Cuckoo Internet is a new UK start-up that aims to disrupt the UK broadband market. It has now raised £425,000 in seed funding, which includes funding from work.fund, a new Silicon Valley fund operator
11:39 The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting the appetite for much sought-after U.S. degrees among Chinese students, who were already "reconsidering" and "diversifying" their aca
Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research fi
China's tourism sector showed encouraging signs of recovery over the May Day holiday with 115 million trips made, many by car and by younger people emerging from weeks of coronavirus lockdown, accord
Chinese youths from all walks of life have risen to challenges and played an important role in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. Monday was China's Youth Day, a
The behaviour might help younger otters to learn the skills they will need to extract food from prey such as mussels and clams.
Free streaming service Pluto TV is expanding. The company has today gained access to streaming sports network, CBS Sports HQ, as a result of the ViacomCBS merger. It has also forged new distribution d
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Tumblr is making a change to how it deals with hate speech on its blogging platform. The company announced today it will also remove the reblogs (repostings) from any b
If you’ve got kids with you through this stay-at-home stretch, there’s a good chance you’re running low on new ways to keep them entertained. All the coloring pages have been colored in; the freeze da
While millions of people took advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy spring weather, some of the world’s most populous countries reported worrisome new peak
During these long, mundane physically-distant days, stretching on into an uncertain future like an ever-lengthening beigeish corridor, it’s impossible not to miss hanging out with friends. Espec
Ali Amin-Javaheri grew up in the chemicals business.His father had worked for Iran’s state-owned chemical company and when the family fled the country in the nineteen eighties during the Iran-Ir
People from some ethnic minorities in Britain are dying in disproportionate numbers from COVID-19, possibly because they are more likely to work in healthcare and other sectors most exposed to the co
Researchers say the conditions may be caused by COVID-19 or indicate complications - but warned people against self-diagnosis.
The coronavirus outbreak has driven more consumers to turn to their smart speakers for news, information, music and entertainment, according to new data released today
A group of Chinese New Zealand students joined a global rally to sing for the resilience and solidarity showed by the overseas Chinese community and the frontline medi