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Rapchat tunes into $2.3M as its music-making app hits 7M users

YouTube, Snapchat, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook’s Instagram have upended the film and TV industries, with a new wave of cinematographers, directors and actors leveraging innovations in technolog

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Spotify CEO says live audio content is the next ‘Stories’

Live audio experiences will be adopted by every major platform just like Stories have been, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told investors on Wednesday’s earnings call. The streaming service recently acqu

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"Marco Polo Cup" for global solicit article on travels to the Grand Canal of China held

Marco Polo (1254-1324), is a famous Italian Venetian merchant and explorer. The release of “Travels of Macro Polo" has greatly enriched the geographical knowledge of Eu

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Equity Monday: Social media crackdowns, earnings, and a funding deluge

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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Chinese sci-fi leaders mull future of the industry

Leaders of China's science-fiction industry gathered in Lingshui, Hainan on Saturday to attend the 11th Chinese Nebula Awards and a summit to discuss the future of the industry.Dong Renwei, 78, a

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Sidelines | Read a 'monstrous classic' on World Book Day

Sidelines is a column by CGTN Social Media DeskI accidentally wandered into a bookstore the other day and decided to buy a book that would promise as little practical help with my daily life as possi

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Facebook now lets users export posts and notes to Google Docs, Blogger and WordPress.com

Facebook today announced a new feature that will allow users to export their Facebook posts and notes to a number of third-party services. Although the company has long since offered tools that let yo

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Daily Crunch: Google Earth gets an update

Google Earth gives users a new look at a changing planet, Facebook tests new business discovery features and Autodesk acquires Upchain. This is your Daily Crunch for April 15, 2021.The big story: Goog

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Substack announces a $1M initiative to fund local journalists

While the seemingly unending debate around Substack has focused on well-known writers with a national profile, the newsletter platform just announced that it will be supporting local (presumably non-f

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Ocean Solutions Accelerator doubles down on blue economy with new track for later-stage companies

The planet-loving folks at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance started an accelerator a couple years back focusing on very early stage companies, but this year they’re expanding the program to accept

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No-code publishing platform Shorthand raises $8M

Shorthand, the Australian startup behind a no-code platform that allows publishers and brands to create multimedia stories, has raised $10 million Australian (just under $8 million U.S.) from Fortitud

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Chinese content providers pledge to strengthen copyright protection

Ten Chinese content providers, including online video platforms Youku, Kuaishou, Mango TV and iQiyi, signed a joint declaration on Thursday to step up Internet copyright protection and encourage creat

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Gillmor Gang: Days Go By

You may ask yourself, say the Talking Heads. What is this thing working from anywhere? Or as Google says, work from right here in the office. As the vaccines roll on out, some of us are just not ready

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Behind the scenes of the new American TV series, Kung Fu

01:43 Check out this conversation with two of the main women behind the new TV series “Kung Fu,” airing this week in the U.S.It’s not what you expect.Kung Fu is inspired by the 1972 TV

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Want to take a road trip with Kevin Costner? Investors are betting you might

Woody Sears has long been interested in storytelling. After spending several years in sales after nabbing an MBA from Pepperdine — and following the debut in 2007 of the first iPhone — he

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Gillmor Gang: ZoomHouse

I use Feedly to work my way through each day’s stream of politics, tech, and media stories. Today, I am greeted with a picture of something called Feedly Cloud and the following message:Schedule

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Daily Crunch: Google starts testing its cookie alternative

Google tries out new ad targeting technology, PayPal adds cryptocurrency support and Substack raises additional funding. This is your Daily Crunch for March 30, 2021.The big story: Google starts testi