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'It's a bit like shoplifting': What it feels like to walk out of Amazon's till-less store 'without paying'

Amazon has opened its first till-less store in the UK, and Sky's Andy Hayes went to sample what could be the future of shopping.

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Whales' cancer resistance 'in their genes'

Whales, dolphins and porpoises have two properties that should not in theory go together, they have a long lifespan for mammals and they tend to be resistant to cancer.A new study suggests that the r

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SMIC reports annual revenue jump, sanctions weigh on 2021 growth

China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) on Thursday reported revenues of $981 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, surging 16.9 percent on a yearly basis. However, as sanctio

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'Canelo' Alvarez to fight mandatory challenger Yildirim in February

Current pound-for-pound top boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring magazine's super middleweight (168lbs) titles against Avni Yildirim of Turkey at Hard Rock Stadi

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Villagers unearth nearly 20,000 ancient coins in central China

Nearly 20,000 ancient coins, most of which date back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), have been unearthed in Ningxiang City, central China's Hunan Province.The

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Wild Asian elephants appear in southwest China nature reserve

01:01 A group of some 20 wild Asian elephants recently appeared in a nature reserve in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province.On F

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Daily Crunch: Alibaba faces antitrust probe

Chinese authorities investigate an e-commerce giant, Google may be tightening its grip on research and VCs weigh in on the year’s biggest surprises. This is your (briefer than usual) Daily Crunc

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Nikola’s stock crashes after announcing cancelation of contract with Republic Services for 2,500 garbage trucks

The undoing of Nikola continues. Today, the company announced the termination of its contract with Republic Services for 2,500 garbage trucks. Announced back in August, the deal had Nikola building ga

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U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 853,000 amid surging COVID-19 cases

Job seekers wait in line to speak with representatives during the TechFair LA career fair in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. /Getty Images The number of initial jobl

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As Next Insurance makes its first acquisition, insurtech looks energetic

Next Insurance, a startup that competes in the small business (SMB) insurance market, announced this morning that it has acquired its first company.Purchasing Juniper Labs will help the unicorn boost

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Global manufacturing PMI stands at 53.9 in November

The Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stood at 53.9 in November, the China Federation of Logistics Purchasing (CFLP) said on Sunday.Although the figure in November

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Experimental COVID drug used on Trump receives emergency approval

Tthe FDA has judged that the experimental treatment's potential benefits outweigh its risks.

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Experimental COVID drug used on Trump receives emergency approval

Tthe FDA has judged that the experimental treatment's potential benefits outweigh its risks.

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Spotify opens a marketplace for Canvas looping artwork designers

Spotify today announced that it has leveraged last year’s SoundBetter acquisition to create a marketplace for artists who make short, looping visuals for Canvas. The feature, which began rolling out

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Saudi Aramco Q3 profit slumps 44.6% as pandemic chokes demand

Oil tanks are seen at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. /Reuters Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco on Tuesday reported a 44.6 percent dro

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China's economic recovery and improved demand help factories recover

03:10 Profits in 21 of the 41 industrial sectors surveyed by the statistics bureau surged in September. Other sectors such as car manufacturing also saw a more modest recovery. At the