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CES 2020 kicks off in Las Vegas

02:53 The world’s largest personal electronics show has officially kicked off in Las Vegas.Due to the pandemic, CES was completely virtual last year.This year, thousands of techies are

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Black Hat conference highlights products for better cybersecurity

03:07 The Black Hat conference in Las Vegas has brought together some of the world’s foremost experts on hacking.With more people working remotely, morebusinesses integratingtheir servi

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Nevada bans ornamental, non-functional grass

03:12 The U.S. State ofNevadais facing a critical drought. In a desperate attempt to conserve water,the state recently passed legislation banning ornamentalgrassin and around the city o

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Children see many adverse impacts from pandemic lockdown

03:29 The impact of the coronavirus pandemic and remote learning has led to isolation, depression, obesity and suicide in American children and teenagers. CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez ha

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Billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson dies

Sheldon Adelson attends a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida, December 2019. /Reuters Sheldon Adelson, billionaire casi

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UFC: 'Tibetan Eagle' Su Mudaerji gets a KO win in just 44 seconds

"The Tibetan Eagle" Su Mudaerji of China knocked out Malcolm Gordon of Canada in the 44th second during a flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night late Saturday in Las Vegas. It was Su's third fight and

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Cirque du Soleil emerges from bankruptcy

Canada-based Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, the world's leading circus show producer, announced on Tuesday the successful closing of a sale transaction with its secured lenders and its emer

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Virgin Hyperloop to safety test its hyperloop technology at new West Virginia certification center

Virgin Hyperloop announced a key step in its long-term goal of making hyperloop transportation a reality in the U.S. on Thursday. The company revealed it will be doing its certification testing at a n

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Monzo confirms £60M down round, with a new pre-money valuation of £1.24B

Monzo, the U.K. challenger bank with more than 4 million customers, has confirmed it has closed £60 million in top up funding.Backing the round are existing investors Y Combinator, General Catalyst, A

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Jordan's first Air Jordan sneakers sold for record $560,000

Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls shoots against Dennis Johnson #3 of the Boston Celtics during a game in 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts. /VCG File NBA great Michael Jordan's autographed

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Update: China firmly opposes U.S. restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei

A visitor experiences a 5G smart phone at the booth of Huawei at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the United States, Jan. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- China

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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner

The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team.Draper Go

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Inside Planet 13, the world’s largest cannabis dispensary

Planet 13 is located blocks off the Las Vegas Strip and holds the title as the world’s largest cannabis dispensary. But it’s much more than just a storefront. There’s a lot to the 115,000-square-foot

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'I'll be back': Schwarzenegger sues company $10m over lookalike robot

The robot has realistic looking skin, dark hair and the actor's chiselled jawline.

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Google Cloud announces four new regions as it expands its global footprint

Google Cloud today announced its plans to open four new data center regions. These regions will be in Delhi (India), Doha (Qatar), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada) and bring Google Cloud

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CERAWeek 2020 cancelled amid growing COVID-19 concerns

The CERAWeek 2020, originally scheduled to kick off on March 9 in Houston, U.S. state of Texas, was cancelled, the conference organizer announced Sunday, citing concer

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Voters react to Democratic presidential debate

02:42 Democrats in downtown Las Vegas watched the Nevada presidential debate Wednesday night with rapt attention as well as anticipation. The western U.S. state will have a say on the