Monthly Archives: July 2022

The White House (sort of) has a plan to create more-resilient COVID vaccines

Vaccines delivered through the nose or mouth could create stronger immunity against infection. Lakshmiprasad/Deposit Photos When the first round of COVID vaccines were authorized in December of 2020, they were developed in record time, due in large part to a flood of public funding that sped up the clinical trial process. They also far exceeded…

TikTok will provide select researchers with more transparency about its platform and moderation system

TikTok announced today that it will provide select researchers with more transparency about its platform and moderation system. The company is developing a research API to improve access to public and anonymized data about content and activity on its app. TikTok says researchers currently don’t have an easy way to assess content or conduct tests…

3 indicators to watch for on Stellantis Q2 earnings day

Compared to this year’s drumbeat of announcements from car companies touting future battery-electric models, Stellantis has remained quiet, focusing on plug-in hybrids instead. The Amsterdam-based joint venture between Fiat-Chrysler and PSA Group is pursuing electrification aggressively, targeting a goal to sell five million EVs globally by 2030 – and preparing to introduce a suite of…

Cybersecurity vendor Entrust tells customers data was stolen during June cyberattack

Minneapolis-based cybersecurity giant Entrust has confirmed it was hit by a cyberattack last month. Entrust, which describes itself as a global leader in identities, payments and data protection, told TechCrunch that an “unauthorized party” was able to access parts of its system that are used for the internal operations on June 18. “We promptly began…