The GSMA and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced a partnership to advance sustainable development goals (SDGs). As part of this initiative, the UNDP will act as an 'impact partner' at MWC21 and support t...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released a joint opinion on a proposal for Digital Green Certificates to "facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic." The scope o...
Former US president Donald Trump's ban on H-1B visas, also so-called guest worker visas, expired and was not extended by the US government. Currently, foreign high-skilled workers can reapply for entry in the USA. By the time of t...
IBM and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have launched a three-year collaboration in quantum computing research and education. The partnership will see the two entities working together to find new ways to use ...
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published new policies and regulatory measures in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The rule addresses practice needs for patients and health care service pro...
Airbnb will allow guests to receive full refunds for reservations booked before 31 May 2020. The company will also pay US$250 million to help hosts cover the costs of COVID-19 cancellations. Airbnb has been one of the most impacte...
Israeli spyware firm NSO, in co-operation with Israel Ministry of Defense and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), has developed a new system for calculating the probability of citizens who will be infected by the Coronavirus. Accordi...
Two private healthcare providers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have introduced their telehealth services free of charge to lift the burden on the country's medical care providers, as well as encourage the public to stay home d...
Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) issued a directive to all schools authorising them to withhold distance learning for students whose parents have not paid fees, nor come to a payment agreement wit...
The UK Supreme Court ruled in the case WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Appellant) v Various Claimants (Respondents) [2020] UKSC 12, EWCA Civ 2339 on the circumstances in which an employer is vicariously liable for wrongs committed b...
The Coronavirus outbreak has pushed climate change diplomacy online ahead of the 2020 Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow. The COP26 presidency is expected to hold 'virtual trips' until the end of April. ...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published the draft white paper Methodology for Characterising Network Behavior of Internet of Things Devi...