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Rocket Lab’s order backlog tops $141M as the company inks five-launch deal with Kinéis

It was a busy first half of the year for U.S.-New Zealand company Rocket Lab, which posted earnings for the first six months of 2021 on Wednesday – the first such reporting since the company went publ

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APD | The US will not succeed in imposing its version of democracy

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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Google appeals ‘disproportionate’ French copyright talks fine

Google is appealing the more than half a billion dollar fine it got slapped with by France’s competition authority in July.The penalty relates to the adtech giant’s approach toward paying

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Fundraising for your startup? We’ve got you covered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

Fundraising is a huge part of building a successful startup, and whether you’re looking for information about the latest trends, alternative funding or how to fine-tune your pitch to attract investors

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Find trends, advice and value at these special breakout sessions during TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23, and we’re here to call out just some of the awesome content we have scheduled over three very busy days. The Disrupt agenda so far features more th

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Why wildlife is seeking shelters in cities

Shanghai residents recently spotted a bunch of curious dog-like animals hanging around their neighborhoods. The experts confirmed them as raccoon dogs, or "貉" (hé) in Chinese. Most Chinese have he

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Drunk-driving provision could fuel demand for driver monitoring technology

Companies developing driver detection technology could get a boost from a provision tucked inside the 2,702-page $1 trillion infrastructure bill that would require automakers to build into new cars te

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Obé Fitness raises $15M for its personality-driven exercise platform

Obé Fitness’ co-founders/co-CEOs Mark Mullett and Ashley Mills toss around the word “entertrainment” a lot. For the record, it’s not a reference to the Butler County, Ohio-based amusement park that se

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Google fined $592M in France for breaching antitrust order to negotiate news copyright fees

France has hit Google with a fine of half a billion euros after finding major breaches in how it negotiated with publishers to remunerate them for reuse of their content — as is required under a

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Dell Technologies, UserTesting, Movile, Pilot and oVice to offer mini masterclasses at TC Early Stage 2021

Hey you there — early-stage founders. Yes, you. TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising, our mini masterclass in entrepreneurship, is right around the proverbial corner. And by mini we mean it’

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Instagram’s TikTok rival, Reels, rolls out ads worldwide

Instagram Reels are getting ads. The company announced today it’s launching ads in its short-form video platform and TikTok rival, Reels, to businesses and advertisers worldwide. The ads will be

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Dracula Technologies turns ambient light into energy with printed solar cells

A bat-shaped organic photovoltaic module from Dracula TechnologiesInternet of Things devices are proliferating, making daily tasks more convenient for many people—but that comes at cost. The United Na

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Barca's German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen misses Euro 2020

Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen of Barcelona looks on in the La Liga game against Real Club Celta de Vigo at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, May 16, 2021. /CFP German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter

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SpaceX’s inaugural Moon tour private astronaut is heading to the International Space Station first

SpaceX private spaceflight ambitions got a big boost in 2018 when Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced he’d be taking a trip aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on a round-trip

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Official: Neymar extends contract with PSG until 2025

Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain looks on in the Ligue 1 game against RC Lens at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, May 1, 2021. /CFP Paris Saint-Germain have extended Brazilian ace Neymar's con

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Twitter bans James O’Keefe of Project Veritas over fake account policy

Twitter has banned right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe, creator of political gotcha video producer Project Veritas, for violating its “platform manipulation and spam policy,” sugges

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Resilience is an ambitious bet to improve cancer treatment

Meet Resilience, a new startup that wants to help cancer treatment institutes as well as cancer patients at every step of the treatment journey. It’s an ambitious project founded by two well-known Fre