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Young people fueling recent spike of COVID-19 cases as classes resume

New York University set up coronavirus testing centers for students returning to campus. /CFP More U.S. colleges were grappling with high numbers of students testing positive for the coronavir

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The pandemic has probably killed VR arcades for good

A lagging trend of the past few months has been witnessing startups that COVID seemed poised to kill end up scaling back some of those deep cuts and taking off again. Not all spaces have been quite so

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Muze redesigns mobile messaging as a free-form canvas for creativity

New York-based startup Muze is rethinking mobile messaging. While today’s messaging apps have expanded over the years to include support for sharing photos and videos, voice messages, reactions

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Netflix’s ‘Emily’s Wonder Lab’ is smart, interactive science TV for kids

Netflix’s children’s programming library continues to grow, and its latest is one of its best original offerings yet – Emily’s Wonder Lab, a TV series hosted by engineer, space expe

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Porsche experiments with subscription pricing, expands to Los Angeles

Porsche is rolling out a less expensive subscription plan in four U.S. cities as the German automaker experiments with different pricing and products in an effort to expand its customer base.Porsche

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Investment tech won’t solve systemic wealth gaps, but it’s a good start

Robinhood founder Vlad Tenev recently sparked controversy when he told the New York Times that lower participation in equity markets by younger Americans “ultimately contributed to the sort of the ma

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Fitbit intros the Versa 3 and Inspire 2

Fitbit’s big news for today was the launch of the Sense, a new, more premium smartwatch line designed to compete directly against the likes of Apple and Samsung. But Fitbit has never been one for sol

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Our 11 favorite companies from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part I

Startup incubator and investment group Y Combinator today held the first of two demo days for founders in its Summer 2020 batch.So far, this cohort contains the usual mix of bold, impressive, and, at

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Panda twins born in northwest China

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2020 shows giant panda Yongyong and its cub at the Qinling research center of giant panda breeding in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Yongyo

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She-conomy: Unmarried female home buyers surge in China

VCGIn a departure from tradition, more and more Chinese women have begun purchasing residential properties before marriage as they feel a home can bring them a sense of

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The Trump Show: What to watch at the hybrid Republican convention

Donald Trump. /VCG After a relatively slick and drama-free Democratic National Convention, the Republicans will begin their attempt at a mid-pandemic showpiece, during which Donald Trump will

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Giant panda Mei Xiang, her new cub appear to be "very healthy," says U.S. curator

(Smithsonian's National Zoo via Xinhua)Mei Xiang, 22, gave birth to the cub after more than three hours of labor, the seventh since she and male giant panda Tian Tian b

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Feature: Syrian child sells drawings to help poor peers buy masks amid COVID-19

12-year-old Raghdan Faraj thought bigger than his age when he decided to sell some paintings he drew, not get money for himself, but to help his poor peers buy masks.

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A stark warning from the book that predicted the 2020 pandemic

Twenty Twenty was published by Hodder and Stoughton in August 1995, the fourth novel written by the acclaimed author Nigel Watts. What made this book remarkable was its "prediction" of a viral pandem

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Lambda School raises $74M for its virtual coding school where you pay tuition only after you get a job

In the world of technology, online learning has been one of the bigger beneficiaries of the last several months, with people staying home and away from their normal routines because of the coronavirus

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Youngsters spreading COVID-19 told to take more care by WHO

01:28 Young people are being warned to be cautious by the World Health Organization as they emerge as the main drivers of COVID-19 infections.Studies from the WHO show that the rate of

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Croatia's cases rise, masks mandatory in Nice: COVID-19 daily bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Countries across Europe are reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, with many reporting their highest figures in months. Spain reported 3,715 new infections on Wednesday, Italy reporte