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U.S. slaps digital tax on France, but delays effective date

The Trump administration on Friday announced additional duties of 25 percent on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports valued at 1.3 billion U.S. dollars in response to France's digital serv

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LA-based Replicated adds former GitLab head of product as its chief product officer

Replicated, the Los Angeles-based company pitching monitoring and management services for Kubernetes-based applications, has managed to bring on the former head of product of the $2.75 billion-valued

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Tesla is now worth more than Toyota, Disney and Coke

01:29 Tesla is zooming by the competition. Stockof the electric car company reached a new high of above$1,130 a share.It bringsTesla's valuationcloseto $209billion, overtakingToyota, v

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Wirecard files for insolvency a week after €1.9bn went missing

The company has become the first member of Germany's prestigious DAX stock index to go bust - owing billions to creditors.

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Alphabet’s CapitalG leads $27.5 million round in India’s Aye Finance

CapitalG, the growth equity arm of Alphabet, is doubling down on its bet on Aye Finance, an Indian startup that operates a digital lending platform for small businesses.On Wednesday, the Gurgaon-base

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Canva design platform partners with FedEx Office as it pushes further into the U.S.

Canva, the design platform for non-designers, has recently inked a partnership with FedEx Office to help businesses reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic with a design-to-print integration.Canva declin

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Palantir close to registering for stock market debut

The logo of U.S. software company Palantir Technologies is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 22, 2020. /Reuters Palantir Technologies Inc is aiming to file confidentially with U.S. regulators

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Chinese experts end mission to help fight against COVID-19 in Tajikistan

A team of Chinese medical experts on Sunday ended their mission to help tackle the COVID-19 epidemic in Tajikistan after eight days' work. Upon the group's departure a

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Adviser: Taiwan-funded enterprises should participate more in BRI

Skyline of Taipei, China's Taiwan region. /VCG Taiwan-funded enterprises should be encouraged to participate more in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), so as to maintain stability in foreign

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China beefs up efforts to develop advanced medical equipment

China will further promote the development of advanced medical equipment, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The MIIT will conduc

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Singapore’s logistics startup Ninja Van raises $279M

Ninja Van, a Singapore-based logistics startup, has secured an additional $279 million in fresh funding as it works to scale its operations to keep up with the surge in e-commerce deliveries in six So

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China says medical supply exports increased significantly

China's export of medical supply has increased significantly, the country's customs said in a statement on Friday. According to the Chinese General Administration of Customs, from March 1 to April 30

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China conducts fourth central bank bills swap in 2020

The People's Bank of China, the central bank, conducted the fourth central bank bills swap (CBS) operation in 2020 on Tuesday to improve the liquidity of perpetual bon

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Microsoft’s new ‘Planetary Computer’ project will use global environmental data to support sustainability

Microsoft is embarking on a new sustainability initiative as part of its overall approach to support environmental protection measures, with a project it calls the ‘Planetary Computer.’ Th

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Checking on Utah’s startup scene as the economy slips

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.TechCrunch is taking a closer look at a few markets as the world changes. Followin

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Korean grocery startup Kurly raises $150M

Kurly, a startup that operates a grocery delivery service in Korea, has secured $150 million in a new financing round months after reports claimed that the firm might b

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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner

The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team.Draper Go