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Thousands of protesters rally outside White House despite curfew

Thousands of protesters have rallied outside of the White House despite the curfew, which started 7 p.m. local time.The crowds grew thinner around 10 p.m. local time, but there were still some pro

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Peloton’s fitness app finally lands on Apple TV

Since announcing in March that they were extending the free trial of their digital subscription from 30 to 90 days for a short time, Peloton has been rolling out more support for TV screens, adding A

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Grindr removes 'ethnicity filter' following complaints

The company was criticised after tweeting a message of support for #BlackLivesMatter while allowing users to filter by race.

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Major Chinese learning platform attracts 647,000 users worldwide

A major Chinese learning platform has attracted around 647,000 users from 152 countries and regions by the end of May, an official from China's Ministry of Education (

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Uber latest features lets riders book by the hour and make multiple stops

Uber is bringing a new feature to the U.S. that lets users book rides for $50 an hour and make multiple stops as the ride-hailing company tries to respond to changing consumer needs during the COVID-

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China's NetEase files secondary listing in Hong Kong

China's online gaming firm NetEase confirmed on Friday that it has won approval to be listed in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The company was listed in the U.S in 2000.The tech giant filed

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Instagram’s AR filters are getting more dynamic

Augmented reality filters on Instagram are picking up some new tricks with the latest update to Facebook’s Spark AR platform.Spark AR has been making pretty consistent updates to the feature se

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China's online gov't service platform has 339 mln users: report

China's national integrated online government service platform has around 339 million registered users, according to a recent report. Of the country's 904 million neti

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Twitter adds a warning label fact-checking Trump’s false voting claims

On the heels of a furor over his tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder, Twitter has quietly begun to fact-check the president.A new warning label encouraging Twitter users to “Ge

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BlaBlaCar partners with scooter startup Voi to launch new BlaBla Ride app

Long-distance ride sharing startup BlaBlaCar announced that it is expanding to scooter sharing. But the company isn’t going to operate its own fleet of scooters. Instead, BlaBlaCar is partnering with

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Niantic to begin collecting 3D visual data from Pokémon Go players

Niantic, the game developer behind Pokémon GO, has raised $470 million — most recently at a $4 billion valuation — largely on the promise that it can translate the mainstream success of a

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India’s contact tracing app is going open source

India said it will publicly release the source code of its contact tracing app, Aarogya Setu, in a relief to privacy and security experts who have advocated for this feature in recent months.Ajay Prak

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A changing China by the numbers: Digital economy

02:29 The rapid development of the digital economy not only smashes the constraints of time and distance, it can also help reduce factors such as pollution and resource depletion from

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New database on China's biodiversity released

China has released a database of its national annual species checklist to facilitate biodiversity research and conservation, according to the Chinese Academy of Scienc

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Google highlights accessible locations with new Maps feature

Google has announced a new, welcome and no doubt long asked-for feature to its Maps app: wheelchair accessibility info. Businesses and points of interest featuring accessible entrances, bathrooms and

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Scribd announces a perks program, giving its subscribers access to Pandora Plus, TuneIn Premium and more

E-book and audiobook subscrition service Scribd has been actively embracing and experimenting with bundling over the past couple years, creating joint offers with The New York Times and with Spotify a

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Democratic Senators flag Uber’s possible Grubhub deal over antitrust concerns

In a new letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, a group of Democrats in the Senate urge regulators to “closely monitor the negotiations” between Uber an