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The storming of Capitol Hill is a reaction to an irrational system

Police seen around Capitol building where pro-Trump supporters riot and breached the Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. /VCG Editor's note:Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduat

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Chicago priest stepping aside after sex-abuse allegation

Nationally known activist Chicago priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger has been asked to step aside due to an allegation of sexual abuse that occurred decades ago, the Roman

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Prioritizing tech in 2021 will be the path to pandemic recovery for mental health

This year, Americans grappled with fear of infection, incredible loss of loved ones, financial stress, isolation and fatigue from constant uncertainty to name a few. Even though we are getting closer

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VCs dispense with niceties during Capitol riots: “Never talk to me again”

It was hard not to feel emotional today, as the world watched for more than four hours as rioters stormed into and throughout the Capitol building in Washington to disrupt the certification of the ele

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Writing community with a shared future

International authors and translators visit Shanghai during an event hosted by Webnovel in mid-November. [Photo provided to China Daily] Almas Ilyas, a Pakistani, would never have imagined she

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One Way Ventures, a firm focused on immigrant founders, closes second fund

One Way Ventures, a venture capital firm that backs immigrant founders, has closed its second fund at $57.5 million. The close comes three years after One Way announced its debut fund, a $28 million i

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NGO uncovers 15-year Indian disinformation campaign against China

A report released by a Brussels-based NGO early December said it uncovered two Indian organizations creating and spreading disinformation against China to reinforce anti-China sentiment in India.Titl

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Development funding is not debt trap diplomacy

Passenger trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line stand at platforms at the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. /Getty Ima

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Development funding is not debt trap diplomacy

Passenger trains on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line stand at platforms at the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Nairobi, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. /Getty Ima

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Extra Crunch’s Top 10 stories of 2020

I edited hundreds of stories in 2020, so choosing my favorites would be an exercise in futility.Instead, I’ve tried to gather a sample of Extra Crunch stories that taught me something new. (Whic

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An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow

You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The robotic cat pillow doesn’t make a ton of sense on the face

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An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow

You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The robotic cat pillow doesn’t make a ton of sense on the face

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Video platform and crosstalk troupe cooperate in era of new deal

A cliffhanger that had held all crosstalk fans across China in thrall for almost half a year was settled on Dec 18. The suspense ended with the launch of a cooperation deal on the Dragon Division Enro

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Substack explains its ‘hands-off’ approach to content moderation

Content moderation has been a thorny topic in 2020. And when I say “thorny,” I mean in the sense of having multiple congressional hearings on the subject. Twitter and Facebook in particular have been

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Twitter expands API features for developers tracking the public conversation

Twitter is rolling out new features to its developer community with an update to its recently rebuilt Twitter API. One addition to the now expanded collection of API v2 endpoints will allow app develo

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NextMind’s Dev Kit for mind controlled-computing offers a rare ‘wow’ factor in tech

NextMind debuted its Dev Kit hardware at CES last year, but the hardware is now actually shipping out, and the startup shared with me the production version to take a test drive. The NextMind controll

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Oil giant Shell announces charge up to $4.5b in Q4

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it will write down the value of oil and gas assets by $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion following a string of impairments this year as it adjusts to a weaker outlook.In