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APD | Samsung accounts nearly 54 percent of global 5G smartphone market

By APD writer AliceSouth Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. said it accounted for 53.9 percent of the global 5G smartphone market as of November 2019.The company exported

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Alibaba intensifies anti-counterfeiting, IPR protection: report

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has been intensifying anti-counterfeiting and intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in recent years, according to a company re

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U.S. lawmakers from Bay Area slam Trump's order to kill top Iranian commander

Some U.S. lawmakers from San Francisco Bay Areas on Friday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's order to kill top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, fearing a new

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Alphabet-backed primary care startup One Medical files to go public

One Medical, a San Francisco-based primary care startup with tech-infused, concierge services filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.Internal medicine doctor Tom Lee founde

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Exhibitions that shouldn't be missed at the start of 2020 in Beijing

In anticipation of the New Year, many art galleries around the world are running new exhibitions for our cultural enrichment.Take the National Museum of China which opened a Confucius cultural exhibit

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GM, Fiat Chrysler U.S. auto sales decline in 2019

Giant automakers General Motors (GM) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) both reported vehicle sales decline in 2019 for the U.S. market, data released on Friday showed. GM's U.S. vehicle sales decr

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Six killed in air strikes targeting Iraqi militia: report

File Photo: Burning debris is seen on a road near Baghdad International Airport, which according to Iraqi paramilitary groups were caused by three rockets hitting the airport in Iraq, January 3,

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China-Myanmar joint biodiversity survey makes new discoveries

01:14 A team of scientists from China and Myanmar recently finished a joint field biodiversity survey in northern Myanmar, making new discoveries including potentially six new plant sp

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Fed policymakers agree rates on hold for 'a time'

U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers agreed in their final policy meeting of 2019 that interest rates were likely to stay on hold for "a time" as the central bank set its sights on a new articulation

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Soleimani Was Plotting 'Big Action' Threatening Hundreds of Americans - Pompeo Defends US Airstrike

The United States carried out an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq in the early hours of Friday in order to "protect US personnel abroad". As a result of the strike, several p

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Oceans of opportunity: surveying 2020’s seafaring startup potential

Space attracts a lot of attention as an area of frontier tech investment and entrepreneurship, but there’s another vast expanse that could actually be more addressable by the innovation economy

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A smaller, cheaper version of Qoobo, the robotic cat pillow, is on the way

Every time I’ve seen Qoobo’s creator, Shunsuke Aoki, in person, he’s always had it nearby, usually in a tote bag. The robotic cat pillow is one of the all-time great conversation starters. It doesn’t

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Clearcover and Lemonade tout improving margins as they scale fundraising, ARR

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re taking a quick glance at the venture-backed insurance space. On

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Record 100 billion WhatsApp messages sent on New Year's Eve

More communications were sent on 31 December than on any other day in the app's 10-year history.

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APD | Huyndai plans to invest 86.6 billion USD in future car models

By APD writer AliceThe largest automaker of South Korea Huyndai Motor Group said on January 2 that it would invest more than 100 trillion won ($86.6 billion) in the next five years to enhance its pres

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U.S. assassination of senior Iranian commander could cause regional tension

The U.S. assassination of Iranian Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani that took place in Iraq overnight will probably negatively affect the region, analysts said. The growing tension of Iran and the U

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Kadri, MacKinnon lead Avalanche to 7-3 win over Blues

Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (L) moves the puck past St. Louis Blues center Ivan Barbashev (R) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Denver, January 2, 2020. With