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Economist says both "will be much worse off" as result of U.S.-China decoupling

As some officials in the U.S. government push for decoupling with China, Yukon Huang, a senior fellow with the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said both sides will be

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Kenyan football super fan ventures in face mask business

Jared Otieno, commonly known as Jaro Soja, is a renowned super fan of record Kenyan league winners, Gor Mahia FC. The coronavirus pandemic has robbed the self-proclaimed commander of the Green Ar

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With stadiums closed, TV networks turn to live esports broadcasts

The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out the spring seasons for professional sports and associated revenue for TV networks, but esports is filling part of that void.Gaming companies behind titles licensed

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Cathay Innovation raises $550M for its second global VC fund

With the global economy still sorting itself out in the face of the pandemic, we’re hearing about fewer new venture capital funds these days. However, today is an exception, as Cathay Innovation

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Behold the relentlessly optimistic silliness of the ‘AI Eurovision’ winner

Around two-thirds of the way through “Beautiful the World,” a voice declaratively whispers, “The music of the Earth has arrived.” Created by the fittingly-named Uncanny Valley, the three-and-a-half mi

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International art festival in Chengdu promotes young talents

A light installation created by Liu Yang and Yang Lu is on show at the Lake Art Museum. [Photo provided to China Daily] Young artists and designers from around the world are welcome to submit t

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Japan's household spending slides to five-year low in March

A supermarket in Kawasaki, Japan, April 21, 2019. /VCG Japan's household spending plunged in March and service-sector activity shrank at a record pace in April, reinforcing expectations that t

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COVID-19 accelerates five key trends shaping Chinese economy: McKinsey report

As a result of the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, five trends shaping the Chinese economy have been accelerated, or "fast-forwarded," a recent report from McKinsey Comp

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With movie theaters closed, Alamo Drafthouse gets into on demand movie streaming

Back when movie theaters were a thing we could go to, Alamo Drafthouse was my one and only. Known for actively insisting that audience members shut the hell up during the movie and for having a damne

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A rebranded and updated version of CBS All Access will launch this summer

A rebranded and expanded version of the CBS All Access streaming service will arrive this summer, ViacomCBS announced this morning. The service, now run by ViacomCBS following the merger, today offers

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ROK announces three-state eSports tournament with China, Japan

Du Chenxin/CGTN The Republic of Korea (ROK) will join hands with China and Japan to hold a three-state eSports tournament in November, announced ROK's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism o

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Cockroach Labs scores $86.6M Series D as scalable database resonates

Cockroach Labs, the NYC enterprise database company, announced an $86.6 million Series D funding round today. The company was in no mood to talk valuations, but was happy to have a big chunk of money

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PGA alters playing status guidelines due to COVID-19

American golfer Brendan Steele swings over his ball during the PGA Tour Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S., February 28, 2020. /VCG The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA)

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PGA alters playing status guidelines due to COVID-19

American golfer Brendan Steele swings over his ball during the PGA Tour Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S., February 28, 2020. /VCG The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA)

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Monzo recruits former Amex exec Sujata Bhatia as its new COO

More personnel changes are afoot at Monzo, as the U.K. challenger bank continues to bolster its leadership team.Specifically, TechCrunch has learned that Sujata Bhatia, a former American Express execu

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Murray and Bertens claim titles in virtual Madrid Open

Andy Murray of Great Britain poses with his winners' trophy after his straight sets victory against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men's final at the Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain, May 10, 2015. /VC

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Okta COVID-19 app usage report finds it’s not just collaboration seeing a huge uptick

Okta released a special COVID-19 edition of its app usage report today, and you don’t need a Ph. D. in statistics to guess what they found. Indeed, Zoom surged 110% on the Okta network, leading