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This ultrasonic gripper could let robots hold things without touching them

If robots are to help out in places like hospitals and phone repair shops, they’re going to need a light touch. And what’s lighter than not touching at all? Researchers have created a grip

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Wuhan patient expected to recover from new pneumonia after ECMO support

One patient suffering from pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus is expected to recover after receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, a local

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Chinese vice premier orders all-out efforts to curb virus outbreak

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan Wednesday called for all-out efforts to curb the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei Province. During an inspection tour

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Paraguay's President Abdo contracts dengue fever amid outbreak

A dengue fever outbreak that has affected thousands of Paraguayans in recent weeks has reached as far as the presidential palace, with the country’s leader Mario Abdo c

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Netflix is still saying ‘no’ to ads

Despite ongoing speculation and investor pressure, Netflix is still declining to adopt an advertising-based business model as a means to boost its revenue, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings confirmed on Tuesd

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Unearth the future of agriculture at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI with the CEOs of Traptic, Farmwise and Pyka

Farming is one of the oldest professions, but today those amber waves of grain (and soy) are a test bed for sophisticated robotic solutions to problems farmers have had for millennia. Learn about the

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Amazon Music passes 55M customers across its free and paid tiers, but still lags behind Spotify and Apple

Amazon Music, the streaming music service from the e-commerce and cloud giant that competes against the likes of Spotify and Apple Music, announced a milestone in its growth today: it has passed 55 mi

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Scientists capture video of atoms bonding and separating for first time

The researchers had to use molecular level technology to show the reaction, which involved atoms between 0.1 and 03 nanometres.

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Where top VCs are investing in adtech and martech

Lately, the venture community’s relationship with advertising tech has been a rocky one.Advertising is no longer the venture oasis it was in the past, with the flow of VC dollars in the space dr

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Placer.ai, a location data analytics startup, raises $12 million Series A

Placer.ai, a startup that analyzes location and foot traffic analytics for retailers and other businesses, announced today that it has closed a $12 million Series A. The round was led by JBV Capital,

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Hong Kong reports 1st highly-suspected case of novel coronavirus pneumonia

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Wednesday confirmed the first highly-suspected case of novel coronavirus pneumonia in Hong Kong. The

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Thundra announces $4M Series A to secure and troubleshoot serverless workloads

Thundra, an early stage serverless tooling startup, announced a $4 million Series A today led by Battery Ventures. The company spun out from OpsGenie after it was sold to Atlassian for $295 million in

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Tencent to grow gaming empire with $148M acquisition of Conan publisher Funcom in Norway

Tencent, one of the world’s biggest videogaming companies by revenue, today made another move to help cement that position. The Chinese firm has made an offer to fully acquire Funcom, the games

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Netflix boosted by nine million new subscribers as revenue rises to £4.2bn

Netflix has changed the way people watch TV and film but more competition is forcing it to look outside the US for growth.

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Krejci has goal, assist for Bruins in 3-2 win over Vegas

David Krejci #46 of the Boston Bruins scores a goal in the game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, January 21, 2020. /AP Photo Down a goal entering the

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Netanyahu tries to rally global opposition to ICC case

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, January 19, 2020. /AP Photo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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New code aims to force tech giants to protect kids online

The provisions include privacy settings to high and turning off location settings by default and minimising data collection.