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With new owner Naver, Wattpad looks to supercharge its user-generated IP factory

Toronto-based Wattpad is officially part of South Korean internet giant Naver as of today, with the official close of the $600 million cash and stock acquisition deal. Under the terms of the acquisiti

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Harley-Davidson spins out LiveWire into a standalone electric motorcycle brand

LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle, is being spun out as a standalone brand, complete with a new logo and brand identity.Harley-Davidson first unveiled the LiveWire electric motorcycle in

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Snack, a ‘Tinder meets TikTok’ dating app, opens to Gen Z investors

Snack, a video-first mobile dating app designed with a younger generation in mind, is opening itself up to Gen Z investors. The startup today announced the launch of its own Gen Z Syndicate on AngelLi

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StuDocu raises $50M as its note-sharing network for college students passes 15M users

Whether learning online or taking a class in person, every student knows all too well how important it is to have good notes from your classes as a key way to remember and apply what you’ve been

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Turkish physicians hail high efficacy of China's Sinovac vaccine

A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 6, 2021. /Xinhua It was one of the busiest days in a pandemic hospital in Istanbul, with hundreds of people waiting at COVID-1

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Champions League: Chelsea outclass mediocre Madrid to reach final

The second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal tie that took place last night at Stamford Bridge began with the score 1-1 on aggregate, with Chelsea having a slight advantage due to the away g

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Tokyo set to seek extension of emergency until May 31

Japan's capital will seek to extend until May 31 its state of emergency aimed at curbing coronavirus infections, Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday, a move that cou

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Emergence Capital cofounder Jason Green on transitioning out of the firm, and what’s next

Succession is a major issue for many venture firms. Institutional investors, founders — even reporters — often get attached to individual members of a team, and when one of those individua

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Great white sharks use certain parts of the ocean to 'prepare for adulthood'

The species is heading for extinction but new research may help by pin-pointing areas used by young sharks to learn.

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Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4

President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over th

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Canada is first country to authorise Pfizer jab for kids aged 12

A man wearing a face mask arrives at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on April 6, 2021. /Xinhua Canada on Wednesday approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in

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How 4 New Jersey pools turned into a startup that just raised $10M

As the oldest of 12 children, Bunim Laskin spent much of his teen years looking for ways to help keep his siblings entertained. Noticing that a neighbor’s pool was often empty, Laskin reached out to a

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Transformation of alley sparks revival of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown

02:33 Strolling down Petaling Street, the main street of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown in Malaysia, is a somber experience these days. Minus the foreign tourists, the street is nearly desert

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A new YouTube feature will make its connected TV ads more shoppable

YouTube today gave advertisers a sneak peek at its plans to make its video platform more shoppable. The company will soon be introducing a new interactive feature aimed at advertisers called brand ext

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Wine that spent more than year in space orbiting Earth could fetch $1m

The wine, named Petrus 2000, was one of 12 bottles sent into space in November 2019 and tastes "delicious", experts say.

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NBA highlights on May 3: Record night for Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards looks on in the game against the Indiana Pacers at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 3, 2021. /CFP The Washington Wizards beat the In

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NHS urges Instagram to clamp down on 'dangerous' weight-gain drug

One of the drug's ingredients has been linked to side effects such as dizziness, nausea, blurred visions and liver toxicity.