A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups, once the darlings of equity markets, are willing to list shares publicly in China at valuations lower than during private funding rounds in so-called blood listings. Unlike tech sector woes elsewhere, triggered mainly by rising interest rates, the misery in China comes from frothy tech markets and disruptions […]
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Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t anywhere near as intrusive. There were no long checkpoint lines. Passengers and their families could walk right to the gate together, postponing goodbye hugs […]
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, educational systems across the world have been affected. According to Statista, over a billion students worldwide were unable to attend school or university due to closures initiated by public health authorities in response to the pandemic. The unprecedented shift to remote learning intensified the pressure on educational institutions, who […]
Qatar has had a strong communications infrastructure for the last decade. It was the first to begin the rollout of 5G mobile broadband and ranks second globally (after South Korea) for the fastest mobile speeds. Digital transformation is important for the country given that the fifth generation technology supports industrial IoT applications and brings better […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The FBI is investigating a data breach that may have compromised the identity of people with the COVID-19 virus in South Dakota. Paul Niedringhaus, who directs the South Dakota Fusion Center that handles emergency calls, sent a letter to people who may have been affected by the June 19 breach, […]