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From napkin notes to term sheets: A chat with Inspired Capital’s Alexa von Tobel

The next iteration of fintech is upon us, according to Inspired Capital’s Alexa von Tobel.“Fintech 1.0 was very much, ‘Let’s take what already exists and let’s do it better,’”

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Africa Medical Supplies Platform launched to address COVID-19 supply shortages

The African Union (AU) on Thursday launched the Africa Medical Supplies Platform intended to address the supply shortages in the continent's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. "Through this platfor

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Carmaker Honda probes suspected cyber attack

The Japanese carmaker is investigating a suspected cyber attack in Europe and Japan, Sky News understands.

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RiskIQ adds National Grid Partners as securing data becomes a strategic priority for utilities

RiskIQ, a startup providing application security, risk assessment and vulnerability management services, has added National Grid Partners as a strategic investor. The funding from the investment arm o

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Decrypted: iOS 13.5 jailbreak, FBI slams Apple, VCs talk cybersecurity

It was a busy week in security.Newly released documents shown exclusively to TechCrunch show that U.S. immigration authorities used a controversial cell phone snooping technology known as a “sti

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Faulty dementia-linked gene doubles risk of getting severe COVID-19, study says

Scientists from UK and US universities hope their research will lead to new ideas on how to treat coronavirus.

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Top UN official warns malicious emails rise by 600% amid pandemic

UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu warned Friday that cybercrime is on the rise, with a 600-percent increase in malicious emails during the COVID-19 pandemic.Nakamitsu told an informal meeting o

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WHO, other UN agencies call for more prevention and control measures in prisons

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday joined a group of UN officials in urging all countries to enhance prevention and control measures in resp

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Yemen reports first two COVID-19 deaths: health minister

Yemen registered its first two deaths from COVID-19, Yemen TV quoted the country's health minister as saying on Wednesday. Earlier, Yemen reported five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the southern po

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San Francisco airport websites hacked to steal staff passwords, says notice

San Francisco International Airport has confirmed two of its websites were hacked in March as part of an effort to steal staff and contractors’ usernames and passwords.The airport confirmed in a

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S&P warns 1 in 10 U.S. firms may default on debt

A police officer walks across an empty 7th Avenue in a sparsely populated Times Square due to COVID-19 concerns, New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. /AP A wave of company defaults is likely to swe

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Children and babies can catch COVID-19, study confirms

VCG A new study on young COVID-19 patients in China has concluded that children, including infants, can catch the coronavirus-caused disease that is raging across the globe."Children at all ag

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World Bank Group announces up to 12 bln USD immediate support for COVID-19 country response

The World Bank Group announced Tuesday that it is making available an initial package of up to 12 billion U.S. dollars in immediate support to assist countries coping with the health and economic im

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France's Finance Minister: COVID-19 to shave 0.1% off French growth

France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the COVID-19 outbreak will take 0.1% off the economic growth of his country. At a press conference on Friday, Le Maire called theestimate"realistic"att

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21 dead after heavy rain floods Indonesian capital

Indonesian rescue team evacuate residents from their flooded house at Jatibening on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, January 1, 2020. /AP Photo The death toll from severe flooding and land

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New study unpacks link between climate change-induced food scarcity

Newresearchsuggeststhatthestrengthofacountry'sgovernmentplaysavitalroleinpreventingviolenceatatimewhenclimatechangeisexpectedtoleadtomoreviolencerelatedtofoodsc