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Google faces a major multi-state antitrust lawsuit over Google Play fees

A group of 37 attorneys general filed a second major multi-state antitrust lawsuit against Google Wednesday, accusing the company of abusing its market power to stifle competitors and forcing consumer

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TikTok wants you to send video resumes directly to brands to land your next gig

A new pilot program from TikTok would inject a little LinkedIn into the youthful video-based social network.TikTok announced that, starting today, it will invite users to submit video resumes to parti

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SwoonMe uses avatars and audio for its ‘less superficial’ dating app

A new startup called SwoonMe aims to fix the problem with superficial dating apps, where users primarily make decisions based on how someone looks in their photos. Instead of swiping through profiles,

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As Tokyo Olympics approach, virus worries rise in Japan

The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan.The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, ev

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Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers

This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers.Southwest Airlines customers have struggled with thousands of delays and hundreds of canceled

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A familiar question at Cannes: where are the women?

Women stage a mass protest at the 2018 Cannes festival over the lack of female representation. /AFP With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'

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U.S. deficit to top $3 trillion again: budget office

New York, the U.S. /VCG The U.S. economy is recovering faster than previously predicted, but the government will see a deficit of over $3 trillion again this year, the Congressional Budget Off

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Women’s social network Peanut launches microfund StartHER to invest in pre-seed stage startups

Peanut, the maker of a social networking app for women, is entering into the investing space with today’s launch of a microfund called StartHER. As the name implies, the new fund will focus on i

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For US and Chinese startups, the IPO market is increasingly a two-tier affair

The American IPO market is hot for many companies, but surprisingly cool for others. The gap between the two cohorts of private companies looking to list is becoming notable.When Chinese ride-hailing

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How to slow COVID and stop future pandemics? Experts think this blueprint has the answers

Researchers have worked out which public health measures are best for stopping future virus outbreaks.

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Hopes fade for scores missing under Florida condo rubble as search enters 6th day

Search-and-rescue operations stretched into a sixth day on Tuesday at the site of a partly collapsed Florida condominium complex where at least 11 people were killed an

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Famine forces people to eat bugs in Madagascar

01:59 A massive drought has hit the south of Madagascar. Communities are on the verge of starvation. All the while, a record number of people became millionaires during the pandemic. Th

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Instagram’s newest test mixes ‘Suggested Posts’ into the feed to keep you scrolling

The days of a scrolling to the end of your Instagram feed look to be coming to an end. After adding algorithmic suggestions to the bottom of the app last year, Instagram is running a test that would s

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What to know about the Delta COVID-19 variant first detected in India

The Delta variant has spread to 92 countries and regions worldwide, according to the WHO. /CFP The Delta variant of the coronavirus, which was first detected in India last October, is causing

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Vienna’s GoStudent raises $244M at a $1.7B valuation for its online tutor marketplace

Online teaching came into the spotlight for many students and parents in the last year, and today one of the companies that saw a big lift during that rush of activity is announcing a big round of fun

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'Something's out there': UFO researchers welcome release of Pentagon report into 'unidentified aerial phenomena'

The US government taskforce has been investigating sightings between US military personnel and unidentified flying objects.

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Euro 2020: Matchday 4 roundup

Scotland 0 - 2 Czech Republic Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall leaps into his own goal to try and save a shot by Czech Republic's Patrik Schick. /AP] What's worse, being bad or being unlucky