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Ghana encouraging young people to become entrepreneurs

01:30 It is the third day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The four-day gathering has attracted nearly 3,000 participants from around the world, including 53 heads of

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Boarding schools offer more educational opportunities in Xinjiang

A teacher and preschoolers play games at a bilingual kindergarten in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 13, 2017. /CFP Photo "The same reporter would claim the Chinese g

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Here are all 21 companies from Alchemist Accelerator’s latest batch

We’re down in Sunnyvale, CA today, where Alchemist Accelerator is hosting a demo day for its most recent batch of companies. This is the 23rd class to graduate from Alchemist, with notable alums

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Biggest problems can't be fixed without Sino-U.S. cooperation

02:48 The world's biggest and hardest problems, including tackling climate change, can be fixed or ameliorated substantially if the U.S. and China can find ways of working together, sa

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Global Business Daily: 'Better' Aussie coal, digital taxes and more

"Australian coal is, environmentally, significantly more efficient than coal that is produced and used in other parts of the world."That was the claim from Australian finance minister, Mathias Corma

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Uber’s Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility

Government and policy experts are among the most important people in the future of transportation. Any company pursuing the shared scooters and bikes business, ride-hailing, on-demand shuttles and eve

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It’s time for tech startups to get political

Between 2005 and 2018, the five biggest U.S. tech firms collectively spent more than half a billion dollars lobbying federal policymakers. But they shelled out even more in 2019: Facebook boosted its

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Some tech I loved is getting worse and I’m mad

Time is supposed to make technology better. The idea is simple: With more time, humans make newer, better technology and our lives improve. Except for when the opposite happens.Google is a good examp

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Jira Software gets better roadmaps

Atlassian today announced an update to Jira Software, its popular project and issue tracking tool, that brings a number of major updates to the roadmapping feature it first introduced back in 2018. Ba

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Jeff Clavier, Sarah Guo, Ali Partovi, and Caryn Marooney to speak at Early Stage SF

Early Stage SF is sneaking up on us and there is plenty to be excited about. The one-day event, which brings together a wide variety of startup experts to host breakout sessions, is going down on Apri

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Japan's ANA to further expand flight routes amid headwinds: CEO

02:29 All Nippon Airways (ANA) Holdings is hoping to continue expanding its network beyond its current destinations to capitalize on expectations of a year of recovery following a chal

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Ghana encouraging young people to become entrepreneurs

01:30 It is the third day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The four-day gathering has attracted nearly 3,000 participants from around the world, including 53 heads of

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Lighter Capital secures $100M to grow its equity-free financing business

Lighter Capital announced today that it has secured access to $100 million to lend to growing startups. The firm is best-known for its work with revenue-based financing

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Revolut partners with Flagstone to offer savings vaults in the UK

Fintech startup Revolut lets you earn interests on your savings thanks to a new feature called savings vaults. That feature is currently only available to users living in the U.K. and paying taxes in

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Transparency is the 'cure' for coronavirus, says Tsinghua expert

03:24 China is racing to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, as the number of confirmed cases rises in major cities. The outbreak came amid China

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Dfinity launches an open source platform aimed at the social networking giants

When Dfinity raised $102 million in funding in 2018 at a $2 billion valuation in a round jointly led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital, it represented a step change in the world of blockcha

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Wuhan shuts down airports, railways to contain new coronavirus strain

The authorities of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, have suspended all forms public transport, including outbound trains and flights, as of 10:00 a.m. on Thursday