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German gov't passes law against right-wing extremism, hate crime on internet

The German government passed a law on Wednesday to combat serious cases of right-wing extremism and hate crime on the internet. Social networks in Germany now have to report certain postings to the

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Taiwan confirms one COVID-19 case with infection source unidentified

Another case of novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in Taiwan Wednesday, raising the total number of COVID-19 cases to 24, according to the island's epidemic mon

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Lack of big tech GDPR decisions looms large in EU watchdog’s annual report

The lead European Union privacy regulator for most of big tech has put out its annual report which shows another major bump in complaints filed under the bloc’s updated data protection framewor

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31 COVID-19 patients in critical condition discharged after recovery in Wuhan

The recovered patients with severe novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) pose for photos with medical staff at the west campus of Wuhan Union Hospital in Wuhan, central Chi

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'Clash of civilizations' theory is a tool to stir clashes

05:13 Editor's note: China is mobilizing the whole society to combat the COVID-19. What are the challenges? Why are some Westerners obstinate in anti-China sentiments? How will this af

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Adapting to a fast-forward world

Editor's note: Mohamed A. El-Erian is chief economic Adviser at Allianz, chairman of U.S. President Barack Obama's Global Development Council. He is also an author, most recently, of The Only Game

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Pompeo says South Africa land seizures would be ‘disastrous’

America’s top diplomat on Wednesday asserted that South Africa’s plan to allow expropriation of private property without compensation would be “disastrous” for the coun

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Barr mulls resigning over Trump's tweets: Sources

Just hours after President Donald Trump openly defied his public pleas to stop tweeting about criminal matters in the Justice Department, Attorney General Bill Barr tol

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Trump announces pardons for several high-profile individuals

President Donald Trump announced pardons for several high-profile individuals in addition to commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.The White Ho

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Trump offered Assange pardon if he said Russia not involved in leaked emails, court hears

Israeli troops opened fire on Wednesday at Palestinian Islamic Jihad snipers in the Gaza Strip in response to the latter's attack, Israeli military said. An Israeli military spokesperson said in a s

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Gmail finally makes it easier to search your email

Gmail’s search is getting a significant update that will allow users to more easily narrow results to help them find a specific email. Before today, users could type in search filters by hand (e

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VCs to antitrust officials: We’d rather take our chances than see tech regulated

Last week at Stanford, antitrust officials from the U.S. Department of Justice organized a day-long conference that engaged numerous venture capitalists in conversations about big tech. The DOJ wanted

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Expanding its women’s health benefits offerings for employers, Mayven raises $45 million

Over the past twelve months, Mayven, the benefits provider focused on women’s health and family planning, has expanded its customer base to include over 100 companies and grownits telehealth ser

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MIT system predicts the best way to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid

We’re not in immediate danger of any asteroids colliding with Earth – at least not as far as anyone’s aware. But it’s not like it hasn’t happened before, and there is an expect

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Sling TV reports first-ever subscriber decline

Increased competition from competitors like Hulu and YouTube TV and even Netflix has finally taken its toll on Dish’s live TV streaming service, Sling TV. This week, the company reported its fir

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Announcing the final agenda for Robotics + AI — March 3 at UC Berkeley

TechCrunch is returning to U.C. Berkeley on March 3 to bring together some of the most influential minds in robotics and artificial intelligence. Each year we strive to bring together a cross-section

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Daily Crunch: Blue Apron might sell itself

Blue Apron considers “strategic alternatives,” Facebook experiments with different News Feed formats and Twitter buys a startup focused on the Stories format. Here’s your Daily Crun