Articles by R. Ghosh

In a Fitting Reply to Upset Customer, Jeff Bezos Defends Amazon's Black Lives Matter Message

Bezos, who's also the world's richest person, said that he did not intend to minimize worries anyone else has in their lives

Jun 6, 2020

Amazon prime

George Floyd Death: Minneapolis and California ban police chokeholds and neck restraints

Police officers are now required to intervene if they see another officer using unauthorized chokeholds or neck restraints.

Jun 6, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Guidelines Advising People to Avail Private Vehicles Raises Concerns of Emissions, Congestion

There are already signs that more people will be turning to driving cars instead of using mass transit to stay away from the deadly coronavirus.

Jun 4, 2020

Coronavirus

More Trouble for Lee Jae-yong as South Korea Seeks Arrest of Samsung Heir in Fraud Case

The news comes at a time when Samsung is struggling with manufacturing disruptions and declining customer demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jun 4, 2020

Samsung Coronavirus

Passenger Traffic Jumps in May on Hefty Discounts on Tickets; IATA Warns of Further Losses

The IATA said that airlines cannot afford such luxuries as the road to recovery is long and discounts could further impact profitability.

Jun 3, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Vaccine to be Seasonal Like Flu Shot: Former FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb

Gottlieb's comments come just a day after Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he worries about the "durability" of a potential coronavirus vaccine.

Jun 3, 2020

Coronavirus

TikTok Apologizes After Users Claim it Blocked #BlackLivesMatter, George Floyd Posts

TikTok users, who typed #BlackLivesMatter or #GeorgeFloyd in their video captions, were told that the hashtags had zero views.

Jun 3, 2020

Coronavirus

Tom Cruise-Led Mission Impossible: 7 Reportedly to Resume Shooting in September

The British Film Commission recently announced guidelines for restarting of filming for movies and TV in the U.K.

Jun 2, 2020

Coronavirus

DR Congo Declares New Ebola Epidemic Amid Growing Cases of Coronavirus

Congo's health minister said that Equateur Province, the center of the outbreak, has earlier experienced the disease and people know how to respond.

Jun 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Eli Lilly Becomes First Drugmaker to Start Human Trial of Antibody Treatment to Fight Coronavirus

The study will assess safety and tolerability in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and the results are expected by the end of June.

Jun 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Trump Won't Invoke Control of National Guard to Quash George Floyd Riots: National Security Advisor

The National Guard was earlier federalized for the purposes of Washington's interventions abroad, including the 2003 Iraq War.

May 31, 2020

Amazon Removes Racist Messages Appearing in U.K. Listings After Being Slammed on Twitter

As users in the U.K. typed 'Airpods' on Amazon, they found that pictures of some products were displaying racist messages.

May 31, 2020

Amazon prime

George Floyd Murder: Twitter Flags Trump's Tweet Again Saying it's 'Glorifying Violence'

The White House's official Twitter account retweeted Trump's first tweet with the content that was hidden by the microblogging site.

May 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Clinical Trial of Drugs, Vaccines Not Related to Covid-19 Could Get Delayed: Former FDA Chief

The FDA said with more staff focusing to Covid-19 related work, it won't be able to sustain its current performance in meeting deadlines indefinitely.

May 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: CVS Health to Open 1,000 Drive-Thru Covid-19 Testing Sites Across U.S. by This Week

CVS Health will offer self-swab tests at some of the stores' drive-thru pharmacy windows but one needs to meet the criteria set by the CDC first.

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Amazon to Offer Full-Time Jobs to 125,000 Seasonal Workers Hired During Coronavirus Pandemic

Amazon had 840,400 full and part-time workers at the end of last quarter and is still in the process of hiring.

May 28, 2020

Amazon prime Coronavirus

HBO Max to be launched in May 2020 for $15/month

Streaming Wars: HBO Max Makes U.S. Debut; Here's Everything You Need to Know

HBO Max will also include shows and movies from across WarnerMedia's portfolio, including Warner Brothers movies, TBS and TNT shows.

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Private Jet Demand Soars as Rich Russians Holiday Amid Lockdown in the West

Many private jet companies are receiving requests from mid-April for flights to Vienna, Larnaca and Riga from individuals and families with children.

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Red Cross Urges Governments to Join Forces to Fight Cyberattacks on Healthcare Sector

Earlier, Interpol warned that cybercriminals are increasing ransomware attacks on healthcare systems to hold hospitals to ransom amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus Cybersecurity Ransomware

Merck Joins Coronavirus Fight; Enters Deals to Develop Two Separate Vaccines

Merck plans to shoulder the cost of ramping up production of the vaccines but is yet to finalize where they will be manufactured commercially.

May 26, 2020

Coronavirus

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