BP Ventures invests $11.9M in in-car payments provider Ryd to support expansion
BP Ventures, the investing arm of oil and gas giant BP, has announced a €10 million (~$11.9 million) investment in Ryd, a German in-car digital payments provider. The fresh funds will help Ryd expand
Smart chimp copies handlers by washing and masking up
00:34 This chimpanzee in China mimicked its handlers after it saw them washing their hands and putting on masks while following COVID-19 precautions. According to reports, the intellige
U.S. semiconductor industry and global chip shortage
02:16 In Washington, the House of Representatives is debating sweeping legislation designed to help the U.S. compete with China in the tech sphere.The bill, which has already been passe
China's January factory prices rise for first time in a year
A textile factory in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, February 9, 2021. /CFP China's January factory gate prices rose for the first time in a year due to rising demand, data from the N
China's home appliance sector sees output growth in 2020
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's home appliance sector posted a rising output last year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows.In 2020, the output of refrigerators a
Nigerian president signs new law to curb COVID-19
ABUJA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021, a new law aimed at controlling the pandemic in the most populous Af
Jordan's daily COVID-19 infections declining: health minister
AMMAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Jordan has been witnessing a continuous drop in the number of daily new infections and deaths from COVID-19, Health Minister Nathir Obeidat said on Wednesday.In a press con
