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Impala raises $20 million to build the API of the hotel industry

Impala has raised another round of funding just a few months after raising an $11 million Series A round. This time, the startup is raising a $20 million Series B round led by Lakestar. Latitude Ventu

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Elizabeth Warren’s challenge: Breaking out of murky middle

Elizabeth Warren isn’t struggling like Joe Biden. But she isn’t soaring, like Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders.Instead, the Massachusetts senator enters a critical str

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Bribery trial begins against ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa

Prosecutors opened what some are calling Ecuador’s trial of a century Monday against former President Rafael Correa and 20 other high-ranking politicians and business l

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4 factors to consider before entering international markets

As sales increase, most founders tend to double down on what already works to keep growing. But few consider expanding laterally — taking a business model or product that already works and bringing it

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Coronavirus travel ban may cost Australian universities 'billions'

The novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak may deliver a painful economic hit to Australian universities, as Chinese students have had to defer their studies. Top universities stand to lose around 2 bi

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Arm focuses on AI with its new Cortex-M CPU and Ethos-U NPU

Arm today announced two new processors — or one and a half, depending on how you look at it. The company, which designs the chips that power the majority of the world’s cell phones and sma

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China returns to work after extended Lunar New Year holiday

A man wearing a face mask pushes a suitcase through a subway station in Beijing, February 3, 2020. /AP Photo Workers began returning to offices and factories around China on Monday after an ex

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Solar Orbiter blasts off to unlock mysteries of the Sun

The spacecraft, designed and built in the UK, will help scientists learn more about the Sun and its influence on the solar system.

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ESA's Solar Orbiter on grand mission to study Sun's poles

01:38 The European Space Agency is set to embark on a groundbreaking mission to the Sun with the launch of its Solar Orbiter probe on Monday. Using an array of advanced sensors, the sp

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Emboldened Trump fires 2 officials who testified in impeachment inquiry

President Donald Trump on Friday fired a U.S. ambassador and a White House national security aide, both of whom testified in the House impeachment inquiry, as the newly

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Arabs in Wuhan volunteer to aid fighting epidemic

Ali Wari, a Palestinian living in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, and a group of his Arab friends are waiting for permission from the local authorities to volunteer in the an

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NBA highlights on Feb. 8: Towns takes first win in 18 games

Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 8, 2020. /VCG Photo Los Angeles Clippers

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Jordan witnesses mounting calls for annulling deal to import gas from Israel

Calls have been mounting in Jordan for abolishing a 10-billion-U.S. dollar agreement to import gas from Israel, with majority of Jordanians voicing support for scrapping the deal. State-run Universi

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Arabs in Wuhan volunteer to aid fighting epidemic

Ali Wari, a Palestinian living in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, and a group of his Arab friends are waiting for permission from the local authorities to volunteer in the an

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Behind-the-scenes: Their commitment makes doctors, nurses work easier

02:54 Everyone knows doctors and nurses are putting their lives on the line to fight against the coronavirus across the country. But not much is known about the employees in the backgr

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The classification of viruses: What's in a name?

The history of human diseases is replete with instances of fractious debates over the identification of emerging pathogens (Credit: AFP) The recent global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has

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Irish voters frustrated by economy choose next leader

Irish voters are choosing their next prime minister in an electionwhere frustration with economic austerity and a housing crisis have fueled the rise of Sinn Fein, stil