Shipping containers could be converted into automated COVID-19 laboratories

New ‘portable coronavirus labs’ built into shipping containers and can be moved about on a truck, could provide a new low-cost way to process COVID-19 tests. Scientists from OpenCell.bio and King’s College London worked with a company called Opentrons Labworks to create the rapid robot-powered facility. The team say it is the first fully functional … Read more

Zoë Foster-Blake reveals an online children’s toy retailer charging $999 for express shipping

‘Seems reasonable!’ Zoë Foster-Blake reveals online children’s toy retailer charging $999 for express shipping… or standard postage for FREE By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:52 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 1 May 2020 Zoë Foster-Blake has shared staggering shipping fee being requested by an online retailer of children’s toys.  … Read more

Companies selling at-home coronavirus tests must STOP shipping their kits, FDA warns

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned American companies against shipping at-home coronavirus testing kits, despite relaxing its approval process for diagnostics for the virus sweeping the nation and globe. It comes after several companies, including Silicon Valley biotech start-ups like Nurx and Carbon Health began developing their own at-home sample collection sets. … Read more

Amazon bans UK sellers from stocking and shipping non-essential items

Amazon has suspended retailers from stocking non-essential items in its UK warehouses to make room for urgent supplies needed during the coronavirus crisis. The e-commerce giant has been snowed under with orders of toilet rolls, wipes, tinned food and other vital goods from Britons bracing for self-isolation. The spike in packages has threatened to overwhelm … Read more

Shipping container in Scottish Highlands listed on Airbnb as a £195-a-night ‘bespoke bothy’ 

A converted shipping container in a Highlands beauty spot is being advertised on Airbnb as a £195-a-night ‘bespoke bothy’ (a small mountain refuge). But the 10ft by 10ft steel box has been branded an ‘eyesore’ on social media and also compared to a ‘prison cell’. The accommodation features a wooden couch, which also serves as … Read more

Walgreens app ‘error’ lets customers view other peoples’ prescriptions, names and shipping addresses

Walgreens ‘error’ lets customers view other peoples’ prescriptions, names and shipping addresses in the app Walgreens says a bug in its official mobile app may have exposed sensitive data  The error leaked information in the app, allowing other users to view it The data included names, prescription details, store numbers and addresses The issues occurred … Read more

Former boss of shipping firm Cory Brothers fined £45,000 for covert share sales 

Former boss of shipping company Cory Brothers fined £45,000 for covert share sales By Jamie Nimmo For The Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 13:47 GMT, 12 January 2020 Kevin Gorman has been fined £45,000 by the City watchdog A former executive of a long established British shipping company has … Read more