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U.S. Charges WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange With Violating Espionage Act

The United States Justice Department has unveiled charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 new counts on the alleged…

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WikiLeaks’ Assange charged under the Espionage Act in a ‘major test case’ for press freedom – TechCrunch

Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, has been charged with more than a dozen additional charges by U.S. federal…

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A young entrepreneur is building the Amazon of Bangladesh – TechCrunch

At just 26, Waiz Rahim is supposed to be involved in the family business, having returned home in 2016 with…

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What will save crypto? – TechCrunch

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Bringing tech efficiencies to the agribusiness market, Silo harvests $3 million – TechCrunch

Roughly $165 billion worth of wholesale produce is bought and sold every year in the U.S. And while that number…

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Mobility on July 10 – TechCrunch

A conference dedicated to transportation and mobility wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Ford, the U.S. automaker with a storied 116-year…

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These Johns Hopkins students are slashing breast cancer biopsy costs – TechCrunch

Over 2 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. And while the diagnosis doesn’t have to be a…

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Zipline’s new $190 million funding means it’s the newest billion dollar contender in the game of drones – TechCrunch

With a valuation of over $1 billion and $190 million in new financing, Zipline has become the latest contender to…

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DNA Script picks up $38.5 million to make DNA production faster and simpler – TechCrunch

DNA Script has raised $38.5 million in new financing to commercialize a process that it claims is the first big…

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Trump’s Huawei ban ‘wins’ one trade battle, but the US may lose the networking war – TechCrunch

While U.S. government officials celebrate what they must consider to be a win in their battle against the low-cost, high-performance…