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Apple is extending some AppleTV+ subs through February 2021 for free

Apple told me today that it will be extending AppleTV+ subscriptions that are set to end November 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021 through their billing date in February of 2021.The basic situation is

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Millennial Media’s Paul Palmieri launches Tradeswell, a startup promising to fix e-commerce margins

A new startup called Tradeswell said it’s using artificial intelligence to help direct-to-consumer and e-commerce brands build healthier businesses.The company is led by Paul Palmieri, who previ

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Investors, founders report hot market for API startups

Startups that deliver their service via an API are having a moment. Or perhaps a year.Speaking with founders and investors this year, it has become clear that the API model of delivering a product is

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Betaworks and Betalab unveil their first four startups working to ‘fix the internet’

Back in March, startup studio Betaworks announced that was partnering with James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems to create a new program called Betalab, which would fund and mentor early-stage startups that w

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Unemployment is world's biggest risk, business leaders say

A man wearing a protective face mask applies for a commercial vehicle driving position at an offsite tent center in Stafford, Virginia, U.S., April 21, 2020. /Reuters Unemployment is seen as t

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The Coffin Club: Giving people a choice over their funeral

04:08 A year ago, the UK the government launched an investigation into the funeral sector amid concern that prices had increased dramatically in the past 10 years.In 2018, a funeral co

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Helsinki rides the Slush wave toward a booming startup future

In September 2020, Helsinki’s City Council approved plans for an expansion of the existing “Maria 01 Campus,” a former downtown hospital complex. Even before it starts spreading its

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Global Business: McAfee taxes, smart devices boom, French merger row

"I have not paid taxes for eight years. I will not pay taxes again – it is unconstitutional and illegal."That was John McAfee speaking to reporters in Cuba in 2019. Today that statement may have caug

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'Super cinema' is the future of the global film industry

A film industry executive is implementing his vision of the future of cinema by advocating and establishing a global super cinema, one that he hopes will secure better survival chances for filmmakers

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Pixel 5 and 4a 5g get the same, improved cameras with rear ultrawide lens, Night Sight portraits and more

Google made its newest smartphones official today, unveiling the much-leaked Pixel 4a 5g and Pixel 5. Both smartphones will get the same, improved cameras, despite a $200 price different between the

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Election 2020: Are white Christians new swing voters?

A polling station at a church in West Milton, Ohio, March 16, 2020. /Getty Throughout his first term, one group of Americans who have been reliably in President Donald Trump's corner are white

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Madrid resists government pressure to extend soft lockdown

Authorities in Madrid are expanding restrictions on movement to another eight areas of the Spanish capital, which is leading the country’s coronavirus contagion curve,

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New contact tracing app launches - your questions answered

An NHS coronavirus contact tracing app has launched across England and Wales.As of Thursday evening, it had been downloaded more than one million times by Android users, according to the Google Play

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Tackling climate issues requires more than just China stepping up

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on

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Canada's COVID-19 testing system overwhelmed amid a looming 2nd wave

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. /VCG Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the country is facing a looming second wave of the coronavirus with its four biggest provinces already

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Tackling global threats through solidarity and collaboration

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered remarks in New York City on the 75th anniversary of the formation of the United Nations. He addressed a wide variety of internati

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California will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Wednesday requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035.The new order would be a huge boost for electric vehicles