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News: Crypto CEO becomes one of the world’s richest billionaires

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“Zhao Changpeng has become the world’s biggest cryptocurrency billionaire(Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images)A cryptocurrency CEO has become one of the richest people on the planet.Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who manages the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has joined the ranks of the world’s top billionaires, with an estimated net worth of at least $96 billion, according to new calculations from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index published Monday. Zhao’s predicted fortune now rivals that of Oracle founder (ORCL)  Larry Ellison and surpasses that of Mukesh Ambani, the Indian tycoon whose fortune has also skyrocketed in the past two years.The rise of the Canadian-Chinese entrepreneur is emblematic of the rapid creation of wealth in the rapidly evolving world of digital currencies. Last year, other cryptocurrency founders also saw huge gains as the value of virtual coins rallied, with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong both becoming billionaires.Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, another cryptocurrency exchange  backed by Binance, said on Tuesday  “unprecedented  wealth creation  in the industry in recent years.” I think there are a lot of people out there trying to figure out what to do with [that], ”said Friedman, who  is a young billionaire himself, in a live chat on stage at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong. On Twitter Monday, Zhao also appeared to acknowledge  the  distinction “Don’t worry about the ranking.” Focus on how many people you can help, ”he wrote. A Binance spokesperson told CNN Business that “CZ intends to give up most of its wealth, even 99% of its wealth, along with other entrepreneurs and founders. In recent years, others Famous business leaders, such as Facebook CEO (FB)  Mark Zuckerberg,  signed the Giving Pledge, an initiative started by Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates to encourage the world’s richest to donate the majority of their fortune to charity. Zhao launched Binance in 2017, gradually turning it into one of the  largest cryptocurrency exchanges. According to a  blog post on the company, the executive grew up in an immigrant family in Canada and previously worked at McDonald’s to  support his family, and Bloomberg.Zhao continued in another tweet on Tuesday, saying, “Unpopular Opinion: Instead of rankings of wealth, there should be a ranking of charitable and philanthropic efforts.”He then learned about bitcoin in 2013 during a game of poker, after which he decided to go all-in on crypto by dedicating his life to it,” according to Binance. “He even sold his apartment to buy bitcoin.”Like other exchanges, Binance has faced significant regulatory hurdles around the world in recent months, including a ban in the United Kingdom and other restrictions in countries including Canada.Zhao has publicly addressed the setbacks, writing in an open letter last year that “clear regulations are critical for continued growth.””More regulations are, in fact, positive signs that an industry is maturing,” he added. “Because this sets the foundation for a broader population to feel safe to participate in crypto.”He then learned about bitcoin in 2013 during a game of poker, after which he decided to go all-in on crypto by dedicating his life to it,” according to Binance. “He even sold his apartment to buy bitcoin.”Like other exchanges, Binance has faced significant regulatory hurdles around the world in recent months, including a ban in the United Kingdom and other restrictions in countries including Canada.Zhao has publicly addressed the setbacks, writing in an open letter last year that “clear regulations are critical for continued growth.””More regulations are, in fact, positive signs that an industry is maturing,” he added. “Because this sets the foundation for a broader population to feel safe to participate in crypto.”

“Zhao Changpeng has become the world’s biggest cryptocurrency billionaire(Image: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A cryptocurrency CEO has become one of the richest people on the planet.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who manages the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has joined the ranks of the world’s top billionaires, with an estimated net worth of at least $96 billion, according to new calculations from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index published Monday. 

Zhao’s predicted fortune now rivals that of Oracle founder (ORCL)  Larry Ellison and surpasses that of Mukesh Ambani, the Indian tycoon whose fortune has also skyrocketed in the past two years.

The rise of the Canadian-Chinese entrepreneur is emblematic of the rapid creation of wealth in the rapidly evolving world of digital currencies. 

Last year, other cryptocurrency founders also saw huge gains as the value of virtual coins rallied, with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong both becoming billionaires.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, another cryptocurrency exchange  backed by Binance, said on Tuesday  “unprecedented  wealth creation  in the industry in recent years.” 

I think there are a lot of people out there trying to figure out what to do with [that], ”said Friedman, who  is a young billionaire himself, in a live chat on stage at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong. 

On Twitter Monday, Zhao also appeared to acknowledge  the  distinction “Don’t worry about the ranking.

” Focus on how many people you can help, ”he wrote. 

A Binance spokesperson told CNN Business that “CZ intends to give up most of its wealth, even 99% of its wealth, along with other entrepreneurs and founders. 

