Author: Steven Sahiounie

Xiaomi, one of the world’s largest smartphone makers, has begun layoffs in China at a time when the world’s second largest economy is grappling with an enormous unemployment crisis.The Chinese company’s decision to slash jobs comes soon after tech giants across the world, including Meta and Twitter, have laid off thousands of workers.The Beijing-based firm recently conducted a “routine personnel optimization and organizational streamlining,” a Xiaomi spokesperson told CNN. The measure affects less than 10% of its total workforce, the person added.While the company did not share any other details, multiple state media outlets in China have reported this week that Xiaomi would cut thousands of jobs…

After a bruising year, how will Chinese tech giants fare in 2023?It’s been another rough year for China’s tech stocks. Billions have been wiped off the value of the country’s internet giants including Alibabaand Tencentand companies have posted their slowest growth rates on record.A Covid resurgence in China, which the government countered with its strict “zero-Covid” policy of swift and harsh lockdowns in major cities, has hurt the world’s second-largest economy. Chinese internet firms have seen a slowdown as consumer spending was hit and advertising dollars were cut back.Investors are treading with caution into next year with regard to Chinese tech stocks…

What now? There aren’t any monoclonal antibody drugs that can treat the latest Covid-19 variants.December 17, 2022 by Umair IrfanCovid-19 is once again trending upward in the United States, with new cases reaching more than 450,000 and deaths climbing up to 3,000 per week. But hospitals will have to face this year’s winter surge without a valuable tool.In late November, the Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization for bebtelovimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19, because it wasn’t effective against the latest variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. Now, there are no monoclonal antibody treatments…

Anti-Tumor Effects Without Toxicities: Researchers Use a Spice To Treat CancerDecember 7, 2022 by Kyoto UniversityThe high conversion rate of curcumin prodrug TBP1901 to curcumin in bone marrow warrants its clinical application for diseases growing in the marrow like multiple myeloma and leukemia. The natural polyphenol curcumin has shown promising efficacy with tumors in a number of preclinical models. Credit: KyotoU / Global CommsProdrug curcumin displays clinical potential. In cancer clinical studies, curcumin, a natural molecule related to turmeric, has been used to treat cancer patients. Despite its known antitumor effects, drug development has lagged due to challenges involving its chemistry. Now,…

December 22, 2022 by RFIFrance is one of several countries facing shortages of the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin and other medications, with surging illnesses among children increasing demand for the drugs.Winter in the northern hemisphere has brought about a particularly nasty influenza season as well as spikes in other viruses.The surge comes after two years in which Covid-19 measures such as quarantines, self-isolation and mask-wearing significantly decreased the rate of such illnesses.Hospitals in France have come under pressure from a rising number of patients as the country faces a “tripledemic” of Covid-19, influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes bronchiolitis…

Who were the winners at Sports Personality 2022? Mead becomes the first women’s footballer to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awardWho were the winners at this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards?Sports Personality of the YearName: Beth MeadSport: FootballKey achievement: Mead starred at this summer’s Euro 2022, where she helped the Lionesses to glory at Wembley, England’s first ever major women’s football trophy.The 27-year-old’s stellar performances at Euro 2022 saw her named the Player of the Tournament as well as winning the Golden Boot with six goals and five assists.Name: England’s Lionesses and Sarina WiegmanSport:…

(CNN) — Winter certainly is arriving with a bang in the United States. An arctic blast and bomb cyclone will push through most of the country as the season officially starts, and that’s bound to bring disruptions for millions of holiday travelers.In fact, just over 1,000 Thursday flights within, into or out of the US had already been canceled by 7:50 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware.US air travelers had a decent run of it over the July Fourth, Labor Day and Thanksgiving holidays with largely favorable weather conditions. But it appears we’re in for…

Coding is an essential skill for today’s students to learn. It can open up a world of opportunity, from developing websites and apps to succeeding in the fast-growing tech industry. Coding also teaches students important life skills, such as problem solving and critical thinking. With the ever-evolving digital landscape, coding is becoming a necessary part of any student’s educational journey. It will provide them with the skills and knowledge to succeed in the digital age, as well as the confidence to take on any challenge.I could have written that, but I didn’t. I didn’t have to. OpenAI playground did it…

A series of high-profile global scandals rained on the local crypto sector’s parade this year, but the traditional economy is still quietly embracing the blockchain behind closed doors.This Christmas, about 150 clients of Piper Alderman will receive “non-fungible tidings” from their lawyer.Spawned by the same blockchain technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the unique Christmas cards will bestow on recipients a permanent and verifiable digital asset that is similar to a non-fungible token (NFT) and slightly more personal than the generic Santa Claus JPEG in your email inbox.But it also allows the 170-year-old law firm – which is owed about $US50,000 ($74,670) by bankrupt…

India currently holds the presidency of the G-20, giving the nation powers to determine the agenda around discussions regarding global crypto rule-making.India’s central bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has predicted that the next financial crisis will come from “private cryptocurrencies” if they are allowed to be regulated and not banned outright. Das was speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit on Wednesday.”Our view is that it should be prohibited because if you try to regulate it and allow it to grow, please mark my words the next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies,” Das said. “They have no underlying…