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GitHub gets a built-in IDE with Codespaces, discussion forums and more

Under different circumstances, GitHub would be hosting its Satellite conference in Paris this week. Like so many other events, GitHub decided to switch Satellite to a virtual event, but that isn̵

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Mike Pompeo, a disgrace to American diplomacy

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The Daily Express ignores that China leads in vaccine development

Screenshot of the headline of the British newspaper The Daily Express, May 6, 2020. Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham

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Nvidia acquires Cumulus Networks

Nvidia today announced its plans to acquire Cumulus Networks, an open-source centric company that specializes in helping enterprises optimize their data center networki

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Don’t expect to see Windows 10X dual-screen devices this year

With Windows 10X, Microsoft introduced a new version of its flagship operating system last October that was specifically designed for dual-screen devices. The original plan was to launch the first se

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Uber Eats exits seven markets, transfers one as part of competitive retooling

Uber Eats is pulling out of a clutch of markets — shuttering its on-demand food offering in the Czech Republic, Egypt, Honduras, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and Ukr

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How the British government wasted a 48-day window to combat COVID-19

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Steve Bannon: A modern day demagogue

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon arrives to deliver his speech on the occasion of a meeting at Rome's Angelica Library, Italy, March 21, 2019. /AP Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a Britis

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Fake news and the DPRK, a never ending cycle

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the DPRK attends the ceremony marking the completion of Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory in Sunchon, DPRK, May 1, 2020. /KCNA Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a B

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How far will Trump 'retaliate' against China?

Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain, an

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Smart driving assistant Automatic is shutting down

Automatic, makers of a connected car dongle, emailed customers today to announce that the company will shut down all operations May 28. The company says it’s the casualty of the COVID-19 shutdown. “Li

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Cliqz pulls the plug on a European anti-tracking alternative to Google search

Cliqz, a Munch-based anti-tracking browser with private search baked in that has sought to offer a local alternative to Google powered by its own search index, is shutting down — claiming this a

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Western media are misreporting reality of Chinese lending in Africa

A resident from the Alexandra township gets tested for COVID-19 in Johannesburg, South Africa, April 29, 2020. /AP Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations an

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iPhone sales are down, ahead of uncertain times for the industry

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Apple device sales have taken a hit, but the company’s services are doing swell. The iPhone, the longtime cornerstone of the company’s hardware portfolio hit $

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Smartphone shipments dropped 13% globally, and COVID-19 is to blame

We knew it was going to be bad — but not necessarily “lowest level since 2013” bad. As Apple was busy reporting its earnings, Canalys just dropped some of its own figures — and they’re not pretty. Aft

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Australia at a crossroads in its relationship with China

Costco in Canberra, Australia, March 4, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He wr

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Juul is reportedly laying off 800 to 950 employees

Juul is set to eliminate between 800 to 950 jobs, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Those massive cuts would amount to around a third of the Bay Area vaping giant’s entire workfo