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Swiss supreme court explains removal of arbitrator in Sun Yang case

The Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) has explained the reason for overturning Chinese swimming superstar Sun Yang's eight-year ban, saying tweets by the president of the pa

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To impeach or not to impeach

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Amazon’s newest product lets companies build their own Alexa assistant for cars, apps and video games

Amazon is selling access to the underlying technology stack of Alexa to let companies — starting with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — build their own intelligent assistants with unique voices, skills and

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Republicans are making their moves

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Proud Boys, the Western chauvinist men's club on 'stand by'

A flag of the Proud Boys, a far-right neo-fascist organization, is seen as Donald Trump supporters gather for a Donald Trump Cruise Rally at Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon, U.S., Septembe

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Japanese brewer Sapporo to launch new beer despite 'embarrassing' typo

Beer bottle caps /CFP It's not what it says on the tin!An "embarrassing" spelling mistake is not standing in the way of a new limited-edition beer in Japan by one of the country's biggest brew

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Trump circumvents Twitter ban to decry ‘unprecedented assault on free speech’

Following a comprehensive ban from Twitter and a number of other online services following last week’s assault on the Capitol by his followers, President Trump managed to put out a tweet in the

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Pace launches out of private beta with a plan to scale virtual group therapy

One in five people have a mental health illness. Pace, a new startup founded by Pinterest and Affirm executives, wants to pay attention to the other four in that statistic.“Nobody is perfectly mentall

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After the Capitol siege, what is the future for Trumpism?

It may have been the mixture of fear and adrenaline.Watching the police dispersing Donald Trump’s supporters from the Capitol with flash grenades and tear gas last week my mind wandered to my very

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Apple announces new projects related to its $100 million pledge for racial equity and justice

Last June, Apple committed $100 million to a Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI). Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, is leading the initiative.

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Tech giants' consumer data sharing aimed at containing financial risk

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Visa will not acquire Plaid after running into regulatory wall

Visa and Plaid called off their agreement this afternoon, ending the consumer credit giant’s takeover of the data-focused fintech API startup.The deal, valued at $5.3 billion at the time of its

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Study finds around one-third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook

Around a third of Americans regularly get their news from Facebook, according to the latest study from Pew Research Center, whose surveys aim to better understand the current media landscape in the U.

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Tech giants' consumer data sharing aimed at containing financial risk

Workers from Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com track sales and trends for Singles Day in the data center control room at the company's headquarters during an organized tour in Beijing, China, Novem

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COVID-19 survivors suffer long-term effects after recovery: Lancet

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Get live feedback on your pitch deck from big-name VCs on Extra Crunch Live

Your startup’s pitch deck could be the difference between getting funded or getting ignored. It’s often the first point of contact between a company and venture investors, but it’s a

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Alula, a platform for cancer caregivers, patients and survivors, raises $2.2 million

According to the National Cancer Institute, some 1.8 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. alone. Factor in the friends, family and loved ones of those patients, and the numbe