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Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop is now Azure Virtual Desktop

As remote work became the default for many companies during the pandemic, it’s maybe no surprise that services like Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop, which gives users access to a fully

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The rise of cybersecurity debt

Ransomware attacks on the JBS beef plant, and the Colonial Pipeline before it, have sparked a now familiar set of reactions. There are promises of retaliation against the groups responsible, the prosp

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Delivery, drones and DHL

Locus (not to be confused with this Locus) is one of those names that’s been popping up a lot in the news — and this roundup — over the past year. Last time we spoke to the Massachusetts c

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LeoLabs raises $65M Series B for its satellite monitoring and collision detection service

Low Earth orbit is full of stuff: not only bits of debris and junk, but also satellites — the number of which is growing rapidly alongside the decreasing cost of launch. This can occasionally pose a p

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Decade of Syria war killed nearly 500,000 people: new tally

A decade of war in Syria has left nearly half a million people dead, a war monitor said Tuesday, in a new toll that includes 100,000 recently confirmed deaths.The Brita

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Instacart speeds up grocery orders with ‘Priority Delivery’ option

Instacart is speeding up grocery delivery. The company announced today it’s debuting a faster delivery service, “Priority Delivery,” in select markets across the U.S. and Canada, wit

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Japanese space company ispace aims to send landers to the moon

Tokyo-based ispace has been selected to deliver rovers from Canada and Japan to the lunar surface after they launch aboard SpaceX rockets. The company will use its recently revealed Hakuto-R lander fo

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Merlin Labs emerges from stealth to bring autonomy to 55-King Air fleet

When Merlin Labs founder Matt George was learning to fly in Vermont, he had a close call with a Jet Blue aircraft that was coming into Burlington airport. It was “an unsettling experience,” he told Te

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Gunshots heard near George Floyd Square one year after his murder

00:30 Reporter Philip Crowther was interrupted by what are believed to be gunshots, as he was reporting on the anniversary of George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis for CGTN. He tweeted t

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TikTok rolls out tools to bulk delete and report comments, block users

TikTok today is introducing a feature that will allow creators to deal with online abuse in an easier way. The company is launching new tools that will allow creators to bulk delete comments and block

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Amazon announces 10,000 new jobs in UK

Photo taken on May 7, 2020 shows a window of a temporarily closed Amazon bookstore in Washington D.C., the United States. /Xinhua Amazon announced on Friday that it will create more than 10,00

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Discord announces Stage Discovery, a portal that connects events with communities

If you’re new to Discord, you might be thrown off by the lack of an endless feed peppered with ads. On Discord, all of the action happens in interest-specific servers, and the company wants to make it

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More than 300 Palestinians hurt in Jerusalem holy site clash

Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a

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Tinder to roll out new 48-hour, in-app events called ‘Vibes’

On the heels of strong first quarter earnings, dating app giant Match announced its plan to introduce a new live event experience to its flagship app, Tinder. Dubbed “Vibes,” the new featu

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Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar turns May Day holiday favorite

00:51 The Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, one of the most famous landmarks in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has attracted numerous vi

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Peloton’s leaky API let anyone grab rider’s private account data

Halfway through my Monday afternoon workout last week, I got a message from a security researcher with a screenshot of my Peloton account data.My Peloton profile is set to private and my friend’

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Firefly Aerospace raises $75M Series A at a $1B+ valuation, plus $100M in secondary sale

Firefly Aerospace has raised a total of $175 million, across a $75 million Series A round that valued the company north of $1 billion, and a $100 million secondary transaction which consisted of the s