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Nura offers a smaller, cheaper version of its wireless earbuds for rent

Some Bluetooth bugginess and questionable mic performance, I liked the NuraTrue, quite a bit. And obviously, I’m always in favor of smaller companies mixing it up with tech giants, while bringing some

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Low blood platelets, dizziness, tinnitus linked to J&J's COVID-19 jabs

The European Medicines Agency recommends that three new conditions be added as possible side-effects of J&J's COVID-19 shot. /CFP Europe's drugs regulator on Friday concluded three new conditi

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GM confirms a third electric pickup truck is in development

GM will add a full-size electric pickup truck to its GMC lineup, the latest in a string of EV product announcements by the automaker in the past year as it pushes to deliver more than 1 million electr

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Apple introduces a $99 MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12

The addition of MagSafe to the iPhone 12 line introduced all manner of fun avenues for accessory makers, but there’s a strong case (so to speak) to be made that a snap on battery pack might be the mos

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Register to watch a livestream recording of the Equity podcast!

Throughout its four or so years of life, the Equity podcast crew has had the good fortune to record a few live shows. We sat on the small stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, for example, with Garry Tan one y

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China, Russia jointly issue roadmap for intl lunar research station

China and Russia jointly issue a roadmap for the International Lunar Research Station, June 16, 2021. /China National Space Administration A roadmap for the International Lunar Research Statio

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Register to watch a livestream recording of the Equity podcast!

Throughout its four or so years of life, the Equity podcast crew has had the good fortune to record a few live shows. We sat on the small stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, for example, with Garry Tan one y

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Here’s Samsung’s new flagship laptop series, the Galaxy Book Pro

Following the customary weeks of leaks, Samsung just announced a couple of new additions to its laptop line. The Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 joined the hardware giant’s wide range of devic

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Foreign investment grows robustly in south China's Hainan

A view of Sanya Bay, Sanya City, Hainan Province, China. /CFP Hainan has become a "new hot spot" for global investment, the province's governor Feng Fei said Monday at a press conference in Be

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GM to build an electric Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with more than 400 miles of range

GM is adding an electric Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck to its lineup, as the automaker pushes to deliver more than 1 million electric vehicles globally by 2025.GM President Mark Reuss said Tuesday

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Apple expands Apple Arcade with classic App Store games

Apple has announced an expansion for its subscription gaming service Apple Arcade. In addition to exclusive game releases, the company is adding two new categories — Timeless Classics and App Store Gr

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The iMac Pro is being discontinued

Chalk this up to inevitability. The iMac Pro is soon to be no more. First noted by 9to5Mac, TechCrunch has since confirmed with Apple that the company will stop selling the all-in-one once the current

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17 countries' publishing houses to translate, publish Xi's book on governance

Publishing houses from 17 countries have partnered with Beijing-based Foreign Languages Press, the publisher of the third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, for translating the book into d

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Iran grants emergency use of 3 foreign-made COVID vaccines

A nurse prepares to inject a volunteer taking part in an Iranian coronavirus disease vaccine trial in Tehran. /VCG The Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) has approved three foreign-made

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WHO reports fifth consecutive drop in weekly new COVID-19 infections

The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus /Photo by James Chau. The number of weekly new COVID-19 infections reported globally dropped for the fifth consecutive

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UN partners with airlines to facilitate delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

VCG The United Nations has partnered with leading airlines globally to facilitate the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines and other critical supplies across the globe.More than

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Apple reportedly testing Intel-beating high core count Apple Silicon chips for high-end Macs

Apple is reportedly developing a number of Apple Silicon chip variants with significantly higher core counts relative to the M1 chips that it uses in today’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mi