Consumer and Society

Instagram pauses its “Instagram for kids” project

In a surprise announcement, Instagram said in a blog post this week that it will be pausing further developments on…

5 years ago

Existing drugs offer promising new weapons in fight against Covid-19

A large-scale clinical trial at Canada’s McMaster University has offered some encouraging news in the fight against Covid-19. After testing…

5 years ago

How RegTech can help correspondent banking make a comeback

The news that Western Union is suspending its services in Afghanistan due to the ongoing instability in the country is…

5 years ago

Sunscreens recalled due to benzene contamination

On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson announced that it is now recalling two of its most popular aerosol-based sunscreen products -…

5 years ago

700 million LinkedIn accounts compromised by data breach

A LinkedIn data breach means that approximately 700 million LinkedIn users could be at risk as their personal data has…

5 years ago

Second-generation vaccines crucial to beating pandemic around the world

The news that late-stage trials of German biotech firm CureVac’s Covid-19 vaccine yielded only 47% efficacy has been met with…

5 years ago

Rejigging tobacco strategy is essential to Europe’s fight against cancer

Recently-released data from the European Cancer Organisation makes for concerning reading: as the Covid-19 pandemic rocked health systems across the…

5 years ago

Nestlé’s Wunda ‘milk’ highlights shortcomings of Nutri-Score system

Nestlé’s new alternative ‘milk’ product, made from yellow peas and branded as Wunda, has ruffled feathers among the Italian food…

5 years ago

Japan stays on track for the Tokyo Olympics 2021 amid Covid-19

Three months before the games begin at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, Japan’s Olympic Committee (JOC) released an updated…

5 years ago

Public health group start the campaign against “Instagram for children” app

Protecting kids from the harmful effects of social media is essential. Like other parts of the internet, there are concerns…

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