Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author. He is a Fulbright recipient at the University of Maryland, the U.S., and a former assistant r
President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (ROK) waves from the steps of his plane as he leaves for the U.S. at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, May 19, 2021. /AFP Editor's note
Startups used to be obsessed with billboards. It was the first thing I noticed when I moved to San Francisco: venture-backed companies including Eaze, Airbnb, and notoriously, Brex, would post large b
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End-to-end encrypted email provider ProtonMail has officially confirmed it’s passed 50 million users globally as it turns seven years old.It’s a notable milestone for a services provider that in
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a vocal proponent of electric vehicles, on Friday debuted a new proposal that would earmark $3.2 billion to boost EV infrastructure and adoption in the state.“This is
While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on countless businesses across the globe, the $118 billion gaming industry not only survived, it thrived, with 55% of American consumers turnin
VCG Editor's note:Zheng Zhenzhen is a professor at the Institute of Population and Labor Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The article reflects the author's opinions and not neces
Russia will send nonprofessional crew members and actors to make the first movie shot in outer space. /CFP Russia has picked four people to serve as nonprofessional crew members and actors in
The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few weeks packing up her career, apartment and belongings be
UK-based startup Sylvera is using satellite, radar and lidar data-fuelled machine learning to bolster transparency around carbon offsetting projects in a bid to boost accountability and credibility
It’s hard to recall a consumer electronics category that matured quite as quickly as the fully wireless earbuds. Things went from a handful of plucky startups to virtually every hardware manufacturer
Drue Kataoka’s art has made it to collections in 30 countries and even the International Space Station. Now the artist, activist and current face of Clubhouse’s app icon is releasing her first NFT to
As private companies like Axiom Space, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and SpaceX prepare to ferry private customers to the stars, a whole new market is opening up to train affluent would-be travelers fo
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VCG Editor's note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist, guest contributor in print, radio and television, and documentary filmmaker. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not n
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to tackle inequality and "level up" the country on Tuesday with a post-pandemic raft of laws presented by Queen Elizabeth