Dominant

A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the age of 65 since the flu season began in October of last year.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesA variant of the flu that hits kids and seniors worse than other strains of the virus is dominant in the U.S. right now, setting the country up for a potentially bad flu season.Public health labs have detected influenza A(H3N2) in 76%…

Currently Facebook has fallen behind in the market share of Twitter in this month. The market share of Twitter has surged by 55.8 percent in 2022 amid Elon Musk’s takeover, while Facebook’s share plunged by 11.86 percent till November across desktop and mobile devices worldwide, a new report has revealed. According to data compiled by Finbold, a breakdown of the market share indicates that Facebook began the year at 76.85 percent while in November, the value stood at 67.73 percent. Elsewhere, in January,…

Omicron subvariants resistant to key antibody treatments will soon make up a majority of new Covid infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 now make up 44% of new Covid cases compared to 32% last week, according to CDC data. These subvariants will likely become dominant in the next week.The once dominant omicron BA.5, meanwhile, is being displaced and now makes up 29% of new infections.BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 pose a special threat to people who have…

There was a time, long, long ago, that Europe sat at the top of the phone industry. Nokia was the most used handset in the world, Sony Ericsson made beloved devices, and people actually talked about Siemens. This, of course, didn’t last. While their downfall was multifaceted and took several years, it can be roughly linked to the time when our old dumb phones morphed into the touchscreen polymaths they are today. Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Siemens Mobile crumbled, and Europe’s smartphone…

NEW DELHI : The Indian SARS-COV-2 Genomics Consortia (INSACOG) on Sunday said that Omicron and its sub-lineages continue to be the dominant variant in India. BA.2 and its descendent lineages, in particular, BA.2.75, have been mostly…

The Competition Commission on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the android mobile device ecosystem. Besides, the fair trade regulator has directed the internet major to cease and desist from unfair business practices. In a release, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it has also directed Google to modify its conduct within a defined timeline.In April 2019, the regulator ordered a detailed probe in the matter following complaints…

The Competition Commission on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the android mobile device ecosystem.  By Press Trust of India | Updated: 20 October 2022 20:11 IST The Competition Commission on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the android mobile device ecosystem. Besides, the fair trade regulator has directed the…

With the onset of winter, COVID cases are on the rise in the…

 The NCLAT has set aside a petition and upheld a 2017 CCI order that dismissed a complaint of predatory pricing against instant messaging platform WhatsApp.The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) said no doubt WhatsApp has a 'dominant position' but it has not 'abused its dominant position' based on inputs provided by the appellant, an NGO Fight for Transparency Society."We do not find any inconformity in the findings of Competition Commission of India (CCI) and hence, the ‘Appeal' deserves to be dismissed and…

The BA.5 Covid-19 subvariant is now the most dominant strain in the country; the highly infectious variant has caused an uptick in cases and hospitalizations both in hotspots like New York City and the nation overall, but public health action and messaging is less aggressive than with previous outbreaks. BA.5 typically causes familiar symptoms like fever, headache, muscle aches, cough, and sore throat, but can still cause serious illness, especially in individuals with preexisting conditions. It’s even entered the…