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Fueled by pandemic, contactless mobile payments to surpass half of all smartphone users in U.S. by 2025

Among other technology trends accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of contactless mobile payments boomed in 2020. According to a recent report by analyst firm eMarketer, in-store mobile payme

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Blockchain and taking the politics out of tech

Brian Brooks grew up on credit. And for him, that’s a good thing.Brooks is from a small town in Colorado that took a big hit when the steel factory — the main driver of its economy — shut

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Kaltura puts debut on hold. Is the tech IPO window closing?

The Exchange just yesterday discussed a downward revision in the impending Compass IPO and the disappointing Deliveroo flotation as signals that market demand for high-growth, unprofitable tech shares

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Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s amid blood clot fear

German health officials have agreed to restrict the use of AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine in people under the age of 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots

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Uygur workers say they earn better living at local cotton company

04:03 Dilnir Bahtiyar is the eldest daughter of her family. Her father became disabled after a traffic accident, and her mother left them after divorce.Her two younger

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Byju’s in talks to acquire US-based reading platform Epic

Byju’s is eying acquisition of a startup that could help the biggest e-learning Indian firm deepen its footprint in the U.S.The Indian startup is in talks to acquire online reading platform Epic, a st

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Bunch adds $1M to its seed round to flesh out its leadership learning app

This morning Bunch announced that it has closed a total of $4.4 million in seed capital, including a new $1 million infusion this week. The company’s product, a mobile app, focuses on teaching l

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World champion Ng On-yee to make history in women's snooker

China's Ng On-yee is about to make history in women's snooker.The 30-year-old from Hong Kong, China has already reached the top of the women's game. She won the world championship three times and

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Czechia extends state of emergency, UK booster jabs: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- People over the age of 70 in the UK could begin to receive their booster vaccines to protect them against other variants of the virus in September, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has

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India plans to widen vaccination campaign as infections surge

India plans to widen a coronavirus vaccination campaign soon to include more younger people, the health minister said on Friday, as its new infections rose by the most

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Biden turns to online influencers to sell major policies

The oldest man elected president in U.S. history is turning to cutting techniques on social media to sell his policies to the American public.Having first hired PR agencies to push messages to younge

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Women in 40s, 50s more likely to suffer post-COVID problems: studies

Middle-aged women appear to have higher odds of worse long-term health outcomes after COVID-19 recovery. /CFP Women in their 40s and 50s appear more at risk of long-term problems following dis

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Experts savour £4,000 bottle of wine that spent a year in space - and reveal what it tastes like

Experts said the wine tasted like rose petals, smelled like a campfire and glistened with a "burnt-orange hue".

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Uygur family disturbed by CNN reporters asks son to come home

04:26 In a recent report, CNN claimed that China's "crackdown" on Ugyurs has separated thousands of children from their parents. To prove the allegation, CNN reporters

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Why a $10bn Discord sale might not be in tune with the messaging platform's fans

The company is reportedly in talks over a deal with Microsoft but some users don't want it to be swallowed up by the tech giant.

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Tech workers in China fear ageism in the industry

Lit offices suggest the number of employees working overtime at an office building in Beijing, May 31, 2018. /VCGIn 2019, 37-year-old Bi Wei, who just witnessed the col

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When catching Zzz becomes a business

02:32 While poor sleep may be a health concern for some people, for Chen Qing, manager of a floating bar, the shut-eye business is raking in profits.Those suffering sleeping difficulty