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IoT Startup Brazn Bags $3.65m in Seed Funding From VC Firm Tin Men

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The new local Internet-of-Things (IoT) company, Brazn, secured an initial investment of US $ 3.65 million from Tin Men Capital, […]

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Amazon Shareholders Reject Proposed Ban On Selling Facial Recognition Tech To Governments

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Amazon’s shareholders have rejected two proposals to stop and audit its facial recognition technology, reports Reuters. The first proposal would […]

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Second Largest Hotel Group in China OYO Rooms

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It seems that it was only yesterday when this company opened its arms to the residents of China and started […]

‘This wasn’t just me’: doctor who helped save Newcastle fan hailed as hero
Tom Prichard took over CPR after fan’s cardiac arrestSupporter currently ‘stable and responsive’ in hospitalA hospital doctor who performed CPR on a stricken Newcastle United fan has admitted that hearing thousands of Gallowgate End fans chanting “hero” was one of the best moments of his life.Sunday’s match against Tottenham Hotspur was stopped in the first […]
Basque leader says Eta terror deaths ‘should never have happened’
Arnaldo Otegi’s statement before 10th anniversary of end of campaign goes further than previous apologiesA leading leftwing Basque nationalist politician and former Eta member has said the violence the terrorist group used in its quest for independence “should never have happened” and it ought to have laid down its arms far earlier than it did.Speaking […]
Covid live: No 10 denies Boris Johnson and wife Carrie broke rules over Christmas; low jab uptake among English teenagers
Reports claim UK PM and wife spent holidays with friend despite restrictions; in some areas in England jab take-up among 12- to 15-year-olds is as low as 5%Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies from Covid complicationsNZ’s biggest city will remain in lockdown for another two weeks‘You reap what you sow’: Russians party despite […]
The Bacchus Lady review – Youn Yuh-jung leads tale of life on the margins in Seoul
The Oscar winner is a compelling lead in an unconventional drama about an ageing prostitute in the Korean capitalYoun Yuh-jung made history earlier this year by becoming the first Korean to win an acting Oscar, for her role as the bluff, pro-wrestling-loving grandma in the Korean-American drama Minari. But following a long career break after […]
Man admits to charge over death of footballer in Cardiff flight crash
Trial into second charge due to take place this week after death of Emiliano Sala in January 2019A man has admitted a charge relating to the flight in which the Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala was killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed into the sea off the Channel Islands while en route to […]
Colin Powell, former US secretary of state, dies at 84 of Covid complications
Powell helped to build case for 2003 invasion of IraqGeorge W Bush pays tribute to ‘great public servant’ Colin Powell, the former US secretary of state who played a pivotal role in attempting to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has died from complications from Covid-19 aged 84, it was announced on Monday.Powell, a retired […]