After performing a new in-depth analysis of its major U.S. trial, pharmaceutical corporation AstraZeneca has declared its COVID-19 vaccine to be 76% effective at preventing serious cases of the illness. This figure is slightly lower than the rate that was mentioned earlier this week in a report that relied...
Facebook Inc announced on Thursday that it is currently developing a wristband that will be able to control the Augmented Reality (AR) glasses that the company is expected to launch sometime this year. According to a blog post, Facebook's wristband users will be able to interact with the virtual...
Digital payments provider SumUp revealed on Tuesday that it has borrowed a sum of 750 million euros ($894 million) from backers led by Goldman Sachs. These funds will be used to fuel the London-based company's acquisitions and new product efforts, with the end goal of continuing its global expansion.
In...
ByteDance, the Chinese multinational internet technology company that owns Tik Tok, is developing plans to manufacture semiconductors, a source close to the situation revealed to Reuters. The company also posted numerous job openings pertaining to chip production on its official website.
According to the source, ByteDance is looking to focus...
The industry of electric vehicles is growing rapidly by the day, and thus there are countless companies battling to gain position for the head honcho spot. Tesla has always held a firm hold over its competitors in this field, but there's another company that experts are predicting will surprise...
Japanese holding company SoftBank has announced that it intends to double the number of users of its PayPay QR code payment app in the next three to four years. According to an executive at Z Holdings (SoftBank's internet subsidiary), the conglomerate is aiming to extend its lead in the...
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto (LI) reported an unexpected profit for Q4 of 2020 on Thursday, sending the auto manufacturing company's stock up by 1% to 28.98 in premarket trading. This movement is in stark contrast to the stock slump that Li was expected to incur.
While analysts expected...
Moderna shares gained 2.2% during premarket trading on Thursday as the biotech company reported a revenue of $570 million during the fourth quarter of 2020. This revenue surge came as a result of skyrocketing sales of the Massachusetts-based company's COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1273.
Despite this record-high sales revenue, the biotech firm...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the title of the world's richest person this week, unseating Tesla and SpaceX pioneer Elon Musk. This comes after Tesla Inc. stocks slipped by 2.4% during Tuesday's trading.
Having help at the top spot for six weeks, Elon Musk lost approximately $4.5 billion as...
Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor announced on Wednesday its plans to invest an extra $150 million into its efforts to boost its production capacity. According to a company forecast, this year promises to provide record revenue as a result of an unprecedented level of demand.
With certain economies recovering fairly quickly...