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Join the Q&A with top speakers at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI (March 3)

Over the past four years, TechCrunch has brought together some of the biggest names in robotics: founders, CEOs, VCs and researchers for TC Sessions: Robotics+AI. The show has provided a unique oppor

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Why Kepler is building its full-stack satellite business in Canada

Toronto-based telecommunications startup Kepler Communications surprised many recently when it revealed plans to establish its own satellite assembly and base the operation in its own hometown instead

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Black haircare startup Naza Beauty just raised $1 million from Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital

As we all saw in Oscar-winning short film Hair Love, black hair is beautiful, but it’s also notoriously difficult to manage. One of the first hair memories Naza founder and CEO Natanya Montgomer

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A strong central leadership is a plus in China's COVID-19 fight

Medical personnel wearing protective suits at Wuhan Union Hospital, Hubei Province, January 28, 2020. /AP Photo Editor's note: Xu Yawen is a reporter of China Plus. This article reflects the a

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Desert locusts spread to 17 districts in Uganda: gov't

Desert locusts have spread to 17 districts in Uganda, a top government official said Tuesday. Bright Rwamirama, minister of state for agriculture told reporters here that the affected districts are

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Denmark to resume training of Iraqi forces

Denmark will soon resume training of Iraqi forces at Al-Asad base in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence announced in a press release on Monday. The announcement came follow

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EU agrees to stop arms flow as Libya marks 9 years after revolution

The European Union will launch a new naval and air mission in the eastern Mediterranean to stop more weapons from reaching the warring factions in Libya, foreign ministers agreed on Monday, after Aus

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All passengers reaching Thailand from Westerdam cruise test negative for coronavirus

Thailand's Ministry of Transport on Monday announced that all the 27 Westerdam cruise ship passengers who arrived in Thailand have tested negative for the novel coronav

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U.S. passengers from Diamond Princess arrive in California, Texas

Buses carrying American evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship leave the runway at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on February 17, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. (Edward A. Ornelas/Getty

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9 pro-gov't militias killed in Afghan militants' overnight attack

Nine pro-government local militiamen were killed in a militants' overnight attack in Afghanistan's eastern Kapisa province as fighting rages in the country, a local official said Tuesday. "The deaths

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Chinese automaker to take over Thai, Indian plants from General Motors

Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) will take over General Motor's (GM) manufacturing facilities in Thailand by the end of 2020, as the U.S. automaker prepares to withdraw from some non-profita

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WHO says China's paper "important" in enabling it to provide advice

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that China's latest epidemiological paper on COVID-19 is important in enabling it to provide advice to other countries. With detailed data on more tha

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Max Q: Spacex gets ready for first human flight

Max Q is a new weekly newsletter all about space. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Sundays in your inbox.This week turned out to be a surprisingly busy one in space news – kicked off by the Trump

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GGV Capital says mom-and-pop shops can boost e-commerce in emerging markets

Despite the rapid growth of e-commerce in India, Southeast Asia and other emerging markets, the vast majority of retail transactions there still happen offline in small stores that also serve as neigh

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So much for pessimism

After WeWork exploded there was — at least supposedly — a change in sentiment among investors and founders alike. Gone were the days of easy nine-figure rounds, expensive growth, negative unit economi

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Beijing Auto Show postponed due to coronavirus

China’s annual auto show in Beijing has been postponed because of novel coronavirus as the number of cases of people infected surpass 71,000.The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, whic

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Redbox enters the free, ad-supported streaming market

Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. The company, best known for its DVD rental kiosks, has been dabbling with streaming for years as consumer d