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White House requests $15 billion to establish Space Force

The Space Force will be taking one giant leap towards reality if the Department of Defense’s proposed budget and operations go through. $15 billion is requested, which would fund a number of mis

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Amazon wants to depose president and secretary of Defense as part of JEDI protest

Today, AWS made public its Motion to Supplement the Record in its protest of the JEDI contract decision. As part of that process, the company has announced it wants to depose President Trump and Secr

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Develop a serious cybersecurity strategic plan that incorporates CCM

It’s a new year and corporate concerns about cybersecurity risk are high. Which means top executives at Fortune 500 companies will do what they always do — spend big on security technology. Glob

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(Diagram) China in all-out fight against novel coronavirus

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic in China has become a common concern of the international community. As a responsible country, China has taken robust me

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What are risks and opportunities for TikTok in the U.S.?

Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Economic Development. The article reflects the author'

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"Parasite" wins Oscar for best int'l feature

South Korean black comedy "Parasite" won the best international feature film at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday night. "Parasite" beat out "Corpus Christi"

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Israel drawing up map for West Bank annexations: Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deliver joint remarks on a Middle East peace plan proposal in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., J

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Australia expresses joy over the rain, braces for possible flooding

Beleaguered volunteer firefighters who have fought the blazes day-in-day-out say they are "over the moon" at the rain. /AFP Photo Heavy rain raised hopes on Friday for an end to Australia's un

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White House reportedly aims to double AI research budget to $2B

The White House is pushing to dedicate an additional billion dollars to fund artificial intelligence research, effectively doubling the budget for that purpose outside of Defense Department spending,

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Laos to boost stock of face masks, mulling contributing to China's anti-epidemic efforts

Lao authorities are preparing to purchase and stock face masks to ensure sufficient domestic supply and considering sending them to China to contribute to its fight ag

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The merits of understanding Lebanon beyond Hezbollah

A view of downtown Beirut, Lebanon. /Reuters Photo Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a security analyst at the London School of Economics - South Asia Center, and an author. The article reflects

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12 Israeli troops injured in Jerusalem car-ramming attack

A Palestinian rammed his car into a group of Israeli troops in Jerusalem early on Thursday, injuring at least 12 soldiers, Israeli authorities said. A military stateme

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Overreaction may hamper int'l collaboration to counter new coronavirus

The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai lights up to show support for Wuhan on Sunday, February 2, 2020. /CCTV Photo Editor's Note: The following article is taken from the Chinese-language "The R

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Ancestry.com rejected a police warrant to access user DNA records on a technicality

DNA profiling company Ancestry.com has narrowly avoided complying with a search warrant in Pennsylvania after a search warrant was rejected on technical grounds, a move that is likely to help law enfo

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Neo4j 4.0 graph database platform brings unlimited scaling

Neo4j,the premiere graph database development platform, announced the release of version 4.0 today, which features unlimited scaling among other updates.Graph databases are growing increasingly import

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Commentary: Spread of prejudice harms anti-coronavirus efforts

The novel coronavirus outbreak has put the world on alert. While many in the international community are joining China to battle the epidemic, prejudice and discrimina

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Pompeo says US can supply Belarus with 100% of oil, gas

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that the United States is willing and able to provide Belarus with 100% of its oil and gas, taking a slap at Russia wh