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China's game market spikes in Q1 despite COVID-19 hit

The gaming industry is among the few industries immune to COVID-19, as China's game market saw revenue exceed 73.2 billion yuan (about 10.34 billion U.S. dollars) in th

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Elon Musk details some SpaceX efforts to reduce nighttime visibility of Starlink satellites

It’s launch day for yet another batch of Starlink satellites, which will bring the total launched by SpaceX to 422. With each launch, there’s renewed discussion around the impact the growi

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Facebook’s Messenger Kids will launch in more than 70 additional countries, roll out new features

Facebook announced the launch of Messenger Kids in more than 70 new countries and new features that will gradually roll out in different markets. As schools around the world remain closed because of

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Apple Music’s web interface exits beta

Apple has done a good job closing the gap between Spotify and its own music streaming service. But the former still maintains some advantages, a list that until recently included a robust web interfac

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YouTube launches dedicated COVID-19 homepage section

In an effort to ensure that the latest updates related to COVID-19 are as visible as possible, YouTube announced today that they’re launching a dedicated hub on the YouTube homepage for stories

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No extra economy recovery measures needed for COVID-19 impact: Finnish minister

Finnish Finance Minister Katri Kulmuni said on Tuesday that the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 in Finland do not, at this time, require extraordinary recovery measures. Talking to the media

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When that ‘AI company’ isn’t really an AI company

Artificial intelligence is one of the most important fields in technology right now, which makes it ripe for buzzword-savvy startups to leverage for attention. But while machine learning and related t

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Mars and the Moon temporarily cross paths

Mars temporarily disappeared behind the moon early Tuesday morning.It's called a Moon-Mars occultation, and it happens about twice a year.This celestial event could be seen from North and Central

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Xi says China's battle against COVID-19 making visible progress

China's measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic are achieving visible progress as the battle has reached a crucial time, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a phone conversation with B

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Hong Kong reports biggest annual exports decline since 2009

Hong Kong witnessed the biggest decline in annual goods exports last year, weighed on by a lackluster global economy, official data showed Thursday. The value of total

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IMF cuts global growth projection, sees "tentative signs of stabilization"

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut global growth projections on Monday, citing negative surprises in a few emerging markets, notably in India, and increased soc

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2 people dead in aircraft crash in South Africa

Two killed as light aircraft crashes near Springs Airfield in South Africa./Netcare 911 Two people died when their two-seater aircraft crashed at Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, said the City's

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Iran releases report on crashed Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran on Thursday released a preliminary report about the Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger plane which crashed in capital Tehran's Parand suburb on Wednesday with all peo

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India to launch 3rd moon mission in 2020

India will launch its third mission to the moon in 2020, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday,The newspaper quoted India's junior minister for the department of space Jitendra Singh as saying t