The stalemate over patents is fueling vaccine inequity—and the pandemic

8 ways wine will change in 2021

Where to start? COVID-19 upended all our oenophile habits, shifting how we buy wine (online more than ever), how we taste and learn about it (virtually), and where we end up drinking it. (Not at parties, bars, and restaurants.) Thankfully, many cities considered wine shops to be essential businesses. Vino has been a great connector this […]

Horizontal rounds creep Upward

Anxieties the pandemic could shutter vulnerable startups have not quite appeared to materialize at scale: Funding from the next quarter jumped into a seven-quarter large . However, under the covers, that the narrative hasn’t been {} . Many startups have struck warp-speed, while some are fighting even as they increase new financing. In the past […]

Stimulus check update: $600 checks will hit some bank accounts Tuesday night, says the Treasury

After days of will-he-or-won’t-he turmoil, President Trump signed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill Sunday evening. Now, $600 stimulus checks will begin to be deposited into Americans’ bank accounts on Tuesday night, and physical checks will be mailed Wednesday, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.  The president previously said—after the relief bill had been passed—that […]