Silicon Valley’s Mantra of Spend Big, Grow Fast? It’s Changing.

Start-up investors are warning of a reckoning after the stumbles of some high-profile “unicorns.” Now turning a profit is in.

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As U.S. Takes Aim at Chinese Tech Firms, Trump Signals a Strategy Shift

In blacklisting surveillance companies, the United States is the first major government to punish China for its crackdown on Muslims.

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U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang

The companies and security bureaus were barred from buying American products because of their roles in human rights violations against Muslim minorities, the Trump administration said.

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Nets Owner Joe Tsai Didn’t Seem Political. Until Now.

In response to an N.B.A. executive’s Twitter post, Tsai called pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong a “separatist movement,” further inflaming a geopolitical controversy.

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South Asia region Al-Qaeda chief Asim Umar killed in Afghanistan in US airstrike

South Asia region Al-Qaeda chief Asim Umar killed in Afghanistan in US airstrike

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Treason case against Pervez Musharraf to be heard daily from October 24

Treason case against Pervez Musharraf to be heard daily from October 24

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Online Map Leads Archaeologist to Maya Discovery

Lidar has transformed the study of ancient civilizations, but maps made with the technology are expensive. Takeshi Inomata found a great one for free.

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