China has launched emergency coordination of mask production to meet the growing demand for masks due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) spread, said the Ministry of
If robots are to help out in places like hospitals and phone repair shops, they’re going to need a light touch. And what’s lighter than not touching at all? Researchers have created a grip
Back in September, Betaworks put out a call for startups to participate in its latest “camp,” this one focused on audio.Danika Laszuk, the head of Betaworks Camp, told me at the time that
Eight years ago, Two Sigma Investments began an experiment in early stage investing.The hedge fund, focused on data-driven quantitative investing, was well on its way to amassing the $60 billion in as
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Farming is one of the oldest professions, but today those amber waves of grain (and soy) are a test bed for sophisticated robotic solutions to problems farmers have had for millennia. Learn about the
Front is raising a $59 million Series C funding round. Interestingly, the startup hasn’t raised with a traditional VC firm leading the round. A handful of super business angels are investing directly
Substack announced today that it has built support for multiple authors into its service. The company provides a publishing tool that blends blogs and email newsletters into a single entity, with a fo
Electric scooter operator Skip is gearing up to appeal San Francisco’s decision to not grant it a permit to operate in the city. When the city’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) ann
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The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Wednesday confirmed the first highly-suspected case of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong. The
Tencent, one of the world’s biggest videogaming companies by revenue, today made another move to help cement that position. The Chinese firm has made an offer to fully acquire Funcom, the games
Smart speaker manufacturer Sonos has announced that the company is going to drop support for some of its products. Sonos stopped selling these devices a few years ago. While nothing lasts forever, dro
French President Emmanuel Macron began his visit to Israel on Wednesday morning with a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minist
by Li Hao, Ali Jaswal, Jiang Chao Chinese and Pakistani workers together carrying construction materials like steel beams seems to be the most natural scene at the con
American health care company 3M's Shanghai factory has been busy with production recently due to the rapid spike in demand for masks in China due to the novel coronavirus that recently appeared in Wu
Mr Bezos claims a malicious video was sent to him by the personal account of the Saudi leader, that stole his personal data.
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