By Darren Incorvaia  With COVID-19 still spreading and mpox emerging as a public health emergency of international concern, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is upping preparations for future pandemics. The Research and Development of Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies for Pandemic Preparedness network (ReVAMPP) will research pathogens that currently lack...

By Dave Modos and Nathan Etzel PacifiCorp is the largest grid operator in the Western United States, serving the growing energy needs of two million customers while protecting the environment. It is a leader in providing safe, reliable, and sustainable low-cost power, developing innovative solutions and leveraging technology to make...

The Gaza Strip has come under its third total communications outage since the start of the war, while Israel’s military announced it had encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal territory into two. “Today there is north Gaza and south Gaza,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters, calling it...

By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA The Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) is upgrading the communications technology in hundreds of vehicles with local technology installation, avoiding major disruption to life-saving services. Work on the project began in May 2023, with a collaboration between mobile hardware maker Panasonic...

By Kris Crismundo Top listed companies operating critical information infrastructure (CII) may lose PHP6.15 billion(US$109.67million) in revenues per day due to cyber attacks, an information and communications technology (ICT) advocacy group estimated. In a media seminar hosted by the United States Embassy here, Secure Connections ICT policy analyst Mary Grace...

By Chris Riotta, Staff Reporter, Nextgov/FCW The nation’s space agency is leveraging emerging technologies that could potentially provide up to an hour of advance notice of an incoming tsunami to coastal communities. NASA scientists have turned to emerging technologies and global navigational satellite systems as part of an experimental effort...

Disburses US$65million To Nearly 6000 Organisations Sony has provided a total of approximately US$65 million to approximately 5,600 organizations. The Sony group  extends its sympathies to all those around the world who have been affected by the COVID-19 virus. Since the "Sony global relief fund for COVID19"  was established in...

Emerging markets and developing economies grew consistently in the two decades before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, allowing for much-needed gains in poverty reduction and life expectancy. The crisis now puts much of that progress at risk while further widening the gap between rich and poor, write GABRIELA CUGAT and FUTOSHI...