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Spider-Man and stray cats take center stage as Sony showcases its PS5 gaming lineup

Several months after teasing a holiday release for the PlayStation 5 back at CES, Sony finally gave gamers a lengthy sneak peek at the next-gen console’s lineup. The event — which was initially set fo

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Microsoft’s Brad Smith says company will not sell facial recognition tech to police

Microsoft is joining IBM and Amazon in taking a position against the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement — at least, until more regulation is in place.During a remote interview at

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Nasdaq 10,000, or whatever

After touching the 10,000-point milestone yesterday, the Nasdaq Composite set a new all-time intraday high this morning of 10,028.61, per Yahoo Finance.In more normal times this would be a fanfare mo

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Stop with the Vroom and gloom on Wall Street

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This time around we’re recording what we call an Equity Shot, a s

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3M files suit over third-party price gouging of N95 masks on Amazon

Amazon has promised vigilance against third-party price gouging since COVID-19 achieved global pandemic status. The company’s efforts have had mixed success, however, due in part to the sheer volume o

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Vroom’s new IPO pricing is great news for unicorns

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Last week we noted that the IPO window was open, a seemingly incongruous reality w

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Equity Monday: Good news for Airbnb, three funding rounds and Vroom

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Here at Equity Monday we look at what happened over the weekend, what&#

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Experts say China's white paper on COVID-19 fight inspires world

Many overseas observers have agreed that the white paper "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action" released on Sunday by China's State Council Information Office brings great inspiration to the interna

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China's gymnasiums reopen as epidemic wanes

As the novel coronavirus outbreak wanes in China, most gymnasiums in China's low-risk regions reopen to welcome the long waiting fitness enthusiasts. Zhang Weimin, 36, a badminton fan of the capital

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U.S. welcomes Egyptian initiative for political settlement in Libya

The U.S. Embassy to Libya on Saturday welcomed the Egyptian initiative for a political settlement between Libya's UN-backed government and the eastern-based army. "The

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Portuguese PM announces resumption of air traffic from June 15

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced on Friday that the air traffic routes will be resumed from June 15 with all the hygiene and safety rules guaranteed by the Portuguese airports. In

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A message from the Equity crew

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week, however, the Equity crew (Danny, Natasha, Chris, and Alex) a

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ASEAN, China, Japan, S.Korea vow to keep open markets against COVID-19 epidemic

Economic ministers of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Japan and South Korea on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of

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Formula One unveils eight-race schedule in Europe from July 5

Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc competes during the Italian F1 Grand Prix race in Italy, September 8, 2019. /VCG The curtailed Formula One season will start with two races behind c

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G7 finance ministers reaffirm commitment to debt relief for poorest countries amid pandemic

Finance ministers of Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to implementing official bilateral debt relief for the world's

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UN chief calls for solidarity in response to COVID-19

Video: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on June 3, 2020, calls for solidarity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a "people's vaccine" against the virus. (Xinhua) "Looming crises could contr

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Zoom and CrowdStrike hang onto 2020 gains despite huge earnings expectations

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Yesterday after the bell, Zoom and CrowdStrike reported earnings. The two technol