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Russia says U.S. asked 24 of its diplomats to leave by Sept. 3

Russia's ambassador to the United States said Washington had asked 24 Russian diplomats to leave the country by Sept. 3 after their visas expired. /Xinhua Russia's ambassador to the United Sta

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Brazil court to probe president for attacks on voting system

Brazil's highest electoral body decided on Monday it will investigate far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his constant and baseless attacks on the country's electronic voting system.The Supreme El

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DPRK leader's sister warns Seoul against joint drill with Washington

DPRK leader Kim Jong Un (L), assisted by his sister Kim Yo Jong, signs a joint declaration with the ROK in Pyongyang, DPRK, September 19, 2018. /Getty A senior official of the Democratic Peopl

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TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership

TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan to build out a freight network that will support its autonomous trucking opera

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Design expert Scott Tong outlines 4 concepts founders should consider when designing products

In the last decade, high-quality design has become a necessity in the software space. Great design is a commodity, not a luxury, and yet, designing beautiful products and finding great designers conti

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Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels

Chilean startup Xepelin, which has created a financial services platform for SMEs in Latin America, has secured $30 million in equity and $200 million in credit facilities.LatAm venture fund Kaszek Ve

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Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition

On Tuesday, the Open Cap Table Coalition announced its launch through an inaugural Medium post. The goal of this project is to standardize startup capitalization table data as well as make it far more

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Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster

Blockchain infrastructure startups are heating up as industry fervor brings more developers and users to a space that still feels extremely young despite a heavy institutional embrace of the crypto sp

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Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerers

Satellite connectivity company Swarm has come out with a new product that will give anyone the ability to create a messaging or Internet of Things (IoT) device, whether that be a hiker looking to stay

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Australia's largest city posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases

Australia's biggest city posted a record one-day rise in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Thursday, and authorities warned the outbreak would get worse despite a lock

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Score a free month of Extra Crunch with your TC Sessions: SaaS 2021 pass

Whether you’re just starting to build your SaaS empire or you’re further along in your journey, you don’t want to miss TC Sessions: SaaS 2021 on October 27. This day-long virtual event, dedicated to t

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Google unveils its proposed ‘Safety Section’ for apps on Google Play

In the wake of Apple’s advances into consumer privacy with initiatives like App Tracking Transparency and App Store privacy labels, Google recently announced its own plans to introduce a new 

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Twitter launches U.S. e-commerce pilot that lets users shop from profiles

Twitter this morning will launch a pilot in the U.S. aimed at testing the potential for e-commerce on its platform. The company is introducing a new “Shop Module” that offers brands, busin

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U.S. consumer confidence at 17-month high

Customers are seen shopping at a Costco store in Novato, California, U.S., July 13, 2021. /CFP U.S. consumer confidence inched up to a 17-month high in July, with households' spending plans ri

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African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines

The Exchange is on a trip around the world, poking our heads into various startup markets to better understand how different geographies are faring during a historic boom in venture capital activity.

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What I’ve learned after 5 years of buying common stock in startups

From day one, Pillar VC has offered to buy common stock in startups.Instead of the standard 10-page venture capital term sheet riddled with terms and conditions, our team believed that a far simpler s

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South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

South and North Korea have restored hotlinesthat Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the two countries' leaders to rebu