In recent years, others Famous business leaders, such as Facebook CEO (FB)  Mark Zuckerberg,  signed the Giving Pledge, an initiative started by Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates to encourage the world’s richest to donate the majority of their fortune to charity. 

Zhao launched Binance in 2017, gradually turning it into one of the  largest cryptocurrency exchanges. 

According to a  blog post on the company, the executive grew up in an immigrant family in Canada and previously worked at McDonald’s to  support his family, and Bloomberg.

Zhao continued in another tweet on Tuesday, saying, “Unpopular Opinion: Instead of rankings of wealth, there should be a ranking of charitable and philanthropic efforts.

“He then learned about bitcoin in 2013 during a game of poker, after which he decided to go all-in on crypto by dedicating his life to it,” according to Binance. “He even sold his apartment to buy bitcoin.”

Like other exchanges, Binance has faced significant regulatory hurdles around the world in recent months, including a ban in the United Kingdom and other restrictions in countries including Canada.

Zhao has publicly addressed the setbacks, writing in an open letter last year that “clear regulations are critical for continued growth.”

“More regulations are, in fact, positive signs that an industry is maturing,” he added. “Because this sets the foundation for a broader population to feel safe to participate in crypto.

“He then learned about bitcoin in 2013 during a game of poker, after which he decided to go all-in on crypto by dedicating his life to it,” according to Binance. “He even sold his apartment to buy bitcoin.”

Like other exchanges, Binance has faced significant regulatory hurdles around the world in recent months, including a ban in the United Kingdom and other restrictions in countries including Canada.

Zhao has publicly addressed the setbacks, writing in an open letter last year that “clear regulations are critical for continued growth.”

“More regulations are, in fact, positive signs that an industry is maturing,” he added. “Because this sets the foundation for a broader population to feel safe to participate in crypto.”

News: Apple implies it generated record revenue from the App Store during 2021

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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018.Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesApple said on Monday that it paid developers $60 billion in 2021, a total of $260 billion  since the App Store launched in 2008. This is a figure that suggests App Store sales continue to grow rapidly. By comparison, Apple said  it had paid developers a total of $155 billion in 2019 since the App Store launched in 2008. And at the end of 2020, it said it had paid $200 billion, an increase of $ 45billion. Monday’s figures show a jump of $60 billion.The statistic came as  part of a larger announcement from Apple intended to show momentum for its services business, which is an important signal for investors and analysts, who love to see Apple  making money not just by selling hardware, but also  selling services and applications to its customers, such as application downloads. Apple payments to developers accounts for  between 70% and 85% of Apple’s gross total  from its App Store, which absorbs between 15% and 30% of sales from digital purchases made in apps.In the past, it was possible to roughly estimate total Apple App Store revenue by assuming developer payouts were 30% of  total Apple App Store sales. But, over the past year, the company has changed its pricing structure several times in response to regulators and legal challenges. Notably, in 2021, Apple introduced the Small Business program, which reduced commissions to 15% for developers earning less than $1 million per year. It is estimated that up to  98% of App Store developers fall into this category, but this is only a small fraction of total sales. Apple also introduced a  news apps program that would cut rates to 15% if they provided content to Apple News in August. For all developers, even Apple is only asking for 15% of the second year  subscription, instead of 30%. 

Apple said on Monday that it paid developers $60 billion in 2021, a total of $260 billion  since the App Store launched in 2008. This is a figure that suggests App Store sales continue to grow rapidly. 

By comparison, Apple said  it had paid developers a total of $155 billion in 2019 since the App Store launched in 2008.

And at the end of 2020, it said it had paid $200 billion, an increase of $ 45billion. Monday’s figures show a jump of $60 billion.

The statistic came as  part of a larger announcement from Apple intended to show momentum for its services business, which is an important signal for investors and analysts, who love to see Apple  making money not just by selling hardware, but also  selling services and applications to its customers, such as application downloads. 

Apple payments to developers accounts for  between 70% and 85% of Apple’s gross total  from its App Store, which absorbs between 15% and 30% of sales from digital purchases made in apps.

In the past, it was possible to roughly estimate total Apple App Store revenue by assuming developer payouts were 30% of  total Apple App Store sales. But, over the past year, the company has changed its pricing structure several times in response to regulators and legal challenges. 

Notably, in 2021, Apple introduced the Small Business program, which reduced commissions to 15% for developers earning less than $1 million per year. It is estimated that up to  98% of App Store developers fall into this category, but this is only a small fraction of total sales. Apple also introduced a  news apps program that would cut rates to 15% if they provided content to Apple News in August. 

