Hundreds of nautical miles away from land, the distance deep oceans provide has not been able to protect sharks and rays from humans, as the population of these species has depleted by nearly 70 p
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week the team — Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace — recorded a
After a wild day for public markets driven by Reddit traders commandeering stocks and combatting hedge fund short sellers, the community at r/wallstreetbets no longer has a home on Discord and its Red
You’d be forgiven for being underwhelmed by the output from SoftBank Robotics thus far. The firm’s best-known product to date is almost certainly Pepper, a humanoid robot designed for greeting and sig
A documentary series about the history of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region made its debut on TV on Monday. It showcases an array of significant archaeological findings as a testimony that
Short video app Kuaishou on a mobile phone, January 25, 2018. /Reuters China's short video platform Kuaishou on Tuesday officially proclaimed its initial public offering (IPO) plan, adding its
FILE PHOTO: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (right). /VCG Image New York City's COVID-19 test positivity rate on a seven-day average went down to 8.4 percent, compared with 8.44 percent one
19:10 US President Joe Biden takes the steering wheel of the world's largest economy that's still reeling from a raging Covid pandemic.Across the Pacific, having managed to be quite su
A semiconductor industry group on Monday called for a review of the Trump administration's export control policy on China, saying that the administration's unilateral rules had unnecessarily hurt Ame
Larry King, a veteran U.S. talk show host and former CNN interviewer, died on Saturday at the age of 87 after media reported earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19.With profound s
The Ocean Viking rescue boat has helped save the lives of 374 migrants off the coast of Libya after their rubber dinghies became stranded. /Julia Schaefemeyer/SOS Mediterranee More than 350 mi
FILE PHOTO: People drink beer at an outdoor seating section of a pub in Prague, Czech Republic. /Getty Images Several pubs and restaurants across the Czech Republic opened for business on Satu
04:10 After a hard fight against COVID-19, Wuhan is recovering its vitality. Famous travel spots and restaurants reopened gradually. Students went back to schools. Loca
FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cumo. /VCG Image Total COVID-19 hospitalizations reached 8,846 on Thursday in New York state, down from 9,055 on Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted o
IEA lowered its forecast for global oil demand in the first quarter of 2021. /CFP Oil demand recovery will take a hit from a spike in new coronavirus cases before vaccine roll-outs and stimulu
FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (centre) during a past event. /VCG Image Total COVID-19 hospitalizations reached 8,868 on Sunday in New York State, up from 8,771 on Saturday, Govern
Virgin Orbit scored a major success on Sunday, with a test flight that not only achieved its goals of reaching space and orbit, but also of delivering payloads on board for NASA, marking its first com