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SoftBank Group Corp will invest US$2 million or more in 14 U.S. start-ups led by black founders and other underrepresented groups, the company said on Thursday, as part of its effort to fund more a more diverse array of entrepreneurs.

Palantir Technologies Inc on Thursday said that Japanese insurance holding company Sompo Holdings Inc  is investing US$500 million in the Silicon Valley data analytics company, whose clients range from global banks to the U.S. government and the Central Intelligence Agency.

U.S. grocery retailer Albertsons Cos Inc said on Thursday it is targeting to raise up to US$1.51 billion in an initial public offering.

The World Trade Organisation has thrown out the final legal challenge to Australia's tobacco plain packaging laws. Now more countries across the world can implement this game-changing public health policy, says a University of Sydney researcher.

COVID-19 is still an immunological mystery. It is not clear which parts of the immune system are triggered by the virus for some people, nor why individuals react to it so differently, says an observer.

WASHINGTON, DC: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the pace of decline has stalled amid a second wave of layoffs as companies battle weak demand and fractured supply chains, supporting views that the economy faces a long and difficult recovery from the ......

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Thursday said that 14 out of the 21 digital bank applications will progress to the next stage of assessment. This was after they had met the eligibility criteria.

WHILE equities, foreign exchange and bonds are primarily traded electronically today, the trading of corporate loans has remained largely a manual and relationships-based exercise.

HSBC Singapore announced on Thursday it is donating a total of S$750,000 to three charities that will benefit low-income families, migrant workers, people with disabilities and the elderly.

Facebook Inc on Thursday acquired Swedish mapping technology company Mapillary, which collects images from tens of thousands of contributors to build immersive and up-to-date maps, the companies said.