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Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box raises $10.6M Series A led by Paladin Capital

Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box, which emerged originally from Greece, has raised a Series A investment round of $10.6 million, led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University

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Twitter to set up its first African presence in Ghana

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, via a tweet today, announced that the company would be setting up a presence in Africa. “Twitter is now present on the continent. Thank you, Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo,” he sai

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Last call for Detroit startups to apply for TechCrunch’s Detroit City Spotlight pitch-off

TechCrunch is hosting a small virtual event on April 15 for startups in Detroit and we’re still looking for a few startups to pitch at the event. The deadline is today, Friday, April 9th. Apply

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World's first offline NFT art exhibition lands in China

04:27 Non-Fungible Tokens (NTFs) have taken the cryptocurrency market and art world by storm recently. Even auction house Christie's has sold an NFT by artist Beeple for $69 million. I

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Argentine president tested positive for coronavirus antigen

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez addresses an all-virtual World Economic Forum, in Buenos Aires, January 28, 2021. /CFP Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said his antigen test for COV

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Free Extra Crunch membership included with TC Early Stage tickets

TechCrunch Early Stage is coming up soon, and all attendees can get 3 months of free access to Extra Crunch as a part of a ticket purchase. Extra Crunch is our members-only community focused on founde

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WHO chief says all coronavirus origins hypotheses 'need further study'

The WHO's chief said Monday that all hypotheses on the COVID-19 pandemic's origins remained open and needed further study, having read the report from international experts' mission to Wuhan."All hyp

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Police crackdown on fresh Belarus anti-government protests

More than 100 protesters were detained in Minsk as opposition activists renew calls on the public to ramp up anti-government demonstrations. /AFP Over 100 protesters were detained in Belarus o

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Biden invites world leaders to virtual climate summit

U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 40 world leaders to attend a virtual summit on climate change on April 22 and 23, the White House said in a statement on Friday.Chinese and Russian leaders have a

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Watch Zuckerberg, Pichai and Dorsey testify at the House hearing on disinformation and extremism

Big tech is back on the virtual hill.Three of tech’s most prominent CEOs will appear before the House Energy and Commerce committee today at 9AM PT as lawmakers grill the companies on their fail

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Rec Room raises at $1.25B valuation from Sequoia and Index as VCs push to find another Roblox

Investor FOMO following Roblox’s blockbuster public debut is pushing venture capitalists who missed out on that gaming giant to invest in competing platforms.Today, Rec Room announced it has rai

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Revolut applies for bank charter in the US

London-based fintech startup Revolut has announced that it is applying for a bank charter in the U.S. The company has submitted a draft application with the FDIC and the California Department of Finan

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China, U.S. scientists cooperate extensively in COVID-19 crisis: SCMP

Medical staff doing nucleic acid testing in a testing base in Shanxi, China, January 11, 2021. /CFP Extensive cooperation has been seen among Chinese and U.S. medical experts and scientists fr

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U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 770,000

U.S. Labor Department, Washington DC, U.S., August 18, 2020. /CFP Initial jobless claims last week in the United States rose to 770,000, indicating the disruption in the labor market recovery,

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Expert: Alaska a place to 'anchor' starting point for China-U.S. ties

Alaska will be a place to "anchor" a new starting point for China-U.S. ties, said an expert on the upcoming high-level strategic dialogue between China and the U.S. in Alaska on Thursday and Friday.

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Exchange leaders say GameStop saga highlights regulatory challenges

The recent trading frenzy around GameStop Corp and other so-called "meme" stocks highlights shortcomings and challenges in the U.S. markets as retail investors become a bigger presence, exchange lead

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20,000 entrants will be allowed to run 2021 Boston Marathon

Runners start off in the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2019. /CFP Some 20,000 entrants will be allowed to participate in this year's Boston Marathon, announced the