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Biden joins growing call for release of racial data on virus

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data on the coronavirus pandemic, which he says has put a spo

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TechCrunch Live: Join USV Managing Director Albert Wenger for a live chat Thursday at 9am PDT

Startups big and small, across all industries, are affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. From Etsy to MongoDB, from Twilio to Foursquare, these companies are looking for ways to capitalize and u

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Box adds automated malware detection to Box Shield security product

With more folks working at home than ever, and many on machines outside the purview of IT and security teams, it’s becoming increasingly imperative to find creative ways to protect them from har

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Israel arrests citizen for alleged espionage for Iran

The Israeli security service announced on Tuesday the arrest of an Israeli citizen for alleged espionage for Iran. The 50-year-old man, whose identity was not disclose

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PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller is a sleek and futuristic gaming accessory

Sony has revealed the design of the PlayStation 5‘s controller – a follow-on to its popular DualShock line that takes on a new name for a new generation: DualSense.The DualSense controller is ki

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Austin-based SourceDay closes $12.5 million for its supply chain management software

Austin-based SourceDay, which sells supply chain management software, said it raised $12.5 million in its latest round of financing.The company developed software to manage the relationship between co

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Koch Industries closes nearly $13B Infor acquisition

Koch Industries announced today that it has closed on the acquisition of Infor, announced in February. The company never officially announced the purchase price, but sources indicated that it was clos

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AU commission deputy chief hails China's continued support in battle against COVID-19

The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Kwesi Quartey, has hailed China's measures and efforts to handle the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

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Russian, U.S. energy chiefs discuss oil market recovery

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette discussed Wednesday in a phone conversation ways to reverse the global oil market slu

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Nuke envoys of S.Korea, U.S. hold phone talks over Korean Peninsula issue

Nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Thursday over the Korean Peninsula issues, according to South Korean foreign ministry. Lee Do-hoon

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UN chief views COVID-19 as most challenging crisis since WWII

A municipal worker disinfects the street to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in Cascais, Portugal, March 28, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua) The COVID-19 pandemic "represents a threat to everybody

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Major sports events rescheduled after Tokyo Games set for July 2021

Some large-scale sporting events have been rescheduled following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games to July 23-August 8, 2021.The 2021 World Athletics Championships, which was

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Qarnot raises $6.5 million for its computer servers that heat buildings

French startup Qarnot has raised a $6.5 million (€6 million) funding round. The company manufactures heaters and boilers with a special trick —they pack computers as computers tend to generate a lot o

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U.S. FDA approves N95 mask reuse tech amid COVID-19 supply shortage

Screenshot from Twitter The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday authorized the sterilization of used N95 masks by an Ohio-based non-profit company in an attempt to tackle the sev

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China donates medical supplies to Uzbekistan to help fight COVID-19

China donated protective medical supplies to Uzbekistan to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. The medical supplies include surgical gloves, infrared thermomet

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WeWork sells off social network Meetup to AlleyCorp and other investors

Meetup, the social networking platform designed to connect people in person, is being spun out from shared office space provider WeWork, the company confirmed on Monday. The site is being sold to Alle

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New technology in Colombia to detect infections

02:17 Colombia is looking for ways to help stop the spread of COVID-19.While international flights have been suspended, officials at Bogota's international airport are putting in place