Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. Musk plans to make "significant improvements to Twitter" if the deal is approved by regulators. He detailed those plans in the acquisition announcement on…
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Hotels, motels, and resorts will be forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Business Insider spoke to top travel CEOs from companies like Hilton, Club Med, and Aman Resorts about how the coronavirus will change the…
Joe Biden makes first appearance outside in months…
Former Vice President Joe Biden honored veterans on Memorial Day in an event which saw him appear outside his home for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the US in March. Biden…
WHO announces it will temporarily suspend hydroxychloroquine trials…
The World Health Organization announced a pause in hydroxychloroquine trials at a Monday press conference. The steering committee of the study met over the weekend and agreed to suspend enrollment while gathering data about the…
Why cruisers cant wait to cast off during…
The coronavirus pandemic has proved catastrophic for the cruise business. The entire industry has been forced to effectively suspend operations, after a number of highly-publicized COVID-19 outbreaks onboard ships like the Diamond Princess. But an…
Beijing imposes new national security laws on Hong…
China's foreign minister said that implementing anti-sedition laws in Hong Kong is now a "pressing obligation." This is a continuation of China's attempts to increase control over Hong Kong following mass protests in 2019. On…
Doctors use Microsoft headsets to reduce contact with…
A small number of London hospitals have given out 10 mixed-reality headsets to doctors as a way to reduce the amount of hospital staff coming into contact with COVID-19 patients. The headsets, called the HoloLens,…
Earthquake interrupts New Zealands Jacinda Ardern in live…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was speaking live on TV when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Monday morning. Ardern seemed unflustered, telling the interviewer: "We're just having a bit of an earthquake here, Ryan.…
Pharma companies blocked 2017 EU fast-track vaccine proposal:…
A 2017 proposal that would speed up vaccine production in the EU was blocked by major pharmaceutical companies, The Guardian reported. The proposal would fund improvements to testing, potentially allowing approval to be fast-tracked and…