cars worth $ 25,000. "In three years, we are confident that we will be able to create a truly attractive car for 25 thousand dollars, which will also be completely unmanned," - quoted by the New York Post, Musk, who spoke in California at a meeting with shareholders. The new car will be...

One of the largest investment banks is thinking about creating a virtual trading platform in augmented reality for its traders. This is how the company is trying to achieve effective and familiar interaction of employees: banks would like to return at least key personnel to real offices, but because of COVID-19 they cannot do it yet. The Swiss investment bank UBS decided to put its traders in...

Apple Corporation has presented an updated line of iPads and smart watches Apple Watch. It also announced the merger of a number of its services, including the Apple TV + online cinema and Apple Arcade gaming service, into an overall Apple One subscription. New iPhones, as expected, were not presented at the presentation. At the traditional autumn presentation, which took place on September 15,...