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Godzilla vs. Kong smashes box office earnings, as cinemas slowly reopen

Globally, Godzilla vs. Kong, part the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ battle of the titans MonsterVerse combination continued to smash expectations, earning $13 million this weekend across all markets, according to the group. Through the IMAX franchise, the duo scored its biggest domestic opening weekend in more than a year as “Godzilla vs. Kong” earned […]

World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details

More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future generations in the wake of COVID-19. But there were few details to explain how such an agreement might actually compel countries to act more cooperatively. World Health […]

'Lighting a fuse' Amazon vote may spark more union pushes

What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country’s second-largest employer but the labor movement at large. Organizers are pushing for some 6,000 Amazon workers there to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on the promise it will lead to better working conditions, better pay […]

EXPLAINER: What's a SPAC, the latest craze on Wall Street?

WeWork will finally go public this year, allowing investors to buy and sell its shares. But not through a traditional IPO. In the two years since the office-sharing company’s failed IPO, a new way to launch a stock on Wall Street has become fashionable: SPACs. Special purpose acquisition companies have been embraced by big institutions […]

SolarWinds hack got emails of top DHS officials

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned. The intelligence value of the hacking of then-acting Secretary Chad Wolf and his staff is […]

China cuts taxes to spur semiconductor development

China announced tax breaks Monday to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following U.S. sanctions that alarmed the ruling Communist Party by cutting off access to American processor chips for tech giant Huawei and some other companies. Leaders declared accelerating efforts to transform China into a self-reliant “technology power” to be this year’s top economic […]

Telenor unifies its IoT services portfolio

Norwegian telecoms provider Telenor Group announced late last week that it will be unifying its Internet of Things (IoT) services across the Nordic region and internationally, placing them under one large portfolio. “Effective immediately, Telenor IoT will be offered from all Telenor business channels in the Nordics, and internationally by Telenor Connexion and through selected […]

Chinese Girl Group “The9” hold first XR concert

Popular Chinese girl group THE9 held its debut “X-City” XR concert on March 26 and March 27, on via streaming platform, according to China-based iQIYI Inc. an innovative, market-leading online entertainer said. An immediate hit with viewers immediate success and has already sparked heated discussions amongst fans. “XR performance is so exciting” and “Now I […]