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Google Cloud gets a premium support plan with 15-minute response times

Google Cloud today announced the launch of its premium support plans for enterprise and mission-critical needs. This new plan brings Google’s support offerings for the Google Cloud Platform (GC

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Plant-based milk substitute market gets frothy with $225 million for Califia Farms

The market for companies developing dairy substitutes is really getting frothy.In December, the startup Perfect Day Foods announced it had raised $110 million in financing for its dairy replacement an

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Google’s new feature makes it easier to shop from search results

Following the big revamp of Google Shopping last fall, Google today is updating the shopping experience on Google Search, on mobile. Now, when you do a web search for clothing and accessories, you won

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Here is the first stable release of Microsoft’s new Edge browser

Right on schedule, Microsoft today released the first stable version of its new Chromium-based Edge browser, just over a year after it first announced that it would stop developing its own browser en

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Uber kicks off adaptive electric scooter pilot in SF

Uber’s JUMP has started its adaptive scooter pilot in partnership with San Francisco Bike Rentals. This is part of Uber’s permit with the city of San Francisco, which

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Mobile payment app Lydia raises $45 million round led by Tencent

French startup Lydia is raising a $45 million Series B round (€40 million). Tencent is leading the round with existing investors CNP Assurances, XAnge and New Alpha also participating.If you live in F

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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi announces 7 impeachment managers

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday announced seven impeachment managers who will present case against President Donald Trump at the upcoming Senate trial. The managers are Adam Schiff of C

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Chinese vice premier meets with IMF chief, U.S. business leaders

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, m

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Hulu to debut new ad formats in 2020 focused on letting users make choices, transact with advertisers

Hulu is preparing to roll out new forms of advertising this year — one which will allow viewers to have more say in the ads that plays, and another that lets the viewer engage with the brand in

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China urges Britain to make independent decision on 5G

China expressed the hope Wednesday that Britain will take an objective and fair position, make an independent choice in line with its own interests on the issue of 5G, and provide a fair, just, open

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Kadena fulfills hybrid blockchain vision with launch of public chain

For the last few years blockchain startup Kadena, has been working on a vision of bringing blockchain to the enterprise. Today it announced the final piece of that vision with the launch of the Kadena

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Scientists create new embryo of nearly extinct rhino

Three viable embryos have now been created of the "functionally extinct" northern white rhino, and a surrogate is being sought.

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China, Philippines Coast Guard cooperation helps ties: spokesperson

Cooperation between the coast guards of China and the Philippines will deepen mutual trust, boost friendship, open new approaches for maritime practical cooperation an

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Mainland spokesperson reiterates one-China principle

The Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)Confrontation leads nowhere and "Taiwan independence" is an impassable dead end. BEIJIN

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China set their worst record at AFC U-23 Championship

Players of China leave the field after their 1-0 loss to Iran at the AFC U-23 Championship at Tinsulanon Stadium in Songkhla, Thailand, January 15, 2020. China lost 1-0 to Iran in their last g

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Rethinking Australian support to Trump's maximum pressure campaign

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) chats with U.S. President Donald Trump (C) prior to the session at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Editor's note: Hannan Hussain is

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App stores saw record 204 billion app downloads in 2019, consumer spend of $120 billion

Consumers downloaded a record 204 billion apps in 2019, up 6% from 2018 and up 45% since 2016, and spent $120 billion on apps, subscriptions and other in-app spending in the past year. The average mob