Twitter Announces New Policy For Preventing Manipulated And Misleading Content

Tweets that contain “manipulated media” which aim to mislead people would soon be labeled by the company, Twitter said on Wednesday, and added that is would also initiate measures that will include removing tweets that it deems to contain that that has the potential to endanger public safety or cause voter supression. Twitter also announced…

Huawei watching coronavirus outbreak, could attend Mobile World Congress

On Wednesday, Huawei Technologies stated, it aims to hold events around the forthcoming Mobile World Congress despite the coronavirus outbreak. The telecoms industry event draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona. “We are keeping a close eye on matters and having to internally adjust accordingly and responsibly,” said Huawei’s spokesman after South Korea’s LG Electronics…

British Scientist Robin Shattock makes breakthrough in race to develop coronavirus vaccine

On Wednesday, Sky News reported, a leading British scientist has made a significant breakthrough in the race for a coronavirus vaccine. As a result the normal development time of “two to three years [has been reduced] to just 14 days”, reported Sky news. According to Robin Shattock, head of mucosal infection and immunity at Imperial…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration expands usage of coronavirus diagnostic kits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use approval to state public health laboratories to start testing for China’s coronavirus using kits developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The approval will help speed up testing for the coronavirus, which has infected 11 people in the country as of…

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partners with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc to develop coronavirus therapy

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc to develop a treatment for the coronavirus whose outbreak in China has killed hundreds of people in China alone. The drugmaker collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the latest to join the race to develop a…

Alphabet Beat Earnings Estimate But Falters On Revenue, Share Drop 4%

Google owner Alphabet beat analysts’ expectations for profits for the fourth quarter as well as for the entire of 2019 while missing out on estimates of revenue. And despite the company announcing the results after the closure of the markets, its shares were down 4 per cent in after-hours trading. Alphabet reported expansions in revenue…

Sony Brings Down Previous Yearly Forecast Due To China Virus

The spread and impact of the new coronavirus in China threats all of its forecasts and results, warned the Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. warned on Tuesday. This warning was issued by the company while the company also reported a decline in its earnings in the company’s fiscal third quarter primarily because of…

Coronavirus disrupts Hyundai Motor’s supply chain

With the coronavirus pandemic continuing its run in China, Hyundai Motor stated, it plans on gradually suspending production at its South Korean factories from Tuesday. Hyundai is the first automaker to do so outside China. The coronavirus is disrupted supply chain. Other global automakers, including PSA Peugeot Citroen, Ford, Nissan, Honda Motors have suspended the…

Panasonic’s Q1 profits at Tesla’s Gigafactory boost investor confidence in EV market

On Tuesday, following Panasonic Corp’s first quarter report, shares of Asian companies in Tesla Inc’s battery supply chain surged. Panasonic’s battery venture with Tesla has boosted investor confidence in the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker. Panasonic’s first quarterly profit from its $1.6 billion investment in Tesla’s Gigafactory is also another validation of Tesla founder Elon…