News8 How the pandemic has changed the weather in the technology industry The cloud, hardware and competition are gaining in importance Oct 30th 2021 SAN FRANCISCO The tech industry recently appeared to be sitting on cloud nine. One record after another fell when quarterly results were reported three months ago. Revenues had grown by 40% on average compared with the same period a year ago and profits by 90% for the five Western technology titans—Alphabet (Google’s par.. 2021. 10. 30. Why vaccine passports are causing chaos The problem is with humans, not technology MANY COUNTRIES did not require passports before the first world war. But as the conflict spread, states scrambled to introduce travel documents to help secure their borders. The result, after the armistice, was a bewildering smorgasbord of different information for different nationalities that could create chaos rather than clarity at border crossings. .. 2021. 10. 27. 'White fungus': Drug-resistant fungal infections pose threat to India patients Soutik Biswas India correspondent In May, a middle-aged-man suffering from Covid-19 was admitted in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. As his condition deteriorated, the patient was put on a ventilator. He was administered steroids, a life-saving treatment for severe and critically ill Covid-19 patients. But the drug also reduces immunity and pushes.. 2021. 10. 26. Climate change: Australia pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2050 One of the world's most criticised polluters, Australia, has promised it will achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. PM Scott Morrison made the long-delayed pledge after bargaining with resistant MPs within his government. He said Australia had a plan to lower emissions, but it would not include ending its massive fossil fuel sectors. The nation will also not set ambitious targets for 2030 -.. 2021. 10. 26. 이전 1 2 다음
