Didi Chuxing and oil giant BP team up to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China

Ride-sharing and transportation platform Didi Chuxing announced today that it has formed a joint venture with BP, the British gas, oil and energy supermajor. to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China. The charging stations will be available to Didi and non-Didi drivers.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/didi-chuxing-and-oil-giant-bp-team-up-to-build-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure-in-china/
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Education software maker Pearson says data breach affected thousands of accounts in the U.S.

Pearson, the London-based educational software maker, said today that thousands of school and university accounts, mostly in the United States, were affected by a data breach. The company added that it has notified affected users already and that the vulnerability has been fixed.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/education-software-maker-pearson-says-data-breach-affected-thousands-of-accounts-in-the-u-s/
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Joe Biden Did Fine, and That Might Have Been Enough

One month after a wobbly debate performance that reinforced the perceived weaknesses of the ostensible front-runner — Is he too old? Too nostalgically moderate? Too politically brittle to defend himself when challenged? — former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/debate-joe-biden.html
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Rebel Foods, which operates more than 235 ‘internet restaurants’ in India, quietly raised $125 million this month

In May, venture capitalist Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital warned in a Financial Times column that Amazon’s recent $575 million investment in the London-based delivery service Deliveroo could prove ominous for local restaurants.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/rebel-foods-which-operates-more-than-235-internet-restaurants-in-india-quietly-raised-125-million-this-month/
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Calling all hardware startups! Apply to Hardware Battlefield @ TC Shenzhen

Got hardware? Well then, listen up, because our search continues for boundary-pushing, early-stage hardware startups to join us in Shenzhen, China for an epic opportunity; launch your startup on a global stage and compete in Hardware Battlefield at TC Shenzhen on November 11-12.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/calling-all-hardware-startups-apply-to-hardware-battlefield-tc-shenzhen/
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Revolut launches stock trading in limited release

Fintech startup Revolut is launching its stock trading feature today. It’s a Robinhood-like feature that lets you buy and sell shares without any commission. For now, the feature is limited to some Revolut customers with a Metal card.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/revolut-launches-stock-trading-in-limited-release/
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Skip Cash for Equifax Breach and Get Credit Monitoring, F.T.C. Tells Victims

Overwhelmed by requests from consumers seeking compensation related to the giant 2017 data breach at the credit bureau Equifax, the Federal Trade Commission is recommending that people accept free credit monitoring rather than cash.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/equifax-breach-ftc-cash.html
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Fight Night, er, Debate Night: Biden vs. the World

Two nights of fighting: one was one versus one and the other was nine versus one. Well, you can’t say the Democratic debates were entirely dreary.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/democratic-debate-biden.html
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Debate Fact Check: What Are They Talking About, and What Is True?

The second round of Democratic debates is underway in Detroit, with 10 candidates onstage for the second of two back-to-back nights. The other 10 candidates who qualified for the debates appeared on the same stage on Tuesday. Our reporters are following all of the exchanges.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/debate-fact-check.html
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Biden-Harris Rivalry Flares From the Start in Testy Exchange Over Health Care

DETROIT — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Senator Kamala Harris of California renewed their political rivalry almost instantly on the debate stage Wednesday night, as Mr. Biden accused Ms. Harris of peddling “double talk” on the central campaign issue of health care and Ms.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/us/politics/democratic-presidential-debate-recap.html
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The Republican Exodus From Congress

Eight Republican House members have announced their retirement this year, with more predicted to follow. What’s going on? Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/republicans-congress.html
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Kim Jong-un Calls North Korea’s New Rocket System ‘an Inescapable Distress’ to Enemies

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Thursday that its leader, Kim Jong-un, attended the testing of a new type of large-caliber, multiple-launch, guided rocket system that could expand the North’s ability to strike South Korea and the American forces stationed there.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/asia/kim-jong-un-north-korea-rockets.html
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You'll Get Your Equifax Money. It Just Might Take a While

Despite the FTC pushing people away from an Equifax cash payout, there's a good chance you'll get all $125. Eventually.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/equifax-settlement-money-will-get
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Samsung’s new tablet picks up Galaxy Note, iPad Pro, and PC features

Sometimes it seems like there’s no longer a market for high-end tablets—just ones for the iPad Pro and for Windows tablets, such as Microsoft Surface, that are as much PC as tablet. Samsung, however, says that it remains enthusiastic about the prospects for its fanciest Android tablets.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90383953/samsungs-new-tablet-picks-up-galaxy-note-ipad-pro-and-pc-features
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Why Does Trump Fan the Flames of Race-Based Terrorism?

