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Watch SpaceX launch 60 more Starlink satellites for its broadband internet service

UPDATE: Scrubbed for today due to weather.SpaceX is launching 60 additional satellites to join the over 500 already on orbit as part of its Starlink global broadband internet constellation. The launc

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GoPro’s Hero 9 Black arrives with a bigger battery and front-facing screen

After leaking like crazy, the GoPro Hero 9 Black arrives today, bringing with it a handful of features aimed at keeping the company on the bleeding edge of the action camera category. GoPro has, of c

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Fire breaks out in high-rise residential building in southern Russia

A fire has broken out at an eight-story residential building in Krasnodar, a city in southern Russia on Sunday, according to a report from Russia Today."Some 140 firefighters and 40 fire engines have

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Brazilian company launches wireless coverage for poorer neighborhoods

02:07 In today's world, it's tough to get by without acellphone.Yet, in many poor communities, wireless coverage is poor and expensive. In Brazil, onecompany launched awirelessservice​

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The good and the less-good from Sumo Logic’s updated IPO filing

Sumo Logic filed an S-1/A this week, updating the world to its latest financial results ahead of its IPO pricing.Today, just over a week after we first looked at Sumo Logic’s recent financial pe

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The bullish case for Palantir’s direct listing

The Palantir S-1 finally dropped yesterday after TechCrunch spilled a bunch of its guts last Friday. You can read the filing here, if you are so inclined.Today, however, instead of our usual overview,

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Mexico to broadcast classes on television and radio

02:37 InMexico,schools are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But that did not stopsome30 million children from returning to classes today.The government enlisted the nation

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Tiktok sues Trump administration over ban

TikTok is filing a formal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the executive order signed by President Donald Trump banning its service in the United States, it said in a blog post on Monday

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Asia Album: Australians shop with caution amid COVID-19

People shop at Carriageworks Farmers Market in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 22, 2020. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)SYDNEY, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Australians shop at Carriageworks Farmers Market under COVI

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Start of Afghan talks uncertain as prisoner release stalls

Negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan authorities expected within days of a mega gathering of prominent Afghans approving the release of 400 Taliban prisoners. /AFP Afghan authorities an

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Sudan's PM, U.S. state secretary discuss "terror listing" over phone

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Thursday received a telephone call from the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during which they reviewed lifting Sudan from

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The People's Liberation Army of Today

How does the Chinese army help with the fight against COVID-19? How does it help with poverty alleviation? China's military published a video on the People's Liberatio

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India bans 47 apps cloning restricted Chinese services

India, which blocked 59 apps developed by Chinese firms late last month on the grounds that they pose a threat to nation’s security, today banned an additional 47 apps.The nation’s Ministry of Electro

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Tesla stretches profit streak to four quarters, gains 6% in after-hours trading

Tesla extended its profitability streak to four quarters today, its longest period of profitability to date according to Q2 earnings it disclosed after the market closed.The automaker reported that i

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Xinjiang, My home | From unemployed to project manager, how Xinjiang man changes his life

Memetomar is a project manager with an e-commerce company in Xinjiang. With his team, he is busy sealing another deal. Life today is beyond his wildest dream as he used to be a man that no one wanted

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Xinjiang, My home | From unemployed to project manager, how Xinjiang man changes his life

Memetomar is a project manager with an e-commerce company in Xinjiang. With his team, he is busy sealing another deal. Life today is beyond his wildest dream as he used to be a man that no one wanted

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Google invests $4.5 billion in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms

Google has become the latest high-profile investor in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms. The search giant is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.7% stake in the top Indian telecom network, Reliance Jio