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Sony latest phone maker to pull out of MWC over coronavirus outbreak

Japanese electronics firm Sony is the latest phone maker to announce it’s withdrawing from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tradeshow — citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.R

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Elon Musk tweets out #DeleteFacebook, adding simply, “it’s lame”

Facebook receives plenty of pointed criticism, including for refusing to police political speech on Facebook, its seemingly endless string of privacy breaches, and its apparent coziness of late with t

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Catching up with B Capital, the fast-growing firm founded by Eduardo Saverin and Raj Ganguly

B Capital Group, formed in in 2015 by Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin and Raj Ganguly, formerly of Bain Capital, has been quietly building its business since closing its first fund with $360 millio

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Unpacking Uber’s new profitability promise

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Yesterday Uber reported its Q4 2019 financial performance. Today, following the n

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Confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea rise to 23

02:10 South Korea confirmed four more cases of the new coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total to 23. The new patients include three Koreans and one Chinese citizen. Two patients r

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APD | Philippines: Nearly 200 patients confined to hospitals for possible 2019-nCOV ARD infection

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA, Feb. (APD) – The Department of Health reported 215 PUIs (Patients Under Investigation) with three confirmed cases as of midday today.

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APD | Philippines: Department of Foreign Affairs team arrives in Wuhan

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA, Feb 7 (APD) – The DFA Repatriation Team has arrived in Wuhan and now busy finalizing preparations to bring home Filipinos from Hube

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‘Bad Day for Democracy’: Merkel Slams Free Democrats Over AfD Backing in Thuringia Vote

On Wednesday, Thomas Kemmerich of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) beat incumbent Left party candidate Bodo Ramelow 45 to 44 to become Thuringia state premier, gai

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What does the State of the Union address tell us?

Editor's note:Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based in London. He studied history and history of art at the University of Kent, Canterbury, specializing in Russian history and international po

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Daily Crunch: Spotify is acquiring The Ringer

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe her

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A political consultant explains why Iowa caucus was a mess

02:27 While there are only partial results from yesterday's Iowa caucuses, the tally so far has Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders at a close race for the lead.CGTN talked to Jason Boxt

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Libya rivals agree to turn truce into lasting ceasefire: UN

File Photo of a general view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya. /AP Photo Representatives of the warring parties in Libya meeting in Geneva have agreed on the principle of turni

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Does Asana’s planned direct listing reveal the company’s true value?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Asana, a well-known workplace productivity company, announced yesterday it has fil

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What is going on with Tesla?

Shares of American electric car company Tesla are sharply higher again this morning, adding $122.40 (or 15.69 percent ) to their value before regular trading today. The gains come after Tesla has rap

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Cards Against Humanity acquires ClickHole, will make employees the majority owners

Cards Against Humanity, the company behind the card game of the same name, has acquired the satirical site ClickHole from G/O Media.BuzzFeed News broke the story last night, reporting that ClickHole&

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APD | First 2019-nCOV fatality outside China known in the Philippines

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – Secretary Francisco T. Duque reported the first death from 2019-nCOV outside China in the Philippines at a press briefing at about

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After earnings, Amazon joins the $1T club as Alphabet dips out

American tech companies almost did something neat today before messing it up.After reporting earnings yesterday, Amazon’s shares shot higher this morning, pushing the company’s value north