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Hong Kong wouldn't be shamed for being patriotic

Editor's note:As the deliberation on "patriot governing Hong Kong" and improvements to the city's electoral system is underway, conflicting views, criticisms and different characterizations of the

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Hong Kong is open, not beholden to foreigners

Editor's note:As the deliberation on "patriot administering Hong Kong" and improvements to the city's electoral system is underway, conflicting views, criticisms and different characterizations of

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'A bridge to music's future?': Abbey Road sets stage for festival avatar 5,000 miles away

Sky News visits Abbey Road studios as it sets the stage for a streamed jazz set and avatar appearance for SXSW Festival.

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How Rani Therapeutics’ robotic pill could change subcutaneous injection treament

A new auto-injecting pill might soon become a replacement for subcutaneous injection treatments.The idea for this so-called robotic pill came out of a research project around eight years ago from InCu

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How Pariti is connecting founders with capital, resources and talent in emerging markets

According to Startup Genome, Beijing, London, Silicon Valley, Stockholm, Tel Aviv are some of the world’s best startup ecosystems. The data and research organisation uses factors like performanc

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Parabol raises $8M after reaching 100,000 users of its agile meeting software

This morning Parabol, a startup that provides retrospective meeting software to agile development teams, announced that it has closed an $8 million Series A. Microsoft’s venture capital arm, M12

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Xage introduces Zero Trust remote access cloud solution for hard-to-secure environments

When a hacker broke into the computer systems of the Oldsmar Florida water supply last month, it sent up red flags across the operational tech world, whether that’s utilities or oil and gas pipe

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Nigerian founders-turn-investors are now running syndicate funds

Future Africa kicked off in 2015 as an angel investing firm when Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Nadayar Enegesi, co-founders of US-based and African-focused talent company Andela, wrote checks to African start

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CNN's latest anti-Chinese provocation is full of double standards

The CNN logo is seen atop its bureau in Los Angeles, California, February 6, 2019. /Getty Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the a

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BrioHR raises $1.3M ahead of Y Combinator’s demo day

As the next Y Combinator demo day approaches, more startups from the current Winter 2021 batch are showing up in our inboxes. One of the most interesting from the mix is BrioHR, which is building huma

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This virus will keep evolving - and that makes international travel risky

The Brazil coronavirus variant was imported into the UK just five days before the mandatory quarantine was introduced.

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Relativity Space unveils plans for a new, much larger and fully reusable rocket

3D-printed rocket company Relativity Space has just revealed what comes after Terran 1, the small launch vehicle it hopes to begin flying later this year. It’s next rocket will be Terran R, a mu

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Twitter plans to double revenue by 2023, reach 315M daily users

Just ahead of its 2021 virtual investor day on Thursday, Twitter this morning announced its three long-term goals focused on user base and revenue growth, and a faster pace of shipping new features ac

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McIlroy: Woods' well-being 'most important thing' after crash

Rory McIlroy (R) hands his driver to Tiger Woods during the final round of the Northern Trust at TPC Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., August 23, 2020. /CFP Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy sa

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VCs are chasing Hopin upwards of $5-6B valuation

Virtual events platform Hopin is hopin’ for a mega valuation.According to multiple sources who spoke with TechCrunch, the company, which was founded in mid-2019, is running around the fundraise circui

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Politicized genocide claims disrespect real genocide victims

Locals sing and dance to welcome tourists from all over the country, Kuqa City, Xinjiang, China, October 22, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political ana

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Could a new Iranian deal placate U.S. concerns about Nord Stream 2?

A valve pressure gauge sits on a pipe at the Persian Gulf Star Co. (PGSPC) gas condensate refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran, January 9, 2019. /Getty Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based