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India to continue rebel peace accord push in troubled areas

India’s prime minister said on Friday that his government will continue its peace push in the insurgency-wracked northeastern region bordering China and Myanmar where a

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White House reportedly aims to double AI research budget to $2B

The White House is pushing to dedicate an additional billion dollars to fund artificial intelligence research, effectively doubling the budget for that purpose outside of Defense Department spending,

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CCPA won’t be enough to fix tech’s data entitlement problem

When the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rolled out on January 1st, many companies were still scrambling to become compliant with the data privacy regulation, which is estimated to cost busines

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Apple fined $27 million in France for throttling old iPhones without telling users

France’s competition watchdog DGCCRF announced earlier today that Apple will pay a $27.4 million (€25 million) fine due to an iOS update that capped performance of aging devices. The company will also

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What to expect when pitching European VCs

Fundraising is the single most important thing you can do for your business, but I know very few founders who enjoy the process.It’s inherently stressful: you’re running out of capital, which is why y

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New Early Stage speakers to tackle growth marketing, media strategy and M&A

In a little less than three months, TechCrunch will bring its Early Stage event to SF for the very first time. Early Stage is meant to bring together more than 50 experts across startup core competenc

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The CIA wants to upgrade its cloud tech without DoD’s JEDI drama

The CIA is ready to update its cloud technology, and multiple reports this week indicated that the agency has begun a multi-billion-dollar procurement process. A CIA spokesperson was tight-lipped when

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What can these NFL teams buy with their money?

The 2020 NFL season will begin on September 10. Before that happens, many of the league's teams will need to invest in improving their franchise. Unlike the NBA, the NFL applies a hard salary cap,

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Beijing publishes suspected cases of novel coronavirus infection

Beijing on Friday published the number of patients suspected to be infected with the novel coronavirus for the first time. As of Thursday, Beijing reported 157 suspect

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China's economy to rebound rapidly after novel coronavirus: Malaysian envoy

As the Chinese government's effective response to the novel coronavirus outbreak has injected confidence into the business community, China's economy is expected to re

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Who won in 'last craziness' of NBA trade market?

The Golden State Warriors have traded D'Angelo Russell (R) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins (L). /VCG Photos Despite a long period of inactivity on the NBA trade market, multip

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Truth, the antidote to fear and rumors

Editor's note: Chris Hawke is a graduate of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. As a journalist, he has reported for over two decades from Beijing, New York, the United Nations, Tokyo, Ban

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China Focus: Farmers ready for spring farming to ensure grain supply amid epidemic

As spring is just around the corner, Chinese farmers in northeast China's breadbasket province of Heilongjiang are preparing for this year's season, which comes with e

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U.S. democracy in peril

U.S. Capitol. /VCG Photo Editor's note: Elizabeth Drew is a Washington-based journalist and the author, most recently, of Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall.

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Locust outreak or a sign of the times?

Swarms of desert locusts fly up into the air from crops in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya Friday, January 24, 2020. /AP photo Locust swarms have overtaken the skies above Kenya's countr

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How Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and other women a breaking rap's old molds

Rappers (L-R) Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are among the women making waves in the rap world. /AFP Photo Long stereotyped as a boys' club, not least for its braggadocious lyric

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Xinhua Headlines: A fortnight of fear and hope: Wuhan travelers recount life under quarantine

Unable to fly to Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, over 100 travelers spent the first fortnight of the lunar new year under quarantine in Hangzhou. Living