Chinese smartphone giant takes on Tesla

By Mariko Oi Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) and begin taking orders on Thursday. Its chief executive Lei Jun said this week that the Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) would be priced below 500,000 yuan ($69,186; £54,836). The move will see the technology giant taking on rivals like […]

Australia debates seizure of Insta-famous magpie

By Hannah Ritchie An Australian state premier has backed a campaign to return an Instagram-famous magpie to its human carers after it was seized by wildlife authorities. The bird, dubbed Molly, was rescued as a chick by a Queensland couple and formed an unlikely bond with their bull terrier, Peggy. More than two million people […]

StealthMole raises $7M Series A for its AI-powered dark web intelligence platform 

StealthMole, an AI-powered dark web intelligence startup that specializes in monitoring cyber threats and detecting cybercrime, announced Thursday that it has raised a $7 million Series A funding round. The Singapore-headquartered startup with an R&D office in South Korea will use the fresh capital to establish additional R&D centers and support more commercial uses of […]

Accel earnestly rethinks early-stage startup investing in India

By any benchmark, Accel is among the top venture firms in India. With nearly two dozen Indian unicorn startups, including several category leaders, Accel’s track record speaks for itself. But yet, the partners leading the firm’s early-stage accelerator program, called Atoms, are uncharacteristically introspective about their learnings and the changes they have been implementing to […]

Condolences from across the political spectrum stream in after Lieberman's death

Democrats and Republicans offered lavish praise for longtime Connecticut senator and former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman following his death at age 82 on Wednesday. “In an era of political carbon copies, Joe Lieberman was a singularity. One of one. He fought and won for what he believed was right and for the state […]

Battle to run Istanbul becomes key to Turkey's future

By Cagil Kasapoglu Millions of Turks vote in elections on Sunday to decide who runs their biggest cities – and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can wrest back control from the opposition. Turkey’s economic and social powerhouse, Istanbul, was won by a united opposition five years ago under popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, shattering the president’s […]