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People across the U.S. protest anti-Asian violence

02:17 Across the United States, people rallied against Anti-Asian hate crimes on Saturday. The country has seen a dramatic rise in such crimes since the coronavirus pandemic began and

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Amid pandemic, Middle East adtech startups play essential role in business growth

The pandemic’s impact on the business world encouraged adtech startups and digital marketing agencies to collaborate more, helping brands survive the pandemic by bringing businesses closer to consumer

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White House to spend $10 billion to bolster vaccine effort

The White House announced Thursday that it is dedicating another $10 billion to try to drive up vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural enclaves throughout

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Digital banking solutions provider Meniga closes additional €10M investment

Meniga, the London fintech that provides digital banking technology to leading banks, has closed €10 million in additional funding.The round is led by Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures. Also parti

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China to ban apps from collecting excessive user data starting May

Starting May 1, apps in China can no longer force users into providing excessive personal data, according to a document jointly released by a group of the country’s top regulators, the Cyberspac

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At least six killed as Myanmar police disperse protesters

At least six people were killed and another person was injured in Myanmar's Mandalay as the police force dispersed protesters from Sunday onwards.Witnesses said military police used flash bombs durin

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Indonesian savings and investment app Pluang gets $20M in pre-Series B funding

Indonesia-based fintech Pluang announced today it has raised $20 million in a pre-Series B round led by Openspace Ventures, with participation from Go Ventures and other returning investors. The compa

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Secureframe raises $18M Series A to simplify cybersecurity compliance

Security compliance may not be the hottest conversation starter, but it’s a critical and often grueling process that companies have to endure every year to show that their security practices are

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Farmland could be the next big asset class modernized by marketplace startups

Jim Jackson developed timber and farmland in Eastern Washington, protected from coastal rains by the peaks of the Cascade mountains, building out a clutch of apple farms and other properties on the st

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Rising encrypted app Signal is down in China

Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that good time wouldn’t last long. The app, which is used for encrypted chats, is unavailable in mainland China as of Tuesday morning, a test b

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Rising encrypted app Signal is down in China

Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that good time wouldn’t last long. The app, which is used for encrypted chats, is unavailable in mainland China as of Tuesday morning, a test b

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Police clash with anti-lockdown protesters near The Hague

Dutch police cracked down on a peaceful anti-lockdown protest taking place in a park across from The Hague on the eve of the country's general election. Riot police were de

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Watch Thailand's elephants feast during their annual Elephant Day

01:13 Thailand held a fruit banquet for dozens of elephants in the ancient capital Ayutthaya on Saturday (March 13) with hopes that coronavirus travel restrictions would ease soon and

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Why ‘blaming the intern’ won’t save startups from cybersecurity liability

SolarWinds is back in hot water after a shareholder lawsuit accused the company of poor security practices, which they say allowed hackers to break into at least nine U.S. government agencies and hund

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Around 30 students missing after gunmen attack college in NW Nigeria

Around 30 students are missing after gunmen attacked a college in the northwest Nigerian state of Kaduna, the state's security commissioner said on Friday.Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, said an armed

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EU regulator approves J&J's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine for use

VCG The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday approved Johnson Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, making it the fourth licensed vaccine for use in the bloc.Others that have already

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Ohio judge asked to apologize for tying COVID-19 to China

An Ohio judge who wrote an article using the term "China virus" has been asked to apologize by multiple regional organizations. The article, distributed on March 3, came amid studies showing that dis