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As private investment cools, enterprise startups may try tapping corporate dollars

Founders hunting down capital in the middle of this pandemic may feel like they’re on a fool’s errand, but some investors are still offering financing, even if the terms might not be as go

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Nintendo sells a lot more Switches, as people stay and home playing Animal Crossing

A couple of weeks ago, we noted some new NPD numbers pointing to a very good March for the Switch. Nintendo’s financials this week bear out the predicted surge in popularity for the three-year-old con

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Coronavirus: 'Very limited' lockdown changes in England - Downing Street

Lockdown changes in England from next week will be "very limited", Boris Johnson's spokesman has confirmed.He said the prime minister would use "maximum caution" when s

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Italian mayor thanks China's Chongqing for epidemic aid

A mayor in Italy has written an acknowledgment letter to a district government in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality for helping with the fight against COVID-19. In the letter, Gian Vittorio C

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General Motors profits dive, aims to reopen U.S. plants May 18

Signage is displayed outside the General Motors Co. Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., February 21, 2020. /VCG General Motors said Wednesday it aims to reopen mo

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Study shows extensive global transmission of novel coronavirus from early on in epidemic

Researchers have discovered that a large proportion of the global genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 is found in all hardest-hit countries, suggesting extensive global transmission from early on in

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COVID-19 "less infectious in children": Australian health authority

Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has confirmed that children are less likely to spread coronavirus than adults. Kelly told reporters on Wednesday afternoon that the scientific evid

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Mexican president announces gradual reopening activities on May 17

The president said that activities could be generally resumed at the end of the month, provided that the health situation in the country does not worsen. MEXICO CITY, M

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British leading epidemiologist resigns for breaking lockdown rules: report

British leading epidemiologist Neil Ferguson resigned from Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) on Tuesday after media reported he broke social distancing rules. Ferguson,

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Sierra Leone President tests negative for COVID-19 after isolation

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio is expected to resume work from his office on Wednesday after he tested negative for COVID-19. Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio tested negative

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Instabug raises $5M Series A round led by Accel, as mobile app usage surges

There are some startups that behave like sprinters, and others that run a marathon. I came across Instabug when I was in Cairo in 2013. Born during the chaotic era of the Arab Spring, this plucky star

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Portugal to donate 10 mln euros to EU's "Coronavirus Global Response" initiative

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced on Monday that his country will actively participate in the European Union (EU) initiative of the "Coronavirus Global

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Customer journey hijacking prevention tool Namogoo acquires Personali for its behavioural analytics

Namogoo, the Israel-based company that has developed a solution for e-commerce and other online enterprises to prevent “customer journey hijacking,” has acquired behavioural analytics company Personal

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Ivory Coast PM flies to France for medical checks

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the ruling party’s candidate in October’s presidential election, has flown to France for medical checks, the presidency

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Chinese aid for fighting COVID-19 arrives in Slovenia

A cargo aircraft carrying about 12 tons of medical supplies donated by the Chinese government to Slovenia landed at the Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport here on Friday evening. Onboard the direct cargo

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Watch how SpaceX’s first human spacecraft performed during its key in-flight escape test

SpaceX is getting ready to launch its first-ever spacecraft with humans on board, the Commercial Crew Demo-2 mission (DM-2) that will take-off from Florida on May 27. There are still a couple things

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Britain's daily testing target may have been met - minister

Britain might have hit its daily target of carrying out 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day, or will come close, putting in place the beginnings of a network to test, track an