Since the outbreak of the pandemic, testing shortages have hampered efforts to curb the spread of the virus. /AFP The United States set a record of carrying out over 1 million tests in a day,
Cortana may have failed as a virtual assistant for consumers, but Microsoft is still betting on it (or at least its brand) for business use cases, now that it has rebranded it as a ‘personal pr
French startup Mirakl has raised a $300 million funding round at a $1.5 billion valuation — the company is now a unicorn. Mirakl helps you launch and manage a marketplace on your e-commerce website.
Medical staff took blood for testing for the new coronavirus. /VCG Image The United States on Saturday carried out more than one million coronavirus diagnostic tests setting a one-day record f
The European Union wants to arm itself with new powers to penalize big technology companies, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.The proposed plan includes forcing t
Thierry Breton, EU commissioner, talks to journalists during an online news conference. /Reuters The European Union wants to arm itself with new powers to penalize big technology companies, th
Spotify is embracing virtual events. The company today announced the addition of virtual event listings in the Spotify app, which will allow music fans to see when their favorite artists will be play
Meet Swan, a new French startup that wants to let other companies offer financial services by issuing cards, bank accounts and IBANs with just a few lines of codes. The company could be considered as
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. /VCG Image United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for additional funding for the World Health Organ
NASA wants to procure samples of lunar soil from private contractors, the agency announced today in a blog post by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. This is part of the agency’s overall ambiti
The Polish government has said it wants to speed up phasing out coal and spend heavily on building nuclear and renewable power infrastructure in a notable shift in climate policy.Poland is one of the
NASA wants its private commercial space company partners to make more Moon deliveries on its behalf: The agency just issued another request for scientific and experimental payloads that need lunar del
A splash of colour is being added to London's streets as the UK's capital seeks to bounce back from the COVID-19 lockdown, with more than 150 artists from around the world painti
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2020. /Reuters The U.S. doesn't want to recognize the fact that countries like China have risen a
TechCrunch is on the hunt to feature 10 early-stage mobility startups at our virtual TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 pitch night. The pitch-off event, originally set for May, will now be held October 5th &
Meet Fondeadora, a fintech startup based in Mexico City that wants to build a full-stack neobank. The company just raised a $14 million Series A round led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused ven
FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers derivatives, options and other sophisticated products, is acquiring a popular portfolio tracking app, Blockfolio.FTX is spending $150 million for the acquisi
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