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What is the purpose of belief in a world of innovation?

We are reading the penultimate short story in Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalation. Omphalos questions what it means to believe: in our world, in alternative worlds, and in ourselves. Given that beliefs

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CIA's cyber espionage scandal says a lot about U.S.' strategy

Editor's note:Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.It's no secret that countries spy on one

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Trump's nationalism is hurting COVID-19 response

Editor's note: Kevin Rudd is former prime minister of Australia, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the view

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Trump's nationalism is hurting COVID-19 response

Editor's note: Kevin Rudd is former prime minister of Australia, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the view

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Inside the next-gen tech on Waymo’s self-driving Jaguar I-Pace

A little more than two and half years ago, Waymo engineers began working on a hardware sensor suite that would improve upon previous generations and have the capability to work on a variety of vehicl

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Coronavirus: Seven essential tips if you have to work from home

Sky News takes a look at the seven deadly sins of working from home as employers prepare to close offices over the outbreak.

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Migrants, police clash again on Greek-Turkish border

Greek authorities used tear gas and a water cannon to repulse an attempt by migrants to push through the border from Turkey Friday morning, while Turkish authorities fi

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IOC adds new gender equality elements to 2020 Summer Olympics

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, attends the IOC executive board meeting at the headquarters of the organization in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 4, 2020. /VCG The International Olympic Commi

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Russian, Turkish presidents meet as Syria violence continues

The Turkish and Russian presidents on Thursday sat down for talks in Moscow aimed at ending hostilities in northwestern Syria involving their forces along with proxies

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Twitter expands hateful conduct rules to ban dehumanizing speech around age, disability and now, disease

Last year, Twitter expanded its rules around hate speech to include dehumanizing speech against religious groups. Today, Twitter says it’s expanding its rule to also include language that dehum

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Walmart Grocery is merging with Walmart’s main app and website

Walmart is looking to hook more consumers on its online grocery shopping experience by adding Walmart Grocery to its main Walmart mobile application. For years, the retailer has operated two separate

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US threatens to pull big tech’s immunities if child abuse isn’t curbed

The Department of Justice is proposing a set of voluntary principles that take aim at tech giants in an effort to combat online sexual abuse.The principles are part of a fresh effort by the government

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Kinnos, which makes colorized disinfectant to ensure surfaces are covered, just landed $6 million in funding

Kinnos, a New York-based startup, was founded six years ago, but what the five-person company produces is suddenly top of mind — and a new round of funding reflects as much.To wit, Kinnos, which

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IOC adds new gender equality elements to 2020 Summer Olympics

Thomas Bach, president of the IOC, attends the IOC executive board meeting at the headquarters of the organization in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 4, 2020. /VCG The International Olympic Commi

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Veteran healthcare VC Camille Samuels explains why trying to cure infectious disease is a lousy business

Camille Samuels has spent the last five years as a partner with the healthcare venture firm Venrock and a dozen years before that with Versant Ventures, where she was a managing director. This self-d

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Anyone can be tested for COVID-19, subject to a doctor's orders: Pence

The Centers for Disease Control is issuing new guidance that anyone can be tested for COVID-19 with no restrictions, subject to a doctor's orders, Vice President Mike P

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France steps up efforts to tackle coronavirus outbreak

Amid high risk of coronavirus epidemic, the French government is making efforts to tackle the outbreak with a series of measures including more cash for hospitals, requisition of face mask stocks, g