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Aussie state identifies 577,000 hectares of Koala Priority Area

Strict new measures of setting Koala Priority Area will be put in place in the Australian state of Queensland, which are set to give greater protection to one of the country's most beloved creatures

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IMF's First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton to step down

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton would be leaving the multilateral lender at the end of February, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announce

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Guardiola: It is my wish to see Messi finish his career at Barcelona

Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the Copa del Rey quarter final match between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona at Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, February 6, 2020. /VCG Photo

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As its fundraising lags, SoftBank’s second Vision Fund could be near-sighted

SoftBank, the technology conglomerate that transformed the venture capital industry and made waves in the technology world with its $100 billion Vision Fund, may not be able to repeat the performance

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CCPA won’t be enough to fix tech’s data entitlement problem

When the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rolled out on January 1st, many companies were still scrambling to become compliant with the data privacy regulation, which is estimated to cost busines

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Profile: Builders of Huoshenshan Hospital race against virus epidemic

Chen Qianbai is one of the thousands of construction workers who took part in building the Huoshenshan Hospital. While he said it felt like "mission impossible" to bui

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Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam steps down after spying scandal

(Credit: AP Photo / Michel Euler) Credit Suisse has announced that its CEO Tidjane Thiam has resigned following the spying scandal that shook the Swiss bank last year.The 57-year-old Ivorian w

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Instagram prototypes letting IGTV creators monetize with ads

Instagram may finally let IGTV video makers earn money 18 months after launching the longer-form content hub. Instagram confirms to TechCrunch that it has internally prototyped an Instagram Partner P

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Aussie state identifies 577,000 hectares of Koala Priority Area

Strict new measures of setting Koala Priority Area will be put in place in the Australian state of Queensland, which are set to give greater protection to one of the country's most beloved creatures

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Huawei files lawsuit against Verizon for patent infringement

Verizon is the largest U.S. wireless carrier in terms of subscribers. Huawei is suing U.S. telecommunications firm Verizon for patent infringement. Huawei's Chief Legal Officer, Song Liuping,

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Epidemic experts debate the Coronavirus reponse

Overtenthousandconfirmedcases of Coronavirus have now been recorded in Wuhan,China. In the city at the epicenteroftheoutbreak, stadiumsandconferencehallsarebeingtransformedintomakeshifthospitalstocar

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YC-backed Goodcover launches into the fast-moving insurtech space

As the insuretech space fills up, a new entrant is joining the fight.Y Combinator -backed Goodcover is launching today to take on the likes of big insurance, as well as insurance startups like Lemonad

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Netskope hauls in another $340M investment on nearly $3B valuation

Netskope has always focused its particular flavor of security on the cloud, and as more workloads have moved there, it has certainly worked in its favor. Today the company announced a $340 million inv

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NBA highlights on Feb. 5: Clippers' 24 triples cool down Heat

Paul George #13 of the Los Angeles Clippers shoots the ball in the game against the Miami Heat at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, February 5, 2020. /VCG Photo Miami Heat 111-128

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Chinese airlines urged to maintain int'l routes amid epidemic

China's civil aviation regulator has required all domestic airlines to strive to ensure services of international routes amid the coronavirus outbreak. Many Chinese ai

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Malaysia's Mahathir has toned down criticism of India after palm backlash, says Anwar

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has dialed back his criticism of India after it sparked a boycott of Malaysian palm oil, his chosen successor Anwar Ibrahim to

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YouTube has seen soaring growth in South Korea

Earlier this week, Google released revenue figures for YouTube for the first time in the product’s history, revealing that the video service pulled in $15.1 billion in advertising revenues in 2019. G