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Raspberry Pi Foundation launches $4 microcontroller with custom chip

Meet the Raspberry Pi Pico, a tiny little microcontroller that lets you build hardware projects with some code running on the microcontroller. Even more interesting, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is usi

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BizBeat Ep. 16: China's digital currency on the way

02:43 China's digital currency is now being piloted in Shanghai. The digital renminbi or digital yuan is a virtual currency. It is administered by the country's central bank.That makes

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X1 Card raises $12 million for its credit card with limits based on your income

X1 Card is raising a $12 million funding round. The company is building a credit card that sets limits based on your current and future income, not your credit score.Spark Capital is leading the round

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Trump says "impeachment hoax" is causing division, wants "no violence"

02:44 In public statements Tuesday, President Trump complained about plans to impeach him again. Trump said invoking the 25th Amendment and “the impeachment hoax” is “causing tremendou

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Sono Motors plans to license the tech that powers its solar electric car

Sono Motors wants to bring technology it developed for its solar electric car to the masses. And it’s starting with autonomous shuttle startup EasyMile.The German-based startup said Tuesday duri

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Apple, Amazon suspend Parler from App Store and web host

Apple suspends Parler from the App Store. /CFP Apple and Amazon have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service has not take

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Indonesian robo-advisor app Bibit raises $30 million led by Sequoia Capital India

Bibit, a robo-advisor app that wants to make investing more accessible in Indonesia, has raised $30 million from Sequoia Capital India. Returning investors East Ventures, EV Growth, AC Ventures and 50

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OPEC+ ministers adjourn without deal on February production levels

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) group of oil producers and their partners ended discussions on Monday without agreement on production levels for February, as d

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India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matt

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India's drug regulator approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle. /Reuters India's drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emerg

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Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm

Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm, a minister said on Thursday, the first official confirmation of a vaccine purchase by

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Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China

The inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinopharm. /CFP Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from

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BMW aims for 20% of its vehicles to be electric by 2023

BMW headquarters in Munich, Germany. /VCG German luxury carmaker BMW is planning to step up its production of electric vehicles, Chief Executive Oliver Zipse told German daily Augsburger Allge

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Trump wants Congress to amend COVID-19 relief bill, threatens to veto

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants Congress to amend the coronavirus relief bill to raise the amount of stimulus checks and eliminate wasteful spending, among other issues.

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UK, EU tell each other to budge in talks on post-Brexit future

Getty Images The U.K. on Sunday insisted that the European Union should budge to open the way to a new post-Brexit trade deal, but the bloc's negotiator defended its stand.There are less than

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Iran, Russia to Maintain Military Cooperation in Spite of US Sanctions, Iranian Ambassador Confirms

Iran and Russia will maintain bilateral military cooperation, the Islamic Republic’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, told Sputnik in an interview, adding that US sa

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Dott to expand beyond e-scooters with bike-sharing service

Dott is better known for its electric scooter service that is available in a few cities across Europe. But the company is working on electric bikes and wants to launch a bike-sharing service in London