President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out Tuesday at electoral authorities for ordering an investigation of his campaign against Brazil's electronic voting system, saying he refused to be "intimidated"
FILE PIC: Demonstrators take part in a protest sparked by the death of George Floyd across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the United States, June 13, 2020. /Xinhua The UN General Assembly ha
FILE PIC: Thirty-seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a lorry in central Mali during heavy rain on Tuesday, the government and local officials said. /Xinhu
Founded in 2017, Arizona-based Aira didn’t waste any time proving out its technology. We’ve written about the company’s wireless charging a few times over the years, including the “FreePower” technolo
Chinese astronauts take blood samples regularly for health assessment. /China Manned SpaceIt's rare but possible that astronauts, like us on Earth, fall ill in space to
Russia's ambassador to the United States said Washington had asked 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by Sept. 3 after their visas expired. /Xinhua Russia's ambassador to the United Sta
As 5G developers look desperately for a "killer app" to prove the usefulness of the superfast wireless technology, mobile carriers in China are complaining about the hi
Swiss alternative protein company Planted has raised its second round of the year, a CHF 19 million (about $21 million at present) “pre-B” fundraise that will help it continue its growth a
Luxury, technology and a whole lot of flash often go hand in hand. In the age of space-faring billionaires, we all expect the latest wiz-bang gadget to look like something from the future, right?Not i
How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it’s about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account.Last year
Sunday was a big day in fintech: Afterpay has agreed to merge with Square. This agreement sets two of the most admired financial technology companies in recent history on a path to becoming one.Afterp
Fewer contacts of people with COVID-19 will be told to isolate by the NHS Test and Trace app after an update today.The "logic" which underpins how close contacts are identified and notified will be c
Columbus, Ohio-based Finite State, a startup that provides supply chain security for connected devices and critical infrastructure, has raised $30M in Series B funding. The funding lands amid increase
Indian online insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar has filed for an initial public offering in which it is seeking to raise $809 million, becoming the fourth startup in the past two months from the South
European Union regulators are taking a more aggressive position on protecting personal data. /CFP Amazon.com has been hit with a record $886.6 million fine by the European Union for processing
In the upcoming week, changes may come for the nuclear deadlock as Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi's administration begins, and the international community will make bigger efforts to promote g
The late filmmaker Benny Chan's final directorial effort, Raging Fire, is quite as explosive as critics say, while his peers and collaborators shed tears at the film's premiere on July 28.Afte