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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 […]

Coronavirus live news: UK to quarantine arrivals from high-risk countries; global Covid cases pass 100m
US states to get boost in vaccine next week; Germany considering stopping most flights to country; global coronavirus cases pass 100mUK Covid hotel quarantine system to target travellers from high-risk areasGerman government challenges reports on AstraZeneca vaccineWhy experts say there is no basis to AstraZeneca jab claimsSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.31am GMT It is […]
UN global climate poll: ‘People’s voice is clear – they want action’
Biggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergencyThe biggest ever opinion poll on climate change has found two-thirds of people think it is a “global emergency”.The survey shows people across the world support climate action and gives politicians a clear mandate to take the major action needed, according to […]
'We live here': fears tourist tweets on gay lifestyle may backfire on Bali's LGBT community
Expulsion of US woman who promoted Indonesian island as ‘queer-friendly’ reveals how acceptance extends only to visitors When American tourist Kristen Antoinette Gray began writing about her stay in Bali on Twitter, she apparently had little idea of the controversy she would cause.Gray and her girlfriend had travelled to Bali for six months but, when […]
Behind closed doors: Filipina workers trapped by the pandemic
Journalist Corinne Redfern discusses the impact the pandemic has had on the Filipino women trapped overseas, including Mimi (not her real name) who works for a wealthy family in London for just £5 an hour. Mimi was asked to keep working through the first lockdown with the family coaching her on what to say if […]
With the help of my family, I swam in the sea for the first time in years | Kate Thomas
My neuromuscular condition means taking on the waves is more logistics operation than quick dipJust after Christmas, I swam in the ocean for the first time since, well, I actually can’t remember when.For most people, swimming in the sea is a rite of the Australian summer. Continue reading...
Rating agency S&P warns 13 oil and gas companies they risk downgrades as renewables pick up steam
Firms including Woodside, Chevron, Shell and Exxon Mobil, told they could be downgraded within weeksRating agency S&P has warned 13 oil and gas companies, including the some of the world’s biggest, that it may downgrade them within weeks because of increasing competition from renewable energy.On notice of a possible downgrade are Australia’s Woodside Petroleum as […]