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Houston Rockets CEO Tad Brown to resign: 'It's time to move on'

Tad Brown, CEO of the Houston Rockets. /CFP Tad Brown, CEO of the Houston Rockets, will step down after the 2020-21 season, announced Brown himself on Friday."It's time to move on, and it's ti

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Orca AI, which puts computer vision onto cargo ships, raises $13M Series A funding

Tel Aviv’s Orca AI, a computer vision startup that can be retrofitted to cargo ships and improve navigation and collision avoidance, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding, taking its total rais

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Why the Boao Forum is more relevant than ever

The venue for a sub-forum of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference in Boao Town, south China's Hainan Province, April 17, 2021. /Xinhua Editor's note: Yuan Sha is an assistant resea

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Japanese VC Samurai Incubate closes $18.6M fund for African startups

Samurai Incubate, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today it has closed its “Samurai Africa 2nd General Partnership” fund, totalling 2.026 billion yen (~$18.6 million).Accordin

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How long will it take the U.S. to deal with a mass shooting epidemic?

Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a writer for the South China Morning Post, Arabian Moda magazine, Good Times magazine and OK! Pakistan. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessari

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African crypto usage spurs Luno as customers reach 7M

The crypto industry as a whole has seen a momentous year of growth, heavily spurred on by the entrance of institutional investors adopting bitcoin due to its store of value properties. The 2020 spike

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Haiti's president vows action after 10 kidnapped for $1m ransom

Protesters clash with police during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 28, 2021. /Getty Haiti's President Jovenal Moise vowed Monday to do more to combat the country's "scourge" of kidn

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India hits 100 million vaccinations as Covid-19 cases surge

India has been gripped by a life or death race against Covid-19, as the country of nearly 1.4 billion people rolls out one of the fastest vaccination drives in the worl

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How France, Turkey and Greece are influencing Eastern Mediterranean

Getty Editor's note:Amin Bagheri is a research fellow at the International Studies Association in Tehran. His primary research interest lies in international relations, transnational governanc

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How France, Turkey and Greece are influencing Eastern Mediterranean

Getty Editor's note:Amin Bagheri is a research fellow at the International Studies Association in Tehran. His primary research interest lies in international relations, transnational governanc

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Japan sees earliest cherry blossom since 1400s - and scientists say it's down to climate change

The Japanese blooms usually take place in April, but arrived in March this year - the earliest blossom in 1,200 years.

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Tesla vs Nio: Is it smarter to charge or swap battery?

Tesla favors battery charging while Nio favors battery swapping mode. /CGTN Tesla and its Chinese rival Nio are back in the spotlight for holding different opinions on how should home electron

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Ajaib raises $65M Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital, increasing the round’s total to $90M

Ajaib, the Indonesian investment app, has added $65 million to its Series A, bringing the round’s new total to $90 million. The extension was led by Ribbit Capital, the fintech investor that also led

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Jean-Claude Juncker criticises EU over Covid vaccine spat with UK

The EU has been overly cautious and budget conscious over Covid vaccines and should step back from waging a “stupid vaccine war” with Britain, the former European commi

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Automakers, suppliers and startups see growing market for in-vehicle AR/VR applications

Augmented and virtual reality have been used for years in gaming, design and shopping. Now, a new battle for market share is emerging — inside vehicles.Safety-glass windshields offer a new opportunity

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Saleor scores $2.5M seed round for its ‘headless’ e-commerce platform

Saleor, a Poland and U.S.-based startup that offers a “headless” e-commerce platform to make it easier for developers to build better online shopping experiences, has raised $2.5 million i

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InBalance Research forecasts demand for energy suppliers to ensure they optimize distribution

From distributed homes in Cambridge, Mass. and Cambridge, England, inBalance Research is joining Y Combinator as it looks to accelerate its business as the oracle for independent energy providers, uti