[Washington = Tosuke Sumii] On the 18th, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of the new corona vaccine of the US biotechnology company Moderna. This is the second case in the United States, following the vaccine developed by major US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and others…

Monetary system changes could become a big problem for Crypto fans — Many Americans are unaware that it was illegal to own gold in the United States from 1934 to 1974. The US was in the depths of the Great Depression that began in 1929, and the government and banks needed to shore up their financial soundness. Gold was nationalized. Executive Order…

Hiring Black people to singlehandedly tackle deep-rooted corporate racist practices is a part of the problem of tackling structural racism in America — Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen an increased spotlight on Chief Diversity Officers (CDO) and how they are going to improve the lack of inclusion and diversity within their companies. …

An erotic thriller about nuns searches for salvation beyond mere happiness. Erotic thrillers about nuns are a rarity outside of exploitation cinema, but Black Narcissus (1947) is exactly such a film. …

SpaceX’s first super heavy-lift Starship SN8 rocket explodes during a return-landing attempt after it launched from their facility on a test flight in Boca Chica, Texas US December 9, 2020. The self-guided rocket blew up as it touched down on a landing pad following a controlled descent SpaceX’s Starship prototype…

Canada on Wednesday approved its first Covid-19 vaccine and said initial shots will be delivered and administered across the country starting next week, while every Canadian will be able to be inoculated as early as the end of September. Canada is the third country after Britain and Bahrain to give…

Heart disease now represents 16% of total deaths from all causes Non-communicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to 2019 Global Health Estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000…

In a month we will (finally!) say goodbye to the not-so-cool year 2020. Since my previous article about trends was quite successful, I took some time and did some industry research, to create a 2021 Design Trend Guide. Let’s take a look at what 2021 will bring! 1. 3D Illustrations (yeah, still!) 3D imagery is…

After prototyping and testing a range of new technologies to help tackle food waste and food insecurity, we’re moving to Google to scale up our work Around the world, 820 million people don’t have access to the food they need, yet one third of the world’s food is wasted. Here…