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Juul to pay $40 million to settle North Carolina vaping case
Juul's sleek high-tech-looking device, advertised in its 2015 launch with young, hip-looking people on billboards and in social media, quickly caught on with teenagers and young adults who had never smoked
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Crypto's top VC is playing the long game
Katie Haun, a top crypto cop turned venture capitalist is now one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley, with more than $2 billion at her fingertips
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The cryonics industry would like to give you the past year, and many more, back
During the pandemic, a heightened awareness of mortality seems to have led to more interest in signing up for cryopreservation procedures that can cost north of $200,000
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The internet eats up less energy than you might think
The surge in digital activity spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic has fuelled a debate and prompted dire warnings of environmental damage
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US bans imports of some Chinese solar materials tied to forced labor
A significant portion of the world's polysilicon, which is used to make solar panels, comes from Xinjiang, where the United States has accused China of committing genocide through its repression of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities
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This is the plan to rescue poor countries from the pandemic
Under a proposal nearing completion, the International Monetary Fund would issue $650 billion worth of reserve funds, essentially creating money that troubled countries could use to purchase vaccines, finance health care and pay down debt
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BuzzFeed confirms plan to go public
BuzzFeed, the digital publisher known for viral content, announced its plan to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, signalling a shift in the business strategy of the once high-flying media startup
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Warren Buffett's exit from the Gates Foundation clouds its future
Buffett had been a huge contributor to the Gates Foundation, one of the foremost and richest nonprofit organisations dedicated to social causes, for more than a decade
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John McAfee, software pioneer turned American fugitive, dies in Spanish prison
After selling his pioneering virus-fighting firm in 1994 and losing most of his fortune during the 2008 financial crisis, McAfee led a peripatetic life that included a turn to paranoia and a string of arrests around the globe
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Bitcoin tumbles below $30,000 for the first time since January
The latest drop leaves Bitcoin little changed from where it began the year, erasing a large run-up in recent months
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They relied on Chinese vaccines. Now they're battling outbreaks
Seychelles, Chile, Bahrain and Mongolia, where over 50% of the populations have been fully inoculated, mostly using shots made by Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech, are among the top 10 countries with the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in recent times