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Sophisticated malware is being used to spy on journalists, politicians and human rights activists

The targets are on a list of more than 50,000 phone numbers believed to be of interest to clients of Israeli hackers for hire, NSO Group.

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U.S. Fed chief says stimulus to continue despite high inflation

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell. /VCG Even as U.S. inflation has hit the highest rate in over a decade, the central bank is sticking to its guns, and will continue to provide stim

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Rohlik raises $119M at a $1.2B valuation to grow its 2-hour grocery delivery service in Europe

“Instant” grocery delivery has been a big theme among food startups in Europe, where customers can order from a limited assortment of items and get their purchases packed from “dark

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Death toll from gas blast in central China rises to 25

Rescuers work at the scene of a gas pipe blast in Zhangwan District of Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province. /CFPA total of 25 people have now been confirmed dea

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South Africa's business confidence is on the rise, new survey shows

The Rand Merchant Bank/Bureau of Economic Research (RMB/BER) Business Confidence Index released on Wednesday showed that business confidence increased by 15 points to 50 in South Africa in the se

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Fashion wholesale marketplace Joor opens China office

Joor, an online marketplace that connects fashion brands and retailers around the world, has opened its first China office in downtown Shanghai as it eyes growth in the region.The 11-year-old New York

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Dow ends at record high after upbeat jobless claims report

The Wall Street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., May 4, 2021. /Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Thursday, bolstered by a

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Copper prices hit $10,000 for the first time in a decade

An employee handles a copper coil at a wholesale metal dealer in Mumbai, India, February 25, 2021. /CFP The price of a tonne of copper exceeded $10,000 on Thursday, for the first time since Fe

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Greylock GP Mike Duboe to discuss how to scale your company at TechCrunch Early Stage in July

While the money flowing into Silicon Valley is reaching historic heights, the competition for getting customer attention and growing businesses is still a major challenge.At TechCrunch Early Stage: Ma

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Wars to continue under Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a drive-in campaign rally at Pullman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 15, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist, gues

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Wars to continue under Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a drive-in campaign rally at Pullman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., December 15, 2020. /Reuters Editor's note: Bobby Naderi is a London-based journalist, gues

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Daily Crunch: Amazon beats back union push

Efforts to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama appear to have failed, Facebook takes down fake review groups and a monkey plays Pong with its brain. This is your Daily Crunch for April 9, 2021.The

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Amazon wins vote preventing Alabama warehouse workers from unionising

The vote follows the firm reportedly spending millions to monitor and tackle union activities among its workforce.

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Counting strongly favors Amazon in warehouse union vote

It’s been a little over a week since union voting concluded for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. Things have been fairly quiet in the eye of the storm for most of it. That changed today,

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How SOSV-backed Achiko pivoted from financial services to health tech during the COVID-19 pandemic

Many companies had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. For SOSV-backed Achiko, this meant shifting its focus from mobile payment services to affordable COVID-19 screening. Achiko’s platform c

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China's demand for loans grows in Q1 due to steady recovery: report

An employee counts cash in Haian City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 4, 2020. /CFP China's overall loan demand index hit 77.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1), up 5.9 percentag

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U.S. exploitation of immigrant labor is a gross human rights violation

Undocumented immigrants walk along the U.S.-Mexico border wall after they ran across the shallow Rio Grande into El Paso in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 17, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Dennis