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What does Red Hat’s sale to IBM tell us about Couchbase’s valuation?

The IPO rush of 2021 continued this week with a fresh filing from NoSQL provider Couchbase. The company raised hundreds of millions while private, making its impending debut an important moment for a

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Spielberg’s Amblin inks multiyear feature film deal with Netflix

In something of an about-face, Amblin Partners, Steven Spielberg’s long-running film production company, will produce several films per year for Netflix. The deal reflects Netflix’s rising

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Uber to become the sole owner of grocery delivery startup Cornershop

Uber has reached a deal to become the sole owner of Latin American delivery startup Cornershop, just one year after acquiring a majority stake in the company. The ride-hailing giant said in a regulato

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Northern Ireland’s Largest Party Ousts Leader in New Revolt

Democratic Unionist Party leader Edwin Poots is stepping down as leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest political grouping after just three weeks amid a revolt that throw

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Erdogan Says He's Made Biden Aware That Turkey's Position on S-400 Missile Systems Remains Unchanged

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he's made clear to US President Joe Biden that Ankara's position on its S-400 missile systems remains unchanged."I told Bide

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EU chief gives initial approval to national recovery plans

European Union authorities are moving a step closer to deploying the bloc’s massive pandemic recovery fund as the president of the 27-nation bloc's executive commission

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India Slams Twitter for Not Complying With New IT Rules

India's technology minister said on Tuesday that Twitter Inc had deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country's new IT rules, which became effective in lat

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Biden: "I did what I came to do" in talks with Putin

U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he holds a news conference after the U.S.-Russia summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. In a press conferenc

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Ukrainian police arrest multiple Clop ransomware gang suspects

Multiple suspects believed to be linked to the Clop ransomware gang have been detained in Ukraine after a joint operation from law enforcement agencies in Ukraine, South Korea, and the United States.T

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Investors Clara Brenner, Quin Garcia and Rachel Holt on SPACs, micromobility and how COVID-19 shaped VC

Few people are more closely tapped into the innovations in the transportation space than investors. They’re paying close attention to what startups and tech companies are doing to develop and commerci

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Self-driving trucks startup Kodiak Robotics snags investment, partnership from Bridgestone

Tire-making giant Bridgestone has taken a minority stake in Kodiak Robotics, the Silicon Valley-based startup developing autonomous trucks, as part of a broader partnership to test and develop smart t

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Volvo Cars wants to make a concept car using “fossil-free” steel

Volvo Cars wants to be climate-neutral by 2040, and it has set its sights on a major vehicle component that’s notoriously difficult to decarbonize: steel. The automaker has partnered with Swedish comp

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Boris Johnson extends COVID-19 restrictions to July 19 in England

The UK is keeping some restrictions until July 19 because of the Delta variant, first found in India. It has double the risk of hospitalization compared with other variants in the UK, according t

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The demise of browser cookies could create a Golden Age of digital marketing

Depending on whom you ask, the digital advertising industry is either counting down the minutes to doomsday or entering an exciting new era for engaging with consumers. Apple’s iOS 14.5 update — which

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Japan to Launch Antitrust Investigation Into Google, Apple's Activities, Reports Say

The Japanese government will probe the activities of US tech giants, Apple and Google, amid alleged antitrust violations, the newspaper Nikkei has reported.According to

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EMA official suggests ditching AstraZeneca jab for all age groups

Syringes with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are prepared in Fasano, Italy, April 13, 2021. /Reuters A top official in the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it might be worth abandoning Astr

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Schools cancel plans to attend Tokyo Olympics over COVID-19 fears

Logo of the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. /CFP The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has begun accepting cancellations from schools that have decided not to send their students to the upcom