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Lung cancer patient is first in UK to receive experimental vaccine
Sky News· 2024-08-23 07:29
文章核心观点 - 一名67岁的肺癌患者成为英国首位接受新型实验性疫苗治疗的人 [1][2] - 该疫苗由BioNTech公司研发,采用与其高效新冠疫苗相同的mRNA技术 [3] - 该疫苗针对性更强,不会对健康细胞造成严重副作用,患者反应良好 [4] - 这是该疫苗首次在人体进行试验,旨在确认是否存在重大副作用 [10] 公司相关 - BioNTech公司研发了该新型肺癌疫苗 [3] - 该疫苗采用了BioNTech公司研发的mRNA技术 [3] - 这是该疫苗首次在人体进行试验 [10] 行业相关 - 非小细胞肺癌是最常见的肺癌类型,大多数由吸烟引起 [13] - 大多数患者在晚期才被诊断,治疗效果较差,5年生存率仅约25% [14] - 英国国民健康服务体系正在为老年吸烟者筛查肺癌,希望能早期发现 [17] - 新型疫苗治疗有望成为革命性的肺癌预防和治疗方式 [18][19]
New Starbucks CEO to commute 1,000 miles in corporate jet
Sky News· 2024-08-22 22:59
Starbucks has offered its new chief executive the use of a corporate jet for his 1,000-mile commute.The firm said Brian Niccol could continue to live at his home in Newport Beach, California, and use the aircraft to travel to its offices in Seattle, Washington, when he takes up the role next month. The world's largest coffee chain said the 50-year-old would be expected to work at least three days a week at its headquarters, when not otherwise travelling for work.Critics said it undermined Starbucks's pledge ...
US authorities considering breaking up Google - reports
Sky News· 2024-08-14 18:35
The US Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google, according to reports from Bloomberg, the New York Times and others.Last week, a federal court in the US ruled the tech giant had broken antitrust law by spending billions on creating an illegal monopoly and becoming the world's default search engine. Read more: Google illegally maintained online search monopoly, US court rules The ruling is seen as the first big win for authorities taking on the dominance of Big Tech.The Department of Justice' ...
Google reveals updated range of Pixel phones, watches, and earbuds - with pioneering life-saving feature
Sky News· 2024-08-14 03:42
Google's freshly updated Pixel range has been revealed at Made by Google 2024 - the tech giant's annual hardware launch.The phones, artificial intelligence, and earbuds have all had makeovers, but one smartwatch update is groundbreaking. Loss of Pulse DetectionThe Pixel Watch, Google's smartwatch, has a new Loss of Pulse Detection feature that uses AI to spot when the wearer's pulse disappears. Image: Pixel Watch 3. Pic: Google If that happens, it activates more sensors to see if it can detect any motion ...
Starbucks suddenly replaces CEO
Sky News· 2024-08-14 02:03
Starbucks has suddenly replaced its chief executive after the company suffered a bigger-than-expected drop in sales.The coffee chain's board announced on Tuesday that Laxman Narasimhan had departed the firm "effective immediately". They said Brian Niccol - the boss of burrito chain Chipotle - would soon take his place.It comes following mounting pressure and speculation over the future of Mr Narasimhan, who had only been in the role for a year-and-a-half.Last month, the firm reported that global sales had f ...
UK investigation launched into Amazon's £3bn AI startup investment
Sky News· 2024-08-09 02:01
The UK's competition regulator has launched an inquiry into Amazon's investment of over £3bn into an artificial intelligence (AI) startup as regulators ramp up their scrutiny of mergers involving the fast-growing technology.The deal, which was announced by Amazon in March, included a $4bn (£3.16bn) investment into Anthropic and a commitment from the AI startup to use Amazon Web Services as its "primary cloud provider" for essential functions, including safety research and the development of future foundatio ...
