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Why do cats purr?

Why do cats purr?

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Cats are thought to purr for a number of different reasons, not just when they are...

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Vietnam, which has a relatively low number of bank branches per capita, has become a battleground for e-wallets as market leader MoMo looks to maintain its lead (Nikkei Asia)

Vietnam, which has a relatively low number of bank branches...

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Nikkei Asia:Vietnam, which has a relatively low number of bank branches per capita,...

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An overview of Apple's three new "Child Safety" initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts (John Gruber/Daring Fireball)

An overview of Apple's three new "Child Safety" initiatives,...

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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:An overview of Apple's three new “Child Safety” initiatives,...

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A look at Singapore's efforts to become a leading hub for esports in Southeast Asia, a region expected to see the fastest esports revenue growth globally (Selina Xu/Bloomberg)

A look at Singapore's efforts to become a leading hub for...

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Selina Xu / Bloomberg:A look at Singapore's efforts to become a leading hub for...

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Experts say Rappi's service has worsened even as the Colombian on-demand delivery company continues to grow, opening the door to competitors like JOKR (Megan Janetsky/Rest of World)

Experts say Rappi's service has worsened even as the Colombian...

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Megan Janetsky / Rest of World:Experts say Rappi's service has worsened even as...

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Profile of ACLU veteran Laura Murphy, who ran Facebook's civil rights audit before working on content moderation issues, as more companies face calls for audits (Naomi Nix/Bloomberg)

Profile of ACLU veteran Laura Murphy, who ran Facebook's...

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Naomi Nix / Bloomberg:Profile of ACLU veteran Laura Murphy, who ran Facebook's civil...

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Redmonk study of programming languages, combining GitHub and Stack Overflow data, shows Java in second place alongside Python, while JavaScript remains top (Stephen O'Grady/Redmonk)

Redmonk study of programming languages, combining GitHub...

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Stephen O'Grady / Redmonk:Redmonk study of programming languages, combining GitHub...

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[Thread] Apple's child safety protections announcement hurt the effort to find a policy balance on safety and privacy aspects of e2e encrypted comms products (Alex Stamos/@alexstamos)

[Thread] Apple's child safety protections announcement...

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Alex Stamos / @alexstamos:[Thread] Apple's child safety protections announcement...

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Experts say the $65B broadband bill Congress is finalizing has many good aspects, but won't fix the high prices that result from broadband monopolization (Karl Bode/VICE)

Experts say the $65B broadband bill Congress is finalizing...

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Karl Bode / VICE:Experts say the $65B broadband bill Congress is finalizing has...

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More than 4,000 individuals and organizations sign an open letter asking Apple to halt the implementation of its proposed content monitoring technology (Apple Privacy Letter)

More than 4,000 individuals and organizations sign an open...

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Apple Privacy Letter:More than 4,000 individuals and organizations sign an open...

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Siemens says that it has agreed to buy Netherlands-based Sqills, a cloud-based software suite for rail transport operators worldwide, for ~$650M (Sean O'Neill/Skift)

Siemens says that it has agreed to buy Netherlands-based...

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Sean O'Neill / Skift:Siemens says that it has agreed to buy Netherlands-based Sqills,...

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China sues Tencent, claiming WeChat's "youth mode" does not comply with the country's laws protecting minors (Reuters)

China sues Tencent, claiming WeChat's "youth mode" does...

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Reuters:China sues Tencent, claiming WeChat's “youth mode” does not comply with...

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Toronto-based Smile CDR, which offers software for health and clinical data interoperability, raises $20M Series A led by 30 North Group and UPMC Enterprises (Fred Pennic/HIT Consultant)

Toronto-based Smile CDR, which offers software for health...

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Fred Pennic / HIT Consultant:Toronto-based Smile CDR, which offers software for...

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Retain.ai, a service that gives enterprises a view of customer engagement across teams, processes, and apps, raises $23M Series A led by Emergence Capital (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Retain.ai, a service that gives enterprises a view of customer...

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Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:Retain.ai, a service that gives enterprises a view of...

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Despite claims of diversity and inclusion, Asian Americans in Silicon Valley still face racism and are least likely to break into leadership positions (Bloomberg)

Despite claims of diversity and inclusion, Asian Americans...

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Bloomberg:Despite claims of diversity and inclusion, Asian Americans in Silicon...

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PE firm Clearlake Capital to acquire and take private Cornerstone OnDemand, a cloud-based learning and talent management software company, for ~$5.2B (Mark Feffer/HCM Technology Report)

PE firm Clearlake Capital to acquire and take private Cornerstone...

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Mark Feffer / HCM Technology Report:PE firm Clearlake Capital to acquire and take...