On April 17, 2020, the Paulownia flowers in Lancao County in central China's Henan Province were in their peak bloom. Hundreds of Paulownia trees with flowers formed be
Iran began enriching uranium up to 60% purity Friday, its highest level ever, after an attack targeted its Natanz nuclear site, the country’s parliament speaker said.Th
The pandemic has made telemedicine video visits in the U.S. almost commonplace, but in Latin America, where broadband isn’t widely available, 1Doc3 is using text and chat to provide access to care. To
More than half a decade ago, my Battery Ventures partner Neeraj Agrawal penned a widely read post offering advice for enterprise-software companies hoping to reach $100 million in annual recurring rev
The safety pilot has his hands off the controls during an Xwing demonstration flight. Image Credits: XwingXwing has scored another win two months after it completed its first gate-to-gate autonomous d
European economies need "an extra push" of financial support this year and next to overcome the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on W
JPMorgan Chase & Co building in the central business district of Hong Kong, China. /CFP JPMorgan Chase Co's earnings jumped almost 400 percent in the first quarter, blowing past estimates as t
03:31 Back in 2019 São Paulo authorities estimated the city’s homeless population in about 25,000 people. Figures have not been updated since but there are signs that the economic cris
The UK is using an estimated 53 million single-use face masks daily and one hospital alone is getting through 10,000 masks a day.
The UK is using an estimated 53 million single-use face masks daily and one hospital alone is getting through 10,000 masks a day.
The denial addressed only claims the company was hacked, not whether 1.3 million Clubhouse users' data was actually leaked online.
Efforts to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama appear to have failed, Facebook takes down fake review groups and a monkey plays Pong with its brain. This is your Daily Crunch for April 9, 2021.The
02:36 Weighed down with a deadly pandemic and tense geopolitics, the world has become more divided than ever. There have been widely reported cases of violence against Asian Americans
An employee checking the label on a Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, December 23, 2020. /CFP HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a combined financing of $300 million to help Asia
President Biden is set to unveil his first attempts to curb gun violence on Thursday, announcing a set of modest moves designed to begin revamping federal gun policy by
Palestinian houses and buildings at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, April 7, 2021. /Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he would restore $235 million in aid for refug
The updates mean every person in a group must check in when in a pub or outdoor venue rather than just one member.