Verizon gambles on sports betting to restore media business

President says middle class was built by workers with protections from organised labour

Neumann will sell about US$480 million in stock to SoftBank as well as receive a separate payment for legal fees and a noncompete fee.

According to a Monetary Authority of Singapore board member, 80% of residents and businesses in the country are now on the PayNow network.

Manabie said it has raised a total investment of US$4.8 million to date.

The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists.

Axonius, a cybersecurity startup focused on the IoT sector, has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation.

Lime said Monday it has allocated $50 million towards its bike-share operation, an investment that has been used to develop a new ebike and will fund its expansion this year to another 25 cities in North America, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand.  If the company hits its goal, Lime’s bike-share service will be operational […]

For good headphones, you can make a great find without breaking the bank. You just have to know where to look.

Placement of DJI on trade blacklist has opened new opportunities for US manufacturers

Microsoft gets a new leader for its Greater China business. Yang Hou, a former executive at Qualcomm, will take over Alain Crozier as the chairman and chief executive officer for Microsoft Greater China Region, according to a company announcement released Monday. More to come…

Skydio has raised $170 million in a Series D funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund. That pushes it into unicorn territory, with $340 million in total funding and a post-money valuation north of $1 billion. Skydio’s fresh capital comes on the heels of its expansion last year into the enterprise market, and it […]

Japanese space startup Gitai has raised a $17.1 million funding round, a Series B financing for the robotics startup. This new funding will be used for hiring, as well as funding the development and execution of an on-orbit demonstration mission for the company’s robotic technology, which will show its efficacy in performing in-space satellite servicing […]

From Hyrule to Hallownest, these are our absolute favorite video game escapes for the Switch and Switch Lite.

Twenty years ago, physicists began investigating a mysterious asymmetry inside the proton. Their results show how antimatter helps stabilize every atom’s core.

Connecting to cell networks is an increasingly viable option—here’s how it works.

Section 230 faces countless reform efforts. But a look back reminds us that categorical content bans often come at the expense of marginalized groups.

Wearing underwear designed to absorb my menstrual flow—with no additional protection—has made my period more comfortable. It’s kinder to the planet too.

Nomadland, Chadwick Boseman, Borat, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rosamund Pike, I Care a Lot, Schitt's Creek and The Crown's Diana and Charles actors win big.

In most companies, data science is a “Wild West” of disconnected projects. With IT oversight, these investments becomes scalable, reusable.

Our top stories this week look at the inner workings of Asia's largest global producer of live sports, the dark side of “buy now, pay later,” and Sleek’s new management team.