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Which neobanks will rise or fall?

The neobank, or digital bank, phenomenon continues to take the world by storm, with global winners, from Brazil’s Nubank valued at $10 billion and Berlin’s N26 valued at $3.5 billion, to Chime, now va

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Learning how to ask questions is an essential skill for startup founders

For many of us, learning to ask questions was a matter of the five W’s: who, what, where, when, why (and how). As I interviewed founders about the most valuable learning resources that allowed t

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Which 5 cloud startup categories are the hottest?

Hello from the midst of Disrupt 2020: after this short piece for you I am wrapping my prep for a panel with investors from Bessemer, a16z and Canaan about the future of SaaS. Luckily, The Exchange thi

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IAEA chief to visit Tehran next Monday

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will travel to Tehran to meet with high-level Iranian authorities next Monday,

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China donates masks, COVID-19 preventive posters for Sri Lanka's public buses

The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka has donated face masks and COVID-19 prevention posters for public buses belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) amidst a pand

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Teespring’s comeback story

Startup stories are often too reductive — an entrepreneur dreams up an idea, snags some co-founders, raises a bit of money, and presto: success and riches.It’s nearly never true. Even breakout s

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DPRK leader says nuclear deterrence to firmly guarantee national security

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un stressed the importance of nuclear deterrence on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the

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Building your startup’s customer advisory board

A customer advisory board (CAB) can be an invaluable resource for startups, but many founders struggle with putting together the right group of advisors and how to incentivize them. At our TechCrunch

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Peng Liyuan expresses China's support to Africa amid coronavirus

China's First Lady Peng Liyuan replied to a message from Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, the first Lady of the Republic of the Congo and the new president of Organization of

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A reading guide to Reliance Jio, the most important tech company in the world

Over the past few months, COVID-19 has brought much of the fundraising community to a standstill. However, amidst it all India’s hyper0growth telco Reliance Jio Platforms has put its fundraising

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Chinese experts share COVID-19 control experience with Italian counterparts

Experts from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region holds a video conference their Italian counterparts in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,June 17, 2020.

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Tesla wins China approval to build Model 3 vehicles with LFP batteries

Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. /Reuters Tesla Inc has received government approval to build Model 3 vehic

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China appreciates int'l support in COVID-19 fight: white paper

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China appreciates the understanding and support of the international community in its fight against COVID-19, which the Chinse people will a

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Senior legislator calls for solid research for China's 14th five-year plan

A senior legislator on Tuesday called for solid steps to carry out special research in order to offer valuable advice and suggestions for the formulation of China's ou

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Experts hail China's efforts in promoting world peace, global fight against COVID-19

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday answered questions by journalists from home and abroad on China's foreign policy and foreign relations at a press conference on the s

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API startups are so hot right now

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.A cluster of related companies recently caught our eye by raising capital in rapid

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IMF: China's experience in combating COVID-19 offers valuable lessons

China was the first to take very strong actions and is the first to be exiting the COVID-19 crisis, so there are a lot of valuable lessons to be learned from China's experience, the International Mon