Unlike other cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Libra is described in a Facebook white paper as a currency "fully backed by a reserve of real assets". A basket of bank deposits and short-term government securities will be held in a Libra reserve to guarantee its value.
Unicorn firms — startups valued at over billion — in areas such as facial recognition, drones, blockchain services and ride-sharing platforms, contributed 52 individuals to the list this year. In addition, 22 individual shareholders from 17 companies listed on the newly founded STAR Board — a Nasdaq-style board for tech companies — made this year's list.
Unemployed, Lin was approached by some of the gangsters he used to hang out with.
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Universities should postpone thesis defenses for such students as they are forced to stay at home and cannot return to school to finish their thesis, she said.
Unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, which are more popular as drones, are evolving from specialist gadgets to consumer electronics items on the one hand and industrial tools on the other.
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Under the agreement, CSSC will work with Fincantieri in designing the ships based on Chinese market requirements and Chinese tourists' customs. One of CSSC's subsidiaries, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co, will build the ships and deliver them to a joint venture of CSSC and Carnival that is tasked with operating the vessels to serve the Chinese tourism market.
Under the project, BPC officials said the Chinese firm will build 146-km offshore pipeline and 74-km onshore pipeline to carry imported oil from sea to a refinery in Chittagong district, some 242 km southeast of Dhaka, for processing.
Understanding the ancient civilizations on the Silk Road requires expertise in various fields, like Buddhist studies, archeology, art history, languages and even science.
Under such an initiative, the first batch of two co-created skin care products, banking on data feeds that track people's favored formula and packaging, is scheduled to make debuts in China early next year, Kao said.