Giving a live tech demo is a hair-raising opportunity for the universe to punish you for whatever karmic misdeeds you may have committed in this or any other life. No matter how well a demo works on your home PC or private laptop, running it in front of more than …

This year has seen unprecedented interest in Southeast Asia’s startups from Chinese tech firms, and today we can add another deal to the pile. JD.com, the close rival to Alibaba, has led a $19 million investment in Bangkok-headquartered online fashion brand Pomelo. The deal, which is the largest Series B …

The universe can welcome yet another entrant into the space race, and yet another company into Richard Branson’s portfolio.. TechCrunch has learned that Branson’s Virgin Orbit has quietly created VOX Space, a wholly owned subsidiary of its space freight business, that will focus on servicing government contracts from the U.S. …

Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish said Tuesday he had received a message from Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel, who asked to offer an in-person apology for the offensive gesture and phrase that Gurriel used in the Astros dugout during Game 3. Astros’ Yuli Gurriel apologizes for mocking Yu Darvish; MLB to …

And another SMX East is in the books! Last week’s show was a success, and we want to thank everyone who helped make it happen — speakers, sponsors, vendors, staff, organizers, and of course, our invaluable attendees. Right off the bat, we want to invite everyone — whether you were …

NASA built 4 six-foot, 290-pound, Iron man-like pieces of equipment named Valkyrie, at the cost of about $2 million each, and after that outsourced three of them to universities to test the robotic’s capabilities in various hostile environments.In 2015 Northeastern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Scotland’s University of Edinburgh …

Yamaha has just put a humanoid robot on among its bikes and pitted it versus Valentino Rossi, a professional rider. The robot didn’t win, however it’s remarkable that it might ride at all.Feast your eyes: What’s striking is that the bike is unmodified: the robot is a hunched-over type on …

If you’re planning next year’s holiday and you’re uncertain where to begin, this basic guide will point you in the ideal instructions. We have actually partnered with some of the world’s most popular travel lovers to bring you the low-down on where to go in 2018. Croatia Lauren Bath After …

Do you like travel? Do you not like investing a shit load of cash on travel?Well then fellow economical Franks, you’ll be please to know that the Lonesome World has actually simply launched its list of the leading 10 locations to take a trip on a budget plan for 2018. …

Buying the Future: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia and the Virgin Group have revealed a partnership in which the previous means to invest$ 1 billion in Virgin Galactic, in addition to its side business, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit.The Public Mutual Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Virgin Group signed …