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Self-driving cars could be a win for Intel. Read More [...]
Itâs a big long-term bet on yourself Read More [...]
Wendy Tan White is now CEO of Alphabet's robotics moonshot Intrinsic. Read More [...]
U.S. futures point to another strong open. Read More [...]
CEOs discussed the issue at a virtual Fortune roundtable yesterday. Read More [...]
Bitcoinâs transformative impact is swiftly becoming self-evident; the rest just feels like noise. Read More [...]
The continent has gotten 1.7% of the world's COVID shots so far. Read More [...]
Africa desperately needs COVID vaccines, and local production deals are starting to appear. Read More [...]
The FTC will enforce a "market" for tech repairs. What does that mean for Apple? Read More [...]
Uber is doubling down on freight logistics Read More [...]
All three major U.S. stock indexes closed at record levels after a string of strong corporate earnings reports bolstered investor confidence amid a bout of volatility. [...]
China has said it wants to reduce the financial burdens of parenthood, including education. [...]
Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the weekâs news. [...]
Halliburton, Schlumberger and Baker Hughes started tightening their belts in 2019.They now say the worst is now behind them. [...]
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Credit Suisse are looking to take advantage of surging coal prices to help him pay off nearly $850 million in loans his companies borrowed from now-collapsed Greensill Capital. [...]
In the stock market, the past never repeats itself exactly. Trying to convince people otherwise can backfire. [...]
As the Swedish car maker gears up for an initial public offering, a hyperactive first half showcases both its strategic flexibility and financial limitations. [...]
Facing labor shortages and delivery delays, a pricey New England summer camp gave parents and campers a lesson in todayâs economic strains. [...]
The U.K.âs accounting regulator said audits performed by the big four accounting firms and smaller rivals failed to meet expectations, raising troubling questions about the financial statements upon which investors rely. [...]
Major Wall Street indexes are on course to close out the week with gains. [...]
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Regarding the heavy rain striking Henan and other places, shift the focus of reporting toward… [...]
New reporting from the Associated Press and Buzzfeed News has revealed the inner workings of massive detention centers in Xinjiang. State repression targeted at Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang is complex and multifaceted. âRe-education centersâ where Uyghurs were held extra-legally on flimsy pretexts started… [...]
At least 33 people have died due to flooding in Henan province. Hundreds of thousands more have been displaced, millions otherwise affected, and many remain missing. 24 inches of rain fell in the provincial capital Zhengzhou on Tuesday, nearly 8 inches of which fell in… [...]
Sichuan-Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong, by RykJ (CC BY-SA 2.0) [...]
The Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon is named after an unassuming alpaca who galumphed past the censors in 2009 to become a Chinese internet sensation. In the long decade since, the Lexicon has tracked online resistance discourse in 365 entries and counting. From time to time, we… [...]
Anyone who has boarded an airplane in the last 20 years knows what stands between arrival at the terminal and waiting at the gate: shoes off, laptops out, water bottles emptied âŠ. In China, similar checkpoints also await railway and subway passengers, among others. In… [...]
One of Fang Fangâs most outspoken detractors had a change of heart when those she had maligned came to her aid. Li Dan, a 31-year-old woman from Sichuan, used to attack Fang Fang and her supporters incessantly. She was not alone. After Fang Fang began… [...]
How have Chinaâs nationalists come to dominate the public sphere? In part by browbeating their opponents into silence. Recent examples abound. A nationalist onslaught shuttered the popular science channel Paperclip. Global Timesâ editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, long a doyen of Chinaâs online nationalist sphere, was nearly… [...]
When experiencing the ups and downs of a virtual roller coaster ride, people who get migraine headaches reported more dizziness and motion sickness than people who do not get migraines, according to a new study. [...]
There are many reasons that an intranasal vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus would be helpful in the fight against COVID-19 infections, immunologists write in a new article. [...]
Long thought of as a generic alarm system, the locus coeruleus may actually be a sophisticated regulator of learning and behavior, according to a new review. [...]
In a wealth and longevity study to incorporate siblings and twin pair data, researchers analyzed the midlife net worth of adults (mean age 46.7 years) and their mortality rates 24 years later. They discovered those with greater wealth at midlife tended to live longer. [...]
New research by an Executive PhD Research student at the Business School (formerly Cass) outlines how elderly patients with neurological conditions are significantly more likely to develop delirium shortly after they are hospitalised, and those admitted on Sunday and Tuesday are more likely to develop… [...]
Researchers have discovered that spontaneous impulses of dopamine, the neurological messenger known as the brain's 'feel good' chemical, occur in the brain of mice. The study found that mice can willfully manipulate these random dopamine pulses for reward. [...]
Humid tropical forests, vital in global efforts to limit rising temperatures, are under threat as a result of changes in land use and climate. Now, researchers have developed a new way to keep tabs on the vulnerability of these forests on a global scale using… [...]
Researchers have developed a general framework and metadevices for achieving dynamic control of THz wavefronts. Instead of locally controlling the individual meta-atoms in a THz metasurface (e.g., via PIN diode, varactor, etc.), they vary the polarization of a light beam with rotating multilayer cascaded metasurfaces. [...]
Scientists have studied the characteristics determining the maximum running speed in animals. The model they developed explains why humans cannot keep up with the fastest sprinters in the animal kingdom. Based on these calculations, the giant spider Shelob from 'The Lord of the Rings' would… [...]
