British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at 10 Downing Street after being discharged from hospital in London, Britain, on April 12, 2020. (Pippa Fowles/No 10 Downing Street/Handout via Xinhua)Depen
Laremy Tunsil, offensive lineman of the Houston Texans in trianing session with the team before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, October 6, 2019. /VCG New
China's experiences in fighting the COVID-19 are helpful for Malaysia to formulate its own strategy and action plan against the pandemic, a Malaysian health official sa
Muslim clerics pray as they await the sighting of the new moon that makes the start of of holy month of Ramadan, during a nationwide lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa, April 23, 2020. /Reuters
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press briefing on COVID-19 on Thursday 23, April 2020. An estimated 13.9% of the New York residents have likely had COVID-19, according to preli
Apple plans to fix an iPhone email security bug, Magic Leap cuts 1,000 staffers and Google is requiring all advertisers to identify themselves.Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 23, 2020.1. A n
Ever since it first started rolling out, 5G skeptics have attempted to link the next-gen cellular technology to all manner of health issues. Most recently, it’s become an easy scapegoat for the global
SpaceX has launched another big batch of Starlink satellites, the low Earth orbit spacecraft that will provide connectivity for its globe-spanning high-bandwidth broadband internet network. This brin
The tech industry (and the world at large) is not experiencing temporary anxiety — the uncertainty we’re all coping with is the new normal.Sudden shifts in behavior have made some startups targe
As smartphone sales began to plateau and slow over the past couple of years, many device makers arrived at the same conclusion: people want cheaper phones. It’s clear why companies like Apple and Sams
The Dutch government has relaxed measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus by partly reopening primary schools as of May 11, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced during a press conf
In an about-turn, the South African government on Tuesday recommended that the public use cloth face masks to guard against COVID-19. The main benefit of everyone wearing a facemask is to redu
Last week, Lightspeed Venture Partners announced that it had closed on $4.2 billion in new capital across three distinct funds — an $890 million early-stage venture fund, a $1.83 billion later-stage f
The European Commission together with several partners on Monday launched a European COVID-19 Data Platform to enable the rapid collection and sharing of available rese
A lot of startups have answered the call for more personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essentials to support healthcare workers in their efforts to curb the spread and impact of COVID-19. One
An Israeli robotics company announced Monday it has developed, together with a U.S. drone company, an aerial robotic pollination method for agriculture. Crop pollinati
Here’s a nice thing. It’s not revolutionary or life-changing, but it’s nice. And right now we can all use a little bit of nice. Earlier this month, Samsung announced an addition to its line of “eco-pa