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Rubio the opportunistic fear-mongerer

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice goes beyond the headlines to dissect, examine and analyze hot-off-the-press issues and break down breaking news into simple parts. The daily column offers a Chine

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Trump Calls Idea to Build Sea Wall to Protect New York From Storms 'Foolish'

US President Donald Trump criticized the idea of building a wall to protect New York from storms, calling it "foolish" and "costly".According to media reports, the cons

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The last radio station

North of Silicon Valley, protected by the Point Reyes National Seashore, is the only operational ship-to-shore maritime radio station. Bearing the call sign KPH, the Point Reyes Station is the last of

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Startups Weekly: Plaid’s $5.3B acquisition is a textbook Silicon Valley win

Hi everyone, my name is Eric Eldon and I’m the new writer of the Startups Weekly newsletter. I’ll be picking my favorite explicitly startup-focused articles of the week for you from Extra Crunch

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Week in Review: Forget cord cutting, here comes the stream slashing

Hey everyone, welcome back to Week in Review where I dive deep into a bit of news from the week or just share some thoughts and go over some of the more interesting stories of the week.If you’re

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Original Content podcast: Netflix goes to the Oscars

When this year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Monday, Netflix received 24 nominations — the most of any Hollywood studio.That’s thanks in large part to “The Irishman,&

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Thousands wowed by the latest vehicles at the Brussels Motor Show

The three wheeled car/helicopter is manufactured by Dutch company PAL-V. The 2020 Brussels Motor Show may not be as big or famous as its counterparts in Frankfurt or Geneva but it still attra

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The beginner's guide to bacteria: What they do and why they are vital

04:10 One of the oldest life forms on Earth, bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms which can live pretty much everywhere – from radioactive waste to acidic hot springs to

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Ukraine's president rejects prime minister's resignation

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined a resignation offer by the country's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday. "I decided to give you and you

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Brain-machine enables paralyzed man to drink cola, play games

Photo via Zhejiang University After being confined in bed for two years, a 72-year-old paralyzed Chinese man finally takes a sip of cola "on his own" with mind control, becoming the oldest pat

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Ukraine president gives PM second chance after tape leak

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday allowed Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk to keep his job after the leak of an embarrassing audio recording prompted Ho

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Harry and Meghan quitting action falls within UK's Brexit move

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, attend the Your Commonwealth Youth Challenge reception at Marlborough House, May 7, 2018. /AP Photo Editor's note: S

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Iran’s top leader strikes defiant tone amid month of turmoil

Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing “American clowns” who he said pre

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COBRA: Could a solar flare wipe out power on Earth?

New disaster series COBRA opened with a mayday call and a pilot in distress as a plane lost control over the UK.The resulting crash is just one of the devastating effects of a space weather phenomeno

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Baraja’s unique and ingenious take on lidar shines in a crowded industry

It seems like every company making lidar has a new and clever approach, but Baraja takes the cake. Its method is not only elegant and powerful, but fundamentally avoids many issues that nag other lida

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The paradox of 2020 VC is that the largest funds are doing the smallest rounds

I talked yesterday about how VCs are just tired these days. Too many deals, too little time per deal, and constant hyper-competition with other VCs for the same equity.VCs are just tiredOne founder fr

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Harvestr gathers user feedback in one place

Meet Harvestr, a software-as-a-service startup that wants to help product managers centralize customer feedback from various places. Product managers can then prioritize outstanding issues and feature