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Google launches the Open Usage Commons, a new organization for managing open-source trademarks

Google, in collaboration with a number of academic leaders and its consulting partner SADA Systems, today announced the launch of the Open Usage Commons, a new organization that aims to help open-sou

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The tech industry comes to grips with Hong Kong’s national security law

Scott Salandy-Defour used to make frequent stops at a battery manufacturer in southern China for his energy startup based in Hong Kong. The appeal of Hong Kong, he said, is its adjacency to the plenti

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What types of social settings have been linked to COVID-19 outbreaks?

01:23 Households, large shared accommodation, ships and food processing plants are the places where the highest number of coronavirus outbreaks and the highest number of cases per outb

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Wall Street drops after strong rally as COVID-19 cases mount

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, adding to losses into the close, as investors took profits a day after the SP 500 logged its longest streak of gains this year and as new U.S. coronavirus cases rose furt

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Global Business Daily: Bleak eurozone outlook, Deutsche's Epstein fine

"In the matter of three months, we have wiped out all the improvements in the labor market [which] took 10 years to achieve."That's the OECD's Stefano Scarpetta, who we spoke to after the development

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Airborne transmission of COVID-19 cannot be ruled out - WHO

Hundreds of scientists say evidence shows some virus particles linger in the air rather than dropping to the floor.

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Indian scientists criticize country's timeline on vaccine projects

People wait in line to register for COVID-19 tests, at Sector 30 District Hospital on July 6, 2020, in Noida, India. /Getty Image The Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc) has issued a statement w

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UK subscription site popular with amateur porn models may face huge unpaid tax bill

The content subscription service, which is popular with amateur pornographic models, faces more than three years of VAT arrears.

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What contributes to an innovative China?

03:57 Editor's note: China and the U.S. are widely believed to be at the forefront of and, by some account, in a race to dominate the global AI revolution. Richard Turrin, the author o

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Minted.com’s Mariam Naficy will join us at TechCrunch Early Stage

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China Focus: Resort island upgrades duty-free policy for int'l tourism, consumption

Inside a duty-free shop in downtown Haikou, capital of south China's island province of Hainan, the mobile phone and tablet counter was crowded. He Jing swiped her car

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Interview: National security law protects Hong Kong residents' freedom from fear: scholar

The law on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong targets a tiny number of people endangering national security while protecting the freedoms of the general publi

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Bolivia digs mass graves as cemeteries fill with coronavirus victims

Employees of a funeral home and relatives carry a coffin wrapped in the Bolivian flag at the General Cemetery during the coronavirus pandemic, in La Paz, Bolivia, July 3, 2020. /Reuters Local

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Global Business Daily: Greek boost, TAP rescue, Creativity in Crisis

"To have successful relations with China and to represent our European interests effectively, Europe must speak decisively with one voice."That was German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking in Berlin

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Will Amazon forest fires complicate COVID-19 in Brazil?

00:44 Fires in Brazil's Amazon region jumped 20% in June compared to that month a year ago, according to new government data.Researchers worry these findings could foretell a repeat, o

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Spotlight: Why foreign expats in Hong Kong support national security law?

The Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) coming into force on Tuesday has rec

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Get your pitchdeck critiqued by Accel’s Amy Saper and Bessemer’s Talia Goldberg at Early Stage

The art of the pitchdeck. Few things are more critical to the success of startups seeding capital. And make no mistake, it is an art.At TechCrunch Early Stage, our two-day virtual event focused on giv