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Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president, calls for national unity amid bitter division

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- At an unusual inauguration closed to public due to the still raging coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the Unit

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Bird flu outbreaks reported in Europe, Japan, India

A government worker wrings a bird's neck in Nandurbar District, Maharashtra, India, February 20, 2006. /Getty With less than 15 days into 2021, a pall of new health scare is hanging over Japa

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This new module keeps Philips Hue bulbs connected even when the wall switch gets flipped

Philips Hue bulbs are pretty great, but they have a mortal enemy: the humble light switch. If you’ve got a Hue bulb tied to a standard light switch, flipping that switch means the Hue bulb loses

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FAA issues rules for supersonic jet flight testing in the U.S.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued new final rules to help pave the way for the re-introduction of supersonic commercial flight. The U.S. airspace regulator’s rules provi

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ICYMI: The week's quirky news - Christmas edition

A diver in a Santa Claus suit swims in a fish tank at the Kaiyukan aquarium in Osaka, Japan, November 27, 2020. /Kyodo News via Getty Between travel restrictions, social distancing rules and l

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Seoul-based payment tech startup CHAI gets $60 million from Hanhwa, SoftBank Ventures Asia

Demand for contactless payments and e-commerce has grown in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is good news for payment service operators, but the market is very fragmented, so adding paym

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The mikme pocket is a fantastic mobile audio solution for podcasters, reporters and creators

Portable audio recording solutions abound, and many recently released devices have done a lot to improve the convenience and quality of sound recording devices you can carry in your pocket – spurred i

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UK PM 'optimistic' of EU deal but ready to cope without

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. /Getty Images British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "optimistic" about striking a post-Brexit deal with the European Union but ready for Britain to trad

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With a month until split, Brexit trade deal hangs in balance

The British government told businesses on Tuesday to make sure they are ready for big changes when the U.K. makes its final Brexit break from the European Union in exac

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Gift Guide: Smart cooking gadgets for the smart cookies on your list

Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find ou

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U.S. sanctions force Western Union to close offices in Cuba

01:50 Western Union will close all its offices in Cuba this Thursday due to new U.S. sanctions announced last month by the Trump administration.The move will cut off remittances, the a

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Twitter warning users when they attempt to 'like' misinformation

The company has introduced a new prompt challenging users when they like a labelled tweet to ask them to support "reliable info".

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Thailand's hybrid protest-festivals a popular attraction

There's something uniquely Thai about attempting to bring down a government with concerts, performances and fashion shows. Despite the real threat of indiscriminate violence, the past few months o

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Fears in France for future of fishing industry after Brexit

03:10 The United Kingdom says it is ready for reasonable compromise as talks with the European Union over a future trade deal go down to the wire. But one major sticking point is over

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All Slingbox devices will stop working in two years

Back before just about every major TV network built a streaming app of their own, watching live TV on your smartphone was… tricky.One of the first relatively simple options was the Slingbox. You

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Climate activist Thunberg hits back at Trump over anger management taunt

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg hit back at Donald Trump on Twitter late on Thursday saying the U.S. president should “chill” about the election, a riposte to h

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Maze, a notorious ransomware group, says it’s shutting down

One of the most active and notorious data-stealing ransomware groups, Maze, says it is “officially closed.”The announcement came as a waffling statement, riddled with spelling mistakes, an