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Climate science report 'critical for success' of COP26: UN

Nearly 200 nations started online negotiations Monday to validate a United Nations (UN) science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale

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What I’ve learned after 5 years of buying common stock in startups

From day one, Pillar VC has offered to buy common stock in startups.Instead of the standard 10-page venture capital term sheet riddled with terms and conditions, our team believed that a far simpler s

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Element, a messaging app built on the decentralized Matrix protocol, raises $30M

After Element acquired Gitter last year to bring in more users and features into its own decentralized, Matrix-based messaging app, the startup is announcing some funding to invest in its growth.Eleme

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Scientific evidence suggests COVID-19 conspiracy outside China

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Scientific evidence suggests COVID-19 conspiracy outside China

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Hot and dry summer sees large, high intensity wildfires

Click arrows to view gallery Drier than average conditions in many, often unexpected parts of the world are leading to tinderbox conditions that result in wildfire

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US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII

U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decrease for both B

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Twitter tests a TweetDeck revamp it hopes to make a subscription product

Twitter announced today it will begin testing a new set of features for TweetDeck, the company’s often-ignored social media dashboard aimed at Twitter’s power users, which Twitter may soon

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Maine’s facial recognition law shows bipartisan support for protecting privacy

Maine has joined a growing number of cities, counties and states that are rejecting dangerously biased surveillance technologies like facial recognition.The new law, which is the strongest statewide f

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America faces a bleak political future

The White House Visitor Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Thomas O. Falk is a London-based political analyst and commentator. He holds a Master of Arts i

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Expert says warming link to Europe floods 'plausible'

With extreme weather killing more than 150 people in Europe and searing heat across parts of North America, the debate around climate change has grown more fierce in recent weeks.But can global warmi

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EU launches sweeping climate plan targeting every industry

02:25 The European Union has unveiled an aggressive plan to fight global warming positioning itself as a world leader on climate change. Under the plan, called "Fit for 55," every indus

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French official warns Lebanese leaders of upcoming sanctions

A French Cabinet minister criticized Lebanese leaders on Tuesday, warning them of upcoming sanctions from Paris that will target Lebanese officials blocking the formati

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Here are 3 things you should do with your stock options

There’s a reason startup compensation packages usually include equity, or stock options. For one, it’s a way for startups to remain competitive in the job market and attract top talent. But it’s also

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Ring’s latest security updates are good, but still opt-in

Ring, the video doorbell maker dubbed the “largest civilian surveillance network the U.S. has ever seen,” is rolling out new but long overdue security and privacy features.The Amazon-owned

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Bambee founder talks about entrenched fundraising challenges facing Black founders

Allan Jones dropped out of college and spent a decade learning how to run a startup. In 2016, that education resulted in the launch of Los Angeles-based Bambee, which helps small companies by acting a

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UFC 264: McGregor loses fight, story and trilogy against Poirier

Before Bruce Buffer could announce the result of Conor McGregor's KO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January this year, the Irishman was already calling for a rematch. With the benefit of hindsi