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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 […]

Missing Indonesian submarine: rescuers find unidentified object as US joins search
Race to find missing navy vessel as authorities warn oxygen in KRI Nanggala-402 will run out within 24 hoursIndonesia’s president has ordered an all-out effort to find a missing submarine in a race against time to save the 53 crew, whose oxygen supply was only expected to last another 24 hours. As the US military […]
Premier League and Carabao Cup: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Two of the ‘Super League Six’ meet at Wembley, West Ham face a major top-four test and Brighton seek an elusive cutting edgeWhether we’ll be able suspend our disbelief remains to be seen, but let’s assume and assess this first Super League derby like it’s a football match. Whenever late-career José Mourinho leaves a club, […]
Astronomers map asteroid’s 22m-year journey to Earth
Flight path of Kalahari’s six-tonne asteroid is first tracing of meteorite shedding rock to solar system originAstronomers have reconstructed the 22m-year-long voyage of an asteroid that hurtled through the solar system and exploded over Botswana, showering meteorites across the Kalahari desert.It is the first time scientists have traced showering space rock to its source – […]
One dose of Pfizer or Oxford jab reduces Covid infection rate by 65% – study
Analysis of test results from more than 350,000 people finds older people just as protected as youngerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne shot of the Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduces coronavirus infections by nearly two-thirds and protects older and more vulnerable people as much as younger, healthy individuals, a study has found.The results […]
Kent council fined after mother and son left to live in tent in pandemic
Medway council missed five chances to help family despite being informed they were at riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA council has been fined after it removed a homeless teenager and his mother from temporary housing during the pandemic, leaving them to sofa surf and live in a tent for two months.Medway council […]
Children with brothers and sisters overlooked for adoption
Latest data from councils in England shows siblings make up largest number of ‘harder to place’ childrenHundreds of children are being overlooked for adoption because they have brothers or sisters who also need a new home, according to a campaign to reverse the trend whereby a third of potential parents do not consider adopting siblings.Siblings […]