GPS increasingly runs the entire planet. Supply chains, oceanic shipping, port docking, and even our daily movements in cars, on bikes, and walking around cities is dependent on a constellation of sat
When Google announced that it was acquiring data analytics startup Looker for $2.6 billion, it was a big deal on a couple of levels. It was a lot of money and it represented the first large deal under
When a husband-and-wife team wanted to make a documentary on a Chinese-owned factory in Ohio, the company provided them open access.Perhaps it was that unfiltered look at Fuyao Glass America in Morain
Skaters in the Ladies 1500m final during the ISU World Cup Short Track in Dresden, Germany, February 9, 2020. /VCG Photo Seven international winter sports associations have expressed support
Europe’s data protection laws are some of the strictest in the world, and have long been a thorn in the side of the data-guzzling Silicon Valley tech giants since they colonized vast swathes of
New Zealand's Christchurch City Mayor Lianne Dalziel has called for battling against misinformation, and offering encouragement and support for "anxious and fearful" members of the community due to
On the boxes of masks donated by a Japanese institution to China in its fight against the novel coronavirus, a Chinese-language verse was written, "Although we are in different places, we are under
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday voiced concern about the rise in national debt, which already surpassed 23 trillion U.S. dollars. "It's very hard to say at what level you get c
“Whatever your symptom, WebMD says you have cancer.” It’s a long-running joke that underscores the distrust of perhaps the top source of medical advice, stemming from a confusing sit
Student loan debt in the U.S. totals $1.5 trillion, and more than 44 million Americans have outstanding student loan debt.According to research by Villanova law professor Jason Iuliano, a million stud
The GSMA, the organization behind MWC, the world’s largest mobile trade show, has announced that it is officially canceling the show. MWC usually attracts over 100,000 attendees from 200 countries to
Epidemiologist Zeng Guang writes about the turning point of the outbreak on Weibo. /Screenshot via Weibo The turning point of decline of the current novel coronavirus outbreak has appeared. St
Mario Cavolo, an Italian American living in China, felt compelled to balance the negative narratives surrounding how China handled the novel coronavirus outbreak, and his comments went viral. Cavolo
It often feels like half of the new security startups that receive funding are from Israel. As YL Ventures’ Yoav Leitersdorf and Ofer Schreiber wrote last month, investments in Israeli cybersecu
Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Wolfgang Ischinger holds a copy of Munich Security Report during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2020. /Xinhua Photo The up
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the current stance of monetary policy will "likely remain appropriate," according to his testimony prepared for a hearing before the Hou
"Honestly,IwasalittlebitsurprisedtoheartheprimeministeroftheUnitedKingdomspeakabouttheAustralianmodel.Australia,withoutanydoubt,isastrongandlike-mindedpartner,buttheEuropeanUniondoesnothaveatradeagre
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