Omicron survives longer on plastic, skin than prior variants

The Omicron variant can survive longer than earlier versions of the coronavirus on plastic surfaces and human skin, Japanese researchers fo...

Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted COVID vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech said on Tuesday they started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target th...

China to allow gene-edited crops in push for food security

China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops as it seeks to bols...

Cannabis compound stops coronavirus in test tube, but can it treat COVID?

Early research suggesting that a popular non-psychoactive compound derived from Cannabis might help prevent or treat COVID-19 warrants furt...

Google faces lawsuits over location-tracking practices

WASHINGTON: Texas, Indiana and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-track...

Apple fined 5 million euros

Apple was fined 5 million euros ($5.65 million) by the Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday for failing to comply with an order to open its ...

Mixed COVID vaccine schedules offer stronger boost after Sinovac regimen

Giving COVID-19 vaccines from either AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Johnson & Johnson as a booster after two doses of the COVID...

WhatsApp to bring two-step verification for desktop users

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a major update for desktop and web versions. The Meta-owned instant messaging app is developing the abi...