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Leaked memo excoriates Facebook’s ‘slapdash and haphazard’ response to global political manipulation

A former Facebook data scientist dropped a detailed, damning memo on her last day there, calling the social network out for what she describes as an arbitrary, slow, and generally inadequate response

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Satellite Vu aims to scope out the whole globe with thermal vision

Earth observation has grown from government-run missions to a crucial everyday business tool, but it still has room to grow. Specifically, into the thermal infrared spectrum, if startup Satellite Vu

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UN's 75th anniversary: Evolution of South-South cooperation

VCG This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the time the world is fighting against COVID-19 that has greatly challenged the world through devouring the lives and destroying

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Near-term benefit from TikTok ban 'isn't worth risk of split internet'

Adam Mosseri, chief executive officer of Instagram Inc. /CFP Any short-term benefit that Instagram would see from a potential TikTok ban is greatly outweighed by the risks of a fragmented inte

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A user’s guide to Disrupt 2020

We’re coming down to the wire folks. Disrupt 2020 officially opens its virtual doors September 14 for five super-charged days of everything the early-stage startup community needs to build better, fas

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TechCrunch still brings the fun to Disrupt 2020

We all know times are incredibly tough, and everyone’s working overtime on steroids to keep their startup dreams alive. Disrupt events have a reputation for serving up a tasty helping of fun along wit

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Tarform unveils Luna e-moto for folks who may not like motorcycles

Brooklyn-based EV startup Taform unveiled its Luna electric motorcycle in New York last week—a model designed for an audience that may not actually like motorcycles.Tarform’s first street legal

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Trump says deadline for TikTok sale won’t be extended

The United States government will not extend the September 20 deadline for Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. This adds urgency to negotiations because

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Speaking quietly can reduce coronavirus spread, study finds

A reduction of six decibels can have the same effect on cutting transmission as doubling a room's ventilation, it is claimed.

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Tiffany sues LVMH for reneging on $16 bln deal as France steps in

Tiffany & Co. jewelry is displayed in a store in Paris, France, November 25, 2019. /Reuters Tiffany Co sued LVMH on Wednesday after the French luxury goods giant told the U.S. jeweler it could

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Microsoft reveals release date and price of new Xbox consoles

The company promises "thousands of games" on release - but marquee launch title Halo Infinite has been delayed until 2021.

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China to launch negative list for service trade: CIFTS

China will launch the national and free trade zone versions of negative lists for cross-border service trade within the year to further open up the service trade sector at an institutional level, sai

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Music needed more than ever during COVID-19 pandemic

Music is needed now more than ever, for it is a means of consolation for people enduring the plight caused by the coronavirus pandemic, world-renowned Chinese pianist Lang Lang said Tuesday.During a v

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Beckham-backed gaming firm aims to become first esports franchise on London Stock Exchange

The company aims to create a global gaming franchise and capitalise on surging interest in esports amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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‘Mulan’ drove Disney+ app downloads up 68% week-over-week, but didn’t beat ‘Hamilton’

Disney’s live-action remake of “Mulan” skipped theaters to instead stream on Disney+ over the weekend, for the added fee of $30. According to early data, the launch helped grow Disne

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Google’s new ‘Verified Calls’ feature will tell you why a business is calling you

Google today is introducing a new feature for Android phones that will help legitimate businesses reach their customers by phone by having their brand name and reason for calling properly identified.

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Thunes raises $60 million for cross-border payments in emerging markets

Thunes, a Singapore-based startup developing a cross-border payments network to make financial services more accessible in emerging markets, announced today it has raised a $60 million Series B. The r