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Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup

Sixteen years ago a group of material scientists and engineers at General Electric banded together to reinvent the circuit breaker. Now, Menlo Microsystems, the spinoff commercializing that technology

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PBOC's new forex policy aims to anchor yuan's stability

VCG Photo Editor's Note:Jimmy Zhu is a chief strategist at Singapore-based Fullerton Research. The article reflects the author's opinion and not necessarily the views of CGTN.The Chinese centr

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iPhones won’t come with headphones or power adapters in the box from now on

That drawer full of bad headphones and extra power adapters for your phone won’t get any more cluttered if you decide to pick up a new iPhone 12. Apple will no longer include those items in the

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Qingdao shows again how China is beating virus as Europe falters

Over recent days, 12 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the city of Qingdao in China's Shandong province – the first in the country in months. The

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Qingdao shows again how China is beating virus as Europe falters

Over recent days, 12 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the city of Qingdao in China's Shandong province – the first in the country in months. The

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China sets goal of carbon neutrality by 2060, how it will get there?

02:14 In a surprise announcement, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would become a carbon-neutral country by 2060 during his virtual address at the United Nations

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Dollar ticks up on stalled stimulus talk; yuan falls after PBOC move

A Bank of China staff member is seen counting currencies in China's Shanxi Province, August 6, 2020. /VCG The U.S. dollar inched up in early Monday trade as riskier currencies slipped after ne

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HSBC aims for zero carbon on investments by 2050

A sign of HSBC seen in Shanghai, China, August 14, 2020. /VCG HSBC announced Friday that it targets net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and earmarked on providing between $750 billion to $1 tril

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China's central bank to cut FX risk reserve ratio to zero

China's central bank said it will lower the reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions when conducting some foreign exchange forwards trading to zero with effect from Monday.Under current r

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Brian Armstrong’s new problem: 60-plus free agents

A lot has been made of the open memo that CEO Brian Armstrong published nearly two weekends ago, essentially barring political activism at work because he sees it as a distraction. He also made it cle

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Top mobility VCs on the risks and rewards in partnering with giants like Amazon

At our recent TechCrunch Mobility event, we spoke with Amy Gu, the founder and managing partner of Hemi Ventures, Olaf Sakkers, a founding partner at Maniv Mobility and Reilly Brennan, the founding ge

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The core of European Central Bank's new strategy

Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an in-depth review of its monetary policy strategy. But as central

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Fed to keep low rates, expecting more fiscal policy support

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at an online press conference on September 16, 2020./VCG Photo U.S. Federal Reserve officials vowed to keep the interest rate near zero before 2024 a

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France extends multi-billion-dollar COVID-19 furlough scheme

France's furlough scheme will be extended for hotels, cafes and restaurants. /AFP The French government has announced its temporary unemployment scheme, through which the state pays all an emp

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U.S. to tighten rules for visas used by tech firms

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would b

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U.S. to tighten rules for visas used by tech firms

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would b

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U.S. to tighten rules for visas used by tech firms

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday unveiled a tightening of rules for immigration visas used widely by technology firms, claiming the new system would be better for American workers.T