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YouTube brings TikTok-style 'Shorts' to U.S.

YouTube started rolling out an early version of its Shorts quick-clip feature in the United States. /CFP YouTube on Thursday started rolling out an early version of its Shorts quick-clip featu

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EU proposes 'vaccine passport' system to allow free travel by summer

The European Commission has proposed to introduce 450 million coronavirus passes for residents, which enables free travel across the bloc by mid-June.Formally known as digital green certificate, it w

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Airtable is now valued at $5.77B with a fresh $270 million in Series E funding

Airtable, the no-code relational database that has amassed a customer base that spans 250,000 different organizations, has today announced the close of a $270 million in series E funding. The valuatio

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U.S. House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, Biden to sign

The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Senate's version of the sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.The bill will be sent to President Joe Biden's desk for hi

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Chinese international travel health certificate officially rolled out

The international version of China's travel health certificate was officially launched on Monday on WeChat by the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry

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The iMac Pro is being discontinued

Chalk this up to inevitability. The iMac Pro is soon to be no more. First noted by 9to5Mac, TechCrunch has since confirmed with Apple that the company will stop selling the all-in-one once the current

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Bitcoin Funds Fuel Near-Record Inflows to Canada ETF Sector

The launch of new Bitcoin exchange-traded funds helped attract $5.2 billion to Canadian ETF managers in February, the second-highest month of inflows on record.Toronto-

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Toro acquires robotic tractor/snow blower maker, Left Hand Robotics

Toro this week announced its intentions to acquire Left Hand Robotics. The Colorado-based startup (not to be confused with Righthand Robotics) is a natural fit for the lawn mowing giant, as the produc

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Moscow Starts Vaccinating Volunteers as Part of Sputnik Light Trials, Deputy Mayor Says

On Saturday, Moscow vaccinated the first volunteers participating in the clinical trials of Sputnik Light, a single-dose version of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Mosc

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Pfizer to test third dose, tweaked vaccine to target S. African strain

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they are studying adding a third dose to their vaccine regime and testing a new version targeting the COVID-19 strain from South Africa. /AFP Pfizer and

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New amputation surgery could leave patients with less pain and more control

Agonist-antagonist myoneural interface concentrates on re-connecting muscle pairs that control affected joints.

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With its new Pulse app, App Annie offers a more digestible view of its data

Mobile analytics and market data company App Annie launched a new app today that CEO Ted Krantz said is built not for the analyst who’s “immersed in the data,” but rather the executi

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GM's China venture accuses Tencent of monopoly act, the later responds

Logo of Tencent's messaging app WeChat on display. /CFP Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has become the target of a fresh anti-monopoly complaint to regulators, this time from a supplier of

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CCTV teams up on Sino-overseas animations with pandas

China Central Television has recently cooperated with its overseas counterparts to produce a number of animated series featuring pandas and signature animals of different countries.Panda and Rooster,

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NCPA to stage classical ballet 'Swan Lake'

Swan Lake, a classical ballet masterpiece, will be staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) from Feb. 4 to 6.Choreographed by Natalia Makarova, a globally acclaimed ballet dancer,

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Firehawk Aerospace extends seed funding to $2.5 million with $1.2 million from Harlow Capital

Rocket fuel technology startup Firehawk Aerospace has added $1.2 million to its existing seed financing, bringing the full amount invested in the round to $2.5 million. The new tranche comes from Harl

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Shanghai Disneyland to celebrate Year of the Ox

Shanghai Disney Resort will host a resort-wide celebration from Jan. 19 through Feb. 26 to usher in the Year of the Ox, the Chinese lunar zodiac sign of the upcoming year.Though last year's zodiac