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Black entrepreneurs working hard to carve out space in tech industry

Although the COVID-19 pandemic hit the startup world hard with layoffs, those that did survive pulled in record amounts of venture capital funding – $130 billion in 2020.But often left behind were st

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Conservationists warn of the growing dangers of plastics to rivers

03:12 Conservation groups are holding various events around the world to remind people of how vital it is to take care of our oceans.One new initiative has pulled together resources to

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New system and new features unveiled at the latest Apple event

02:44 Apple has held its biggest conference of the year for developers – its Worldwide Developers Conference.The Silicon Valley tech giant unveiled a host of new features for its iOS 15

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Using technology to keep oceans clean

02:27 Did you know an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean from land each year? World Oceans Day falls on Tuesday, June 8, and we are looking at efforts across

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Police continue to investigate San Jose workplace shooting

03:10 Police continue to search for evidence and a motive in the wake of a workplace shooting in San Jose, California on Wednesday morning. Ten people died including the gunmen.Authorit

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Microsoft CEO challenges staff to work on global problems at Build

03:06 One of Microsoft’s largest events of the year – Build -- kicked off virtuallyTuesdaywith CEO Satya Nadella appealing to developers to take on some of the world’s biggest challenge

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Imagine Cup 2021: Who is the world champion?

02:48 Microsoft’s annual Build Developer Conference kicked off Tuesday.As part of the event, Microsoft announced the winners of itsImagine Cupglobal competitionfor students innovators i

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Napa Valley grape growers gear up for drought of 2021

02:39 California Governor Gavin Newsom recently declared a drought emergency for 41 of the state’s 58 counties.For farmers, that means they’ll be performing a delicate balancing act – c

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Epic vs Apple trial goes into second week

02:50 A gaming giant is doing battle with a tech titan in court.Week two of theEpicGamesvs.Appletrialis underway this week.CGTN’s Mark Niu reports. Check out The China Report, our new w

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Facebook's oversight board upholds decision to ban Trump

03:00 Facebook's Oversight Board has decided to uphold a decision by the social media giant to ban former U.S. President Donald Trump at least for the time being.Check outThe China Repo

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"I Look For the Sky" exhibition created by a Chinese American artist

02:28 Born in Shanghai, artist Zheng Chongbin has had exhibits around the world.He is trained in classical Chinese figurative painting from the China Academy of Art. He later studied pe

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COVID-19 turned many workers into stay-at-home parents. What's next?

02:37 During the pandemic, many parents have found themselves leaving the workplace for a new full time job at home – taking care of the kids. But will months of full-time parenting har

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A new job title, ‘stay-at-home parent’ amid COVID

02:33 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents in the U.S. have found themselves leaving the workplace to do a full-time jobathome– taking care of the kids.Will that harm their chance

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Check out these three cool new Apple products

01:32 Apple has made some big announcements for its first event of 2021, one being a totally redesigned iMac which has set the internet on fire. Some think it's a marvel of engineering,

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Apple unveils fresh line of products and upgrades

02:39 Tech giantApplehas unveiled a refreshed line of hardware products as well as some new gadgets at a virtualeventfrom its Silicon Valley headquarters.CGTN’sMarkNiureports. Check out

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How Climate Change will affect businesses in the U.S.

02:55 U.S. President Joe Biden views onclimatechangeare the near opposite of Donald Trump's.But one key to achievinghis administration'sambitious environmental goals will be its relati

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What does Coinbase's IPO means to the future of cryptocurrency?

02:47 The companyCoinbasegoes public on the Nasdaq Wednesday and becomes the first publicly traded crypto company.Mark Niu spoke to technology experts to find out what this means to th