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Tinder finally adds a Block Contacts feature

Despite the complications of meeting new people in the midst of a global pandemic, dating apps have shown a recent spike in both downloads and usage. Now, as COVID-19 vaccines become more widely avail

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (May. 29 - Jun. 04)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | New York's Cuomo see

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New York's Cuomo seeks state police help to probe war memorial vandalism

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was "disgusted" at an apparent act of vandalism of a Vietnam War memorial in New York City, and asked state police to help with a

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Tinder tested group video chat ahead of Match’s move into social discovery with Hyperconnect deal

As dating app Tinder and its parent company Match explore the future of personal connection through apps, it’s interesting to see what sort of ideas it tested but later discarded. One such exper

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JOKR launches in New York with a different take on on-demand delivery

For years now, the world of retail has been evolving. Whether it’s next-day delivery with Amazon Prime or subscription D2C services or on-demand delivery from Postmates, we’re growing incr

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Cognigy raises $44M to scale its enterprise-focused conversational AI platform

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly common part of how customer service works — a trend that was accelerated in this past year as so many other services went virtual and digital

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Colombia's Egan Bernal wins Giro d'Italia after clinical finish

Colombia's Egan Bernal was given a hero's welcome as he won the 2021 Giro d'Italia on Sunday after the 21st stage time-trial. /AFP Colombia's Egan Bernal was given a hero's welcome as he won t

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What costs Andrea Pirlo manager position in Juventus?

Andrea Pirlo, manager of Juventus, looks on in the Coppa Italia Final against Atalanta at Associazione Calcio Reggiana 1919 in Reggio Emilia, Italy, May 20, 2021. /CFP When Andrea Pirlo was ap

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'Europe's Chicago': Sweden Outguns Rest of EU in Deadly Shootings

Sweden has risen to the very top when it comes to deadly firearm violence in Europe, a new report from the Crime Prevention Council has found.The report compared lethal

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Brussels and Minsk: An EU summit overshadowed by events

Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Harold W

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Brussels and Minsk: An EU summit overshadowed by events

Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Harold W

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Vise CEO Samir Vasavada and Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire break down the art of the pitch

In just a few short years, Vise has gone from launching on the Disrupt Battlefield stage to unicorn. Co-founders Samir Vasavada and Runik Mehrotra met Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire at an afterparty at

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Datacy raises $2.4M to help consumers monetize their own damn data

This morning Datacy, a startup with its headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, announced that it has closed $2.4 million in new funding to continue building its consumer-friendly data collection and mo

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Merlin Labs emerges from stealth to bring autonomy to 55-King Air fleet

When Merlin Labs founder Matt George was learning to fly in Vermont, he had a close call with a Jet Blue aircraft that was coming into Burlington airport. It was “an unsettling experience,” he told Te

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Insurtech startup Obie raises $10.7M Series A led by Battery Ventures

Obie, which has developed an insurtech platform for landlords, has raised $10.7 million in a Series A funding round led by Battery Ventures.Thomvest Ventures, Funders Club, MetaProp and Second Century

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Struum launches its ‘ClassPass for streaming’ service to the public

Struum, the new streaming service from former Disney and Discovery execs, is today officially launching to the public. Unlike traditional on-demand streamers, such as Netflix, the Struum model is more

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Twilio invests in adaptive communications platform Hyro

Hyro, formerly Airbud, is today announcing the close of a $10.5 million Series A financing round led by Spero Ventures, with participation from Twilio, and Mindset Ventures. Existing investors Hanaco