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Commentary: Life in China after COVID-19 lockdown gives normal new meaning Silk Road

Commentary: Life in China after COVID-19 lockdown gives normal new meaning

SINGAPORE: After months of lockdown and the collapse of business activity, China is shifting gears to get back to “normal”. The first steps have seen the easing of city and regional lockdowns. The gradual easing of restrictions since end-March culminated in the lifting of the over 70-day long lockdown on Wuhan on…
bubmag
April 28, 2020
Oriente raises $50 million to continue building its infrastructure for digital financial services Big Data

Oriente raises $50 million to continue building its infrastructure for digital financial services

Oriente, a Hong Kong-based startup that develops tech infrastructure for digital credit and other online financial services, has raised $50 million for its ongoing Series B round. The funding was led by Peter Lee, co-chairman of Henderson Land, one of Hong Kong’s largest property developers, with participation from investors including…
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April 28, 2020
Riot Says It Will Curb Valorant Toxicity After Own Employee Posts Video Of Sexist Harassment Riots

Riot Says It Will Curb Valorant Toxicity After Own Employee Posts Video Of Sexist Harassment

Image: Riot GamesIt is a regrettable sign of our times that women sharing videos of vocal, sustained harassment they’ve received in specific competitive multiplayer games has become a genre unto itself. The latest game: Riot’s still-in-testing tactical shooter Valorant. The latest person to share a video: A Riot employee.Late last…
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April 28, 2020
The Economy Is at a Standstill, and Yet Carbon Emissions Have Only Dipped Slightly. Why? Water Pollution

The Economy Is at a Standstill, and Yet Carbon Emissions Have Only Dipped Slightly. Why?

This story was originally published by Grist and is posted here as part of an ongoing collaboration. Pedestrians have taken over city streets, people have almost entirely stopped flying, skies are blue (even in Los Angeles!) for the first time in decades, and global CO2 emissions are on-track to drop…
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April 27, 2020