How Opendoor beat Zillow 5:25 / December 1, 2021 As competitor Zillow withdrew from the home sales market, startup Opendoor was touting great results. The company credits its success to its ability to forecast home prices better, although clearly, having a ton of money from IPO, and continued equity offerings helps. Read more: https://zd.net/3p8psF8 Source … Read more
Nov. 30, 2021 — Your smartwatch or fitness tracker lets you know how many steps you’ve taken, how much sleep you got, and what your peak heart rate was during that morning workout. What if it could tell you when you’ve been infected with COVID-19 before you notice any symptoms? That’s exactly what a group … Read more
NASA is taking a step toward the next era of space communications with the launch of its Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) on Sunday, Dec. 5. Source link
ImageLarry Visoski, Jeffrey Epstein’s former pilot, arrived at Federal District Court in Manhattan on Tuesday to continue his testimony. He was the first witness called at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial. Credit…Dave Sanders for The New York Times When Jeffrey Epstein traveled on one of his private jets, the cockpit door was always closed during flight, one of … Read more
The Omicron coronavirus variant detected in southern Africa could be the most likely candidate to displace the highly contagious variant, the director of South Africa‘s communicable disease institute said on Tuesday. The discovery of Omicron has caused global alarm, with countries limiting travel from southern Africa for fear it could spread quickly even in vaccinated … Read more
BioNTech and ‘s COVID-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from the new Omicron virus variant, BioNTech’s Chief Executive told Reuters, as the firm weighs the need to upgrade its commonly used shot. Lab tests are underway over the next two weeks to analyse the blood of people who had two … Read more
Nov. 30, 2021 — The Moderna CEO says existing COVID-19 vaccines will likely be less effective against the new Omicron variant. “There is no world, I think, where [the effectiveness] is the same level … we had with Delta,” Stephane Bancel told the Financial Times. “I think it’s going to be a material drop,” he … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Besides its terrible impact on mental health, postpartum depression can also bring long-term financial struggles to affected women, new research shows. “These findings highlight the importance of screening and expanding access to mental health support services for low-income pregnant and postpartum women,” said study … Read more
A man has been convicted of acting as “head of propaganda” for a banned neo-Nazi terror group set up to wage a race war in Britain. Ben Raymond, 32, co-founded the “unapologetically racist” organisation National Action in 2013, which promoted ethnic cleansing, as well as attacks on LGBTQ+ people and liberals. It was banned under … Read more
Boris Johnson says people will be worked through by age group – as at other stages of the Covid vaccine roll-out. Source link