For all developers, even Apple is only asking for 15% of the second year  subscription, instead of 30%.

News: BlackBerry 5G smartphone with physical keyboard officially confirmed for launch again

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Image Credit: TCLOnwardMobility, owner of the BlackBerry brand, has now reiterated its commitment to provide a BlackBerry 5G  smartphone with a physical keyboard. “Contrary to popular belief, we are not dead,” the company said.OnwardMobility, early last year after acquiring the BlackBerry brand, announced that it is working on a new BlackBerry phone that offers both 5G and a physical keyboard. While no such phone was launched in 2021, the company is back with a reiteration of that promise.The US-based company has proclaimed it is not dead and still has plans to release a BlackBerry 5G  device this year. The company attributes the lack of a launch in 2021 to the “various delays” it has expWhile there are already concept renderings of the phone, there is little  information on how exactly it looks. We expect it to primarily retain the KEY2 form factor, but with a modernized outlook. We will be sure to keep you updated. 

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OnwardMobility, owner of the BlackBerry brand, has now reiterated its commitment to provide a BlackBerry 5G  smartphone with a physical keyboard. 

“Contrary to popular belief, we are not dead,” the company said.

OnwardMobility, early last year after acquiring the BlackBerry brand, announced that it is working on a new BlackBerry phone that offers both 5G and a physical keyboard. While no such phone was launched in 2021, the company is back with a reiteration of that promise.

The US-based company has proclaimed it is not dead and still has plans to release a BlackBerry 5G  device this year. The company attributes the lack of a launch in 2021 to the “various delays” it has exp

While there are already concept renderings of the phone, there is little  information on how exactly it looks. We expect it to primarily retain the KEY2 form factor, but with a modernized outlook. We will be sure to keep you updated.

News: Remember That Weird ‘Cube’ on The Moon? Yutu-2 Finally Took Closer Pictures

• January 10, 2022
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 The Yutu-2 image of the ‘mysterious hut’. (CNSA/CLEP/Our Space)The mysterious Chinese “moon cube” is no longer a mystery. The big reveal: it’s a rock that doesn’t even have the shape of a cube. National rover Yutu2  discovered the object – which appeared to be a gray cube looming above the lunar horizon – in early December. China’s National Space Administration (CNSA) dubbed it the “mystery hut,” playfully speculating that the cube could be an alien house or a spaceship. The news called it the “moon cube”. The CNSA estimated that the object was about 80 meters (262 feet) away, according to the blog  affiliated with the agency, and ready to point the rover towards it. The blog said it would take two or three months to reach the cube. After several weeks of preparation and driving, the rover is close enough to see that the “mystery hut” is just a rock. Its sharp geometric aspect on the horizon was a simple turn of perspective, light and shadow.In an updated posted on Friday, Our Space published the rover’s latest photo of its target, below.Yutu-2 image of the closer rock. (CNSA/CLEP/Our Space)One of the rover’s ground controllers noted on the blog that the rock is shaped like a rabbit, with smaller rocks in front  that resemble a carrot. The rover’s name, Yutu, means “jade rabbit,” which is now also the name of the rock too.Yutu2 reached the moon in January 2019, when the Chang’e4 lander landed on the lunar surface and launched a ramp for the rover’s descent. It was the first mission to land on the opposite side of the moon. Over the next three years, Yutu2 traveled over 1,000 meters (3,200 feet), used ground-penetrating radar to reveal a surprisingly deep layer of lunar soil, and identified rocks in the lunar mantle, below the crust, which have been pushed to the surface. when an asteroid crashed into the moon billions of years ago.A closer look at the rock. (CNSA/CLEP/Our Space)The rover has survived long past its initial three-month mission, meaning Yutu-2 had plenty free time for a wild cube chase.

