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UK records 54,990 COVID-19 cases and 454 deaths

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2021 shows a general view of the London Eye and the Westminster Bridge, in London, Britain. /Xinhua Another 54,990 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, b

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As Slack acquisition rumors swirl, a look at Salesforce’s six biggest deals

The rumors ignited last Thursday that Salesforce had interest in Slack. This morning, CNBC is reporting the deal is all but done and will be announced tomorrow. Chances are, this is going to a big num

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New York City to reopen primary schools as COVID-19 cases surge

A school bus stops in an empty street in New York City, U.S. /CFP New York City will reopen elementary schools on December 7 and offer in-person classes for special-needs students of all ages

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Mixtape podcast: Building a structural DEI response to a systemic issue with Y-Vonne Hutchinson

It’s time for another episode of Mixtape, where we take a look at diversity, inclusion, equity and the human labor that powers tech. This week we spoke to Y-Vonne Hutchinson, the CEO of ReadySet, a co

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Marketing automation platform Klaviyo scores $200M Series C on $4.15B valuation

Boston-based marketing automation firm Klaviyo wants to change the way marketers interact with data, giving them direct access to their data and their customers. It believes that makes it easier to cu

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UNSC condemns terrorist attack at Kabul University

Afghan journalists film inside a classroom after Monday's attack at the University of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 3, 2020. /Reuters The United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly co

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Spotify adds standalone streaming support to its Apple Watch app

Spotify confirmed today it has begun to roll out support for standalone streaming on its Apple Watch app. The feature had been spotted in testing back in September, and arrives roughly two years after

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Sinch announces Conversation API to bring together multiple messaging tools

As communicating with customers across the world grows ever more challenging due to multiple channels, tools and networking providers, companies are looking for a way to simplify it all. Sinch, a comp

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Tel Aviv teachers embrace outdoor learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic

02:01 "This is a catastrophe. The government will eventually be gone. The prime minister will be gone too. But the young people. They're the victims, " Zeev Dagani, principal of the Gy

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How the London Marathon has adapted to the COVID-19 era

02:22 This weekend London is holding the world's first international marathon in the COVID-19 era.But in line with social distancing, there will be no cheering spectators or crowds of

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SAP continues to build out customer experience business with Emarsys acquisition

SAP seemed to be all in on customer experience when it acquired Qualtrics for $8 billion in 2018. It continued on that journey today when it announced it was acquiring Austrian cloud marketing company

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Starlink puts towns devastated by wildfires online for disaster relief workers

SpaceX’s Starlink has showed its utility in connecting far-flung locations to the internet quickly and relatively simply in Washington, where like much of the west coast wildfires have caused e

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CGTN Sports Talk: Has the 'special' Mourinho become 'Yesterday's Man'?

CGTN Sports Talk Episode 02 - Mourinho.mp3 00:00 CGTN Sports Talk host Hu Zhicheng is joined by senior expert Josh McNally to discuss Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho's current down

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Portland passes expansive city ban on facial recognition tech

The city council in Portland, Oregon passed legislation Wednesday that’s widely regarded as the most aggressive municipal ban on facial recognition technology so far.Through a pair of ordinances

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COVID-19 drives Sino-foreign cooperative higher education services

05:41 Sino-foreign cooperative universities in China are embracingfresh opportunities as Chinese students are likely to pursue this kind of higher education in China rather than going

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A large waistline or excess belly fat increases the risk from prostate cancer

Total body fat percentage or a high BMI appear to have no influence on the risk of dying.

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Facebook vows to block news stories in Australia rather than pay for them

A new proposed law in Australia would require companies such as Facebook and Google to pay for news organisations' content.