American tech companies are engaged in a worldwide competition for top talent that can pick and choose where they want to live or where they want to launch the next great startup. With the expansion o
SecurityScorecard has been helping companies understand the security risk of its vendors since 2014 by providing each one with a letter grade based on a number of dimensions. Today, the company announ
"The United States and other rich countries have only themselves to blame" for the prolonged process of ending the COVID-19 pandemic, said Daron Acemoglu, professor of economics at MIT, in a submissi
"How can anyone govern a nation that has 246 different kinds of cheese?" once asked French statesman Charles de Gaulle. /CFP In France, the blue-veined roquefort holds the title "Roi des froma
Facebook this morning announced it will increase the penalties against its rule-breaking Facebook Groups and their members, alongside other changes designed to reduce the visibility of groups’ p
Video streaming platforms have signed up more subscribers during Covid-19 lockdowns, and that growth is expected to continue after the pandemic, showcasing more international content. When subtitles a
Plentywaka, a Nigerian bus-booking platform, today announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program.It will join nine other startups in the class of 2021 and secure f
The Huawei Technologies logo is displayed on a smartphone with the 5G inscription background. /CFP Huawei announced on Tuesday that it will begin to charge smartphone makers a royalty for acce
03:50 As major sports tournaments restart worldwide, the five-times world record holder and three-times Paralympic medalist, Stefanie Reid, is preparing for what's to come.Like many at
Indian Delhi has once again been rated as the most polluted city in the world, despite COVID-19 lockdowns which improved air quality in many cities in 2020, said a global ranking of polluted citie
SUMMARYThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has exceeded 120 million, with over 2.6 million deaths, and more than 68 million recoveries, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins Un
Receiving a second COVID-19 vaccine dose is often a cause for celebration and, in one US clinic, legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma marked the occasion with a surprise recital./AFP Receiving a second
02:52 The coronavirus pandemic has devastated industries worldwide. Among the hardest hit are movie theaters. Mexico is one country with a large movie-going public. As theaters there s
Workers at a COVID-19 vaccine shipping facility in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, the U.S., March 1, 2021. /CFP The unprecedented demand for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing worldwide has led to a sh
02:06 As of March 2021, coronavirus had killed over 2.6 million and sickened over 117 million people globally. Vaccines are believed to be a game changer and there are already at least
02:13 With the latest $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed into law, the U.S. government spending has topped $5 trillion since the health crisis began last year. That was a quarte
The United Nations (UN) chief criticized the "many examples of vaccine nationalism and vaccine hoarding" as well as side deals with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers that undermine access to all people