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Moveworks expands IT chatbot platform to encompass entire organization

When investors gave Moveworks a hefty $75 million Series B at the end of 2019, they were investing in a chatbot startup that to that point had been tuned to answer IT help question in an automated way

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Suez Canal works to clear backlog as shipping convoys resume

Suez Canal Authority chairman Osama Rabie expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship stranded for nearly a week allowed it to reopen, reasserting that he hoped the bui

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Over 2,000-yr-old wooden well unearthed in China's Shanxi

An ancient nine-sided well, bearing a wooden structure, with a history of over 2,000 years was discovered in north China's Shanxi Province, archaeologists announced Tuesday.The well, located 570 m

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IBM brings its Quantum System One to the Cleveland Clinic

IBM has installed a couple of its own Quantum System One machines across the world in recent years, but today it announced its first private-sector U.S. deployment thanks to a new ten-year partnership

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Everli, the European marketplace for online grocery shopping, bags $100M Series C

Everli, the European marketplace for online grocery shopping that started in Italy but now also operates in Poland, Czech Republic and France, has raised a $100 million in Series C funding.The round i

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Shanghai's first bookstore in a park unveiled

Shanghai's first public bookstore opened in a park was officially unveiled yesterday in Pudong district of Shanghai. People can enjoy a wide selection of over 15,000 books here, with the space bei

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Budget to support TCM use to double

China plans to double its investment in traditional Chinese medicine in the next five years compared with the previous five-year plan period, bolstering many infrastructure projects, authorities said

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U.S. Congress should enact stricter gun control laws

A salesperson shows an AR-15 rifle to a customer at a store in Orem, Utah, U.S., March 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a writer for the South China Morning Post, Arabian Moda m

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“Link-in-bio” company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features

If you browse Instagram, you are probably familiar with the term “link in bio.” Links aren’t allowed in post captions, and users are only allowed one URL in their bios, so many create a si

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APD | U.S. concerns over Human Rights Violation in India

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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Everlywell acquires two healthcare companies and forms parent Everly Health

Austin-based home lab testing kit startup Everlywell is expanding its scope considerably with two acquisitions, and a transformation that includes the establishment of a new parent company led by Ever

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Banks and insurers to face toughest cyber stress tests to date

The Financial Policy Committee will allude to the cyber resilience tests in its quarterly report on Friday, Sky News learns.

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Fishing for solutions

One of the slower weeks for robotics investments I’ve seen since I started doing this roundup. This stuff ebbs and flows, though, and there’s always bound to be a bit of a flurry at the beginning of t

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Technical preparations for RCEP agreement well underway: MOFCOM

China is fully prepared to fulfill its obligations when the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)agreement enters into force, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.China has

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‘Instant needs’ delivery startup goPuff raises $1.15B at an $8.9B valuation

Last fall, delivery startup goPuff made a big splash by raising $380 million in funding and acquiring West Coast beverage retailer BevMo shortly afterwards. Just a few months later, the Philadelphia-b

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Indian beauty e-commerce Purplle raises $45 million

Purplle, an e-commerce platform for beauty products in India, said on Monday it has raised $45 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its presence in the world’s second largest interne

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Fully electrical: China to build its largest research ship

Aerial photo shows China's polar icebreakers Xuelong 2 (R) and Xuelong at an area close to China's Zhongshan Station on November 21, 2019. /Xinhua China's largest comprehensive maritime scient