After a steady stream of studio acquisitions in late 2019 and early 2020, Facebook has been a little quieter in recent months when its come to bulking up their VR content arm.Today, the social media g
German startup Vivid Money has raised a new $73 million Series B funding round (€60 million) led by Greenoaks with existing investor Ribbit Capital also participating. Following today’s funding round,
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected a growth of 7.3 percent on gross domestic product (GDP) for developing Asia this year, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021.
TechCrunch’s Early Stage 2021 is back for part two of our bootcamp-for-entrepreneurs event, with a focus on marketing and fundraising. Building on the first half of the event in April, this two-
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign MinisterWang Yi on Tuesday urged against unilateralism, protectionism, and bullying in a virtual meeting on the fight against the COVID-19 with foreign ministers f
China is open to participation by India and other South Asian countries in a virtual conference on fighting COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.The foreign min
03:25 During the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, the Biden administration promised to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% by 2030 compared to 2005. But can this target be
This past year has brought many new developments to a historically traditional process: taking a company public. Many of the standard levers in an initial public offering (IPO) are being redefined as
The European Union needs to engage with China despite many differences instead of opting for a more isolationist approach, Germany said on Wednesday."In the EU, we have been describing China as a par
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit on climate change on Thursday at the invitation of his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden, Chinese Foreign Ministry sp
The FoodTech industry is effectively now going into fast food. Sweetgreen in the US is a ‘fast-casual’ restaurant chain that serves healthy “bowl food”. It’s raised $478.6M. A similar firm
Fintech startup Payhawk has raised a $20 million funding round. QED Investors is leading the round with existing investor Earlybird Digital East also participating. Payhawk is building a unified syste
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. /VCG Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday decried the rising number of conflicts in Africa and called for enhanced conflict resolution efforts on the cont
The United States and China are committed to cooperating with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis, according to a joint statement issued on
China has no specific schedule for the full implementation of its digital currency across the country, a high-ranking central bank official said on Sunday.The second-largest economy has moved quic
02:04 Climate change is an important area of China's international cooperation. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a virtual summit on climate change on Friday with French President
Boko Haram's violent activities in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger has created a humanitarian crisis, increasing the number of internally displaced persons and refugees within the Lake Chad reg
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