This 24-year-old saved $4,000 by escaping the UK's winter to work remotely

Jack Bennet built his e-commerce businesses from his laptop, while in Thailand and Indonesia for six months.

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Tencent sells $6 billion in bonds, marking Asia's biggest sale this year

According to Reuters, Refinitiv data showed Tencent's sale was Asia's largest this year.

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SpaceX fires up Starship prototype rocket for the first time in Texas

SpaceX fired up its prototype Starship rocket on Wednesday evening at the company's facility in southern Texas, CEO Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet.

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Tesla ships 63,000 vehicles in Q1, missing expectations

Investors expected demand for Tesla's electric vehicles to slide during the first quarter as buyers of its energy efficient cars lost some key federal tax credits and the company faced falling demand for its luxury lineup.

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Chip stocks can 'bust through' to new highs if investors stay bullish on 5G: Analyst

Semiconductor stocks are up nearly 30 percent this year, and one expert says the advent of 5G could push them even higher.

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CBS missed its internal deadline to name a new CEO — and don't expect a decision soon

CBS wanted to select a CEO by the end of the first quarter. It didn't. Merger expectations and the inability to find a great candidate have delayed the process.

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Apple employee files complaint against U.S. Customs for asking him to unlock phone, laptop

Customs agents stopped a well-known Apple employee and asked to see the contents of his devices, which may have contained trade secrets.

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Facebook dips on report that user records were exposed on Amazon cloud servers

Researchers from the cybersecurity firm UpGuard found that Facebook user account information was exposed on Amazon cloud servers.

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Carl Icahn sold Lyft stake ahead of IPO

Longtime activist investor Carl Icahn sold his stake in Lyft prior to its initial public offering last week, according to sources familiar.

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A full EU probe into Amazon could come in the next few months, top official says

In September, Margrethe Vestager, the head of competition policy in Europe, opened a preliminary probe into Amazon's use of data on its third-party merchants.

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Globally, one in five deaths are associated with poor diet

People in almost every region of the world could benefit from rebalancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries.

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Blocking protein's activity restores cognition in old mice

By blocking a protein's activity with antibodies, investigators were able to improve cognitive behavior in aging mice.

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Scientists discover first organism with chlorophyll genes that doesn't photosynthesize

For the first time scientists have found an organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in photosynthesis. The peculiar organism is dubbed 'corallicolid' because it is found in 70 per cent of corals around the world and may provide clues as to how to protect coral reefs in the future.

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Global warming disrupts recovery of coral reefs

The damage caused to the Great Barrier Reef by global warming has compromised the capacity of its corals to recover, according to new research.

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Scientists decipher 3D structure of a promising molecular target for cancer treatment

Researchers have revealed the full structure of human ACLY, a building block of metabolism over-expressed in several types of cancers. Their discovery could be a major step in developing molecular targeted therapies for patients.

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Otherworldly mirror pools and mesmerizing landscapes discovered on ocean floor

Scientists recently discovered and explored a hydrothermal field at 2,000 meters depth in the Gulf of California where towering mineral structures serve as biological hotspots for life. These newly discovered geological formations feature upside down 'mirror-like flanges' that act as pooling sites for discharged fluids.

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