U.S. President Donald Trump had previously threatened to quit the NAFTA if he was unable to get a better agreement. /VCG Photo U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a revised North A
Miso Robotics, the designers of the world’s most popular robotic fry cook “Flippy”, is giving their burger-flipping, french fry prepping robot a new look.The company has designed a n
Otter.ai, an AI-powered transcription app and note-takers’ best friend, has received a strategic investment from Japan’s leading mobile operator and new Otter partner, NTT DOCOMO Inc. The
The new H-1B visa system that will start in March is "inefficient" and may have negative impact on the U.S. science and engineering workforce, said a tech expert in California. The H-1B program allow
Some of the biggest banks in the United States are among the powerful institutions in the world. But like every incumbent, they still have to hustle to stay relevant. Morgan Stanley has increasingly g
Between 2005 and 2018, the five biggest U.S. tech firms collectively spent more than half a billion dollars lobbying federal policymakers. But they shelled out even more in 2019: Facebook boosted its
Nigerian digital payments startup Paga has acquired Apposit, a software development company based in Ethiopia, for an undisclosed amount.That’s just part of Paga’s news. The Lagos based s
Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the University of California's Berkeley campus. /VCG Photo Editor's note: Joel Wendland-Liu is an associate professor of the Integrative, Religious, and I
The year 2020 marks the start of a new decade, but economically wise it starts with a fragile growth outlook, social tensions over the polarization of economic outcomes, and high levels of uncerta
Emmanuel Macron was criticized for the lack of meetings he has held with the press during his new year speech. (Credit: AP) Speaking at the Elysee Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron has
Mozilla laid off about 70 employees today, TechCrunch has learned.In an internal memo, Mozilla chairwoman and interim CEO Mitchell Baker specifically mentions the slow rollout of the organization
Throughout 2019, a number of mobility companies launched in additional markets, while many pulled out of areas that no longer served them. Meanwhile, transportation startups continued to raise more mo
U.S. job gains, along with wage growth, slowed down in 2019, with job growth expected to further decelerate in the year ahead as the labor market continues to tighten. In 2019, payroll employment ro
Lime is hoping to achieve profitability this year by laying off about 14% of its workforce and ceasing operations in 12 markets, Axios first reported.“Financial independence is our goal for 2020, and
Retail sales in protest-ravaged Hong Kong fell 23.6 percent in November 2019 on an annual basis, the tenth consecutive month of decline, the Census and Statistics Department (CSD) of the governmen
According to the Pakistani government, the textile industry contributes nearly 60 percent to the country's total exports, rendering it the major industrial sector of Pakistan which plays an importan
Facebook'slatestdiversityreportisstarkreminderofthegulfbetweenthegoalofamultiracialworkforceandthecompany'scurrentmonoculture.Thesocialmediagiantpublishedits201