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Axiom Space pitches its first 10-day, all-inclusive trip to the ISS for just $55 million

Axiom Space is looking to make history by sending three passengers on a round-trip journey to the International Space Station for the low, low price of $55 million.The Houston -based, venture-backed c

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Twitter expands hateful conduct rules to ban dehumanizing speech around age, disability and now, disease

Last year, Twitter expanded its rules around hate speech to include dehumanizing speech against religious groups. Today, Twitter says it’s expanding its rule to also include language that dehum

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Kinnos, which makes colorized disinfectant to ensure surfaces are covered, just landed $6 million in funding

Kinnos, a New York-based startup, was founded six years ago, but what the five-person company produces is suddenly top of mind — and a new round of funding reflects as much.To wit, Kinnos, which

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YC-backed Turing uses AI to help speed up the formulation of new consumer packaged goods

One of the more interesting and useful applications of artificial intelligence technology has been in the world of biotechnology and medicine, where now more than 220 startups (not to mention universi

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Google Cloud goes after the telco business with Anthos for Telecom and its Global Mobile Edge Cloud

Google Cloud today announced a new solution for its telecom customers: Anthos for Telecom. You can think of this as a specialized edition of Google’s container-based Anthos multi-cloud platform

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Indonesian startup Newman’s uses online medicine to tackle sensitive health issues

An Indonesian startup called Newman’s is using telemedicine to help Indonesian patients get care for stigmatized health issues. Part of Y Combinator’s winter 2020 batch, the startup launched las

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U.S. coronavirus death toll hits 11 as confirmed total reaches 129

U.S. health authorities on Wednesday reported a total of 129 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and a death toll of 11 in the country. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday

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Banks in Sudan seek to introduce Visa payment systems

Autorickshaws (Tuk-Tuks) pictured in the centre of Khartoum, Sudan. /Getty Images Several banks in Sudan are introducing Visa payment systems as the country works to strengthen its financial s

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Calling novel coronavirus "China virus" extremely irresponsible: FM spokesperson

A staff member works in a laboratory in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 9, 2020. (Photo by Liu Yucai/Xinhua)The WHO had made it clearly for many times that usi

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COVID-19 cases in Italy jump to over 2,700

A paramedic works in a tent outside the Brescia Civilians Hospital in Brescia, Italy, March 3, 2020. (Xinhua) In addition, there have been 107 deaths, up from 79 fatalities communicated Tuesday, whi

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Anyone can be tested for COVID-19, subject to a doctor's orders: Pence

The Centers for Disease Control is issuing new guidance that anyone can be tested for COVID-19 with no restrictions, subject to a doctor's orders, Vice President Mike P

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Tilting Point acquires mobile game Star Trek Timelines

Tilting Point announced this morning that it has acquired Star Trek Timelines, a free-to-play character collection game, from the game’s developer Disruptor Beam. It has also hired Disruptor Bea

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Following Disney+’s successful launch, AT&T positions HBO Max as family-friendly

ATT’s upcoming streaming service, HBO Max, is still on track for a May 2020 launch, said President and CEO John Stankey, speaking today at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Confer

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Beijing 2022 organizing committee joins IOC Executive Board meeting online

The Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting

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Belgium confirms 10 new cases of COVID-19

Belgium confirmed on Wednesday 10 new cases of coronavirus, bringing its total cases to 23, according to a press release issued by the Federal Public Health Service. The reference laboratory of the

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President wants Indonesia to be free from extreme poverty in 2024

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday he expects extreme poverty to be reduced to zero percent in the country within next three years. "We hope in 2024, t

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China stresses care for frontline community workers in COVID-19 battle

A leading group of China's COVID-19 response has issued a circular to strengthen care for frontline community workers in the anti-coronavirus battle. An appropriate am