The Yutu-2 image of the ‘mysterious hut’. (CNSA/CLEP/Our Space)

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News: NASA completes James Webb final deployment

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Credits: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed its 21-foot gold-plated primary mirror, completing the final phase of all major spacecraft deployments in preparation for scientific operations. As a joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history, from  the solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson commented on the development: “Today NASA has achieved another engineering milestone that has lasted for decades. While the journey is not over, I am joining the Webb team to breathe a little easier and envision future advances that are determined. ”To inspire the world. The James Webb Space Telescope is an unprecedented mission that is about to see the light of the first galaxies and unravel the mysteries of our universe. Every achievement and every achievement in the future  is  testament to the thousands of innovators who put their  passion for life into this mission. The two wings of Webb’s primary mirror were bent prior to launch to fit into the nose cone of an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket. After more than a week of other critical spacecraft missions, Webb’s team began remotely deploying the hexagonal segments of the main mirror, the largest ever launched on launch. Place.The telescope will now begin moving its 18 primary mirror segments to align the telescope optics. The ground team will command 126 actuators on the backsides of the segments to flex each mirror – an alignment that will take months to complete. Then the team will calibrate the science instruments prior to delivering Webb’s first images this summer.Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate in NASA Headquarters in Washington, added: “I am so proud of the team – spanning continents and decades – that delivered this first-of-its-kind achievement. Webb’s successful deployment exemplifies the best of what NASA has to offer: the willingness to attempt bold and challenging things in the name of discoveries still unknown.”Webb will also shortly undergo a third midway correction burn – one of three designed to bring the telescope into precise orbit around the second Lagrangian point, commonly known as L2, nearly 1 million miles from Earth. This is Webb’s last orbital position where his sunshade protects him from light from the sun, earth, and moon that could interfere with  infrared light observations. Webb was designed to look back over 13.5 billion years to capture infrared light from celestial objects in much higher resolution than ever before and to study our own solar system as well as distant worlds. Gregory L. Robinson, Director of the Webb Program at NASA Headquarters, said, “The successful completion of all  Webb space telescope missions is historic. This is the first time a NASA-led mission attempts to complete a complex sequence of observatory in space, a remarkable feat for our team, NASA, and the world.

Credits: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez

 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has fully deployed its 21-foot gold-plated primary mirror, completing the final phase of all major spacecraft deployments in preparation for scientific operations. 

As a joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission will explore every phase of cosmic history, from  the solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.

The two wings of Webb’s primary mirror were bent prior to launch to fit into the nose cone of an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket. After more than a week of other critical spacecraft missions, Webb’s team began remotely deploying the hexagonal segments of the main mirror, the largest ever launched on launch. Place.

The telescope will now begin moving its 18 primary mirror segments to align the telescope optics. The ground team will command 126 actuators on the backsides of the segments to flex each mirror – an alignment that will take months to complete. Then the team will calibrate the science instruments prior to delivering Webb’s first images this summer.

Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for Science Mission Directorate in NASA Headquarters in Washington, added: “I am so proud of the team – spanning continents and decades – that delivered this first-of-its-kind achievement. Webb’s successful deployment exemplifies the best of what NASA has to offer: the willingness to attempt bold and challenging things in the name of discoveries still unknown.”

Webb will also shortly undergo a third midway correction burn – one of three designed to bring the telescope into precise orbit around the second Lagrangian point, commonly known as L2, nearly 1 million miles from Earth. This is Webb’s last orbital position where his sunshade protects him from light from the sun, earth, and moon that could interfere with  infrared light observations. Webb was designed to look back over 13.5 billion years to capture infrared light from celestial objects in much higher resolution than ever before and to study our own solar system as well as distant worlds. 

Gregory L. Robinson, Director of the Webb Program at NASA Headquarters, said, “The successful completion of all  Webb space telescope missions is historic. This is the first time a NASA-led mission attempts to complete a complex sequence of observatory in space, a remarkable feat for our team, NASA, and the world.

News: Apple will reportedly unveil an iPhone SE with 5G this spring

• January 10, 2022
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 The Apple logo is displayed at an event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen LamApple could use its now common spring event to update its cheaper smartphone. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his latest newsletter that Apple is expected to showcase a third-generation iPhone SE this spring through a virtual presentation that “likely” will take place in March or April. Echoing past rumors, Gurman understood that the new SE would still stick to the iPhone 8-era design, but would add 5G and a new processor, possibly the A15 from the iPhone 13, when Apple’s history of using the chip peaked of last year. No other changes were mentioned. It wouldn’t be surprising if Apple increased the storage to 128GB or upgraded the camera sensors (again carried over from the iPhone 8), but that’s not guaranteed given Apple’s low-cost approach to the iPhone SE. A larger battery may be required to compensate for the typically higher power consumption of 5G.If the leak is true, the new iPhone SE would be disappointing to those who want a modern design that covers almost the entire screen. It would still have a relatively small screen, thick bezels, and a button-based fingerprint reader. However, as we just mentioned,  price is everything to the SE. The model’s current  price of $ 399 is helping Apple reach some customers who otherwise wouldn’t justify an iPhone. The company may not want to do anything that could result in a small  price increase, if only to maximize the SE’s potential audience.

