EU countries pause AstraZeneca’s covid-19 jab over safety fears
Mar 15th 2021IN EUROPE, vaccination against covid-19 is off to a worryingly slow start. Just 11 doses for every 100 people have been administered in the European Union, against 32 in America and 38 in Britain. Europeans are cross with their governments and with the European Commission, which botched the ordering of vaccines for the…
Non-fungible tokens are useful, innovative—and frothy
The craze extends from digital art to sports clips and cat cartoonsMar 15th 2021“EQUIVALENT VIII” by Carl Andre was a minimalist sculpture bought by Britain’s Tate Gallery in 1972. The Tate described the work as “a rectangular arrangement of 120 firebricks…altering the viewer’s relationship to the surrounding space”. The public called it a pile of…
TikTok integrates anti-bullying features to ‘foster compassion’ in comments
TikTok is launching new features geared to encourage users to treat others on the site with kindness and minimize bullying on the platform.The company explained that the new tools will furnish enjoyers with “more control to shape their experience.” and that their precedence is “creating a safe and positive app environment that allows creative impression…
The Pandemic Distracted Us From Hong Kong and Myanmar, What is Happening Now?
Published on Mar 15, 2021 by AnneThe current developments in the Coronavirus pandemic has distracted the internet to the political unrests happening in many parts of the world, particularly Hong Kong and Myanmar. Not only do they worry about the vaccine and the rising number of confirmed coronavirus cases, Hong Kong and Myanmar are fighting…