This is how we prevent the next pandemic

The unfortunate reality is that COVID-19 might not be the last pandemic. The threat of the next pandemic will always be hanging over our heads - unless the world takes steps to prevent it.

You can learn more about this topic in our 2021 Annual Letter at http://gatesnot.es/3a5KOLU.

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Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Henry David Thoreau

Luxury car marque Aston Martin to start making electric models in UK amid shift away from traditional vehicles – media

Aston Martin has vowed to build its electric cars in the UK from 2025, Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll has revealed. The pledge comes in response to the British government’s ...

Destination unknown: Qantas offers ‘mystery flights’ for travel-hungry tourists amid border closures

As international borders remain shut due to Covid-19, Australian carrier Qantas offers those missing normal life the chance to get on a plane and go at least somewhere. However,...

Privacy-first browser Brave now has its own Google search rival

Google reigns supreme in search and browsers. Brave Search wants to change that – and put privacy front and centre

Flying taxi network in LA could take off soon

Archer co-CEO Adam Goldstein discusses getting flying taxis to the market by 2024.

Zoom continues to boom!

Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s rip-roaring ride resumed its meteoric trajectory Monday, with shares jumping as the company detailed the results of becoming a lifeline for thos...

Dutch Scientists Invent COVID-19 ‘Scream Test’

Usually in a traditional COVID-19 test, a cotton swab is inserted into the mouth or nasal cavity, after which it is passed over the throat and a person feels some discomfort dur...

World's oldest bird, Wisdom the albatross, hatches chick at the age of 70

Wisdom has hatched up to 36 chicks in her lifetime, experts claim.

Pentagon Assessing Its Networks for Possible Damage After Microsoft Breach, Spokesman Says

Earlier this week, Microsoft accused a Chinese hacking group known as "Hafnium" of breaching its Exchange Server email application. Microsoft had previously accused the company ...

Twitter founder's auction of a tweet draws $2 million bid

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet at auction, with bidding Saturday reaching US$2 million in a sign of the appetite for virtual objects authenticated through b...

Los Angeles school district requires students to use COVID app to enter campus

The long-awaited move comes as LAUSD is targeting an April 9 reopening of schools

What not to do when choosing a new kitchen – the 9 common mistakes to avoid

Don't let anything stand between you and your dream kitchen

Another View of the Paris Fashion Week Fall 2021 Collections

The few IRL shows happening this week in Paris will be small, socially distanced affairs—some outdoors, like Gabriela Hearst’s first show for Chloé.

Girl Survives fall from 12th storey balcony in Vietnam after hero delivery driver catch her, Vietnam

Baby Girl Survives fall from 12th storey balcony in Vietnam after hero delivery driver catch her

At least 30,000 US organizations, small businesses and government offices were victims of Microsoft Exchange hack

A purported Chinese hacking group exploited bugs in Microsoft's email software system to steal data from US organizations and agencies.

Prisoners in Tennessee were placed in the last group eligible for vaccines after an advisory panel said prioritizing them would be a PR 'nightmare'

The council noted the prisoners were high-risk for COVID-19 but feared a public backlash should they be given priority access to the vaccine.

Microsoft hack: White House warns of 'active threat' of email attack

The US is expressing growing concern over a hack on Microsoft's Exchange email software that the tech company has blamed on China.

US and EU agree to suspend tariffs linked to long-running Boeing-Airbus dispute

The United States and European Union have agreed to suspend for four months all tariffs related to the long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.

The US added 379,000 jobs in February, signaling the recovery is finally gaining steam

The US economy added 379,000 jobs last month, far more than economists had expected, signaling the labor market recovery is finally gaining steam.

TikTok empowered these plus-sized women, then took down some of their posts. They still don't know why

After losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She built up a following by posting about clot...

China sets growth target of more than 6% in 2021

China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now it says it needs to pick up the pace this year.

Czechs ask Germany, Poland, Switzerland for help with COVID-19 patients

The Czech Republic has asked Germany, Switzerland and Poland to take in dozens of COVID-19 patients as the situation in its own hospitals has reached a critical point, Prague's ...

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