The Apple logo is displayed at an event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Apple could use its now common spring event to update its cheaper smartphone. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said in his latest newsletter that Apple is expected to showcase a third-generation iPhone SE this spring through a virtual presentation that “likely” will take place in March or April. Echoing past rumors, Gurman understood that the new SE would still stick to the iPhone 8-era design, but would add 5G and a new processor, possibly the A15 from the iPhone 13, when Apple’s history of using the chip peaked of last year

. No other changes were mentioned. It wouldn’t be surprising if Apple increased the storage to 128GB or upgraded the camera sensors (again carried over from the iPhone 8), but that’s not guaranteed given Apple’s low-cost approach to the iPhone SE. A larger battery may be required to compensate for the typically higher power consumption of 5G.

If the leak is true, the new iPhone SE would be disappointing to those who want a modern design that covers almost the entire screen. It would still have a relatively small screen, thick bezels, and a button-based fingerprint reader. However, as we just mentioned,  price is everything to the SE. The model’s current  price of $ 399 is helping Apple reach some customers who otherwise wouldn’t justify an iPhone. The company may not want to do anything that could result in a small  price increase, if only to maximize the SE’s potential audience.

News: The Boys Season 3 teaser goes viral

• January 9, 2022
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IMAGE – THE BOYS INSTAAmazon Prime Video released the teaser of its action-thriller web show The Boys Season 3 on its social media platform.The teaser of The Boys Season 3, which will be available for streaming on June 3, sees The Homelander all smiles while Starlight stood beside him. He is all smiles during the photoshoot but he gets angry with each second.The Boys tells the story of a group of individuals taking on heroes/villains with special powers and agendas to show themselves as mankind’s saviour. Funded by Voight organization, the mutants stage disasters as well as terrorist attacks to be the apple of the public’s eye.It is pertinent to mention that Homelander was being blackmailed by Queen Maeve while The Homelander’s partner-in-crime Stormfront got incinerated after Bill Butcher’s son Ryan uses his superpowers in a fit of anger at the end of the second season.This resulted in Bill Butcher’s wife Becca Butcher getting killed as well.Karl Urban plays the leading role of protagonists Billy Butcher while the role of his sidekick Hughie Campbell is being played by Jack Quaid. Erin Moriarty will be seen as Starlight whereas Dominique McElligott is starring as Queen MaeveMoreover, Karen Fukuhara is playing the role of Komiko Miyashiro whereas Laz Alonso and Tomer Kapon are starring as Mother’s Milk and Frenchie respectively.As far as the antagonists are concerned, Antony Starr stars as The Homelander while Chace Crawford, Jessie Usher and Nathan Mitchell are playing the characters The Deep, A-Train and Black Noir respectively

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Amazon Prime Video released the teaser of its action-thriller web show The Boys Season 3 on its social media platform.

The teaser of The Boys Season 3, which will be available for streaming on June 3, sees The Homelander all smiles while Starlight stood beside him. He is all smiles during the photoshoot but he gets angry with each second.

News: SUPERMAN, CINDERELLA AND MINIONS GIVE CHILDREN COVID-19 SHOTS

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A medical staff member wearing a costume looks at a child who receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Prague, Czech Republic, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/David W CernySuperman, Cinderella and Minions were among characters from films, comics and fairy tales who greeted children at a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Prague on Saturday to ease their nerves as they came to be inoculated.Despite a lull in coronavirus infections in the past month, the Czech Republic is trying to boost vaccination rates because it is bracing for the Omicron coronavirus variant. Vaccinations lag other European Union countries.With children aged 5-11 now eligible for the vaccine, staff dressed in costume at one of the biggest vaccination centres in the Czech capital helped children who came to be vaccinated.REUTERS/David W Cerny“We thought it would be better to have a day just for the kids,” said Nikola Melicharova, a vaccination centre worker dressed for the day as Snow White. “And because kids are usually a bit afraid of vaccinations, we decided for a fairy tale day so that it was a little more pleasant.”Some 62.4% of the population in the country of 10.7 million has been fully inoculated, compared to a rate of 68.6% in the whole of the EU, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.REUTERS/David W CernyThe Czech Republic started giving shots to children aged 5-11 in mid-December. Health Ministry figures show just over 27,000 shots had been administered to this age group by Friday.Some children cried, but less so while talking to their favourite characters.“I think it is right (for vaccinations). It is the only way out of the pandemic,” said Jaroslav Kottner, who brought his nine-year-old son to be vaccinated.

