Vaccination Efforts Begin | Bob Dylan's Rollin In It | Asia’s 100 Digital Stars

Plus: The World's Most Powerful Women 2020

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It’s a history-making day in the fight against coronavirus as the first recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine get inoculated in the U.K. We also list the world’s most powerful women shaping what the post-pandemic world looks like and Asia-Pacific’s 100 digital stars.

In The News Today

90-year-old Margaret Keenan has become the first person in the world to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine.

Armed police raided the home of a former Florida state official who claimed she was removed from her role for refusing to comply with officials’ demands to manipulate the state’s Covid-19 numbers.

Top Take-Aways

Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. could come as soon as Friday, but the country has acquired only enough doses to inoculate 50 million people.

Bob Dylan will enjoy capital gains treatment from selling his 600-song music catalogue to Universal Music Group for an estimated $300 million—and he has Nashville musicians to thank.

Goldman Sachs looked into a possible student loan forgiveness scheme and estimated that even substantial student debt relief would deliver just a small boost to economic growth.

In a sign of its improving fortunes, Italian luxury sportswear brand Moncler announced one of its biggest acquisitions to date: a $1.4 billion cash-and-stock deal for Stone Island, a smaller Italian competitor popular with celebrities including hip-hop artists Drake and Travis Scott.

Self-driving tech startup Aurora Innovation is acquiring Uber’s automated driving unit in a deal that will also see the ride hailing giant park its grand dream for self-driving taxis, and invest $400 million in the Silicon Valley startup.

Wendy’s is not among the most favorite fast food brands for teens. The burger chain is teaming up with popular livestreaming and gaming site Twitch—as well as Uber Eats—to try and change that.

South Korean band BTS are dominating U.S. charts, but they are not the only cultural icons Asia-Pacific has to offer. Meet Forbes Asia’s 100 Digital Stars, an inaugural list highlighting 100 singers, bands, and film and TV stars from across the region who have taken the digital world by storm.

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