The president is making the F.B.I.’s job harder. Mr. Figliuzzi is a former assistant F.B.I. director for counterintelligence.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/gilroy-white-domestic-terrorism.html
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Trump Administration Is Divided Over Tax Cut for Investors

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials are divided over whether to give investors a big tax cut that would primarily benefit the rich before the 2020 election heats up in earnest.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/trump-capital-gains-tax-cut.html
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500,000 Children Could Lose Free School Meals Under Trump Administration Proposal

WASHINGTON — More than 500,000 children would lose automatic eligibility for free school meals under a rule proposed last week by the Agriculture Department intended to tighten access to food stamps. The impact on school meals, revealed by Representative Robert C.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/free-school-meals-children-trump.html
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John Dillinger’s Body to Be Exhumed From His Concrete-Fortified Grave

CHICAGO — John H. Dillinger, the notoriously elusive bank robber who was gunned down by federal agents outside a movie theater in Chicago in 1934, is expected to be exhumed from an Indiana cemetery in September. The reason is mysterious, in keeping with Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/john-dillinger-exhumed-cemetery.html
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Unearthed Steinbeck Short Story Isn’t at All Like ‘Grapes of Wrath’

But one of his short stories, now published in English for the first time, is not about social injustice, arduous journeys or humanity’s capacity for cruelty. Rather, it is a funny tale about a Parisian chef whose cooking companion is a cat.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/books/new-steinbeck-story-amiable-fleas.html
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Having Broadband Issues? This Tool Helps You Learn Local Laws

Washington disputes get the headlines, but much US telecom policy is determined by states and cities. A nonprofit has catalogued the rules and put them online.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/having-broadband-issues-tool-learn-local-laws
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Your Wednesday Briefing

Good morning. We’re covering last night’s Democratic debate, more migrant family separations at the border and a conversation with Megan Rapinoe.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/briefing/democratic-debates-interest-rate-caster-semenya.html
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Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Marooned Together on Fantasy Island

These two progressives are in a bold — but awfully risky — place. I’m no good at sartorial stuff, so I can’t describe how Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren were actually dressed. But I can tell you what they were effectively wearing: targets.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/opinion/democratic-debate.html
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Where in N.Y.C. to Watch the Democratic Debate

It’s Wednesday. Weather: Don’t get caught in the rain: Heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely after 3 p.m. Expect a high in the upper 80s.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-democratic-debate-watch-parties.html
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Rupert Stadler, Ex-Audi Chief, Charged With Fraud in Diesel Scandal

BERLIN — German prosecutors on Wednesday charged Rupert Stadler, the former chief executive of Volkswagen’s luxury car division Audi, with fraud for the company’s role in an diesel emissions cheating scandal. Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/business/audi-diesel-emissions-rupert-stadler.html
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Roxanne Varza to give an update on Station F at Disrupt Berlin

Station F is the world’s biggest startup campus and it’s based in Paris. Director Roxanne Varza first unveiled Station F at TechCrunch Disrupt back in December 2016.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/31/roxanne-varza-to-give-an-update-on-station-f-at-disrupt-berlin/
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Jaybird Vista Review: Sporty Earbuds Worth a Listen

Jaybird’s latest sweat-proof fully wireless earbuds feel almost weightless, and hold an impressive charge.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/review/jaybird-vista-earbuds
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Startups BRCK and Swvl partner on free WiFi for Kenyan ride-hail buses

Nairobi based internet hardware and service startup BRCK and Egyptian ride-hail venture Swvl are partnering to bring WiFI and online entertainment to on-demand bus service in Kenya.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/startups-brck-and-swvl-partner-on-free-wifi-for-kenyan-ride-hail-buses/
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Bustle Puts Gawker Reboot on Ice

