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Roundup: U.S. deaths top 140,000 amid rising worries about data integrity, racial disparities

The United States has reported 140,000-plus COVID-19 deaths and more than 3.71 million cases as of Sunday morning, both figures ranking first worldwide, as the global tally of cases has topped 14.3

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The Exchange: Which VCs are the most popular, why enterprise startups are hot, and how patient are public investors?

Welcome to The Exchange, an upcoming weekly newsletter featuring TechCrunch and Extra Crunch reporting on startups, money and markets. You can sign up for it here to receive it regularly when it launc

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U.S. "sanctions" won't harm Hong Kong's long-term development: Hong Kong business sector

The so-called "sanctions" by the United States are not expected to harm Hong Kong's long-term development as Hong Kong is backed by the motherland and its advantages remain intact, many people f

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UK's impetus to decouple from China "weird": former British official

Britain's impetus to decouple from China is a bit like the "weird self-imposed dilemmas that drove Brexit," Jim O'Neill, former British treasury minister, was quoted b

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VPN providers rethink Hong Kong servers after China’s security law

In recent decades, Hong Kong has been considered a haven for data centers given its strategic location in Asia, a legal system trusted by international businesses, and reliable internet connectivity.

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UK's decision to ban Huawei from 5G networks 'disappointing'

Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to the UK, says it is a "disappointing and wrong decision by the UK".

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OpenCV AI Kit aims to do for computer vision what Raspberry Pi did for hobbyist hardware

A new gadget called the OpenCV AI Kit, or OAK, looks to replicate the success of Raspberry Pi and other minimal computing solutions, but for the growing fields of computer vision and 3D perception. It

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White Castle becomes the first fast food chain to test out the robot fry cook, Flippy, from Miso Robotics

The next time Harold and Kumar go to a White Castle, there may be a robot making their French Fries.In one of the first trials of a robotic fry cook at a national burger chain, White Castle said it wo

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COVID-19 flare-ups at U.S. overseas bases spark concerns among local communities

The recent COVID-19 flare-ups at several U.S. overseas military bases have sparked concerns among local communities, which are highly skeptical about the U.S. military

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Mighty Health created a wellness app with older adults top of mind

Virtual classes might make it easier to work out anywhere, anytime, but not for anyone. Mainstream fitness tech often targets the young and fit, in advertisements and cardio-heavy exercises. It effect

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SaaS and cloud stocks finally give back ground

After a heated run, SaaS and cloud stocks dipped sharply during regular trading on Monday.According to the category-tracking Bessemer cloud index, public SaaS and cloud stocks dropped around 6.5% toda

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11 more U.S. soldiers in S.Korea test positive for COVID-19

Eleven more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday. The USFK said in a statement that 11 USFK service memb

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Mali police fire gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters

00:36 Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from occupying the state broadcas

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S.Korea decides to raise taxes for multiple home owners

The South Korean government decided Friday to raise taxes for multiple home owners sharply in a bid to curb housing prices. According to the Ministry of Economy and Fi

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Bolsonaro now ‘poster boy’ for dubious COVID-19 treatment

After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case liv

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Twilio acquires Electric Imp to bolster its growing IoT business

While you may mostly think about Twilio in the context of its voice and text messaging platform, the company has recently made a number of moves to bolster its IoT platform, which is already one of it

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Trump’s sudden reversal on student visas will be felt in Silicon Valley

Growing up in the Philippines, Andreia Carrillo always liked the stars. It’s what brought her to the United States to study astronomy, and why she wants others to follow in her footsteps and study the