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FDA approves and authorizes updated COVID boosters for everyone 6 months and up

The Food and Drug Administration greenlit two updated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots Monday, a day before advisors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are scheduled to meet and vote on recommendations for use of the updated vaccines.

The two shots are the 2023-2024 formulations of mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, both of which target the recent omicron subvariant XBB.1.5.

If CDC and its advisors sign off on use of the vaccines Tuesday—which is likely—the shots could become fully available at local pharmacies and doctor's offices in the coming days.

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Microsoft, Google and Antitrust: Similar Legal Theories in a Different Era

The government's antitrust case against Google borrows heavily from the landmark lawsuit against Microsoft 25 years ago. But it lacks the same cultural impact.

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MGM 'cybersecurity issue' shuts down slot machines and ATMs in Las Vegas casinos

A "cybersecurity issue" at MGM Resorts has forced the famous hotel and casino company to shut down many of its systems, affecting its Las Vegas locations as well as the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City and MGM Grand Detroit Casino.

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UK-based Open Cosmos raises $50M for sustainable low-earth orbit satellites

Open Cosmos, a UK satellite startup focused on sustainability, has raised $50M in funding, bringing its total funding to $57M. The company builds "sustainable" low-earth orbit satellites and a platform to manage their data.

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