The move matches the Epic Games Store, continuing to put pressure on Valve to overhaul its business.
Cuomo Loses Another Key Aide as Vaccine Czar Steps Down
Larry Schwartz resigned from his volunteer post after the State Legislature amended a law that would have subjected him to a two-year ban from lobbying the state.
New York City aims to ‘fully reopen’ on July 1
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that the city hopes to “fully reopen” on July 1.
German High Court Hands Youth a Victory in Climate Change Fight
The government must expand its plan to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050, the country’s highest court ruled. The decision requires lawmakers to make long-term commitments.
Considerable gap in evidence around whether portable air filters reduce the incidence of COVID-19
There is an important absence of evidence regarding the effectiveness of a potentially cost-efficient intervention to prevent indoor transmission of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, warns a study by researchers at the University of Bristol.
Multi-drug resistant infection about to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients
Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients—showing that it can evolve rapidly within an individual during chronic infection. The researchers say their findings highlight the need to treat patients with Mycobacterium abscessus infection immediately, counter to current medical practice.
New, rapid CRISPR/Cas9 method identifies key genes in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration
A new, rapid screening approach uses CRISPR/Cas9 technology to identify immune system-related genes that play a crucial role in repairing zebrafish spinal cord injuries. Marcus Keatinge and Themistoklis Tsarouchas of the University of Edinburgh, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Genetics.
Vietnam reports cases of Indian COVID variant, new community outbreak
Vietnam has detected four cases of a COVID-19 variant believed to be behind a devastating surge of the virus in India, state media said Thursday.
Free rides, beer and savings bonds: Vaccinators get creative
Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Full lockdown takes effect in Turkey, people leave cities
People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday before the country entered its strictest lockdown of the pandemic.