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SpaceX delivers 60 more Starlink satellites in first launch of 2021, and sets new Falcon 9 rocket reusability record

SpaceX has launched its seventeenth batch of Starlink satellites during its first mission of 2021, using a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the eighth time, and that landed again, recording a recor

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Mystery of butterfly flight finally cracked by scientists

The "fascinating" and "elegant" mechanism "is far more advanced than we imagined" said one of the scientists behind the findings.

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Poshmark is pushing into the public market at a high-end valuation as the resale market sizzles

Poshmark, the nine-year-old, Redwood City Ca.-based online marketplace for second-hand clothing, beauty, and home decor products, is set to start trading as a public company on the Nasdaq tomorrow aft

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Webflow raises $140M, pushing its valuation to $2.1 billion

This morning Webflow, a software company that helps businesses build no-code websites, announced that it has raised a $140 million Series B. The round, led by returning investors Accel and Silversmith

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Breathtaking views of aurora seen over village in Russia

A breathtaking aurora display was seen over a small village in Russia's Murmansk region on January 12, 2021. /VCG It is the result of disturbances caused by solar wind, and when the di

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These 5 VCs have high hopes for cannabis in 2021

Cannabis has always been essential to some. While it had seemed to start last year in a bit of a correction, demand for it during the pandemic (and its widespread designation as an essential business)

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2021: A SPAC odyssey

There are a number of ways to take a private company public: You can pursue a traditional IPO, sell a chunk of shares at a set price and start trading. You can direct list, and merely start to trade.

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Saildrone launches a 72-foot autonomous seabed-mapping boat

Mapping the ocean’s floor is a surprisingly vital enterprise, which helps with a range of activities including shipping, coastal protection, and deep-sea resource gathering. It’s also a ve

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China's consumer inflation rises 0.2% in December

A supermarket in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, January 6, 2021. /CFP China's consumer price index (CPI), a key gauge of retail inflation, rose 0.2 percent in December from a year earl

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UFO report set to be released in US

A law buried in the 5,600-page emergency relief bill requires the US intel agencies to deliver an unclassified report on UFOs.

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Stocks of Tesla's Chinese battery supplier CATL soar over 15%

Tesla's Chinese battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) on Monday saw its stock price soar more than 15 percent by closing of trade, with market value exceeding 941 billion

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Daidai: An island to free your mind from all troubles

Daidai island has arguably one of the best beaches in Hainan Province, the southernmost province of China.Hainan, known as "the Hawaii of China," is the "it" destinatio

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CGN Open Day in France: Waltz in the Wind

17:52 A livestream open day event was held at a wind farm project in France by China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) on December 31. With the theme "Waltz in th

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Britain grants emergency approval to coronavirus vaccine by Oxford and AstraZeneca

Britain on Wednesday granted emergency approval for a homegrown coronavirus vaccine from the University of Oxford and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZenec

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China's IPO fundraising hits decade high at $69 billion in 2020

China's initial public offerings (IPOs) fundraising in the A-share market hit a 10-year high, exceeding 450 billion yuan ($69 billion) as 2020 closes in.A total of 369

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New stimulus bill includes $35.2 billion for new energy initiatives

The new economic stimulus proposal that has been approved by Congress includes roughly $35.2 billion for energy initiatives, according to summary documents seen by TechCrunch.“This is probably t

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Yellow River freezes in north China as mercury falls

01:19 Spells of cold wind had iced up the 121-kilometer-long section of the Yellow River in Baotou City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, as of December