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Cybersecurity VC funding surges to a record $11.5B in 2021

The pandemic completely upended the threat landscape as we know it. Ransomware accounted for an estimated 2.9 million attacks so far in 2021, and supply-chain attacks that targeted Kaseya and SolarWin

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Back to the suture: The future of healthcare is in the home

The pandemic has highlighted some of the brightest spots — and greatest areas of need — in America’s healthcare system. On one hand, we’ve witnessed the vibrancy of America’s innovation engine, with n

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No more blunders to be made

Getty Editor's note:Junaid S. Ahmad is a professor of religion and world politics and is the director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Decoloniality in Islamabad, Pakistan. The article

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A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs

The success of a fundraising process is entirely dependent on how well an entrepreneur can manage it. At this stage, it is important for founders to be honest, straightforward and recognize the value

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COVID-19 causes Chinese box office plunge, summer movie release delays

China's weekly box office has witnessed a continuous drop in the past two weeks as the country tightens prevention measures at cinemas as a result of the recent COVID-1

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A leaked bill for Nigerian startups reveals a theme of licenses, fees, fines, and sentences

For a while, there have been talks about revamping the outdated 2007 Act of Nigeria’s information and technology body, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).Earlier this

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Going full circle: Chelsea smash transfer record to re-sign Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku scored 24 Serie A goals as Inter Milan won their first title in 11 years last season. /CFP Exactly 10 years ago, Romelu Lukaku, then a raw 17-year-old, swapped Belgian outfit And

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Zambia heightens security ahead of polls

Supporters of Zambian President Edgar Lungu campaign on the streets in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday Aug, 10, 2021. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi via CFP) The Zambian government said on Wednesday that secur

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5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC

Though 2021 is far from over, it’s already witnessed a record level of venture capital activity in the technology sector. With larger round sizes announced daily, founders may have their pick of term

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Tianjin Clay Figurine Zhang shines in Beijing

An exhibition featuring painted sculptures of Tianjin Clay Figurine Zhang is now ongoing at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, and will be open until Sunday.Nearly 40 work created by art mas

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Jiangxi series | Episode 7: Mountains and Rivers

05:07 The mural painted in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) has witnessed changes taken place in Tongbo Mountain. The river lingers in villages and fields nurturing the sce

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High-profile entrepreneurs launch $85 million fund to back Indian SaaS startups

Four high-profile Indian entrepreneurs who are among those who kickstarted India’s SaaS journey, building and helping startups scale and win customers globally and also backed about 100 such firms, ar

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ActiveFence comes out of the shadows with $100M in funding and tech that detects online harm, now valued at $500M+

Online abuse, disinformation, fraud and other malicious content is growing and getting more complex to track. Today, a startup called ActiveFence, which has quietly built a tech platform to suss out t

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Scientific evidence suggests COVID-19 conspiracy outside China

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Scientific evidence suggests COVID-19 conspiracy outside China

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Quanzhou added to UNESCO World Heritage List

East China's port city of Quanzhou, once hailed as the very great and noble city by the Italian explorer Marco Polo, won UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status Sunday, bringing the total number of

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Former cyber security chief raises alarm over sale of Welsh microchip manufacturer to Chinese-backed company

Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, says the purchase of Newport Wafer Fab by Chinese-owned Nexperia poses a greater threat to British interests than Huawei's involvement in the 5G network.