A man walks alone in his community, which is under lockdown in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, January 9, 2021. /CFPThe sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19
A GitHub internal investigation has revealed the company made “significant errors of judgment and procedure” in the firing of the Jewish employee who cautioned his coworkers about the pres
Some time ago, I gave up on the idea of finding a thread that connects each story in the weekly Extra Crunch roundup; there are no unified theories of technology news.The stories that left the deepest
The U.K. government is expected to ban flights from Brazil over fears a new variant of COVID-19 could reach the country.Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of C
According to a recent letter sent to its investors, Tiger Global Management, the New York-based investing powerhouse, is raising a new $3.75 million venture fund called Tiger Private Investment Partne
According to a recent letter sent to its investors, Tiger Global Management, the New York-based investing powerhouse, is raising a new $3.75 million venture fund called Tiger Private Investment Partne
Yesterday, we spoke with Plaid CEO and co-founder Zach Perret after news broke that Visa no longer plans to buy his company for $5.3 billion.The deal was heralded in early 2020 as a sign of the growin
A group of Democratic lawmakers put forward legislation on Tuesday to fine members of Congress $1,000 if they refuse to wear masks on U.S. Capitol grounds amid the coro
Airbnb won’t be hosting anyone in Washington DC during the week of the Presidential Inauguration, the company said in a statement.Brian Chesky took to Twitter to confir
The United States has, over the past few decades, been extremely lenient on antitrust enforcement, rarely blocking deals, even with overseas competitors. Yet, there have been inklings that things are
Future Ventures — cofounded by renowned VC Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko, a colleague of Jurvetson at his last firm, DFJ, as well as an investor previously with Airbus Ventures and Khosla
NSW Police removing six Aussie fans from the crowd (L) after Indian cricketer Mohd. Siraj reported racial abuse to an on-duty umpire (R) during a 5-day Test match between India and Australia in S
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa tested positive for COVID-19, said a statement posted on the official website of the Portuguese Presidency on Monday night.Rebelo de Sousa had "tested neg
Less than a full day into CES 2021, and it seems that smart glasses are very much shaping up as a trend. I wrote about a pair of AR glasses from Lenovo aimed at business applications yesterday, and a
Residents purchase fresh vegetables for the first time in three days at a community in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, January 9, 2021. /CGTNCommunity
Parler is at risk of disappearing, just as the social media network popular among conservatives was reaching new heights of popularity in the wake of President Donald Trump’s ban from all major
World Bank President David Malpass responds to a question from a reporter during an opening press conference at the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank go