The eye in space studying whale strandings
Researchers at the British Antarctic Survey are using satellite imagery to detect and study massive whale strandings, with the hope of figuring out how to...
Where U.S. presidential candidates stand on breaking up Big Tech
In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America’s big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from antitrust...
China’s bitcoin miner Canaan Creative files for $400 million IPO on Nasdaq
Canaan Creative, one of China’s biggest bitcoin mining hardware makers, filed to publicly list on the Nasdaq on Monday to raise $400 million, marking at...
China state paper urges calm after blockchain stocks, bitcoin soar
Chinese state media urged investors to remain rational and not equate Beijing’s support for blockchain as a boost for virtual currencies, after comments by Chinese...
Australian regulator files lawsuit against Google for data collection
Australia’s consumer regulator filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday, alleging it misled consumers about how it was collecting, storing and using personal...
Paxos to launch settlement of U.S.-listed equities after SEC’s no-action letter
Paxos Trust Co, a New York-based regulated financial institution, said on Monday it will launch a blockchain-based settlement platform for a limited number of U.S.-listed...
TSMC, GlobalFoundries settle patent disputes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and smaller contract chipmaking rival GlobalFoundries Inc on Monday agreed to dismiss all patent litigations between themselves and those...
Alphabet misses profit estimates as Google bets big on newer businesses
Google parent Alphabet Inc missed analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Monday as it reported its highest-ever quarterly expenses, sending shares down about 1.2% even...
VW ramps up China electric car factories, taking aim at Tesla
Volkswagen AG is ramping up production of electric cars to around 1 million vehicles by end of 2022, according to manufacturing plans seen by Reuters,...
Alphabet third-quarter profit misses estimates
Alphabet Inc fell short of analysts’ estimates for third-quarter profit on Monday, hit by aggressive spending by its Google unit on marketing and hardware development....