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World's largest planetarium resumes construction

Construction resumed Wednesday on the Shanghai Planetarium, a branch of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, and is due to be the world's largest of its kind in

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Unity acquires Dublin-based deep learning startup Artomatix

Unity has acquired AI game developer tools startup Artomatix.The Dublin startup builds developer tools that allowed game studios to more easily create deep learning-enhanced textures that scale more c

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E3 is the latest conference shuttered over COVID-19 concerns

Another major tech show has fallen victim to COVID-19 concerns. Rumors around E3’s cancelation began swirling around last night, with a number of publications reporting

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Commentary: In war against COVID-19, vision of community with shared future shines

After the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic emerged, it has drawn much of the world's attention and triggered global concerns with the numbers of confirmed

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Xi's Wuhan trip boosts confidence in fight against COVID-19, overseas experts say

Chinese President Xi Jinping's inspection trip to Wuhan on Tuesday has demonstrated his care for people's health and safety and assured the world of China's confidence

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Beijing Capital Int'l Airport handles 100 mln passenger trips in 2019

Beijing Capital International Airport remained the top of all Chinese airports in terms of passenger throughput, handling more than 1 million passenger trips in 2019,

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Adtech giant Criteo is being investigated by France’s data watchdog

Adtech giant Criteo is under investigation by the French data protection watchdog, the CNIL, following a complaint filed by privacy rights campaign group Privacy International.“I can confirm tha

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China shares bounce back from Monday's rout thanks to upbeat sentiment

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the world's fourth-largest stock market by market capitalization at 4.0 trillion U.S. dollars as of November 2018. /VCGChina shares recov

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Wall Street tumbles amid oil shock, coronavirus fears

Wall Street's major averages closed sharply lower on Monday as concerns over oil-price plunge and the continued spread of the coronavirus gripped the financial markets

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Hear from Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck at TechCrunch’s space show June 25 in LA

When it comes to the space launch revolution, Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab is by far the fastest emerging contender in that crowded field of startups. It’s also one of the f

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Half of U.S. arms exports in past five years went to Mideast: SIPRI

Significant increase is witnessed in arms exports from the United States in the past five years, and half of U.S. arms exports went to the Middle East, the Stockholm I

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4 Yunnan golden hair monkeys born in SW China nature reserve

Four Yunnan golden hair monkeys, also known as black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys, have been born in a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province since Jan. 2

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Saudi Aramco share price sharply drops below its initial public offering

Saudi Oil Company (Aramco) share price has dropped below its initial public offering, Arab News reported on Monday. The share tumbled 9.1 percent, its sharpest percenta

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Despite virus risk, 2020 hopefuls keep up campaigns for now

As the coronavirus hits more states, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Sunday his campaign is gauging when it may become necessary to cancel the lar

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California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases

As the U.S. death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that non

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What is the purpose of belief in a world of innovation?

We are reading the penultimate short story in Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalation. Omphalos questions what it means to believe: in our world, in alternative worlds, and in ourselves. Given that beliefs

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Twitter asks nearly 5,000 employees to work from home amid COVID-19 concern

U.S. social networking giant Twitter on Monday recommended that nearly 5,000 of its employees work from home amid growing concern about a global coronavirus (COVID-19)