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UK Transport Minister updates COVID-19 travel rules

An electronic advert between terminal buildings at Heathrow Airport on June 1, 2021 in London, England. /CFP The UK government has issued the latest tweaks to its international COVID-19 travel

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SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall

SpaceX has achieved another major milestone in its Starship fully reusable launch system: It stacked the Starship spacecraft itself on top of a prototype of its Super Heavy booster, which itself is lo

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COVID-19 vaccine boosters: What to know about the third shot

More countries are considering giving booster shots to stop a new wave of COVID-19 infections. /CFP Earlier this summer, countries with high vaccination rates were ready to turn a corner in th

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Amazon expands same-day Prime delivery to 6 more U.S. cities

Amazon announced this morning it’s expanding its faster, same-day delivery service to half a dozen more U.S. cities. The service, which the retailer has been working to make same-day delivery ev

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Nina Turner Learns the Hard Way That Democrats Like Joe Biden

Nina Turner compared voting for Joe Biden last year to eating a “bowl of shit,” so it shouldn’t exactly be a surprise that she lost her bid for Congress after the race

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Discord now lets you customize your user profile on its apps

For mobile users, Discord is adding one new feature that you’d find on a more traditional social app. The company rolled out an option for users to customize their profiles across its iOS and An

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Rani Therapeutics’ $73M IPO will fund upcoming clinical trials

Rani Therapeutics, a San Jose-based company developing a pill to replace medical injections, went public on Friday. According to S-1 filings, shares were estimated to price between $14 and $16 last we

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Planted raises another $21M to expand its growing plant-based meat empire (and add schnitzel)

Swiss alternative protein company Planted has raised its second round of the year, a CHF 19 million (about $21 million at present) “pre-B” fundraise that will help it continue its growth a

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Google is building its own chip for the Pixel 6

Google just dumped a whole bunch of news about its upcoming Pixel 6 smartphone. Maybe the company was looking to get out in front of August 11’s big Samsung event — or perhaps it’s just hoping t

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Element Ventures pulls in $130M to double-down on the FinTech enterprise trend

With the rise of Open Banking, Psd2 Regulation, InsurTech, and the whole, general Fintech boom, tech investors have realized that there is an increasing place for dedicated funds which double down on

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HKSAR govt 'deeply' regrets U.S., EU officials' remarks on court decision

The law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region took effect at 23:00 local time on Tuesday.En

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UNESCO inscribes a total of 34 new properties on World Heritage List

The Luoyang Bridge is one of the 22 component sites featured in the serial property of "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China," which is added to the World Heritage List during the 4

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A success story of 'panda pig' farm in Changsha

02:30 Color pig is an agricultural specialty of China's national geographic indication in Ningxiang County, Changsha, central China's Hunan Province. The breed is also

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4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise

Startups and SMBs are usually the first to adopt many SaaS products. But as these customers grow in size and complexity — and as you rope in larger organizations — scaling your infrastructure for the

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PayPal’s new ‘superapp,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch

PayPal’s plan to morph itself into a “superapp” has been given a go for launch.According to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, speaking to investors during this week’s second-quarter ear

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Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup reservations surpass 120,000

Ford and its F-150 pickup, the automaker’s best-selling vehicle, have consistently inspired brand loyalty from pickup truck owners. According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Automotive Brand Loyalty

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Redwood Materials raises $700M to expand its battery recycling operation

Redwood Materials CEO JB Straubel shared his aspirations last year to turn the startup he co-founded in 2017 into one of the world’s major battery recycling companies. Now, the former Tesla co-founder