Apple surprises in mixed results for 'magnificent seven' tech giants
Sky News· 2024-08-02 20:44
文章核心观点 - 苹果公司在2023年第二季度的业绩超出预期,iPhone销量和服务业务表现良好 [2][3][4][7] - 亚马逊公司第二季度销售额低于华尔街预期,投资者担心其面临来自中国竞争对手的激烈竞争 [13][14][15][18] - 英特尔公司宣布裁员17,500人,以应对与竞争对手的市场份额下降 [20][21][22] 行业总结 - 科技巨头公司的业绩表现参差不齐,苹果和谷歌表现较好,而微软、亚马逊和特斯拉则略有失望 [23] - 投资者对科技公司大量投资人工智能的举措表示担忧,关注其投资回报 [19] - 英特尔面临来自英伟达和AMD等竞争对手的挑战,不得不采取裁员等措施来应对 [22]
Govt body's procedures means people with cancer aren't getting drug - AstraZeneca boss
Sky News· 2024-07-25 23:56
文章核心观点 - 英国国家卫生与临床优秀研究所(NICE)拒绝为英格兰和威尔士的NHS患者提供AstraZeneca的一种乳腺癌治疗药物Enhertu [1][2][3] - AstraZeneca首席执行官对此决定表示失望,因为Enhertu已在17个欧洲国家获得批准,包括在苏格兰的NHS患者 [3][6] - NICE的评估方法导致了对创新药物的难以获取,将转移性乳腺癌评为"中度严重疾病"是一个关键因素 [4][5][9][10] 公司相关 - AstraZeneca在全球新兴市场已成为行业第一大企业 [22] - 公司计划到2030年推出20种新分子实体药物,涵盖癌症、肥胖、肾病和心脏病等领域 [23] - 公司正在投资组合疗法(多种药物联合治疗)来治疗癌症,希望在未来5-10年内实现治愈 [26][27][28] - 公司在英国的投资受到政策支持,如降低药品回扣等 [15][16][17] 财务表现 - 公司上半年核心营业利润增长7%至84亿美元,全年销售和利润预测也有所上调 [18] - 销售额增长18%至256亿美元,主要业务板块均实现增长,除疫苗和免疫治疗外 [19][20][21] - 其中Enhertu销售增长62%,Farxiga(2型糖尿病和慢性肾病治疗)销售增长38% [21]
Disneyland workers vote for potential strike
Sky News· 2024-07-20 23:03
文章核心观点 - 迪士尼乐园约14,000名工人投票授权罢工 [1][2][3] - 这是迪士尼乐园40年来首次罢工 [3] - 工会正与迪士尼方面就工资、安全措施、出勤政策等进行谈判 [6] - 工会调查显示28%的工人面临食品安全问题,33%面临住房安全问题,42%因缺乏病假而无法就医 [7] - 64%的工人每月一半以上的工资用于支付房租 [7] - 双方将于周一继续进行谈判 [9] - 工人还就不公平劳动行为提起诉讼,正受到国家劳工关系委员会的调查 [10][11] 根据相关目录分别进行总结 罢工情况 - 约14,000名迪士尼乐园工人投票授权罢工 [1][2] - 这是迪士尼乐园40年来首次罢工,将影响迪士尼乐园、迪士尼加州冒险乐园、迪士尼镇购物区以及迪士尼旗下的酒店 [3] - 99%的投票工人支持授权罢工 [4] 谈判情况 - 工会正与迪士尼方面就工资、安全措施、出勤政策等进行谈判,双方将于周一继续进行谈判 [6][9] - 工会调查显示工人面临食品安全、住房安全和缺乏病假等问题,64%的工人每月一半以上的工资用于支付房租 [7] 法律诉讼 - 工人就不公平劳动行为提起诉讼,正受到国家劳工关系委员会的调查 [10][11]
Supermodel Bella Hadid's Adidas campaign pulled after being called 'sick'
Sky News· 2024-07-20 07:09
文章核心观点 - 阿迪达斯推出了一款复刻1972年慕尼黑奥运会的经典运动鞋SL 72,由超模贝拉·哈迪德代言[1][4][5] - 但这一做法引发了批评,因为1972年慕尼黑奥运会期间发生了巴勒斯坦恐怖分子袭击以色列运动员的事件,造成11名以色列运动员和1名德国警察死亡[1][2][6] - 批评者认为,让支持巴勒斯坦的哈迪德代言这款鞋是"令人不齿的错误",是对受害者的不敬[2][3][6][7] - 阿迪达斯随后撤下了相关广告,并就此事表示歉意,称这是完全无意的[9] 公司相关 - 阿迪达斯推出了一款复刻1972年慕尼黑奥运会的经典运动鞋SL 72[1][4] - 阿迪达斯在社交媒体和时代广场广告牌上推出了贝拉·哈迪德代言的广告[5][12] - 阿迪达斯后来撤下了相关广告,并就此事表示歉意[9] 行业相关 - 贝拉·哈迪德是一名超模,她的父亲是巴勒斯坦人,她经常在社交媒体上批评以色列[2] - 去年,贝拉·哈迪德和姐姐吉吉·哈迪德向巴勒斯坦救援工作捐赠了100万美元[2] - 以色列外交部和美国犹太委员会都对阿迪达斯的做法表示批评[2][3][6][7]