In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla asked his managers: “If not us, then who?” The question gave the US pharma group a sense of urgency in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Speed was crucial, so Pfizer had to change how it worked. In partnership with vaccine maker…
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As politicians and business leaders sharpen their focus on climate change, the airline industry is accelerating its progress on becoming more climate-friendly. Flights have a huge carbon footprint: on a return trip between London and New York, for example, CO2 emissions for each business-class passenger will be more than 1.2 tonnes, according to International Civil…
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Far from the jury boxes and witness stands, the mundane but vital administrative tasks that law firms must grapple with have become one of the hottest areas in legal tech. Like the corporations they represent, lawyers have been forced to embrace new technologies to survive. And artificial intelligence and machine learning tools are becoming ever…
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Patrick Gillett is on a mission to make the cultivation of industrial hemp so widespread in Britain the bureaucracy restricting use of the plant from the cannabis family becomes de facto obsolete. The 37-year-old social entrepreneur has been frustrated, along with many other UK farmers and businesses, by the government’s failure to loosen regulation of…
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The Senate on Thursday evening voted 59-34 to avert looming Medicare cuts to providers, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk for signature. The highly-anticipated vote comes weeks before the cuts were set to take effect, putting providers on edge as lawmakers hammered out a final deal. The bill, which passed the House earlier this…
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With all three federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate rules held up in court, employers are left in limbo. Prior to the court injunctions, health systems, federal contractors and employers with 100 or more employees were obligated to have in place a mandate in place for their employees by Jan. 4. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
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CVS Health is launching a plan to use telemedicine, new clinics and teams of doctors, nurses and pharmacists to push deeper into managing customer health. The health care giant on Thursday outlined a future that it expects to be defined by delivering care with what it sees as a unique mix of resources. The company…
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Report: India’s solar installations more than tripled in 2021 – Renewable Energy World Home News Report: India’s solar installations more than tripled in 2021 No posts to display We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the complete newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday Instagram chief Adam Mosseri’s revelation to Congress that the app was planning to go back to offering a chronological feed of photos and videos attracted as many headlines on Wednesday as his…
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The first flight of Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket back in 2010 launched a new space age. Since SpaceX developed its first reusable rocket, the costs of sending satellites into orbit have plummeted, opening up a multibillion-dollar market for thousands of companies around the world. Arguably Musk has done more than anyone since Neil Armstrong…
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