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As Palantir preps IPO, a look back at its growth history

Yesterday evening Palantir, the quasi-secretive data mining and analysis firm, publicly announced that it has privately filed to go public.The disclosure came in the wake of Palantir raising new capit

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APD | President Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11479 known as Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11479 known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 last Friday.Presidential

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APD | President Duterte signs Republic Act No. 11479 known as Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11479 known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 last Friday.Presidential

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Embracing a better future of education and career during COVID-19

Editor's note: Dr. Wang Yan is an associate research fellow at the National Institute of Education Sciences. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessa

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Trump’s leadership is tested in time of fear, pandemic

Not long after noon on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump strode into the elegant East Room of the White House. The night before, his impeachment trial had ended with acqui

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Australian Medical Association calls for freeze on lifting COVID-19 restrictions

Australia's peak medical body has called for a nationwide temporary pause on lifting coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in cases in Melbourne. Tony Bartone, the president of the Australian Medic

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UK government's China travel exclusion is an illogical political stunt

Passengers wearing face masks at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, May 1, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of

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US plans to rollback special status may erode Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem

For two months, the people of Hong Kong waited in suspense after China’s legislature approved a new national security law. The legislation’s details were finally made public yesterday and almost immed

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Uber adds another independent director to its board: Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi

Uber has a new, independent board member, shows a new SEC filing: CEO Revathi Advaithi of 51-year-old Flex, which is among the world’s largest electronic manufacturers and competes against Taiwan’s Fo

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High-flying IPOs for Lemonade and Accolade may encourage other unicorns to go public

If you’d predicted in late March and early April that Q3 would kick off with a wide-open IPO market and receptive investors, I doubt anyone would have believed you. If you suggested that valuati

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French gov't confirms massive job cuts at Air France due to COVID-19 pandemic

French Minister of State for Transport Jean-Batiste Djebbari on Wednesday confirmed that Air France would cut nearly 7,600 posts, calling on the country's flagship air

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Google confirms US offices will remain closed until at least September, as COVID-19 spikes

A few months back, Google announced plans to reopen some U.S. offices after the July 4th holiday. But the best laid plans, and all of that. Things have obviously not been going great in terms of the U

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Sophia Bendz is leaving Atomico to join Berlin-based seed firm Cherry Ventures

More personnel changes in European early-stage VC, this time it’s the latest career move of former Spotify global director of marketing Sophia Bendz, who is leaving Atomico to join Berlin’

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What 👁👄👁.fm means for Silicon Valley

In 36 hours, a diverse group of young entrepreneurs and technologists raised more than $200,000 for three charities supporting people of color and the LGBTQ community: The Okra Project, The Innocence

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U.S. challenger bank Chime launches Credit Builder, a credit card that works more like debit

U.S. challenger bank Chime, now valued at $5.8 billion, is entering the credit card market with today’s launch of a new card designed to help consumers build their credit history by way of every

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Facebook cofounder Saverin’s B Capital just closed its third flagship fund with $822 million

It hasn’t taken long for B Capital to amass a pretty hefty third fund.Just five years after the venture firm was launched by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and Raj Ganguly, a veteran of pri

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Serbia's Red Star Belgrade CEO tests positive for COVID-19

Serbian footballing powerhouse Red Star Belgrade's CEO Zvezdan Terzic said Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after five club players contracted the virus earlier this week. "On Saturd