A medical staff member wearing a costume looks at a child who receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Prague, Czech Republic, January 8, 2022. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Superman, Cinderella and Minions were among characters from films, comics and fairy tales who greeted children at a COVID-19 vaccination centre in Prague on Saturday to ease their nerves as they came to be inoculated.

Despite a lull in coronavirus infections in the past month, the Czech Republic is trying to boost vaccination rates because it is bracing for the Omicron coronavirus variant. Vaccinations lag other European Union countries.

With children aged 5-11 now eligible for the vaccine, staff dressed in costume at one of the biggest vaccination centres in the Czech capital helped children who came to be vaccinated.

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News: MODERNA CEO SAYS PEOPLE MAY NEED ANOTHER BOOSTER IN FALL OF 2022

• January 8, 2022
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A pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike SegarThe effectiveness of COVID-19 boosters  is likely to wane in the coming months, and people may need another shot in the fall of 2022, Moderna Inc CEO Stéphane Bancel told a  conference on Thursday on health conference organized by Goldman Sachs. Bancel said the company is working on a  vaccine candidate for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but it is unlikely to be available in the next two months.“I still believe we’re going to need boosters in the fall of ’22 and forward,” Bancel said.His comments on needing a fourth shot come on the back of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett citing a study on Tuesday that a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered.Moderna, which benefits by repeat inoculations, during its third quarter earnings results said commercial booster market sales could be up to $2 billion in the United States in 2022

A pharmacist holds a vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in West Haven, Connecticut, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar

The effectiveness of COVID-19 boosters  is likely to wane in the coming months, and people may need another shot in the fall of 2022, Moderna Inc CEO Stéphane Bancel told a  conference on Thursday on health conference organized by Goldman Sachs. 

Bancel said the company is working on a  vaccine candidate for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, but it is unlikely to be available in the next two months.

“I still believe we’re going to need boosters in the fall of ’22 and forward,” Bancel said.

His comments on needing a fourth shot come on the back of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett citing a study on Tuesday that a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered.

Moderna, which benefits by repeat inoculations, during its third quarter earnings results said commercial booster market sales could be up to $2 billion in the United States in 2022

News: Sonos wins Google import ban ruling in U.S. patent fight

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The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleA US commercial court has banned Google  from importing products that infringe the smart speaker patents of the home audio company Sonos.The US International Trade Commission upheld a ruling in August  that Google’s audio products infringe five Sonos patents and have banned Google from importing “network speaker devices” and devices that can control them, such as cell phones and laptops. The ruling says it won’t stop Google  from importing products that it has redesigned to avoid patent infringement. A Google spokesman said he didn’t expect the decision to affect his ability to import or sell its products. “We will  continue to investigate and defend ourselves against the frivolous claims by Sonos regarding our association and our intellectual property,” said the company. Eddie Lazarus, Sonos’ chief legal officer, called the verdict a “crusader” victory. Google’s products still infringe  patents even though they tried to develop them.Sonos’ stock was up 1.5% in late morning trading on Friday, having earlier risen more than 3%.The parties have been embroiled in a global patent war over multi-room audio technology since 2020 that includes court cases in California, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands, according to a Sonos regulatory filing.Sonos first sued Google in Los Angeles, alleging the company misused its technology in “more than a dozen different infringing products”, including Google Home speakers and Pixel phones, tablets, and laptops.Google reacted with its own lawsuit in San Francisco, creating Sonos “substantial quantities” of its technology without permission for multiple products, including controller applications and radio Sonos service.At the ITC, Sonos had been trying to block Google from importing Home speakers, Pixel phones and other products from China.

The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

A US commercial court has banned Google  from importing products that infringe the smart speaker patents of the home audio company Sonos.

The US International Trade Commission upheld a ruling in August  that Google’s audio products infringe five Sonos patents and have banned Google from importing “network speaker devices” and devices that can control them, such as cell phones and laptops.
The ruling says it won’t stop Google  from importing products that it has redesigned to avoid patent infringement. A Google spokesman said he didn’t expect the decision to affect his ability to import or sell its products.
“We will  continue to investigate and defend ourselves against the frivolous claims by Sonos regarding our association and our intellectual property,” said the company.
Eddie Lazarus, Sonos’ chief legal officer, called the verdict a “crusader” victory. Google’s products still infringe  patents even though they tried to develop them.