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Microsoft says ByteDance will not sell TikTok's U.S. operations to it

Microsoft on Sunday said ByteDance will not be selling TikTok's U.S. operations to the company."ByteDance let us know today they would not be selling TikTok's U.S. operations to Microsoft. We are con

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India bans over 100 more Chinese apps amid fresh border confrontation

India on Wednesday banned over 100 Chinese mobile apps, including wildly popular mobile game PUBG, amid fresh border tension between the two countries.The country's min

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Melania Trump used private email to conduct official White House business, former senior adviser says

First lady Melania Trump used private email accounts rather than her White House email to discuss official White House business, according to her former senior adviser

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Manhattan DA probing Trump and his business over more than 'hush-money' payments

Manhattan’s district attorney on Monday suggested a grand jury subpoena for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns was part of an investigation of “possibly extensiv

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Australia's Melbourne clamps down in frantic race to curb virus

Australia’s second-biggest city, Melbourne, already under night curfew, announced fresh restrictions on industries including retail and construction on Monday in a bid

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Before buying Instagram, Zuckerberg warned employees of ‘battle’ to ‘dislodge’ competitor

In one of the first substantive moments at Wednesday’s major tech hearing, Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram came under fire, unearthing a few new revelations about the companyR

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The New York Times is buying the production studio behind ‘Serial’ for $25M

In a bid to further expand into the world of audio production, the paper of record has acquired the one podcast (other than your own) that your parents have definitely heard of. The New York Times Com

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From bioprinting lab-grown meat in Russia to Beyond Meat in the US, KFC is embracing the future of food

From a partnership with the Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions to make chicken meat replacements using plant material and lab cultured chicken cells to an expansion of its Beyond Fried Chicken p

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The Calm meditation app is getting its own celebrity-filled HBO Max show

Meditation apps have been a nice tech-centric respite for many, as the world continues to fall apart at the seams. HBO Max is hoping to build on that success with the launch of a new show based on the

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Body of 'Glee' actress Naya Rivera recovered from U.S. lake: Police

U.S. officials on Monday found the body of "Glee"actress Naya Rivera in the Californian lake where she drowned last week during a boat trip with her 4-year-old son.Rivera's body was retrieved and

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Lululemon set to acquire home fitness startup Mirror for $500M

Lululemon today announced plans to acquire home exercise startup Mirror, for $500 million. The fitness apparel company noted its plans by way of a press release, noting that it hopes to close the sale

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Trump defends trade deal with China as being 'fully intact'

00:31 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed in a tweet that the trade deal with China is "fully intact" after White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the deal was "over

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Extra Crunch Live: Join Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz today at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT for a live discussion on leadership in the era of COVID-19

Through tickets and event organizing, Eventbrite empowers the experiences that we all enjoy. Yet with the advent of COVID-19, concerts have been canceled, trade shows shuttered, and industry talks dis

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3 perspectives on the future of SF and NYC as startup hubs

It has been an incredibly tough period for everyone the past few months as the global COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out whole industries from the economic map.While tech has been among the most resilien

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( May 30 - June 5 )

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 | Trump cancels specia

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Medical workers hold a comic by Lin Dihuan depicting two people sharing hot-and-dry noodles at a makeshift hospital in Wuhan in February.[Photo provided to China Daily] Lin Dihuan's cartoons lo

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Cyclone batters coast of India, Bangladesh, millions flee

A powerful cyclone slammed ashore Wednesday along the coastline of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation mad