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Microsoft will now pay up to $20k for Xbox Live security exploits

Think you’ve found a glaring security hole in Xbox Live? Microsoft is interested.The company announced a new bug bounty program today, focused specifically on its Xbox Live network and services

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U.S. seeks Iraqi nod to bring in air defenses after Iran attack

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about airstrikes by the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2019. /Reuters Photo The U

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U.S. House bill on Tibet lacks understanding of the region

Editor's note: Iram Khan is a Pakistan-based commentator on international and commercial affairs. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.U.S. House of Rep

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India confirms its first coronavirus case

India has confirmed that at least one case of coronavirus has reached the country.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the country’s first case was in a patie

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Scientists race to develop vaccine for coronavirus

02:17 Around the world, scientists are working around the clock to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus.That includes Purdue University in the U.S. state of Indiana, where back in

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S. Africa police, Facebook team up to find missing children

FILE PHOTO: South African police take security measurements as former South African president Jacob Zuma supporters stage a demonstration outside KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban, South Africa

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UN expert says climate change may be behind locust swarms in Africa

FILE PHOTO: Locusts are seen in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013. /Reuters Climate change may be powering the swarms of desert locusts that have invaded eastern Africa,

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Sudan, Ethioipia, Egypt extend Nile dam talks

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019. /Reuters Talks are still ong

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Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April

IBM announced today that the Board of Directors has elected IBM Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software Arvind Krishna to replace current CEO Ginni Rometty. He will take over on April

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Rocket Lab points out that not all rideshare rocket launches are created equal

The commercial rideshare model for spacefaring cargo is increasingly popular, and for good reason: It lowers the cost of launching something to space even further than companies like SpaceX have mana

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CloudTrucks raises $6.1 million to help truckers run their businesses

After selling autonomous driving startup Scotty Labs to DoorDash just five months ago, entrepreneur Tobenna Arodiogbu is back with a new startup. This time, he’s focused solely on truck drivers

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Syrian army recaptures key northwest town

Syrian troops pass through a recaptured village in their final push on the strategic highway town of Maaret al-Numan. /AFP Photo Syrian government forces recaptured Wednesday a strategic north

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Indian airline SpiceJet confirms breach of 1.2 million passenger details

SpiceJet, one of India’s largest privately owned airlines, has confirmed a data breach involving the details of over a million of its passengers.The security researcher, who described their actions as

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Codility raises $22M for its tech recruiting platform

Codility, a platform that helps tech recruiters and hiring managers asses candidates through online coding tests, today announced that it has raised a $22 million Series A round led by Oxx and Kennet

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Where top VCs are investing in travel, tourism and hospitality tech

The venture community has been fixated on travel and hospitality since the dot-com era and early-2000s, when mainstays like Kayak and Airbnb were still Silicon Valley darlings. As the multi-trillion-d

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After Brexit, the Tories have a long way to go to win on the economy

Editor's note: Thom Brooks is the dean of the Durham Law School and a professor of law and government. The article reflects the author's views, and not necessarily those of CGTN.As the European Pa

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ROK president Moon Jae-in urges calm amid coronavirus quarantine sites

Republic of Korea (ROK) President Moon Jae-in urged residents not to give in to fear as the country prepared to evacuate the first of around 700 citizens from the epicenter of the new coronavirus epi