China’s exports surged 60.6% over a year earlier in the first two months of 2021, after factories reopened and global demand started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Exports rose to $468.9 billion, customs data showed Sunday, accelerating from December’s 18.1% gain and nearly double the growth expected by forecasters. Imports jumped 22.2% to $365.6 […]
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Many around the world found the 2020 the most challenging time in their lives for the worldwide lockdown measures caused by the Novel COVID-19 pandemic; however, gamers across the globe took this as an opportunity to catch up on their stacks of videogames while watching their favorite streamers or esports teams compete at the highest […]
While 2020 will always be written off by many as the year that vastly disrupted people’s life, medical researchers may well look back at this year at the tipping point that saw the world place greater emphasis on their work. While funds poured into COVID-19 vaccinations, medical technology was making a silent rise behind the […]
Job openings in emerging technologies or positions requiring emerging tech skills increased significantly in the last month. A CompTIA analysis, the non-profit association for the IT industry and workforce, showed positive momentum for IT employment in the U.S. in February, with key indicators pointing to strong current and future employer demand for tech talent. According […]
A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast. The Vineyard Wind project, south of Martha’s Vineyard near Cape Cod, would create 800 megawatts of electricity, […]
Victims of a massive global hack of Microsoft email server software — estimated in the tens of thousands by cybersecurity responders — hustled Monday to shore up infected systems and try to diminish chances that intruders might steal data or hobble their networks. The White House has called the hack an “active threat” and said […]
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts. GOP politicians in roughly two dozen states have introduced bills that would allow for civil lawsuits against platforms for what […]
Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops. “I have unique products where you don’t get certification to spray chemicals and I don’t want it,” Baan said in an interview in a […]
The turn of the decade has so far been filled with great news for the environment as renewable energy industries continue to reach unprecedented growth worldwide. According to a recent report by U.S.-based analytics firm Allied Market Research, the global solar farms industry generated $61.4 billion in 2019, and is estimated to generate $261.0 billion […]
Every year, the role of women in tech becomes more supported, as more female entrepreneurs and C-level executives take the helm at an even larger rate than before. This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is all about inclusivity, with the event’s website describing the theme #ChooseToChallenge as follows: “A challenged world is an alert world. […]