The planned reboot of Gawker, the irreverent news, gossip and commentary site that shut down in 2016, has been put off indefinitely and its staff laid off, the site’s owner, Bustle Digital Group, said on Tuesday night.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/business/gawker-bustle-reboot-canceled.html
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Samsung posts 55.6% drop in second-quarter profit as it copes with weak demand and a trade dispute

As it forecast earlier this month, Samsung reported a steep drop in its second-quarter earnings due to lower market demand for chips and smartphones. The company said its second-quarter operating profit fell 55.6% year-over-year to 6.6 trillion won (about $5.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/samsung-posts-55-6-drop-in-second-quarter-profit-as-it-copes-with-weak-demand-and-a-trade-dispute/
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Sex tech startups band together to protest Facebook’s ad policies

There’s a double standard when it comes to the sexualities of men versus women, trans and gender non-conforming folks. Unbound and Dame Products, two sex tech startups, have teamed up to bring attention to the issue.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/sex-tech-startups-band-together-to-protest-facebooks-ad-policies/
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Democratic Debate Turns Ferocious Over Health Care

WASHINGTON — It took only one question — the very first — in Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate to make it clear that the issue that united the party in last year’s congressional elections in many ways now divides it.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/health/democratic-debate-health-medicare.html
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Marianne Williamson on Race, Reparations and Trump’s ‘Dark Psychic Force’

Marianne Williamson, the author and self-help guru who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, has drawn outsize attention during the first two debates for her unconventional responses. Ms.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/marianne-williamson-debate-quotes.html
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Democratic Debate Fact Check: What Did They Talk About, and What Was True?

The second round of Democratic debates kicked off in Detroit on Tuesday, with 10 candidates onstage for the first of two back-to-back nights. The other 10 candidates who qualified for the debates will appear on the same stage on Wednesday.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/fact-check-democratic-debate.html
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Trump’s Pick for Top Intelligence Post Overstated Parts of His Biography

Aides revised old claims about Representative John Ratcliffe’s role in prosecuting a prominent terrorism case.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/john-ratcliffe-resume-intelligence.html
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Sanders and Warren, Leading Liberals, Fight Off Accusations They Are Impractical

DETROIT — The leading liberal populists in the Democratic presidential primary, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, strenuously fought off accusations of impracticality and warnings of electoral ruin on Tuesday night, as a group of moderate underdogs sought to dent their momentum in the

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/democratic-presidential-debate-recap.html
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Drone crash near kids leads Swiss Post and Matternet to suspend autonomous deliveries

A serious crash by a delivery drone in Switzerland have grounded the fleet and put a partnership on ice. Within a stone’s throw of a school, the incident raised grim possibilities for the possibilities of catastrophic failure of payload-bearing autonomous aerial vehicles.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/drone-crash-near-kids-leads-swiss-post-and-matternet-to-suspend-autonomous-deliveries/
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America’s Intelligence Chief Must Value Honesty Over Politics

If confirmed as director of national intelligence, would John Ratcliffe be more loyal to the truth or to the president? The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/opinion/editorials/john-ratcliffe-intelligence.html
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Democratic Debate 2019 Live: Candidates Face Off in Detroit

Tonight’s lineup features 10 candidates including Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind. The CNN debate just started, hosted by Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/us/politics/democratic-debate-live.html
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Trump and Sharpton: Once Friends in New York, Now Foes

It’s Tuesday. The Inwood seal is back. Weather: Sunny, with a high in the low 90s. The heat index will make it feel hotter.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/nyregion/newyorktoday/nyc-news-trump-sharpton.html
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Truecaller pushes software fix after covertly signing up Indians to its payments service

Truecaller, an app that helps users screen robocallers, has rolled out an update to its app in India, its largest market, after a previous software release covertly signed up an unspecified number of users to its payments service.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/truecaller-upi-payments-bug/
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Your Tuesday Briefing

Good morning. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will share the stage for the first time tonight, during the first of two presidential debates in Detroit. Here’s what to watch for.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/briefing/democratic-debate-capital-one-baltimore.html
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China’s Vivo is eyeing smartphone users in Africa and Middle East

