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Russia summons Japanese envoy over 'hostile' steps by Tokyo

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visits the Yasny fish processing complex on the southern Kuril island of Iturup, Russia, July 26, 2021. /Reuters Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday sa

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COVID-19 linked to 'substantial' drop in intelligence, new research finds

People who had been hospitalised and put on a ventilator saw the biggest deficit in the Great British Intelligence Test - equivalent to a seven-point drop in IQ.

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Farewell to 46-yr-old Chusovitina as her 8th Olympic journey ends

Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan competes during the Tokyo Olympics artistic gymnastics vault event at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, July 25, 2021. /CFP When Oksana Chusovitina ret

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UN chief calls for G20 leadership on climate action

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for leadership of the Group of 20 (G20) on global climate action."The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5-degree

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Putin says Russian navy 'unpreventable' during military parade

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 25, 2021. /Reuters The Russian navy can detect any enemy and la

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Kaseya acquires decryption key 'from trusted third party' after ransomware attack

The software company says it is working with more than 1,000 businesses who were impacted by the incident to get their systems unlocked.

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Malaysia's Chef de Mission Lee Chong Wei on Tokyo and Beijing games

01:49 Malaysia's Olympic Chef de Mission Lee Chong Wei said on Wednesday that Malaysian athletes are taking strong precautions against the coronavirus and ready for the Tokyo Summer Gam

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Check out the all-star speakers joining us on Extra Crunch Live in August

Extra Crunch Live has taught us a lot. From how Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital to how Coda perfected the growth fly wheel, much to the delight of Mad

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Instagram confirms test of new anti-harassment tool, Limits, designed for moments of crisis

Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed the company is testing a new feature called “Limits,” which would give users the ability to temporary lock down their accounts when they’re bein

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China Zhifei's COVID-19 shot 'largely effective' against Delta variant

Vaccines developed by Zhifei Biological Products on display at an exhibition in Beijing, May 26, 2021. /CFPA COVID-19 vaccine developed by a unit of China's Chongqing Z

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US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is coming to Disrupt

The myriad emerging and longer-term transportation technologies promise to change how people and packages move about the world or within their own neighborhoods. They also present myriad regulatory an

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Sophos acquires Braintrace to supercharge its threat detection capabilities

Thoma Bravo-owned Sophos has announced it’s acquiring Braintrace, a cybersecurity startup that provides organizations visibility into suspicious network traffic patterns. Terms of the deal were

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Getting serious about leveling up

Getty Editor's note: Jim O'Neill, a former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a former UK treasury minister, is chair of Chatham House and a member of the Pan-European Commission o

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DraftKings shares plans for launch of NFT collectibles marketplace

DraftKings is charging into the NFT game, announcing a marketplace aimed at curating sports and entertainment-themed digital collectibles for its audience of enthusiasts. The platform is “debuti

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Outplay gets $7.3M from Sequoia Capital India to help outbound sales team scale their campaigns

Outbound sales managers typically rely on high volumes of inquiries to find customers, but this means that their revenue is often in proportion to the size of their team. Outplay helps them scale more

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Clubhouse is now out of beta and open to everyone

One year later, Clubhouse is finally out of beta. The company announced Wednesday that it would end its waitlist and invite system, opening up to everybody. Now, anybody can follow Clubhouse links, ho

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Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons

Twitter will test the use of Reddit-like upvote and downvote buttons as a way to better highlight the more interesting and relevant replies in a longer conversation thread. The company announced this