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Allen Institute for AI’s Incubator expands with $10M fund from high-profile VCs

The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) started its incubator up two years ago, helping launch companies like Xnor.ai, Blue Canoe, and WellSaidLabs. Their success has attracted funding from not just local Se

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Collaborative Fund just hired a former top Goldman Sachs investor to do later-stage deals

Collaborative Fund emerged on the scene nearly 10 years ago to fund seed-stage and, as time passed, early-stage startups, many of them in New York, where the firm is based.Apparently, the firm has amb

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Emotional Quique Setien surprised to be given dream job at Barcelona

Quique Setien (C) is unveiled as the new head coach of Barcelona with contract till 30th of June of 2022 at Camp Nou Stadium, January 14, 2020. Quique Setien said on Tuesday that being appoint

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Emotional Quique Setien surprised to be given dream job at Barcelona

Quique Setien (C) is unveiled as the new head coach of Barcelona with contract till 30th of June of 2022 at Camp Nou Stadium, January 14, 2020. Quique Setien said on Tuesday that being appoint

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Thick bushfire smoke disrupts Day 2 of Australian Open tennis qualifiers

For the second consecutive day, qualifying rounds for the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne have been disrupted due to poor air quality, with thick bushfi

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A look inside Visa’s shareholder presentation for the $5.3B Plaid deal

Fresh off the news yesterday that Visa is buying fintech unicorn Plaid for $5.3 billion, the payments giant is making its case to its shareholders. Given the scale of the deal, and the implied bet tha

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Seattle’s ExtraHop expects $100M ARR in 2020, IPO

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re continuing our series on companies that have reached the $100 mi

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Hazardous bushfire smoke delays first day of Australian Open tennis qualifiers

Photo taken on Jan. 3, 2020 shows the smoke-shrouded city of Melbourne in Australia. The city is choking in smokes from bushfires. (Photo by Yan Jie/Xinhua) Thick bushfire smoke has delayed the fir

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APD | Manila International Airport resumes operations with nearly 25,000 people remain in 75 evacuation centers

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaAs government disaster mitigation officials moved to evacuate residents from two towns within the 14-kilometer radius of restless Taal Volcan

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Israeli intelligence involved in U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's Soleimani: report

Israel helped the United States in carrying out a missile strike at Baghdad International Airport that killed senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, NBC News reporte

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Israeli intelligence involved in U.S. killing of Soleimani: report

Israel helped the United States in carrying out a missile strikeat Baghdad International Airportthat killed senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, NBC News reported over the weekend.Israe

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Week in Review: The old Vision Fund heave-ho

Hey everyone, welcome back to Week in Review where I dive deep into a bit of news from the week or just share some thoughts and go over some of the more interesting stories of the week.If you’re

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Impasse broken as Pelosi announces plan to release Trump impeachment articles amid pressure

An impasse between Democrats and Republicans over the arrangement of a Senate trial of U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment was broken on Friday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a pla

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Rain brings relief from South Australian bushfires after brutal night

Firefighters are continuing to battle out of control bushfires on Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia (SA). Authorities on Thursday issued two emergency warnings for Kangaroo Island (KI

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Rain brings relief from South Australian bushfires after brutal night

Firefighters are continuing to battle out of control bushfires on Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia (SA). Authorities on Thursday issued two emergency warnings for Kangaroo Island (KI

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Trump's plan to create nationalistic sentiment but it backfired

01:06 Washington and Tehran are ramping up their bellicose rhetoric. From Iran, leaders vow revenge for the assassination of their top general Qasem Soleimani. Meanwhile, President Tru

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Zhang, Mertens race to victory in Shenzhen season opener

Zhang Shuai of China in action during the match against Magda Linette of Poland on Day 1 of 2020 WTA Shenzhen Open at Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, south China, January 5, 2020.