Moderna (MRNA) filed a request for emergency use authorization (EAU) for its COVID-19 vaccine for use in kids between 6 months and under 6 years Thursday. The request is for the approval of two doses of 25 micrograms of the mRNA vaccine. Moderna’s clinical data showed the vaccine was 51% effective for the older cohort of the age group, from 2 years to under six years, and 37% effective for the younger group. The company said this is about the same as adult vaccine efficacy of two doses against… Source link
Read More »Google files trademark for Pixel Watch name
After years of speculation, we finally know what Google’s first in-house smartwatch will be called. Surprising absolutely no one, a new trademark filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reveals it is… Pixel Watch. The filing (via 9to5 Google) is about as barebones as it gets. The description says the Pixel Watch name is “intended to cover the categories of smartwatches; cases adapted for holding smartwatches; wearable computers in the nature of smartwatches; smartwatch… Source link
Read More »Google Takeout will get more ways to securely transfer files across different services
In 2018, Google, Facebook / Meta, Microsoft, and Twitter teamed up to announce the Data Transfer Project, which worked on tools to help users “transfer data directly from one service to another, without needing to download and re-upload it.” Since then, Apple has signed on, while other integrated services include Google Photos, Mastodon, and SmugMug, in addition to the various data export and transfer tools available from the original four companies. This week, Google provided an… Source link
Read More »Russia files court cases for fines on annual turnover of Google, Meta
REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia’s state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has filed cases against U.S. tech firms Google and Meta that could see fines imposed on their annual turnover in Russia, a Moscow court said on Friday. Roskomnadzor in October threatened both Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Meta’s Facebook (FB.O) with fines based on a percentage of their annual turnover for a repeated… Source link
Read More »Google is working on a more user-friendly way to find files in Drive
Google is preparing to beta test new search filters in Google Drive, which will hopefully make it easier to find the exact file you’re looking for. Dubbed “search chips,” the feature adds a line of filters to the top of the Drive interface, letting you limit your search by things like file type, last modification date, or which other users are associated with a specific file. Google Drive already has some search filtering options, but they’re relatively basic and hidden in a… Source link
Read More »Grayscale Files to Turn Biggest Bitcoin Fund Into an ETF
(Bloomberg) — Grayscale Investments LLC and the New York Stock Exchange filed to convert the world’s biggest Bitcoin fund into an ETF, appealing to regulators for approval just as its wildly popular vehicle is beset with competition. Most Read from Bloomberg The application to flip the $40 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (ticker GBTC) landed on the same day that the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) debuted, becoming the first exchange-traded fund in the U.S. investing in futures on the… Source link
Read More »Apple appeals Epic Games suit, Google files a counterclaim and Twitter adds more ads – TechCrunch
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surged ahead of the time spent watching live TV. Currently, the average American
Read More »Google files a counterclaim in Epic Games lawsuit, saying it’s owed financial relief – TechCrunch
As the Apple v. Epic Games lawsuit goes under appeal, Google on Monday afternoon filed an answer and counterclaim in the Epic Games’ antitrust litigation against the company. The tech giant and Android maker denies Epic’s allegations of antitrust behavior and instead says that it’s owed relief, as Epic Games breached the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA) by allowing Fortnite players who download the app through Google Play to use Epic’s own payment processing… Source link
Read More »Yandex N : Russian car-sharing firm Delimobil files for U.S. IPO
Oct 8 (Reuters) – Car-sharing company Delimobil Holding S.A. on Friday filed for an IPO in the United States, and revealed that its revenue more than doubled in the first half of this year, as the company becomes the latest in a slew of Russian firms targeting market debuts. Russian IPO activity, hit by the pandemic, is picking up pace as the global economy improves and concerns over fresh Western sanctions fade. The Moscow Exchange expects to hold 10 share listings by the end… Source link
Read More »Yandex N : Russian car sharing firm Delimobil files for U.S. IPO
Oct 8 (Reuters) – Russian car-sharing company Delimobil Holding S.A. on Friday filed for an IPO to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, the latest in a slew of Russian firms targeting market debuts. BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets and VTB Capital will act as joint lead book-running managers. Renaissance Securities, Sberbank CIB and Banco Santander will act as joint bookrunners, Delimobil said. (Reporting by Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow in Moscow… Source link
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