Ronaldinho of Brazil at an interview in Budapest, Hungary, December 6, 2019. /VCG Ronaldinho's lawyers are hoping the former world player of the year will be allowed to go home after more than
SoftBank Investment Fund and WeWork Labs say they’ve officially kicked off the first session of Emerge, an accelerator program designed for underrepresented founders.In their press release, th
Around two-thirds of the way through “Beautiful the World,” a voice declaratively whispers, “The music of the Earth has arrived.” Created by the fittingly-named Uncanny Valley, the three-and-a-half mi
In an episode of Extra Crunch Live last week, Roelof Botha expressed excitement not only about the shift to teleconference platforms like Zoom, but the apps and bots that may spring up on top of the Z
The Immigration Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has been voted the winner of the 2020 best airport immigration service award in the World Passenger Survey
Target makes another acquisition, social platforms struggle with a “Plandemic” conspiracy video and Boston Dynamics’ robot Spot encourages social distancing.Here’s your Daily
Microsoft and Amazon are at it again as the fight for the Defense Department JEDI contract continues. In a recent series of increasingly acerbic pronouncements, the two companies continue their ongoin
Chris Froome of Great Britain finishes stage 20 of the Tour de France 2018, in Espelette, France, July 28, 2018. /VCG Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome fears that event organizers c
Real Madrid players during a training session, Madrid, Spain, February 29, 2020. /VCG Spanish football is beginning to move toward reclaiming some semblance of normalcy as the country's sports
Germany's tennis player Dustin Brown returns the ball during a pro-tennis tournament at a local base tennis academy in Germany, May 1, 2020. /AP An exhibition tennis event got underway near Ko
The online retailing giant has recruited an extra 175,000 workers to cope with a surge in online shopping during the pandemic.
Andy Murray of Great Britain poses with his winners' trophy after his straight sets victory against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's final at the Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain, May 10, 2015. /VC
NASA has selected the companies that will provide them with the human landing system for their Artemis Moon missions, including a lander vehicle which will carry astronauts from space to the lunar su
Is it feast or famine for food delivery startups during the coronavirus pandemic? The UK’s Deliveroo has confirmed it’s axing more than 350 staff — or around 15% of its global headc
Football legend Diego Maradona, the manager of struggling Argentinian club Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, has praised a decision to suspend relegation from the country's
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Global leaders joined the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to launch an initiative to accelerate work on drugs, tests and vaccines against COVID-19 and to shar