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French Finance Minister calls on the Group of Seven central bank governors to review Facebook's Libra, citing concerns it may become a "sovereign currency"
Secretive Magic Leap Says Ex-Engineer Copied Headset for China
World’s Top Bicycle Maker Says the Era of ‘Made in China’ Is Over
YouTube Kids, intended as a haven from the dangers of the main YouTube site, is used by just 20M+ people a week, compared to the main site's 2B+ monthly users
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency: Privacy and stability concerns
Twitch Sues Troll Streamers over Violent Videos, Pornography
Sources: Huawei readies for a 40-60% drop in global smartphone sales, as Trump's ban starts hurting business and some carriers pass on the new Honor 20 flagship
About 2M People Rally in Hong Kong Weekend Protests
Buttigieg Worries Tech May Add Racial Bias to Credit Decisions
Upgrade Your Memory with a Surgically Implanted Chip
SoftBank is leading a $300M investment in Gympass, a fitness app giving employees at 2,000+ companies access to ~47K partner gyms worldwide, at a $1B+ valuation
The U.S. Is Purging Chinese Cancer Researchers from Top Institutions
Sources: Alibaba has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong listing that could raise up to $20B, though Alibaba hasn't finalized its fundraising target
India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July
Sources: Slack is expected to be valued at $16B-$17B when it lists its shares publicly next week, up from the $7.1B in its last funding round in August 2018
CrowdStrike prices its IPO at $34 per share, above the high end of its expected range, raising $612M and valuing the company at around $6.6B
Profile of Tucker Roberts, son of Comcast's CEO, who oversees the cable giant's expansion into esports, including Overwatch League's team Philadelphia Fusion
Sources: Apple is preparing to buy self-driving car startup Drive.ai in a likely acquihire; Drive.ai has raised about $77M and was valued at about $200M in 2017
After Amazon-Led Tax Rebellion, Seattle's Homeless Aid Stalls
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Thanks to Drones, French Wine Tastes Better – High-tech drones also track forest fires and inspect windmills
Genetically Engineered Wheat Found in Unplanted Washington Field
How MTN and Orange, two of the biggest mobile carriers in Africa, are trying to expand internet access in the continent by selling ~$20 phones powered by KaiOS
Uber COO Barney Harford and CMO Rebecca Messina are leaving the company
Online fashion retailer Revolve Group closes up 89% on its first day of trading after raising $212M in its IPO, is now valued at more than $2.3B
FedEx says it will not renew its US air-shipping contract with Amazon, and says the online retailer accounted for 1.3% of FedEx 2018 revenue
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A California Legislator Battles Big Tech Over New Privacy Laws
Amazon's Satellite Project Will Cost Billions, Jeff Bezos Says
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Binance says it will issue its first stablecoin within weeks starting with Binance GBP, says it has no plans to introduce a USD-backed stablecoin
The Virus Threatening Half the World's Pigs Is Almost Invincible
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Amazon Unveils Futuristic Helicopter-Plane Hybrid Drone for Deliveries
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Robots Take the Wheel as Autonomous Farm Machines Hit Fields
The Days of Getting a Cheaper Cable Bill by Threatening to Leave May Be Over
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The Backlash to Plastic Has Oil Companies Worried
Mental Health App Talkspace Raises $50M
The FBI alleges that DC Solar Scammed Berkshire Hathaway for Millions
Bitcoin’s Rally Masks Uncomfortable Fact: Almost Nobody Uses It
Trump's Next Trade War Target: Chinese Students at Elite Schools
Inside Microsoft's decision to buy GitHub, which now has 36M registered developers, and how Microsoft is winning back developers with its open source focus
Justin Osofsky, a senior executive at Facebook who has been at the company for 11 years, joins Instagram as COO
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