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Podcast: One Thing Today in Tech
Episode: US, Japan reopen borders; Spotify founder Daniel Ek invests in Helsing; and a chat with Abhishek Bansal, CEO of Shadowfax
Description: America and Japan have reopened their borders, easing entry bans imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The US has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers, ending restrictions imposed by former President Donald Trump in March 2020 that had affected non-US citizens from over 30 countries, BBC reported on Monday.
Ending a de facto ban on foreign visitors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Japan will allow business visitors, international students, and technical trainees to enter the country, Nikkei reported on Monday. The mandatory self-isolation for fully vaccinated business travellers could be as few as three days, according to the...