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The big question on every startup’s mind for 2021

My big question for 2021, and the one that is on every startup’s mind, is how will a cataclysmic event such as a global pandemic show up in post-pandemic innovation? I think we’re in the early i

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A warm gesture amidst frosty conditions

Editor's note:Sam Kelly is an Australia-based observer with interest in Chinese history, culture and economics. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Les

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EU citizens in South Africa face losing right to live in UK following travel ban

Dozens of EU nationals in South Africa are in danger of missing the chance to move permanently to the UK after Brexit because of emergency coronavirus restrictions.Many

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An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow

You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The robotic cat pillow doesn’t make a ton of sense on the face

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An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow

You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The robotic cat pillow doesn’t make a ton of sense on the face

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Seattle-based Madrona raises $320M for its eighth fund

Madrona Venture Group has been a mainstay of the Seattle and northwest United States startup ecosystem for years now, and it looks like it is going to continue that legacy going forward.In a filing wi

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Has COVID-19 and Brexit left the EU stronger or weaker?

Editor's note: Millions of lives took a dramatic turn in 2020. As we move into a new year, it's time to look back at the most startling events over the past 12 months in China and beyond. The four

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UK scientists oppose Blair's call to change vaccine strategy

04:45 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged the UK government to rethinkthe way it is administering the COVID-19 vaccine – but scientists disagree.The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine i

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US seed-stage investing flourished during pandemic

As the United States entered its first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, there were wide expectations in startup land that a reckoning had arrived. But the expected comeuppance of high-burn, high-growth sta

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A plot out of this world

The world changed dramatically in 2020. People see all kinds of news, however, there is always a sense of estrangement that our imagination cannot catch up with the reality itself, says writer Jiang F

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Honk introduces a real-time, ephemeral messaging app aimed at Gen Z

A new mobile app called Honk aims to make messaging with friends a more interactive, real-time experience. Instead of sending texts off into the void and hoping for a response, friends on Honk communi

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StepZen snares $8M seed to build data integration API

StepZen, a new startup from the crew who gave you Apigee (which was sold to Google in 2016 for $625 million) had a different vision for their latest company. They are building a single API that pulls

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Google leads $145M investment in India’s Glance; backs DailyHunt in $100M round

Indian startup Glance, which serves news, media content, and games on the lock screen of over 100 million smartphones, has a new investor: Google.The two-year-old Glance, which is part of advertising

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Indian court rejects retail giant Future Group’s plea against Amazon

An Indian court rejected Future Group’s plea that sought to prevent its partner Amazon from interfering in — and blocking — the Indian retail giant’s $3.4 billion asset sale

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Mexico leader, U.S. president-elect discuss migration

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he spoke with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden by phone Saturday, five days after he sent a tardy and somewhat chilly l

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Amazon’s Halo fitness tracker raises privacy concerns for Amy Klobuchar

After reading a review of Amazon’s new fitness tracker, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar penned an open letter.“Recent reports have raised concerns about the Halo’s access to this extensive personal a

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AstraZeneca, Sinovac vaccines could be used in Brazil by mid-Feb

CFP Two coronavirus vaccines, from AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac, may be ready for use in Brazil by mid-February, the country's health minister said on Wednesday, although the timing of the