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How autonomous delivery startups are navigating policy, partnerships and post-pandemic operations

We kicked off this year’s TC Sessions: Mobility with a talk featuring three leading players in the field of autonomous delivery. Gatik co-founder and chief engineer Apeksha Kumavat, Nuro head of opera

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McKeown, inspired by father, breaks 100m backstroke world record

Kaylee McKeown of Australia in tears after breaking the women's 100-meter backstroke world record at the Australian National Olympic Swimming Trials at SA Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide,

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Space ride with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sells for £19.8m at auction

The bidder will get to accompany Mr Bezos and his brother Mark on the 11-minute trip on 20 July.

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How has the coronavirus magnified racial discrimination in the U.S.?

The COVID-19 pandemic has created both a public health crisis and an economic crisis in the United States, the world's largest economy, posing twin threats to lives and livelihoods.As of Thursday, th

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Apple confirms hiring of Ulrich Kranz, former CEO of EV company Canoo

Apple has hired the former co-founder and CEO of electric vehicle company Canoo to help with the development of the Apple Car, Bloomberg first reported, citing unnamed sources. Apple has confirmed to

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Apple confirms hiring of Ulrich Kranz, former CEO of EV company Canoo

Apple has hired the former co-founder and CEO of electric vehicle company Canoo to help with the development of the Apple Car, Bloomberg first reported, citing unnamed sources. Apple has confirmed to

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Bahrain: Sputnik V jab has 94.3 pct efficacy, 'high safety profile’

Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. /Xinhua Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine has demonstrated 94.3 percent efficacy and a "high safety profile" in Bahrain, the Ministry of Health announced

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Sinovac vaccine cuts COVID-19 deaths among Uruguayans by 95%: study

A woman gets a shot of the Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 at a public hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay, May 14, 2021. /CFP The COVID-19 mortality rate among Uruguayans aged 18 to 69 who were vacc

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EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes

European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or underg

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Lavrov: Russia, U.S. reach agreement on JBS, Colonial Pipeline hacks

Russia and the United States have reached a consensus on cyberattacks on U.S. companies JBS and Colonial Pipeline, and it can contribute to developing dialogue in this area, TASS reported citing Russ

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U.S. reunites only 7 immigrant children with parents since February

Asylum-seeking children wait to be transported to a U.S. border patrol processing facility in Texas, U.S., May 6, 2021. /Reuters An effort by U.S. President Joe Biden to reunite migrant famili

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Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian is speaking at TechCrunch City Spotlight: Pittsburgh

TechCrunch is thrilled to announce Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian is speaking at our Pittsburgh event on June 29. You can register here. It’s free to participate and hear P

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 4,925,978

The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,925,978 on Monday as various amid a World Health Organization (WHO) warning that the continent's healthcare systems are "far from ready" to co

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Italy further relaxes COVID-19 restrictions

People relax on a beach in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, on May 28, 2021. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua) Italy on Monday further relaxed COVID-19 restrictions in certain parts of the country b

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Bosch opens $1.2 billion chip plant in Germany

Germany technology and parts supplier Robert Bosch opened a €1 billion ($1.2 billion) chip factory in Dresden, Germany on Monday, the single largest investment in the company’s history. The plant, whi

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99 minutos, Mexico’s last mile delivery startup, raises a $40M Series B

In 2014 Alexis Patjane was at a local hookah bar in Mexico City with some friends and the bar ran out of tobacco. They thought maybe they could buy some online and have it delivered to the bar in real

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India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus case numbers decline

India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease