Pandemics and plagues have a way of shifting the course of history, and not always in a manner immediately evident to the survivors. In the 14th century the Black Death killed close to half of Europe's population. A scarcity of labor led to…
The Financial Times
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Jamie Smyth in Sydney
– Aug 10, 2020, 5:30 PM
Australia has shipped vast quantities of coal and gas to fuel Asia's rapid growth for decades. But amid global concerns over climate change, investors and a previously sceptical Conservative government are now backing plans to build a renewable…
Venture capitalists and other investors have poured capital into fintech startups around the world in recent years, including a record number of rounds worth $100 million or more in the second quarter of 2020. In Q2 2020 venture-backed fintech…
The New York Times
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Alexander Burns
– Aug 11, 2020, 1:15 PM
Joseph R. Biden Jr. selected Senator Kamala Harris of California as his vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday, embracing a former rival who sharply criticized him in the Democratic primaries but emerged after ending her campaign as a vocal…
TechCrunch
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Natasha Lomas
– Aug 11, 2020, 2:10 PM
Image Credits: Chesnot / Getty Images More worries for TikTok: A European data watchdog that's landed the biggest blow on a tech giant to date — slapping Google with a $57M fine last year (upheld in June) — now has an open…
