Month: March 2020
WHO chief warns ‘we are in uncharted territory’ as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000 – CNN
WHO chief warns ‘we are in uncharted territory’ as number of coronavirus cases worldwide passes 90,000 CNN Live updates: South Korea declares ‘war’ on coronavirus as U.S. deaths rise; markets eye economic rescue The Washington Post Coronavirus in China: The most important
Read MoreNetanyahu claims victory in Israel’s third election in under a year
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in the country’s third general election in under a year, after exit polls suggested a strong showing for his Likud party.
Read MoreSanders and Trump skip AIPAC, but take center stage anyway
Absences of Republican president and leading Democrat candidate to replace him underscores increasing threat to viability of a pro-Israel posture that rests on bipartisanship
Read MoreSonantic scores €2.3M funding to bring ‘human-quality’ artificial voices to games
Sonantic, a U.K. startup that has developed “human-quality” artificial voice technology for the games and entertainment industry, has raised €2.3 million in funding. Leading the round is EQT Ventures, with participation from existing backers, including Entrepreneur First (EF), AME Cloud
Read MoreGoogle cancels Cloud Next because of coronavirus, goes online-only
Google today announced that it is canceling the physical part of Cloud Next, its cloud-focused event and its largest annual conference by far with around 30,000 attendees, over concerns around the current spread of COVID-19. Given all of the recent
Read MoreConnie Chan of Andreessen Horowitz discusses consumer tech’s winners and losers
Last week, I sat down with Connie Chan, a general partner with Andreessen Horowitz who focuses on investing in consumer tech. She joined the firm in 2011 after working at HP in China. From her temporary offices located in a
Read MoreNetanyahu and Gantz both leave all options open, but few may be on the table
A unity government? Bringing Liberman back? Wooing a turncoat or two? Why some of the potential solutions to the deadlock, following the latest election, may be nonstarters
Read MoreBiden wins backing of former rivals Klobuchar and O’Rourke at Dallas rally – The Guardian
Biden wins backing of former rivals Klobuchar and O’Rourke at Dallas rally The Guardian The final sprint to Super Tuesday: Live updates CNN International It’s not too late to vote for a woman in 2020 — no matter what the media tells
Read MoreMWM raises $55.9 million after generating 400 million music app downloads
Popular music app publisher MWM has raised a $55.9 million (€50 million) funding round. Blisce/ is leading the round with Idinvest Partners, Bpifrance (Large Venture fund), Aglaé Ventures and Xavier Niel also participating. Some of MWM’s apps include edjing Mix,
Read MoreThe ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ Finally Falls 2 Weeks After Demolition Attempt
(DALLAS) — The Leaning Tower of Dallas, the nearly iconic remnant of a high-rise building implosion gone awry, finally collapsed in a cloud of dust Monday after two weeks of being whacked with a headache ball. The tower collapsed about
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