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Microsoft launches Azure Percept, its new hardware and software platform to bring AI to the edge

Microsoft today announced Azure Percept, its new hardware and software platform for bringing more of its Azure AI services to the edge. Percept combines Microsoft’s Azure cloud tools for managin

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Klarna confirms new $31B valuation

Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank, has raised $1 billion in new funding at a post-money valuation of $31 billion. That sees the company retain the crown as the highest v

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U.S. greenlights Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine

A vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. /Reuters The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Johnson Johnson (JJ)'s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturda

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Buffett upbeat on U.S. and Berkshire, buys back stock as COVID hits

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Om

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UN rights chief hails US shift from Trump migration policies

FILE PHOTO: Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. /VCG The UN rights chief on Friday celebrated the shift in the United States under President Joe Biden away from a range

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The Middle Eastern NATO is coming

The national flags of Gulf Cooperation Council countries /Getty Editor's Note:Wang Jin is a research fellow of Charhar Institute in China and an associate Professor from Northwest University i

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New public report to blame Saudi crown prince for 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi

The Biden administration will release an intelligence report Thursday that concludes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist

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Black History Month: Sankofa Bookstore looks to past to change future

03:48 It’s Black History Month.Come with us for an enlightening conversation with acclaimed filmmaker and co-founder of Black-owned Sankofa Video and Books Cafe in Washington D.C.Shiri

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Expert: Chinese game developers need to level up content design

04:15 With the pandemic forcing people to stay home, the year 2020 was a big win for Chinese game developers, but they need to shore up deficiencies in their content design to maintain

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U.S. response to COVID-19: One year, half a million deaths

Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies during the coronavirus pandemic in a trench on Hart Island in the Bronx borough of New York, U.S., April 9, 2020. /AP "Our grandchildr

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3D model provider CGTrader raises $9.5M Series B led by Evli Growth Partners

3D model provider CGTrader, has raised $9.5M in a Series B funding led by Finnish VC fund Evli Growth Partners, alongside previous investors Karma Ventures and LVV Group. Ex-Rovio CEO Mikael Hed also

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Thailand's prime minister survives no-confidence vote

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha survived a no-confidence vote Saturday in parliament amid allegations that his government mismanaged the economy, bungled th

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UK records another 10,406 coronavirus cases, 445 deaths

People commute along Westminster Bridge in London, Britain, on Feb. 17, 2021. /Xinhua Another 10,406 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavir

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Why is immersive theater getting popular in China?

28:48 No screens and no fourth wall, you are in the middle of the stage, surrounded by performers. This is “immersive theater”, a new trend in entertainment for millennials in China. H

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Dolphins have similar personality traits to humans, study finds

Scientists have identified a convergence of certain traits - especially relating to curiosity and sociability.

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China's e-commerce market: Benchmark for global retailing

A Rolls-Royce Phantom and A Jaguar car are displayed on the pinduoduo mobile phone client page of the e-commerce platform in Shanghai, China, December 17, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:Alexander

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UEFA Champions League: Porto sucker punch Juventus – twice

As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Serie A's Juventus must have felt brutally ashamed of themselves upon returning to Italy after they got made fool of, no