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Burger King revamps brand for first time in over 20 years

Burger King has redesigned its brand including its logo, food packaging and restaurants in order to reflect improvements such as eliminating preservatives, the fast food chain announced on Thursday. “We’ve...

Companies kicked off U.S. exchanges will just list their stocks in China, consulting firm...

SINGAPORE — Fears of Chinese companies being kicked off U.S. stock exchanges will ultimately benefit China, according to consulting firm Bain & Company. That’s because those firms would look to...

FBI, NSA say ongoing hacks at US federal agencies ‘likely Russian in origin’

The U.S. government says hackers “likely Russian in origin” are responsible for breaching the networks of at least 10 U.S. federal agencies and several major tech companies, including FireEye  and Microsoft. In...

Goodbye Flash, goodbye FarmVille

While much of what made 2020 such an absolute nightmare will still be with us on January 1 (sorry!), we will really, truly be leaving Adobe Flash and FarmVille behind...

Virgin Orbit targets launch window opening January 10 for next orbital flight attempt

Virgin Orbit  is wasting no time in 2021 getting back to active flight testing: The company has a window for its next orbital demonstration launch attempt that opens on Sunday,...

Facebook will turn all US political advertising off again after Georgia runoffs

Georgia is the only state in the U.S. right now where Facebook  allows political ads to run, but after Tuesday’s polls close that’s set to change. According to Facebook’s site detailing changes...

After burning through $2 billion, Katerra gets a $200 million SoftBank lifeline to escape...

SoftBank Group is reportedly investing $200 million to bail out Katerra,  a startup that had hoped to remake the construction industry with a vertically integrated approach, according to a report in The...

Sources: Hinge Health has raised $310M Series D at a $3B valuation

Hinge Health, the San Francisco-based company that offers a digital solution to treat chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions — such as back and joint pain — has closed a $310...

BadVR is using government grants to build a business that’s independent of venture capital

When the Los Angeles-based extended reality data visualization company, BadVR, first heard that one of its earliest benefactors, Magic Leap, was about to shed 1,000 jobs and was fighting for its...

Bose’s latest sleep-centric earbuds mostly do the trick

It’s been a strange year for sleep. For me, levels have fluctuated between too little and too much, but have – more often than not – tended toward the...

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SA FUNERAL PARLOURS CONSIDER BUYING COFFINS FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

The Funeral Practitioner’s Association on Sunday said it’s now considering purchasing coffins from neighbouring countries, saying they are struggling with supply. With the country hit...

Box shares rise on report company is exploring sale

Shares of Box, a well-known content-and-collaboration company that went public in 2015, rose today after Reuters reported that the company is exploring a sale. TechCrunch previously discussed rising investor...