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Ÿnsect, the makers of the world’s most expensive bug farm, raises another $224 million

Ÿnsect, the startup building the world’s most high tech bug colony, have added $224 million in equity and debt to an already impressive $148 million cash haul as it looks to commercialize its business

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Cryptocurrency wallet BRD reaches 6 million users, driven by growth in Latin America and India

Mobile cryptocurrency wallet BRD announced today that it now has more than six million users worldwide, thanks to strong growth in India and Latin America. With this momentum, the company expects to r

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WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with virus

The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “best estimates” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the c

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Alibaba teams up with duty-free retailer Dufry to set up China JV

Tourists shop at the Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex, Hainan, China, October 2, 2020. /VCG Chinese tech giant Alibaba has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) with Swiss duty-fre

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'Super cinema' is the future of the global film industry

A film industry executive is implementing his vision of the future of cinema by advocating and establishing a global super cinema, one that he hopes will secure better survival chances for filmmakers

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Meet Cocoa Press, the Philly startup making a 3D printer for chocolate

Evan Weinstein, the founder of the Philadelphia-based startup, Cocoa Press, which makes a 3D printer for chocolate, doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth. But the young founder was fascinated by 3D

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Airbus executive says aviation outlook worse than expected

An Airbus A320 aircraft taxis on the runway before taking off in Seville, Spain, July 3, 2020. /VCG The outlook for the aviation industry has deteriorated again due to rising coronavirus infec

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This Week in Apps: Google Play gets new rules, Apple launches app marketing tools, EU looks to reign in tech giants

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever, with 

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Bolt Threads partners with Adidas, owners of Balenciaga and Gucci, and Stella McCartney on mushroom leather

Bolt Threads has brought together some new and existing partners including Stella McCartney, Kering (the fashion house behind brands like Balenciaga, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Bottega Veneta), Lulu

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H&M to close 250 stores as COVID accelerates online shift

Shoppers walk past an H&M store on the Magnificent Mile on December 16, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. /VCG HM plans to close 250 stores next year, 5 percent of its current network, as the corona

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England bans sale of single-use plastic straws

02:25 The UK's fight against plastic pollution is stepping up a gear – with the sale of single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds now illegal in England.The ban, which kicked

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How will Trump testing positive for COVID-19 affect U.S. politics?

U.S. President Donald Trump participating in a campaign rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S. /Xinhua Editor's note:Yuan Sha is an assistant research fellow at the China Institute of Internatio

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Oil extends losses after Trump tests positive for COVID-19

VCG Oil prices extended losses to about 3 percent on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he has tested positive for COVID-19, while agreement on a U.S. stimulus package eluded negoti

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Global biodiversity conservation: China's role and efforts

Both the IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the 5th edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook that has just been released

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W.H.O. urges protection of elderly persons in Africa amid COVID-19

A home care worker assists an elderly woman near the village of Mvezo in Transkei, South Africa. (Photo by Susan Winters Cook/Getty Images) African countries should prioritize safety for the e

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Oracle’s TikTok and Zoom deals won’t move cloud market share needle significantly

While the overall cloud infrastructure market is booming having reached $30 billion last quarter worldwide, Oracle is struggling with market share in the low single digits. It is hoping that the Zoom

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Global biodiversity conservation: China's role and efforts

Both the IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and the 5th edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook that has just been released