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Disrupt 2020 starts tomorrow… join us for the LIVE pre-show right now!

We simply can’t wait. Disrupt 2020 officially kicks off tomorrow morning at 9am PT, but there are so many exciting features in this show — from the speaker lineup to the Startup Battlefield comp

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Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot goes on sale in Europe and Canada

Boston Dynamics this morning announced that it’s bringing Spot robot to a number of new markets, following sales in the U.S. Interested parties in the European Union, U.K. and Canada can now purchase

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Film, TV production halted in S. Korea due to COVID-19 resurgence

Entertainment companies, including Netflix, have suspended production of TV series and films in South Korea, as coronavirus cases in the country surge again.Local enterprises, such as CJ ENM, JTBC, a

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Roundup: U.S. steps up clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Thursday the start of a randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a treatment regimen consisting of the

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Reminder: Annual Extra Crunch members can save 20% on Disrupt passes

Calling all Extra Crunch annual and two-year members! Did you know that as a part of your membership plan, you can get a 20% discount on a Disrupt 2020 pass?Disrupt is our largest and most ambitious e

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Land-sea freight service grows significantly in H1

The west of China has seen a total of 1,691 trips in the first half of the year via its land-sea freight route, the China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd. said. The rou

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Internet literature and art becoming part of mainstream in China: report

With an increasing number of fine works being created, online literature and art are gradually becoming part of the mainstream, according to a report on China's art de

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RIOS comes out of stealth to announce $5M in funding for ‘industry-agnostic’ robotics

Bay Area-based robotics startup RIOS is coming out of stealth today to announce $5 million in funding. The round is being led by Valley Capital Partners and Morpheus Ventures, with participation from

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After losing Grubhub, Uber reportedly hails Postmates

Uber has reportedly made an offer to buy food delivery service Postmates, according to The New York Times.According to the Times, the talks are still ongoing and the deal could fall through.For those

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Xinjiang's Alataw Pass sees rising China-Europe freight trains

The number of China-Europe freight trains handled by the customs of Alataw Pass, a major rail port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has exceeded

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Iran test-fires cruise missiles in Indian Ocean naval exercise

The Iranian navy on Thursday test-fired new indigenous cruise missiles in a military exercise in the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, Tasnim news agency reported. I

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Here’s the full lineup of Lego Super Mario sets, due out August 1

Back in March, Nintendo and Lego teamed up to reveal one of the most delightful bits of colorful ephemera in an otherwise overwhelmingly bleak time. Lego Super Mario continues to be one thing worth lo

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China's experimental manned spaceship's return capsule shown to public

00:50 China has revealed the interior layout of the return capsule of its experimental new-generation manned spaceship for the first time.The return capsule, which landed safely on the

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Cue Health raises $100 million to speed development of rapid, portable COVID-19 diagnostics

San Diego-based startup Cue Health has closed a $100 million Series C funding round, including participation from Decheng Capital, Foresite Capital, Madrone Capital Partners, Johnson Johnson Innovatio

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OurCrowd launches $100M Pandemic Innovation Fund

OurCrowd, the Israeli crowdfunding venture investment platform, today announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund, with plans to raise a total of $100 million. The money will be invested in &

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Construction begins on 40 key projects in Tibet's Nyingchi

Construction has begun on 40 key projects in the city of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, authorities said Wednesday. The projects cover a variety

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China's prudent monetary policy to be more flexible, appropriate

China will pursue a prudent monetary policy in a more flexible and appropriate way, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for del