Africa’s mobile phone industry has in recent times been dominated by Transsion, a Shenzhen-based company that is little known outside the African continent and is gearing up for an initial public offering in China.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/vivo-africa-middle-east/
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Why this Nigerian fintech startup is volunteering audited financials

Nigerian fintech firm Carbon — an early stage financial services startup based in Lagos — has posted financials audited by KPMG on its website. This comes four months after the company obtained a credit rating as a pre-IPO venture.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/30/why-this-nigerian-fintech-startup-is-volunteering-audited-financials/
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Senators Will Push for Increased Oversight of Olympic Sports

An 18-month Senate investigation has found that the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and U.S.A. Gymnastics “knowingly concealed” the sexual abuse of gymnasts by a team doctor, and two leading senators have proposed greater congressional oversight of Olympic-related sports.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/sports/usoc-abuse.html
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China Says It Has Released Most Muslims Held in Camps. That’s Difficult to Prove.

BEIJING — Senior Chinese officials made the surprising announcement on Tuesday that the authorities had released most detainees held in the government’s mass internment program for ethnic minority Muslims in China’s far west, but provided no firm numbers or specific details to support their as

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/30/world/asia/china-xinjiang.html
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Mobile messaging financial advisory service, Stackin, adds banking features and raises cash

When Stackin initially pitched itself as part of Techstars Los Angeles accelerator program two years ago, the company was a video platform for financial advice targeting a millennial audience too savvy for traditional advisory services.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/29/mobile-messaging-financial-advisory-service-stackin-adds-banking-features-and-raises-cash/
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Burst of Violence Grips Philippine Island, and Some See Duterte’s Hand

MANILA — A wave of violence has struck the central Philippine island of Negros, where at least 20 people have been killed in recent weeks in attacks that rights groups have tied to President Rodrigo Duterte’s efforts to suppress critics and opponents.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/world/asia/philippines-negros-killings-duterte.html
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Trump Adviser Said to Have Pursued Saudi Nuclear Deal as He Sought Administration Role

WASHINGTON — Twelve days after President Trump was sworn in and five days after he roiled the Arab world with his first effort to restrict the entry of people from many predominantly Muslim countries to the United States, Thomas J. Barrack Jr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/politics/trump-adviser-said-to-have-pursued-saudi-nuclear-deal-as-he-sought-administration-role.html
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Yubico’s tiny YubiKey has the future of security all locked up

Say “YubiKey” aloud, and you might get a sense of the intention of Yubico, the company behind this USB hardware-based authentication key that’s stormed the internet by being very clever and working with open standards.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90373145/yubicos-tiny-yubikey-has-the-future-of-security-all-locked-up
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The Capital One breach was inevitable, because we did nothing after Equifax

Another day, another massive data breach. This time it’s the financial giant and credit card issuer Capital One, which revealed on Monday a credit file breach affecting 100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/29/capital-one-breach-was-inevitable/
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A Hacker Stole Data From 100 Million Capital One Customers

In a criminal complaint, the FBI detailed how a hacker allegedly stole data from 100 million people—and how she got caught.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/capital-one-hack-credit-card-application-data
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Pakistani Military Plane Crashes, Killing at Least 10

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A small Pakistani military plane crashed into a village on the outskirts of Rawalpindi on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, including five people on board, and injuring at least 12 others, rescue officials said.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/world/asia/pakistan-plane-crash-army.html
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U.S. Soccer Says It Pays Women’s Team More Than Men’s Team

An open letter from the federation president was challenged by a spokeswoman for the players, who called the calculations “utterly false.”U.S.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/sports/soccer/us-soccer-equal-pay.html
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T.S.A. Finds Missile Launcher in Man’s Bag at Baltimore Airport

The agency said that the weapon was “inert” and that the man, who said he was active member of the military, was trying to take it home as a souvenir from Kuwait. The T.S.A. said it found the weapon in a man’s checked luggage at Baltimore-Washington International Airport around 5:45 a.m.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/29/us/tsa-bwi-missile-launcher.html
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