A new optogenetic tool, a protein that can be controlled by light, has been characterized by researchers. They used an opsin -- a protein that occurs in the brain and eyes -- from zebrafish and introduced it into the brain of mice. Unlike other optogenetic… [...]
Nearly 50 years after 11 Israeli athletes were killed, a moment's silence is marked in Tokyo. [...]
Hend Zaza from Syria reveals her inspiration for getting into table tennis at such a young age. [...]
NSO Group tells BBC News: "The finger-pointing should be at the customer." [...]
Jamal Khashoggi's wife and the editor of the Financial Times are among those said to be targeted. [...]
The world's most valuable oil producer confirmed to the BBC that company files had been leaked. [...]
Numbers used by Princesses Latifa and Haya are reportedly found in a database at the heart of the leaks. [...]
Mayar Sherif will play 'with her heart' as she becomes the first Egyptian woman to play Olympic tennis for her country. [...]
Thomas Barrack is alleged to have lobbied the US government on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. [...]
The ice cream maker's parent company Unilever is told "strong action" will be taken against boycotts. [...]
The first Arab and African woman to referee 3x3 basketball at the Olympics shares how her Muslim faith has guided her career. [...]
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met with Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan amid the re [...]
Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): India's sole Judo representative at Tokyo 2020 Olympics Shushila Devi Likmabam bowed down to Hungary's Eva Csernoviczki in Women's 48kg elimination round of 32 here at Ni [...]
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday reaffirmed his country's support for Afghanistan in a call with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani as fighting escalated along [...]
Moscow [Russia], July 24 (ANI): Russia has sent military equipment to border areas between Tajikistan and Afghanistan to prevent possible threats as Taliban mount blistering offensive in the war-torn [...]
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to discuss ways to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan during talks with Indian leadership next week, a top State D [...]
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet "unexpected urgent" refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including [...]
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani agreed that the Taliban's current offensive is in direct contradiction to the group's claim to support [...]
Washington DC [US], July 24 (ANI): The United States, the European Union, and NATO on Friday urged the Taliban to stop its military offensive in Afghanistan and engage in peace talks. "We call on the [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): Top Afghan officials met with former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London and discussed regional security and stability, the National Security Council of [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden pledged to continue support for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), said President Ashraf Ghani on Friday as both leader [...]
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Education Ministry is working with the Attorney-General's Office (PGR) to investigate how 88 teachers were hired illegally in Mecanhelas district in the northern province of Niassa. [...]
[New Zimbabwe] CONTROVERSIAL prophet and socialite, Passion Java has gifted comediennes, Mai TT and Madam Boss with top of the range, Mercedes Benz Compressors. [...]
[AIM] Maputo -- The Maputo Higher Appeals Court (TSR) has upheld the verdict of the Maputo City Court which found Setina Titosse, the former chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development Fund (FDA) guilty of the theft of 170 million meticais between… [...]
[New Zimbabwe] Salacious local musician and dancer, Sandra Ndebele has been selected as one of the Zimbabwean artists to star in a South African-produced Netflix film, The Bad Bishop. [...]
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government on Thursday promised to work to ensure the success of the mission of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in eliminating the terrorist groups operating in parts of the northern province of Cabo Delgado. [...]
[New Zimbabwe] STATE-OWNED telecommunications operator, TelOne, has advised all employees not vaccinated against Covid-19 to take leave to reduce their exposing other workers to the global pandemic. [...]
[Nation] The United Kingdom has imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on one of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisors for alleged corruption. [...]
[This Day] An American applied economist at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, Steve H. Hanke, has stated that bandits are acting with impunity under a "sleepy" President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. [...]
[The Herald] The public interviews of candidates nominated for the nine positions of the judge of the High Court have been deferred until further notice, the Judicial Service Commission has said. [...]
[The Herald] Kariba -- At least five people are feared dead after a boat capsized in Lake Kariba in the early hours of Friday. [...]
Three years after the sudden death of Fadil Vokrri, he has returned in bronze form near the stadium in the Kosovo capital where he played at the peak of his footballing career. [...]
The UN cultural organisation again has extended the deadline for North Macedonia to curb rampant urban development in Ohrid, to avoid it being reclassified as a âWorld Heritage Site in Dangerâ. [...]
Former Bosnian Serb Army company commander Rade Macura pleaded not guilty to failing to punish subordinates who abused and shot civilian prisoners in the Gradiska area in 1992. [...]
A round-up of Balkan Insight's favourite photographs of the week. [...]
Survivors of the Srebrenica massacres welcomed the decision by Bosnia and Herzegovinaâs international overseer to impose legislation to ban the denial of genocide and war crimes, but some Bosnian Serbs vowed to defy it. [...]
Bosnia and Herzegovinaâs top international official, High Representative Valentin Inzko, used his power to impose amendments to the countryâs criminal code to ban the denial of genocide and the glorification of war criminals. [...]
Pro-government media in Serbia on Friday launched another smear campaign against the KRIK investigative portal, accusing it of having links to a criminal gang charged with murder, torture and money laundering. [...]
During the campaign for the April 25 elections, websites of Albanian media outlets devoted far more attention to the ruling Socialist Party, its leader, Edi Rama, and men, than to smaller parties or women candidates. [...]
The Jewish community in Cluj will be among a number of communities in Eastern and Central Europe to benefit from the US authorities' seizure and restitution of 17 scrolls stolen during World War II, which were being auctioned in the US. [...]
Montenegro on Friday said changing the 2018 border deal with Kosovo was out of the question â despite the Kosovo PM's earlier vow to correct what he called its 'terrible mistakes'. [...]
