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Orange spins out Orange Ventures with $430 million allocation

Telecom company Orange is making some changes to its venture capital arm. Orange Ventures is becoming a separate legal entity and Orange itself is allocating $430 million (€350 million).With this new

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Teledyne to acquire FLIR in $8 billion cash and stock deal

Industrial sensor giant Teledyne is set to acquire sensing company FLIR in a deal valued at around $8 billion in a mix of stock and cash, pending approvals with an expected closing date sometime in th

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Is coral a plant or animal?

01:10 Corals have different shapes that make them resemble plants on the earth, and coral reefs are often named as the rainforests of the sea. Despite being immobile an

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Meteor shower and conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in busy night for stargazers

Both events will be visible to the naked eye but people should get away from artificial lights for the best view.

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Dott to expand beyond e-scooters with bike-sharing service

Dott is better known for its electric scooter service that is available in a few cities across Europe. But the company is working on electric bikes and wants to launch a bike-sharing service in London

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App management startup AppFollow raises $5M Series A round led by Nauta Capital

AppFollow, an app management startup, has raised a $5 million Series A round led by Barcelona’s Nauta Capital, alongside existing investors Vendep Capital and RTP Global participating.The Helsinki-hea

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Indonesian cloud kitchen startup Yummy gets $12 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia

Yummy Corporation, which claims to be the largest cloud kitchen management company in Indonesia, has raised $12 million in Series B funding, led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. Co-founder and chief executi

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China tops 110 million 5G users in less than a year

Over 110 million users in China have signed up for 5G plans, announced president of the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a think tank under the telecoms watchdog Mi

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Google launches new AI-powered meeting room hardware

Google today announced the Google Meet Series One, a new video conferencing hardware suite for meeting rooms. Built in collaboration with Lenovo, the Series One uses high-end cameras and microphones

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Asteroid over 22 meters in diameter to pass by Earth on Tuesday: NASA

CFP An asteroid with a diameter between 22 and 49 meters will shoot pass Earth in a distance closer than Earth from the Moon on Tuesday, according to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Ad

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Facebook updates Messenger Rooms as Zoom sits at top of the App Store

Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s social Zoom competitor, is today rolling out new features aimed at making Rooms easier to both create and discover as well as those for further personalizing your Roo

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Astronaut captures stunning pictures of Hurricane Genevieve

Although Genevieve has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, there are warnings that it could cause loss of life on Friday.

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1 killed, 3 injured in U.S. military airstrike in Somalia: AFRICOM

One civilian was killed and three others were injured in an airstrike conducted by the United States military in Somalia earlier in the year, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a report. /

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Three missions to Mars: How are they different?

July is the month of Mars. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have successfully launched their Mars probes on July 20 and July 23. The U.S.’s most advanced Mars rover Perseverance is set to

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21 injured in fire aboard ship at Naval Base San Diego

Twenty-one people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said.The blaze was reported shortl

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At least five killed in hostage situation in Johannesburg

At least five people have been killed in a hostage situation at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Zuurbekom, west Johannesburg, according to police on Saturday.South African police said

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Beijing sees improvement in water quality

Beijing saw visible progress in improving water quality in 2019, an official report showed Monday. In 2019, the annual average concentration of potassium permanganate