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What pandemic? Inside Boston’s scorching VC summer

Filled with innovation labs, co-working spaces and students, Boston has a ton of entrepreneurial characteristics baked into its DNA. However, when the coronavirus swept through the country, the area&#

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RealPage acquires real estate IoT startup Stratis

RealPage, a publicly traded full-service property management technology firm with over 12,200 clients worldwide, today announced that it has acquired Stratis IoT, a startup that provides IoT services

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Fishermen join in fight to save Mauritian dolphins near oil spill

A dead dolphin is seen on a boat as it is brought to the marine fish farm of Mahebourg, Mauritius August 28, 2020. /Reuters Fishermen have joined in the fight to save injured dolphins that hav

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FDA: PR experts fired after the fiasco over plasma COVID-19 treatment

Two senior public relations experts advising the Food and Drug Administration have been ousted from their positions. /FDA Two senior public relations experts advising the Food and Drug Adminis

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Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes in France, report says

Facebook France is going to pay $125 million (€106 million) in back taxes according to business magazine Capital — Facebook confirmed the agreement to both Capital and Reuters. French tax authorities

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Original Content podcast: On Netflix’s ‘Selling Sunset’, everyone’s a villain

“Selling Sunset” is the kind reality TV show that doesn’t bother with things like sympathetic or relatable characters.The Netflix series recently released its third season — which,

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U.S. CDC study suggests inmates should have been tested in mass

San Quentin State Prison in California, U.S. /CFP Correctional facilities that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading

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Despite booming consumer demand, VC interest in e-commerce startups falls in 2020

Walmart reported earnings this morning. Most of the numbers are immaterial to you and I, having little to nothing to do with the world of private capital and startups, but one metric did leap out: In

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Rivian to begin deliveries of electric pickup truck in June 2021

Rivian has started to run a pilot production line at its factory in Normal, Illinois, as the electric vehicle startup prepares to bring its pickup truck and SUV to market in summer 2021.In an email s

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Hackers try to steal £1m transfer fee during football club cyber attack

Cyber criminals almost forced the cancellation a match when it crippled the club's CCTV and turnstile systems, the report shows.

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European salmon sales to China slowly recovering after virus scare

Frozen seafood products made from imported salmon are seen at a Carrefour supermarket, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Beijing, China June 17, 2020. /Reuters

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More Spanish regions make masks compulsory

In May, Spain made mask use compulsory nationwide if social distancing wasn't possible. Everyone aged over five had to don a face covering if they couldn't stay more th

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21 injured in fire aboard ship at Naval Base San Diego

Twenty-one people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said.The blaze was reported shortl

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Google reportedly cancelled a cloud project meant for countries including China

After reportedly spending a year and a half working on a cloud service meant for China and other countries, Google cancelled the project, called “Isolated Region,” in May due partly to geopolitical a

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Frustration as strict lockdown roadblocks stop travel to Spanish city

01:53 Frustration is mounting as roadblocks are put in place and people are stopped from from leaving Lleida in northeast Spain.The country has been easing COVID-19 restrictions, but n

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Large scale mural for Breonna Taylor unveiled in Maryland

Take a look at this large scale mural for Breonna Taylor unveiled in a park in the state of Maryland.Taylor was killed by police in her Louisville home during a March no-knock raid for

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As COVID-19 surges, 3D printing is having a moment

COVID-19 will be remembered for many things — most undoubtedly negative. There are, however, some silver linings among the horrors of the deadliest pandemic in recent memory. Among them, if the sort o