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Brazil's Paran state plans deal with Russia to make COVID-19 vaccine - Reuters
2020-08-11 13:43:00 UTC
Brazil's Paran state government plans to sign an agreement with Russia to produce a newly launched COVID-19 vaccine, the head of the Parana Technology Institute (Tecpar) said on Tuesday in comments broadcast on cable news channel GloboNews.
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Here's why already red-hot tech juggernauts will keep climbing through the election, according to Goldman's US equity chief
2020-08-11 17:17:06 UTC
- David Kostin told CNBC on Tuesday that technology will continue to grow and remain strong in the long term.
- His two reasons for this: the high growth potential tech stocks have in a recovery and the expectation of persistently low interest r
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How to Use Tech to Revamp the Customer Service Experience
2020-08-12 14:30:00 UTC
Technology has made it possible for even small businesses to leverage innovation to improve their customer service and outpace competitors by building customer loyalty.
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Facebook forms financial group to focus on payments
2020-08-10 17:18:10 UTCFacebook has decided to delve deeper into commerce with the creation of a new group focused on payments. According to Bloomberg, its called F2 internally (short for Facebook Financial), and is meant to take care of all payments-related projects including Fac Read more at Engadget
Former employees claim Talkspace mined therapy transcripts for marketing
2020-08-10 23:13:00 UTCAccording toThe New York Times,Talkspace, an iOS and Android app people can use to message a certified therapist, routinely mined the transcripts of its users to give it a competitive edge. The paper interviewed two former employees who claim Talkspace's da Read more at Engadget
Google Lens' new 'Homework' filter will solve math problems from a photo
2020-08-12 10:29:31 UTCGoogle has been giving students and their parents a few helpful tools to make studying from home a bit easier. Back in May, it launched an augmented reality feature within Search that lets you view 3D anatomy models and cellular structures. And soon the t Read more at Engadget
Singapores trade finance startup Incomlend raises $20M led by Sequoia Capital India
2020-08-11 05:07:33 UTC
Incomlend, a Singapore-headquartered startup that operates a trading platform to connect exporters and importers with investors, has raised $20 million in a new financing round, it said on Tuesday. Sequoia India, the India and SEA investment arm of the storie
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Scribd acquires presentation-sharing service SlideShare from LinkedIn
2020-08-11 19:01:04 UTC
SlideShare has a new owner, with LinkedIn selling the presentation-sharing service to Scribd for an undisclosed price. According to LinkedIn, Scribd will take over operation of the SlideShare business on September 24. Scribd CEO Trip Adler argued that the com
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Take 5: Cool Planters, Art Chocolates, a Clickety-Clack Keyboard + More
2020-08-10 16:00:32 UTC
Technology Editor Gregory Han kicks off our Take 5 series where we share five designs we appreciate in our own lives from a more personal perspective.
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Google uses crowdsourced photos to recreate landmarks in 3D for AR/VR
2020-08-12 15:36:56 UTC
Researchers have updated a neural rendering technology with the ability to distinguish 3D structures from lighting, using landmark photos shared online.
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Landmark UK court ruling finds police use of facial recognition unlawful - Reuters
2020-08-11 15:23:00 UTCIn a case that judges described last year as the first of its kind globally, the Court of Appeal found that South Wales Police (SWP) - the first British force to adopt the technology - had breached privacy, data protection and equality regulations.
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High-ranking auto exec, GM's CFO Suryadevara, lured by tech startup Stripe - Reuters India
2020-08-11 15:17:00 UTCOne of the U.S. auto industry's youngest and highest-ranking executives, General Motors Co's chief financial officer Dhivya Suryadevara, jumped ship on Tuesday for Silicon Valley and the technology sector, where she was named CFO of Stripe, the online payment Read more at Reuters
Tech giants challenge US foreign worker crackdown
2020-08-11 04:17:34 UTC
Amazon, Apple and Facebook are among the firms backing the legal case against the temporary visa ban.
Read more at BBC News
Cadwalader fintech deal maker makes quick exit for Alston & Bird - Reuters
2020-08-12 18:46:00 UTCCadwalader fintech deal maker makes quick exit for Alston & BirdReuters
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Pinterest says its skin tone searches are now more accurate
2020-08-12 16:16:57 UTCPinterest is improving its skin tone search function, which it initially rolled out in 2018. Skin tone searches should also deliver more accurate results. Youll be able to filter search results by skin tone too.The company says that its technology is three t Read more at Engadget
New Jersey court say police can force you to give up your phones passcode
2020-08-12 15:55:12 UTC
New Jerseys top court has ruled that police can compel suspects to give up their phone passcodes, and does not violate the Fifth Amendment. The Fifth Amendment protects Americans from self-incrimination, including the well-known right to remain silent. But t
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Dear Sophie: How can we sponsor H-1B transfers and extensions?
2020-08-12 15:51:29 UTC
I work in people ops at a startup,. but we have no experience with H-1B visas. What should we know about hiring an H-1B visa holder?
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Duck Creek seeks $3B valuation for its software IPO
2020-08-12 14:11:37 UTC
American software company Duck Creek has upped the stakes in its impending IPO, raising its price target from a range of $19 to $21 per shareto $23 to $25 per share. The bump comes as software and cloud stocks have fallen more than 10% from recent highs, put
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Police use of facial recognition gets reined in by UK court - CNET
2020-08-11 19:19:00 UTC
Facial recognition tests in public spaces violated privacy, didn't follow data protection procedures and didn't address possible bias, judges say.
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Solve the Covid-19 Testing Crunch, Win $5 Million
2020-08-11 11:00:00 UTC
For decades, governments and private organizations like Xprize have put up prizes to spur scientific innovation. But how much can contests help in a crisis?
Read more at Wired