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Sprinklr’s IPO filing shows uneven cash flow but modest growth

Another week, another unicorn IPO. This time, Sprinklr is taking on the public markets.The New York-based software company works in what it describes as the customer experience market. After attractin

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ByteDance’s video editor CapCut is the latest to top the U.S. App Store

From time to time, we see a Chinese app climbing to the top of Google Play and App Store in a host of Western countries. It might be a utility tool like a selfie beautifier or some casual video game,

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U.S. Supreme Court to hear case that could roll back abortion rights

Abortion rights activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., May 21, 2019. /Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case that pro-choice campaigner

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Boom times for organic cacao in Côte d'Ivoire

Cacao farmers across Côte d'Ivoire, the world's biggest producer of the key ingredient for chocolate, are down in the dumps after prices for their commodity have fallen for the second year runnin

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Indian variant can "spread like wildfire" among people not vaccinated

Commuters arrive in the morning rush hour at London Waterloo train station in London, Britain, on April 9, 2021. /Xinhua According to the British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday, the C

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Southern magnolia: Useful plant with showy, elegant summer flower

The Yulan magnolia is a well-known spring flower in China. If you missed seeing it bloom, do not worry. Its relative, a plant called southern magnolia, is ready to show

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news from around the world

Between a global pandemic, political unrest, natural disasters and humanitarian crises, there are plenty of bleak stories making headlines every day. So here is a pick of the week's funny, quirky and

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Driven by despair, Lebanese pharmacist looks to life abroad

The shelves are bare at the Panacea pharmacy north of Beirut. Its owner, Rita El Khoury, has spent the past few weeks packing up her career, apartment and belongings be

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Upsie’s direct-to-consumer swing at the warranty space nets $18.2M

Upsie, a consumer warranty startup, has raised $18.2 million in a Series A round led by True Ventures. The financing brings the total raised for the St. Paul, Minnesota-based startup to $25 million si

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AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease

A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors reported

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FCC begins rollout of $10B in connectivity aid through emergency funds

After months of deliberations, the FCC is ready to start helping people cover the cost of broadband and connected devices through two emergency funds amounting to more than $10 billion. If your househ

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Florida releases genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce disease

A handbook is seen at Florida Keys Mosquito Control District headquarters in Marathon, Florida, U.S., May 4, 2021. /Reuters Genetically modified mosquitoes have been released for the first tim

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Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets

Sweden’s Exeger, which for over a decade has been developing flexible solar cell technology (called Powerfoyle) that it touts as efficient enough to power gadgets solely with light, has taken in

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UK local elections - what do results mean for United Kingdom's future?

Scotland's victorious First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon wants Scots to vote on whether they should stay inside the United Kingdom. Andy Buchanan / AFP Re

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UK local elections - what are they and why do they matter?

A man leaves the polling station after voting in London, Thursday, May 6, 2021. AP Photo/Frank Augstein Conservatives, Labour, Holyrood and the Senedd - don't worry, we know the UK's local pol

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Is the U.S. economy recovering or overheating?

Getty Editor's note: J. Bradford DeLong, former deputy assistant U.S. Treasury secretary, is a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and a research associate at the

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Biden Plan Limits Tax Break Used by Farmers

President Biden has said his tax proposals would make big business and wealthy investors pay their fair share.His package would also likely deliver a blow to American f