Nuro, the autonomous delivery startup founded by two former Google engineers, has raised $500 million, suggesting that investors still have an appetite for long-term pursuits such as robotics and aut
Joe Biden, projected winner of the U.S. Presidential Election in 2020. /CFP The Washington Nationals will invite Joe Biden, projected winner of the U.S. Presidential Election, to toss out the
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of the Foreign Office, during the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2020. /AP Queen Elizabeth
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit challenging Visa’s proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid .News of the DOJ’s investigation first broke last month.“By ac
A scourge of robocalls that urges Americans to “stay safe and stay home” has gotten the attention of the FBI and the New York Attorney General over concerns of voter suppression.The brief
The Russian ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, expressed hope for the two countries’ successful cooperation in space to help resolve global challenges."O
Britain's Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father, Prince Charles, the BBC reported citing royal sources.The report came after newspaper The Sun carried an article
Uber says it has received more than 8,500 demands for arbitration as a result of it ditching delivery fees for some Black-owned restaurants via Uber Eats.Uber Eats made this change in June, following
US senators will question the chief executives of the largest social media companies about bias - days ahead of the election.
The Supreme Court sided with Republicans in Wisconsin on Monday, ruling 5-3 along ideological lines that Wisconsin can count only those absentee ballots that arrive by
The head of the Virginia Military Institute resigned under pressure from top state officials on Monday following a published report that the 181-year-old military colle
Boris Johnson will impose the U.K.’s tightest coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester on Thursday night, after talks with local leaders broke down.he prime minis
A number of U.S. public health officials have warned against the Trump administration's support for scientists who are pushing against lockdowns to fight the coronavirus, while also
Kids may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially. /CFP The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccines may not be initially rec
Johnson Johnson said on Monday it had temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, delaying one of the highest profile ef
Huawei Paris headquarter, February 12, 2019. /CFP Chinese tech giant Huawei opened in France a new research center dedicated to fundamental research in mathematics and computing on Friday.Name
Editor's note: William Jones is a Washington political analyst and a non-resident fellow of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not neces