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Expert warns virus variants will add risks to U.S. reopening

A man passes mask-themed art painted on bar windows on Sixth Street in Texas, U.S. on March 10, 2021. / CFP The emergence of COVID-19 variants in the U.S. will make its reopening riskier, an i

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WHO statement on AstraZeneca shot expected 'very soon'

WHO said on Wednesday that it still recommends using the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 as the benefits outweigh its risks. /CFP A World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group statemen

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Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs over next two years

Finnish telecoms group Nokia plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs within the next two years. /CFP Finnish telecoms group Nokia on Tuesday said it planned to cut up to 10,000 jobs within the next two

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Why I’m hitting pause on ARR-focused coverage

As 2021 kicked off, I reformulated a series of posts we published last year focused on startups that had reached the $100 million ARR (annual recurring revenue) mark. In our refreshed effort, we cut t

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2018 Toronto van attacker found guilty of killing 10, injuring 16

Justice Anne Molloy in her ruling noted that the rampage was "the act of a reasoning mind." /VCG A Canadian man who ploughed a van into pedestrians in Toronto in 2018 was on Friday found guilt

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Aurora acquires a second lidar company in push to bring self-driving trucks to the road

Aurora, the autonomous vehicle company that recently closed its acquisition of Uber’s self-driving subsidiary, has snapped up another startup. This time, Aurora is buying OURS Technology, the second l

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Canva acquires background removal specialists Kaleido

Kaleido, makers of a drag-and-drop background removal service for images and video, have been acquired by up and coming digital design platform Canva. While the price and terms are not disclosed, it i

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Wall Street rebounds to end about flat after Powell's assurances

The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, U.S., February 16, 2021. /Reuters U.S. stocks bounced back after sharp earlylosses to end Tuesday's session largely stable

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Nigeria hunts school kidnappers as families call for help

Heavily-armed men in military uniforms raided the Government Science College in Kagara early Wednesday. /AFP Photo Nigerian security forces on Thursday said they were tracking the armed gang t

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ExOne gets $1.6M DoD contract to build a 3D printing ‘factory’ in shipping container

ExOne this week announced that the U.S. Department of Defense has granted it $1.6 million. It’s one of the Pennsylvania-based metal 3D printing company’s largest government contracts, in service of bu

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Frame.io streamlines film production with ‘camera to cloud’ video uploads

Video collaboration startup Frame.io unveiled a new technology today that it calls Frame.io Camera to Cloud.Michael Cioni, the startup’s global senior vice president of innovation, explained tha

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Philippines says to meet U.S. to iron out differences on troop deal

The Philippines and the United States will meet this month to iron out differences over a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Manila's top diplomat said, am

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Tesla buys $1.5B in bitcoin, may accept the cryptocurrency as payment in the future

Today in an SEC filing, Tesla disclosed that it has acquired $1.5 billion in bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency. Moreover, the company noted that it may also accept bitcoin in the future as a form of

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Nexthink nabs $180M Series D on $1.1B valuation

We often hear about companies working to improve the customer experience, but for IT their customers are the company’s employees. Nexthink, a late stage startup that wants to help IT serve its i

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Equity Monday: Rich tech folks chat rich tech things on rich tech app funded by rich tech investors

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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Into The Grey Zone: China and Russia cyber threats can't be lumped together like 'Chas & Dave'

The two countries present very different challenges, says Ciaran Martin, former head of GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre.

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Challenges and progress in Biden's war on COVID-19

02:25 On the campaign trail and on Inauguration Day, Joe Biden pledged to do whatever it takes to beat the pandemic. He said he wants to find common ground with the Republican Party to