Business
Some seven million people have been displaced due to extreme weatherin just the first six months of 2019. It marks a new record, writes the New York Times Somini Sengupta, that indicates this
President Donald Trump sought to boost the spirits of Republican lawmakers Thursday, mocking Democrats and promising a new tax cut package, as he returned to the city he recently disparaged as a "rat
London Stock Exchange Group Plc has formally rejected a takeover proposal from Asian rival Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., saying the bid has fundamental flaws. The board of the 300-ye
Once again, the top 10 Democratic presidential candidates took to the debate stage Thursday night, this time in Houston, Texas. It was the first time, however, that the top three vying for the jobV
Going into todays European Central Bank rate decision, outgoing chief Mario Draghi was asked to pull off the impossibleto fight off recession, to keep Europes biggest commercial banks happy a
Google employees have announced they are joining their big tech counterparts at Amazon and Microsoft in walking off the job on Sept. 20 to participate in the global climate strike. The climate change
Snap has shared a detailed log of Facebooks competitive tactics with investigators in the Federal Trade Commissions antitrust probe of its larger rival, according to a new report. Snap reported
President Donald Trump said Thursday that hes planning a tax cut directed at the middle class that will be announced in the next year. It will be a very substantial tax cut, Trump told congr
The U.K. Parliament is not suspended and must return to work immediately, the country's highest court ruled Tuesday morning. In an unprecedented ruling, the Supreme Court ruled not only that it was ad
Lawmakers have been passing spending bills with unusual speed and little fanfare lately, most recently the $854 billion package covering the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor an
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Everything is very close in this troubled land. It's small. Travelling around and across land that has been fought over doesn't take long. Enemies, resentment, hopes and disappointment are never far a
In the wake of the attacks on key Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure, American officials have been talking about drawing on a huge emergency stash of oil kept in the United States.As oil prices spiked,
A painting found hanging in an elderly woman's home near Paris is a long-lost masterpiece by Florentine Renaissance artist Cimabue, art experts say. "Christ Mocked", part of a series of paintings from
As a fullback for the New England Patriots, James Develin used to plow through people when he ran. On Monday, his running style was a little different.
Beckham's watch situation has caught the attention of a Hall of Fame player
American singer Eddie Money, who had major chart success in the 70s and 80s with songs such as Two Tickets to Paradise and Take Me Home Tonight, has died at the age of 70. Money released 11 albums and
1980's rockstar Eddie Money, known for hits like "Two Tickers to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight" has died at 70 years old. The singer recently revealed ...
We compare Apple's new iPhones with the ones from 2018 to see what's changed, spec-by-spec.
A man in his 50s from Bristol County was diagnosed with the rare mosquito-borne virus, according to the Department of Public Health.
Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump's former campaign manager and clo...
Technologies
Disrupt SF will light up San Francisco on October 2-4, and as usual weve designed the show to be unmissable for founders, investors and just about anyone in the global startup scene. In a post
Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isnt hard to see why. By intermediating payments, networks like Visa allow buyers and sellers to exchange money fo
Were announcing a big addition to the Disrupt SF Agenda: Will Smith and director Ang Lee will be joining us to discuss their upcoming film Gemini Man. Theyve both had long careers in
Fans of sci-fi and fringe tech may already be familiar with the idea of the space elevator, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like and totally impossible with todays techno
Google'sfirst foray into Chinese markets was a short-lived experiment. Google Chinas search engine was launched in 2006 and abruptly pulled from mainland China in 2010 amid a major hack of the co
Got an early stage fund? Then grab an Investor pass, pack your bags and head to Disrupt Berlin 2019on 11-12 December. Well host hundreds of exhibiting startups, which makes this tech confere
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Google doesnt have to de-reference results related to the so-called right to be forgotten at a global scale. Europes top court also
Fieldwire, which makes task management software for construction teams that helps organize everyone involved in a project so things dont fall through the figurative (or literal) cracks, has ra
Ryan Floyd Contributor Share on Twitter Ryan Floyd is a founding managing director of Storm Ventures, investing in early-stage enterprise SaaS c
Felicis Ventures has, in its roughly 13 years of existence, established a reputation in venture circles as a smart early-stage investment firm thats willing to make bets almost anywhere in th
