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Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple has closed a $350 million funding round from a diverse consortium of strategic investors that include major U.S. corporations in rail, retail and freight, according to sources familiar with the deal.  The round, which was oversubscribed, was

As promised, more info following yesterday’s Snapdragon 888 announcement. First off, as expected, the company’s next flagship SoC will arrive in the first quarter of next year. We’re still waiting on specific models, but as noted yesterday, the San Diego-based

Jitsu, a graduate of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 cohort, is developing an open source data integration platform that helps developers send data to a data warehouse. Today, the startup announced a $2 million seed investment. Costanoa Ventures led the

Israel hands over full NIS 3.7 billion in tax revenues it collects on Palestinians’ behalf, despite law requiring withholding amount PA pays security detainees and families

Obama criticizes progressives over ‘defund the police,’ saying slogan can drive away moderates  USA TODAY Obama slams ‘Defund the police’ in online interview: ‘You lost a big audience the minute you say it’  Fox News Obama: You lose people with ‘snappy’ slogans

Sixteen World Heritage sites have deteriorated since the last World Heritage Outlook was released three years ago, while only eight improved, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Representative of the Jewish community in Ioannina says Εsther Cohen, who survived Auschwitz, passed away from ‘old age’

Prosecution reportedly says it can’t rule out Pini Luzon’s argument that he felt threatened by demonstrators during Tel Aviv rally and was attempting to flee

This year is on course to be one of the three warmest ever recorded and could even top the record set in 2016, the United Nations said Wednesday. The past six years, 2015 to 2020, are set to make up

A bipartisan group of Senators is proposing a nearly $908 billion compromise relief bill with millions of Americans about to fall off a cliff when benefits expire this month. (Image credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)