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French president calls EU deal on recovery fund "historic"

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed a "historic" European Union (EU) deal on a post-pandemic recovery fund that would help build a "green and prosperous

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Global presence an advantage as U.S. firms brace for second-half slump

Smaller U.S. companies will bear the brunt of the economic downturn triggered by a prolonged coronavirus crisis as they struggle to cut costs as much as bigger multinational peers, analysts' estim

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Uber reportedly agrees to acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion

Uber has reportedly agreed to buy Postmates in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion. According to Bloomberg, the deal may be announced on Monday morning.Like other travel- and transportation-related

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Minneapolis-based VC shop Bread & Butter focuses on its own backyard

While many investors say sheltering in place has broadened their appetite for funding companies located outside major hubs, one firm is doubling down on backing startups in America’s heartland.L

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New study highlights neurological risks to younger COVID-19 patients

VCG A study of neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients was published on "Lancet psychiatry" recently. The UK-wide surveillance said "18 (49 percent) of 37 p

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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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Urban fox evolution 'suggests how dogs became domesticated'

Dogs may have been subject to some of the same environmental factors that foxes encounter before they became domesticated.

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Serie A unveils nightmarish schedule for remainder of the season

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the second goal during the Serie A game between Juventus and Parma at Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, January 19, 2020. /VCG Cristiano Ronaldo and o

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U.S. not seeing spike in COVID-19 in places reopening

People wearing protective masks walk past closed shops on the Coney Island boardwalk during the COVID-19 outbreak in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., April 11, 2020. /Reuters U.S. authorities are not

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VCs see opportunities for gaming infrastructure startups and incumbents

As the infrastructure for developing games becomes more advanced, studios have turned to buying best-in-class technology from others instead of building everything from scratch (often with inferior qu

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Apple said to be planning fall iPhone refresh with iPad Pro-like design

Apple is readying a new iPhone for fall to replace the iPhone 11 Pro this fall, Bloomberg reports, as well as follow-ups to the iPhone 11, a new smaller HomePod, and a locator tag accessory. The top-

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France sees 471 new COVID-19 deaths in hospital, some 900 deaths at old people's home

French hospitals registered a one-day loss of 471 coronavirus patients, taking the total to 4,503, while some 900 dependant elder people living at nursing homes had died of the virus since the epide

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Why now is the best time to start a SaaS company

With the markets in turmoil and fear running rampant through the global economy, you might not think it’s the right moment to start a company. According to at least one well-known venture capitalist,

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FINA to "implement" CAS decision on Sun Yang's case

World swimming governing body FINA said it will "implement" the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision, which upheld the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s appeal and handed Chinese swimmer Su

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NHC says positive trend is shown in curbing coronavirus epidemic

A positive trend is shown in curbing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic on the Chinese mainland as 28 provincial-level regions and theXinjiang Production and Construction Corps each reported l

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Cloud spending said to top $30B in Q4 as Amazon, Microsoft battle for market share

We all know the cloud infrastructure market is extremely lucrative; analyst firm Canalys reports that the sector reached $30.2 billion in revenue for Q4 2019.Cloud numbers are hard to parse because co

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Los Angeles-based SureSale is developing an independent certification service for used cars

Donny Hall, the chief executive and co-founder of the used car certification service, SureSale, knows used cars. The serial entrepreneur built and sold a previous business, CarSure, which was an insur