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First 3D-printed bridge opens to public in Amsterdam

Pedestrians walked across the first 3D-printed bridge in Amsterdam on Tuesday. The bridge opened to the public in July, six years after the project was launched. /CFP Designed by Joris

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Japanese startup ispace raises $46M to support planned moon missions

Japanese startup ispace has raised $46 million in a fresh round of Series C funding as it looks to complete three lunar lander missions in three years.The funding will go toward the second and third o

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5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year

Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. The language learning business’ stock price soared when it began to t

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Chen Lijun beats desperate trial to win men's 67kg weightlifting gold

Chinese veteran Chen Lijun, who pulled out of the men's weightlifting event because of leg cramps at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and has since struggled with in

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Instagram adds new controls for limiting sexual and violent content in the Explore tab

Instagram is giving its users a tiny bit more power to see what they want — and not see what they don’t want — in its content discovery hub. The company introduced a new toggle called “Sen

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NewView Capital leads $22.3M Series B in Australian telehealth platform Eucalyptus

Telehealth platform Eucalyptus raised a $22.3 million Series B round of funding to build a digital health portfolio for primary care in Australia.NewView Capital led the round with participation from

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Scientists defend UNESCO in row with Australia over Great Barrier Reef

Photo taken in October 2016 shows coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. /CFP Five climate and marine experts wrote to UNESCO on Thursday to thank it for threatening to put Au

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How Robinhood’s explosive growth rate came to be

This afternoon Robinhood filed to go public. TechCrunch’s first look at its results can be found here. Now that we’ve done a first dig, we can take the time to dive into the company’

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Fast-running star shows talent in upcoming film

As one of the fastest stars on the popular variety show Keep Running, actor Zheng Kai has obtained the nickname little cheetah from his fans.Interestingly, his sports talent will be fully employed in

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Apple to add lossless audio to Apple Music at no additional cost

Apple has announced that it is adding some new features to its music streaming serviceApple Music. Starting next month, users will find some new options, such as spatial audio with support for Dolby A

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Dark Skies and food versus exercise: Full RAZOR episode

30:00 Why do so many diets lead to more weight gain? Do more active people have faster metabolisms? Is exercise essential for weight loss?Over the past 20 years, evolutionary biologist

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Amazon’s Alexa earbuds return with a smaller design and wireless charging

It’s been about a year and a half since Amazon released the first Echo Buds. I reviewed them when they arrived, and they were, I don’t know, fine, I guess. They were a bit on the cheap side, facing so

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Veera Health wants to help women in India navigate polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a common disorder that can cause irregular periods, infertility or gestational diabetes in women. And the condition is far from rare: PCOS impacts one in 10 wome

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Kargo unveils its new Fabrik publishing system

Digital advertising company Kargo is launching a new product and new business unit called Fabrik.Founder and CEO Harry Kargman explained that Fabrik is a content management system designed for publish

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Improving electoral system to maintain HK's prosperity and stability

A flag raising ceremony is held to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Golden Bauhinia Square in south China's Hong Kong, October 1, 2020. /Xin

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Leading VC funds club together to offer remote office hours for 250+ European women founders

In the wake of International Women’s Day, a group of leading VC funds are grouping together to offer remote office hours for 250-plus women founders from across Europe on May 6th this year. Women foun

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MIT’s insect-sized drones are built to survive collisions

Insects are a lot of things – but fragile they’re not. Sure, most can’t withstand the full force of a human foot, but for their size, they’re evolve to be extremely rugged and resilient. Insect-