The Best News 2021: December 2021

Friday, December 31, 2021

Chinese tech stocks are climbing on the last day of the year. But 2021 has been a bloodbath

Chinese tech stocks got a big boost in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, but it's far from enough to make up for what has been a historically tumultuous time for the sector.


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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

China's Xi'an lockdown hits some of the world's largest chipmakers

Two of the world's biggest chipmakers are warning that Covid-19 outbreaks and stringent lockdowns in a major Chinese industrial hub are hampering their operations.


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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Elon Musk's SpaceX satellites catch heat in China over close calls with space station

Elon Musk's rocky year in China is ending on another sour note.


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Apple closes all New York stores to browsing as Omicron cases surge

Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. The roughly one dozen locations in the city will be limited to picking up online orders.


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Monday, December 27, 2021

China will tighten rules on overseas IPOs, but won't ban them entirely

China is planning to tighten restrictions for Chinese companies that want to list overseas, but the government won't ban them from trading abroad altogether.


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Saturday, December 25, 2021

The James Webb Space Telescope has finally launched into orbit. The most powerful telescope ever built, its mission now is to observe previously unseen parts of the galaxy.


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Friday, December 24, 2021

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joins CNN to talk about the agency's James Webb Space Telescope.


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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial concludes first week of deliberations without a verdict

Elizabeth Holmes' fate in her criminal fraud trial will not be decided before Christmas as the jury failed to reach a verdict in its first week of deliberations.


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Tesla is under federal investigation for letting drivers play video games

Federal safety regulators are investigating Tesla for a feature that allows drivers to play video games while the car is in motion.


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The biggest tech fails of 2021

For many, 2021 was a mix of hopeful and challenging, as covid vaccines became more widely available but the pandemic dragged on for another year. And while technology continued to keep us entertained and connected during the pandemic, it also made our lives harder.


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Is the Fentanyl Market Expanding Across Latin America?

  Is the Fentanyl Market Expanding Across Latin America? Latin American countries have raised alarms about increases in medical fentanyl sei...