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Environmentalism should not be used as a cover to hinder Global South

Lettering CO2 and drawing planet earth from grass and moss. /Getty Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary

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Chauvin skips testifying as trial in Floyd death nears end

Former Officer Derek Chauvin ’s trial in George Floyd’s death will be in a jury’s hands by early next week, after his brief defense wrapped up with Chauvin passing on a

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The Lord of the Rings trilogy suddenly revisits China

It was suddenly announced on Wednesday that the much-anticipated The Lord of the Rings film trilogy would be re-released from Friday, igniting the passion of Chinese moviegoers as cinemas sought to re

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Yak Tack is a super simple app to boost vocabulary

Word nerds with a love for linguistic curiosities and novel nomenclature that’s more fulsome than their ability to make interesting new terms stick will be thrilled by Yak Tack: A neat little ai

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Amazon announces $250 million venture fund for Indian startups

Amazon on Thursday announced a $250 million venture fund to invest in Indian startups and entrepreneurs focusing on digitization of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the key overseas market.

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JPMorgan profit leaps 400% after reserve release boost

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Deepfake video app Avatarify, which process on-phone, plans digital watermark for videos

Making deepfake videos used to be hard. Now all you need is a smartphone. Avatarify, a startup that allows people to make deepfake videos directly on their phone rather than in the cloud, is soaring u

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Plex raises $50M growth round to fuel ad-supported streaming, expansions

Streaming media software maker Plex announced today it has raised a $50 million growth equity round from existing investor Intercap ahead of its planned business expansion into rentals, purchases and

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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs. Liverpool

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Whose buttons have the low-profile Asians pushed?

Considered by some a "model minority" in the United States, Asian Americans have been confronted with racial hatred and violence in recent months. According to research by Stop Asian Americans and

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1Password acquires SecretHub and launches new enterprise secrets management tool

1Password, the password management service that competes with the likes of LastPass and BitWarden, today announced a major push beyond the basics of password management and into the infrastructure sec

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Will radioactive water from Japan poison your seafood?

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Why South Africa-based car subscription company Planet42 is going carbon neutral

Since ride-hailing companies like Uber and Bolt disrupted the transportation industry, one of the thorns on their sides has been traffic congestion and pollution. Research has shown that trips from ri

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Oil prices climb on robust China data, Mideast tension

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as data from China showed the world's second largest oil consumer's import growth surging and on tensions in the Middle East after the Yemen-based Houthi movement said i

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How to stop the poverty pandemic

VCG Editor's note: Lindsay Coates is Managing Director of BRAC's Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative. John Floretta is Global Deputy Executive Director of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action

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How to stop the poverty pandemic

VCG Editor's note: Lindsay Coates is Managing Director of BRAC's Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative. John Floretta is Global Deputy Executive Director of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action

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Daily Crunch: Microsoft acquires Nuance for $19.7B

Microsoft makes a big healthcare tech acquisition, Twitter is building a presence in Africa and Apple may be cooking up some new smart home products. This is your Daily Crunch for April 12, 2021.The b