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Third session of China-U.S. High-level Strategic Dialogue starts in

00:11 In an exclusive interview, China’s senior diplomat Yang Jiechi told CGTN that he rested well last night, following a viral video where he said he only had instant noodles for lun

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Facebook showcases wrist-worn AR interface concept

Facebook’s hardware strategy often looks pretty opaque from the outside. The company has done fairly well with Oculus sales amid pandemic demand. Even its Echo Show competitor Portal has seen a bump a

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AI fintech products are operating at scale and investor interest is maturing

Recently public unicorn Upstart announced earnings that blew the socks off of Wall Street this week. After closing on Wednesday at around $61 per share, Upstart wrapped Thursday worth $115 per share.

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Substack faces backlash over the writers it supports with big advances

Substack has attracted a number of high-profile writers to its newsletter platform — and it hasn’t been a secret that the venture-backed startup has lured some of them with sizable payments.For exampl

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Ukraine cases top 1.5m, Bulgaria tightens measures: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Europe's drug regulator, The European Medicines Agency is today expected to announce the findings of its investigation into cases of blood clots in more than 30 people who have had the

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In new round, Dutchie, focused on smoother cannabis retail, sees its valuation soar by eight times

Dutchie, a nearly four-year-old, Bend, Oregon company that charges cannabis dispensaries a monthly fee to create and run their websites, process their orders, and track what needs to be prepped for pi

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The global inequity in venture financing is staggering

The global venture capital ecosystem is inequitable. In the United States’ mature venture capital market, an entrepreneur’s race, gender and age help determine who has access to capital.Bu

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Scientists' climate warning after 'grave' rediscovery from secret Cold War military base

A secret US Army mission to bury nuclear missiles beneath the Arctic ice led to the discovery of a startling truth.

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Biden struggles to unravel web of Trump immigration rules

President Biden is finding it increasingly difficult to unwind his predecessor's immigration regulations as the administration grapples with a surge of migrants at the

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UK records lowest number of COVID deaths since early October

A nurse claps outside Royal Berkshire Hospital during the weekly "Clap for Our Carers" in Reading, Britain on April 23, 2020. /Xinhua Britain has recorded another 52 COVID-19 deaths in its dai

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Brady eyes eighth Super Bowl after inking extension

Tom Brady signed a contract extension with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday and immediately set his sights on an eighth Super Bowl crown.After media reports indicating Brady had agreed terms on a n

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Shell’s Gamechanger Accelerator selects three companies for its energy transition accelerator

Yesterday, the European oil and gas major producer Shell announced the latest cohort selected to participate in its Shell GameChanger Accelerator (GCxN), focused on supporting companies developing tec

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Dutch court rejects Uber drivers’ ‘robo-firing’ charge but tells Ola to explain algo-deductions

Uber has had a good result against litigation in the Netherlands, where its European business is headquartered, that had alleged it uses algorithms to terminate drivers

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‘Democrats’ Hypocrisy on Full Display’: Kamala Harris Sparks Ire for Ignoring Cuomo Sex Scandal

Vice President Kamala Harris has been criticised for deflecting questions surrounding the sexual harassment scandal implicating New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, after a

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Uganda's health minister condemns bloggers spreading false information

Uganda's Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, is vaccinated at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda on March 10, 2021. /VCG Uganda's health minister on Thursday condemned bloggers spreading info

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Twitter Spaces to launch publicly next month, may include Spaces-only tweets

Twitter Spaces, the social network’s Clubhouse rival, is working towards a public launch in April, the company announced in comments made in a public Twitter Space audio room on Wednesday. Accor

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Gamefam aims to be the first big gaming company built on Roblox

Roblox went public yesterday after seeing tremendous growth in 2020, and that’s not just good news for the company’s employees and investors — there are also startups like Gamefam hoping t