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Amazon has requested the court to issue a halt judgment on Microsoft's contract with the Pentagon, worth over 10 billion USD over 10 years. Amazon was initially favored to win the bid, which involves transitioning the Department of Defense's data to a cloud-based storage and analysis system. The contract was instead awarded to Microsoft, a decision which has been challenged in courts by Amazon.

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An Italian body in charge of overseeing the competition and ensuring proper commercial practices has initiated legal proceedings against Facebook, stating the company has failed to adequately comply with an earlier judgment. The judgment, issued in November 2018, fined Facebook 5 million EUR for improper treatment of user data and required the company to issue an amending statement to its Italy-specific homepage.

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Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse hinted that the Ripple could file for an IPO as soon as by December 2020. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Galinghouse mentioned that in the next 12 months you'll see a lot of crypto companies filing for IPOs, and I expect Ripple to be on the leading side as its a natural evolution for our company.

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Tinder has announced several new safety features for users, including a panic button and anti-catfishing features, which will allow users to save relevant data for dates including personal information and location. When a user hits the panic button, Tinder will immediately alert emergency services and share the exact location with authorities.

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Multiple senators, both democrats, and republicans have been accused of falling asleep or playing games during the Trump impeachment trial. These senators will act as jurors in the trial and have been defending themselves on social media, some claiming they were 'multitasking'. All electronics have been banned during the trial.

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According to a new study conducted by Oracle, 64% of those who were surveyed said they would trust a robot more than they do their managers. These employees also said that they were excited about having new technologies in the workplace, especially if the technologies help them learn new skills or gain more free time.

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According to some insider information, US border patrol officers at the Canadian-US border have been told to stop and question every traveler of Iranian descent. They were initially told to do this after the killing of Iranian general Qasim Soleimani. Many people experienced much longer wait times at the border because of this.

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Scientists researching aging have found a new way to extend the lifespans of living organisms. By manipulating cells they were able to quadruple the lifespan of a worm. In human years this equates to an extension of around 400 to 500 years. The technology still requires much research before it can be used on humans.

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Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie is producing a new BBC show that will help children over the age of 13 spot fake news stories. The show will air on the BBC channel but will also be available on Youtube in 42 different languages. The show will give children the tools to understand how the news is made.

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China has added six more cities to the list of areas that are under lockdown to prevent the spread of the deadly new coronavirus. They have also canceled all public events in the country's major cities, even closing down museums and the palace complex in Beijing. There are now ten different cities in the country under lockdown.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said that the US may re-position its troops across the globe to face the new challenges that both China and Russia are presenting. He said that he will have completed his review of the US's global position before the end of the year.

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According to some insider sources, Disney's new Obi-Wan show has been delayed and the crew has been sent home. The delay is happening because the executives are not happy with the current scripts and are having them reworked before production starts in earnest. It is unclear if the show will release on schedule.

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Liverpool is a full 16 points ahead of everyone else in the Premier League table after having beaten the Wolverhampton Wanderers in a fairly tense match. The game ended with a final score of 2-1 and was Liverpool's 15th win in a row. It now seems more and more unlikely that any team will be able to catch up to the Reds.

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Stardew Valley, an indie game created by just one person that revolves around resource collection and management, has sold 10 million copies. These sales numbers account for sales on all platforms, although most of the sales have been through Steam. The game is now also available on mobile phones and Linux computers.

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For the first time since leftist Bolivian leader Evo Morales expelled the United State's ambassador from the country in 2008, blaming the US for anti-government protests, the US ambassador is set to return to the country following Morales' ousting earlier in the year. The move was welcomed by Bolivia's interim president Jeanine Anez, who has stated she wants relations between the two countries to strengthen under her leadership.

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Libyan capital Tripoli has been under attack for several months by the rebel forces of the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar, with the NATO-backed Government of National Accord shutting down Tripoli's only working airport in nearby Mitiga due to repeated shelling. The airport has now been reopened after another day of missile attacks forced authorities to suspend all air traffic.

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UK Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson's Brexit law has finally passed through the British Parliament and is now awaiting royal assent, which should be granted within the next few days. In the House of Lords, Labour party peers had proposed five amendments to the bill, which were all rejected by the Members of Parliament. The peers have chosen not to oppose Parliament's decision.

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Juventus comfortably defeated Roma 3-1 in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals to reach the tournament's semi-finals. Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo continued his successful run at the Coppa Italia for Juventus by scoring his 13th goal in the last ten played games, with the other two goals coming from Rodrigo Bentancur and Leonardo Bonucci, and Roma's only goal being scored by Cengiz Under.

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Paradox Games, developers behind popular grand strategy games such as the Crusader Kings and Imperator series, have announced that they will be trying out a subscription model for Europa Universalis in response to players' opinion that the cost of purchasing the seven-year-old game along with its many expansions was becoming prohibitive. The paradox states that the new model is only in the testing phase and will not otherwise affect gameplay.

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While NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars is still connected to the Curiosity team on Earth, its latest mission update reports that the rover seems to have suffered from a loss of orientation, losing its knowledge of local terrain, the directions of its sensors and joint positions. The rover is frozen in place while Curiosity researchers are attempting to identify and resolve the problem.

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Terry Jones, a Welsh member of the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python, has died aged 77 from progressive aphasia, a kind of dementia that affects the victim's speech. Jones, as part of the 6-member Monty Python group which reigned over British comedy for more than two decades, was responsible for some of the group's most influential sketches and comedy routines, especially those that involved him dressed in women's clothing.

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Dave Calhoun, the newly appointed CEO of Boeing, has stated that the company will go back to the drawing board amid the deepening MAX 737 crisis which is set to cause the company billions of dollars in losses. The new plane will be midsize, designed for seating 220-270 passengers. Calhoun believes digital technology will help massively speed up the design and production of the plane.

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United States President Donald Trump's administration has issued a warning to prime minister Boris Johnson's government, advising against allowing Chinese firm Huawei a leading role in the country's 5G telecommunications networks, stating it would threaten British secrets. Huawei has denied any affiliation with the Chinese government and claims the US wishes to undermine its operations because no US company can match its quality of service at low costs.

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Customers of smart speaker manufacturer Sonos are criticizing the company for its newest batch of software updates, in which Sonos announced that they would no longer be supporting older devices, despite the company's latest estimates reporting that 92 percent of the products it had ever shipped was still in use.

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India's Supreme Court has refused to put a hold on the new citizenship bill despite numerous claims that the law is unconstitutional. Lawyers are arguing that since the law discriminates between people based on religion it goes against India's secular constitution. Protests against the law have spread all over the country and have even led to the deaths of 30 people.

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