White House Vaccine Chief Says First American Could Get Vaccinated On December 11

The first person to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States could get it as soon as December 11, according to the White House.  An application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate was submitted by the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner…

Governments And Tech Giants Join Hands Against Covid-19 Misinformation

Misinformation and conspiracy theories around Covid-19 vaccinations will not attempted to ne dispelled by tech companies including Facebook, Twitter and Google together with governments including the United Kingdom and Canada. Standards for tackling misinformation across the various digital platforms and how organizations accountable for their failure to do so can be held responsible is being…

Facebook, Twitter to hand over U.S. institutional handles on January 20, 2020

In a statement, social media giants, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said, they will transfer control of the @POTUS account to the Joe Biden administration on January 20, 2020. On both social media platforms, the @POTUS account is the official account of the President of the United States and is separate from the @realDonaldTrump Twitter…

Deutsche Bahn & Siemens Mobility developing green hydrogen powered train engines

In a significant development, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have started developing hydrogen-powered fuel cell trains as well as filling station; trials for the same will commence in 2024. In time these will replace diesel powered train engines on Germany’s local rail networks. A prototype, which will be built by Siemens, will be based on…