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4 killed in helicopter crash in northern California, U.S.

Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed Sunday in a remote area of northern California, the local sheriff's department said.The helicopter, which the Federal Aviation Administrati

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Project Gigabit: Government to upgrade internet speed for 1.85 million premises

An early target of reaching 100% coverage for full-fibre broadband across the UK by 2025 has been dropped to reaching 85% by that date.

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DPRK leader's sister warns Seoul against joint drill with Washington

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (L), assisted by his sister Kim Yo Jong, signs a joint declaration with the ROK in Pyongyang, DPRK, September 19, 2018. /Getty A senior official of the Democratic Peopl

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5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year

Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to t

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For tech firms, the risk of not preparing for leadership changes is huge

Every week over the past three and a half years, an average of three CEOs have exited tech companies in the U.S. That tally is higher — in good times and bad — than in any of the other 26 for-profit s

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Strong second quarter growth belies fears over Delta variant

01:40 The U.S.posted further evidence on Thursday that its economy has put the devastating impact of the pandemic behind it.Economic output expanded six and-a-half percent over the last

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Tso'l Food: Peking Duck

07:35 CGTN America presents Tso’l Food – an American journey through the Chinese kitchen with Gerald Tan.When Washingtonians want Korean cuisine, they head out to the suburb of Annandal

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Government watchdog rejects Blue Origin’s protest over lunar lander contract

Blue Origin’s protest to a governmental watchdog over NASA’s decision to award SpaceX a multi-billion dollar contract to develop a lunar lander was rejected.The Government Accountability Office

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Design expert Scott Tong outlines 4 concepts founders should consider when designing products

In the last decade, high-quality design has become a necessity in the software space. Great design is a commodity, not a luxury, and yet, designing beautiful products and finding great designers conti

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Robinhood’s CFO says it was ready to go public

Robinhood priced at $38 per share this week, opened flat and closed its first day’s trading yesterday worth $34.82 per share, or a bit more than 8% underwater. The company posted a mixed picture

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Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels

Chilean startup Xepelin, which has created a financial services platform for SMEs in Latin America, has secured $30 million in equity and $200 million in credit facilities.LatAm venture fund Kaszek Ve

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China's police chief stresses security, stability in Hong Kong

Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi meets with Teresa Cheng, secretary for justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)

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International Space Station knocked out of position as new Russian science lab malfunctions

Russian cosmonauts had been checking for leaks between the 22-ton Nauka lab and the service module when automatic sensors on the ground detected a problem.

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China firmly opposes any country increasing military presence in South China Sea

China firmly opposes any country increasing its military presence in the South China Sea for the purpose of provocation, said the Ministry of National Defense on Thursd

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International Space Station knocked out of position as new Russian science lab malfunctions

Russian cosmonauts had been checking for leaks between the 22-ton Nauka lab and the service module when automatic sensors on the ground detected a problem.

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Pinterest shares drop as company misses on user growth…again

Pinterest’s shares had popped last week when Snap posted its best quarter in four years, as investors were betting Pinterest’s image-based social app would also see a return in advertiser

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Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster

Blockchain infrastructure startups are heating up as industry fervor brings more developers and users to a space that still feels extremely young despite a heavy institutional embrace of the crypto sp