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44% of TikTok’s all-time downloads were in 2019, but app hasn’t figured out monetization

Despite the U.S. government’s concerns over TikTok which most recently led to the U.S. Navy banning service members’ use of the app, TikTok had a stellar 2019 in terms of both downloads an

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Germany agrees plan to eliminate coal power

Germany is to phase out climate-damaging electricity generation from lignite and hard coal. (Credit: Julian Stratenschulte/AP) Germany is aiming to phase out its coal-fired power stations by 2

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One million birds feared dead due to 'blob' heatwave

Scientists have warned that such events will likely become more frequent due to climate change.

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Dinosaurs shrank to keep warm as they evolved into birds

A new theory explaining how theropods were able to evolve into birds has been proposed, despite the lack of fossil evidence.

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China to further push forward reform and opening up, says vice premier

China will further deepen domestic reforms and open up wider to the outside world, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said here on Wednesday. Liu, who signed the phase-one China-U.S. economic and trade agr

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Atomico promotes surgeon-turned-VC Irina Haivas to partner

Irina Haivas, the surgeon-turned-VC that joined London-based VC firm Atomico in late 2018 and has already led several investments on behalf of the firm, has been promoted to partner.Her Atomico invest

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World No. 1 tennis doubles player Robert Farah tests positive

Colombia's Robert Farah celebrates after a set victory during the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals in London, UK, November 15, 2019. Top-ranked doubles player Robert Farah of C

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China-U.S. trade dispute timeline

China and the U.S. have come a long way to sign the phase one economic and trade deal on Wednesday. Trade ties between the world's two largest economies have been on a rollercoaster since March 23, 2

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Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Warns US to Avoid Committing ‘One Mistake After Another’ in Mideast

Hostilities between Iran and the US reached a flashpoint in early January when senior Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a drone strike at Baghdad airport on

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Apple buys edge-based AI startup Xnor.ai for a reported $200M

Xnor.ai, spun off in 2017 from the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI (AI2), has been acquired by Apple for about $200 million. A source close to the company corroborated a report this morning from Gee

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Save over $200 with discounted student tickets to Robotics + AI 2020

If you’re a current student and you love robots — and the AI that drives them — you do not want to miss out on TC Sessions: Robotics + AI 2020. Our day-long deep dive into these two life-altering tech

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Mobileye takes aim at Waymo

Mobileye has built a multi-billion-dollar business supplying automakers with computer vision technology that powers advanced driver assistance systems. It’s a business that last year generated n

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Buttigieg’s CISO resigns, leaving no known cybersecurity chiefs among the 2020 candidates

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has lost his campaign’s chief information security officer, who cited “differences” with the campaign over its security practices.Mick Baccio, w

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Plant-based milk substitute market gets frothy with $225 million for Califia Farms

The market for companies developing dairy substitutes is really getting frothy.In December, the startup Perfect Day Foods announced it had raised $110 million in financing for its dairy replacement an

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China urges Britain to make independent decision on 5G

China expressed the hope Wednesday that Britain will take an objective and fair position, make an independent choice in line with its own interests on the issue of 5G, and provide a fair, just, open

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Customer data platform ActionIQ raises $32M

ActionIQ co-founder and CEO Tasso Argyros knows that there are plenty of companies promising to help businesses use their customer data to deliver personalized experiences — as he put it, “The s

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China set their worst record at AFC U-23 Championship

Players of China leave the field after their 1-0 loss to Iran at the AFC U-23 Championship at Tinsulanon Stadium in Songkhla, Thailand, January 15, 2020. China lost 1-0 to Iran in their last g