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Closer EU military cooperation with U.S., Canada, Norway is quantum leap, Germany says

Military cooperation in the European Union will get a boost as the 27 nation bloc is admitting for the first time outside partners such as the United States, Canada and

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Bitski raises $19 million from a16z to become the ‘Shopify for NFTs’

For every crypto-skeptic that see NFTs as yet another hype bubble, there’s an acolyte who sees NFTs as the key to unlocking the future of the creative web.Bitski, an SF-based startup that builds

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Twitter rolls out bigger images and cropping control on iOS and Android

Twitter just made a change to the way it displays images that has visual artists on the social network celebrating.In March, Twitter rolled out a limited test of uncropped, larger images in users̵

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Founded by former Carousell and Fave execs, Rainforest gets $36M to consolidate Asia-Pacific Amazon Marketplace brands

From left to right: Rainforest business operations and strategy director Elita Subaja; co-founder and CEO J.J. Chai and brand manager Jerry NgSingapore-based Rainforest is one of the newest entrants i

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“Knowledge-as-a-service” platform Lynk announces collaboration with UBS

Lynk announced today that its “knowledge-as-a-service” platform will be integrated into UBS’ investment process. The collaboration means the banking giant’s research analysts and institutional clients

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India announces $6.7 billion to boost COVID-19 pandemic battle

An inside view of a temporary COVID-19 care center set up at Shehnai Banquet Hall attached to LNJP Hospital, in New Delhi, India, May 3, 2021. /CFP India released $6.7 billion in cheap financi

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UK, India to start formal FTA talks within months

Boats sail past the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, operated by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, March 30, 2020. /CFP Britain and India will begin formal free trade deal

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CGTN Sports Talk: What's behind Russell Westbrook's surprising season?

CGTN Sports Talk EP52 Russell Westbrook.mp3 00:00 Russell Westbrook left another record night for the Washington Wizards after dropping 14 points, 21 rebounds, and 24 assists on M

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Supply struggle puts brakes on U.S. manufacturing growth in April

A worker drains a gear box for a three-wheeled electric fun utility vehicle in Oregon, U.S., April 19, 2021. /CFP Restrained by shortages of inputs, manufacturing activity in the U.S. grew at

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Uber and Arrival partner to create an EV for ride-hail drivers

Arrival, the electric vehicle manufacturer that’s attempting to do away with the assembly line in favor of highly automated microfactories, is partnering with Uber to create an EV for ride-hail driver

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Sony announces investment and partnership with Discord to bring the chat app to PlayStation

Sony and Discord have announced a partnership that will integrate the latter’s popular gaming-focused chat app with PlayStation’s own built-in social tools. It’s a big move and a fai

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Avatar startup Genies scores $65 million in funding round led by Mary Meeker’s Bond

Over the past several years, I’ve covered my fair share of upstart avatar companies that were all chasing the same dream — building out a customizable platform for a digital persona that g

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Verizon CEO memo: Apollo to focus on commerce, content and betting with new Yahoo business

With Verizon’s long-anticipated sale of its media business now finally in progress — by way of a deal, announced earlier today, with private equity firm Apollo paying $5 billion for Yahoo,

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Wonders of Sanxingdui: Ivory

The Sanxingdui archaeological site located in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province,is believed to be a remnant of the Shu Kingdom dating back 4,800 years.

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Indian scientists flag mutant virus that could 'evade immune response'

A woman receives the AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 at a hospital in Prayagraj, India, May 1, 2021. /AP A forum of scientific advisers set up by the Indian government has told authorities ab

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Amid the IPO gold rush, how should we value fintech startups?

If there has ever been a golden age for fintech, it surely must be now. As of Q1 2021, the number of fintech startups in the U.S. crossed 10,000 for the first time ever — well more than double that if

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Eurozone enters double-dip recession in first quarter

The eurozone economy fell into a second recession in less than a year in the first quarter, data showed on Friday, as slow vaccinations and pandemic lockdowns stopped a rebound.The data was in stark