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Blood test could reveal who is most likely to get severe covid-19

Blood test could reveal who is most likely to get severe...

A simple blood test could help predict which people with covid-19 are likely to...

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Scorpions develop a sting in the tail before they are ready to use it

Scorpions develop a sting in the tail before they are ready...

Newborn scorpions produce and store venom in their tail, or telson, despite not...

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Will China's algorithm crackdown serve its citizens or the state?

Will China's algorithm crackdown serve its citizens or...

China has drafted powerful new legislation that would control how businesses use...

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mRNA cancer therapy now in human trials after shrinking mouse tumours

mRNA cancer therapy now in human trials after shrinking...

An mRNA cancer treatment developed by BioNTech and Sanofi is being tested in people...

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In the Watchful City review: An impressive debut filled with folklore

In the Watchful City review: An impressive debut filled...

A stranger and a cabinet of curiosities is enough to make a protector of a city...

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Even tiny green spaces in cities help urban wildlife biodiversity

Even tiny green spaces in cities help urban wildlife biodiversity

Greening parts of cities is widely promoted as boosting biodiversity, health and...

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Why has El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as its currency?

Why has El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as its currency?

El Salvador is the first country to adopt the cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal tender,...

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Covid-19 news: UK approves Pfizer and AstraZeneca booster shots

Covid-19 news: UK approves Pfizer and AstraZeneca booster...

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest...

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Almost no one encrypts their emails because it is too much of a hassle

Almost no one encrypts their emails because it is too much...

A study looking at the use of encryption to keep the contents of an email private...

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A number of playlist curators say Spotify is not addressing playlist abuse, letting bad actors report rivals to gain better visibility for their own playlists (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

A number of playlist curators say Spotify is not addressing...

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:A number of playlist curators say Spotify is not addressing...

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Sources: Apple has appointed longtime Apple Watch and Health software chief Kevin Lynch as the new head of its Apple Car project after Doug Field's departure (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple has appointed longtime Apple Watch and Health...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:Sources: Apple has appointed longtime Apple Watch and Health...

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California defense attorney Jay Leiderman, once dubbed the "Hacktivist's Advocate" and known for defending whistleblowers and hackers, dies at 50 years old (Dell Cameron/Gizmodo)

California defense attorney Jay Leiderman, once dubbed...

Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:California defense attorney Jay Leiderman, once dubbed the...

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Twitter is testing a new "Automated Account" label for profiles to self-identify as bots, intended for "good bots", and the label will remain opt-in for now (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Twitter is testing a new "Automated Account" label for...

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:Twitter is testing a new “Automated Account” label for...

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Source: Whatnot, a livestreaming service for buying and selling collectibles, is raising new capital at a valuation of $1.5B, following its $50M Series B in May (Kaya Yurieff/The Information)

Source: Whatnot, a livestreaming service for buying and...

Kaya Yurieff / The Information:Source: Whatnot, a livestreaming service for buying...

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Jio and Google delay the JioPhone Next, which was planned to launch on Sept. 10 in India, blaming chip shortages; the launch is now scheduled for early November (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Jio and Google delay the JioPhone Next, which was planned...

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:Jio and Google delay the JioPhone Next, which was planned...

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Affirm beats in Q4 with $261.8M, up 71% YoY, vs. estimates of $225M, with 7.1M active customers, up from 5.4M in the previous quarter; stock up more than 20% (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Affirm beats in Q4 with $261.8M, up 71% YoY, vs. estimates...

Annie Palmer / CNBC:Affirm beats in Q4 with $261.8M, up 71% YoY, vs. estimates of...