Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box, which emerged originally from Greece, has raised a Series A investment round of $10.6 million, led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, via a tweet today, announced that the company would be setting up a presence in Africa. “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you, Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo,” he sai
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04:27 Non-Fungible Tokens (NTFs) have taken the cryptocurrency market and art world by storm recently. Even auction house Christie's has sold an NFT by artist Beeple for $69 million. I
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez addresses an all-virtual World Economic Forum, in Buenos Aires, January 28, 2021. /CFP Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said his antigen test for COV
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The WHO's chief said Monday that all hypotheses on the COVID-19 pandemic's origins remained open and needed further study, having read the report from international experts' mission to Wuhan."All hyp
More than 100 protesters were detained in Minsk as opposition activists renew calls on the public to ramp up anti-government demonstrations. /AFP Over 100 protesters were detained in Belarus o
U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to attend a virtual summit on climate change on April 22 and 23, the White House said in a statement on Friday.Chinese and Russian leaders have a
Big tech is back on the virtual hill.Three of tech’s most prominent CEOs will appear before the House Energy and Commerce committee today at 9AM PT as lawmakers grill the companies on their fail
Investor FOMO following Roblox’s blockbuster public debut is pushing venture capitalists who missed out on that gaming giant to invest in competing platforms.Today, Rec Room announced it has rai
London-based fintech startup Revolut has announced that it is applying for a bank charter in the U.S. The company has submitted a draft application with the FDIC and the California Department of Finan
Medical staff doing nucleic acid testing in a testing base in Shanxi, China, January 11, 2021. /CFP Extensive cooperation has been seen among Chinese and U.S. medical experts and scientists fr
U.S. Labor Department, Washington DC, U.S., August 18, 2020. /CFP Initial jobless claims last week in the United States rose to 770,000, indicating the disruption in the labor market recovery,
Alaska will be a place to "anchor" a new starting point for China-U.S. ties, said an expert on the upcoming high-level strategic dialogue between China and the U.S. in Alaska on Thursday and Friday.
The recent trading frenzy around GameStop Corp and other so-called "meme" stocks highlights shortcomings and challenges in the U.S. markets as retail investors become a bigger presence, exchange lead
Runners start off in the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2019. /CFP Some 20,000 entrants will be allowed to participate in this year's Boston Marathon, announced the