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Federal court rules WhatsApp and Facebook’s malware exploit case against NSO Group can proceed

A U.S. federal court judge ruled on Thursday that WhatsApp and parent company Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance software company NSO Group can go forward. Phyllis Hamilton, Chief

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China calls U.S. accusations "biggest lies of the century"

Protesters rally in front of the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on June 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie) BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign mi

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Leaving the $3.2 billion portfolio he helped build at IndieBio Arvind Gupta joins Mayfield to create the Genesis Consortium

Arvind Gupta, the founder and head of IndieBio, is leaving the accelerator whose portfolio he helped build into a $3.2 billion life sciences powerhouse, to join the venture capital fund Mayfield.The m

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Nissan stakes its EV future on the 300-mile range Ariya crossover

Nissan unveiled today the Ariya, an all-electric SUV with an estimated 300 miles of range and a starting price tag of $40,000 that marks the beginning of a four-year plan aiming for growth and profit

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Fed officials warn on 'thick fog' ahead for U.S. economy

The U.S. economy will recover more slowly than expected amid a surge in novel coronavirus cases across the country, and a broad second wave of the disease could cause economic pain to deepen again, F

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Belgium, once hard-hit, reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since March

Belgium, which has reined in the coronavirus after becoming the worst-hit mid-sized country in the world, reported zero new coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours on Tu

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Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan aims to reframe debate

Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan on Tuesday to boost investment in clean energy and stop all climate-damaging emissions from U.S. power plants by 2035, arguing tha

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Identity platform Auth0 raises $120M Series F funding round at $1.92B valuation

Developer-centric identity platform Auth0 today announced that it has raised a $120 million Series F round led by Salesforce Ventures. Existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures,

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Economic Watch: China announces zero-tolerance on financial crimes

China has toughened its stance on unlawful practices in the financial market with concrete measures in the pipeline to better protect investors. China's financial regu

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UN chief says more people could slip into hunger as result of COVID-19

Video: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns on July 13, 2020 that many more people could slip into hunger this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Xinhua) "The report is clear: if the c

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A pledge to unite international students and tech

I count myself blessed to have been contributing my weekly Dear Sophie articles to Extra Crunch since the beginning of 2020. The inspiration for the column struck last December after I returned to the

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Britain set to decide on Huawei 5G ban, though timescale unclear

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to decide on Huawei's role in the country's 5G networks.Britain's National Security Council (NSC), chaired by Johnson, will meet on Tuesday to discuss its plans

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China Focus: Why Beijing needs large-scale nucleic acid testing

Beijing has reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 for seven consecutive days. How to deal with new sporadic cases has become a challenge

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China vows 'zero tolerance' over capital market violations

VCG China's financial regulators will have "zero tolerance" over illegal activities in the country's capital market such as fraudulent securities issuance and financial fraud, officials said a

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China vows "zero tolerance" over capital market violations

China's financial regulators will have "zero tolerance" over illegal activities in the country's capital market such as fraudulent securities issuance and financial fr

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Is Turkey entrenching itself in Yemen amid escalating strife with UAE?

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, in 2012. /Reuters As Turkey relishes the outcomes of recent mi

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Reality check of Australian allegations against China

Recently, some Australian politicians and media outlets have been fabricating lies on COVID-19 of one kind or another. They have played a trick of a thief crying "stop