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Daily Crunch: In latest tech crackdown, China plans severe algorithm restrictions

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Friday, August 27, 2021. What

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Zeal banks $13M to offer employers a ‘build your own’ payroll product infrastructure

Embedded fintech company Zeal secured $13 million in Series A funding to continue developing its platform for building individualized payroll products.Spark Capital led the Series A, with participatio

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Nasir Qadree just announced one the largest debut funds for a solo VC

Nasir Qadree entered the world of venture capital six years ago, beginning with a role at Village Capital in Washington, then as an associate director of social investments at ATT.Qadree encountered e

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100 years of CPC: From subjugation to rejuvenation

Military aircraft fly over Tian'anmen Square in echelons ahead of the grand gathering celebrating the CPC's centenary in Beijing, capital of China, July 1, 2021. /Xinhu

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Eid al-Fitr comes as breather for Muslims in Beijing

01:37 Muslims in Beijing celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Thursday with religious zeal and cultural zest amid strict COVID-19 containment measures.Eid al-Fitr is one of the mo

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Why labeling China-U.S. friction 'Cold War 2.0' is damaging

Editor's note: Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a National Thousand Talent Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, and a pro

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China vs. America: Political diversity vs. political conformity

VCG Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made

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Gillmor Gang: FreeCoin

The current rave about newsletters and so-called or social audio is just the latest version of the story of podcasting. Take the idea that podcasting is experiencing a new wave of popularity and scaff

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Western reporters need to drop their savior complex

Screenshot from the official Twitter account of BBC News Press Team. Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primar

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India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter

India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to tighten control over Big Tech

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Mike Pompeo's comments are out of touch with the new reality

Screenshot of the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's tweet on China, January 18, 2021. Editor's note:Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSC degree in Contemporary Chines

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Mike Pompeo's comments are out of touch with the new reality

Screenshot of the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's tweet on China, January 18, 2021. Editor's note:Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSC degree in Contemporary Chines

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Kanarys raises $3 million for its data-driven platform to assess diversity and inclusion efforts

Mandy Price was already a highly successful lawyer in private practice before she took the jump into entrepreneurship alongside two co-founders to launch Kanarys a little over one year ago.The Harvard

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Discover China: Kiwifruit cultivation bears sweet output in central China

Peng Qianming bends over, enters his kiwifruit orchard and checks if the swaying fruit leaves on the trellis are in good condition. "I need to make sure the leaves are

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We need a new field of AI to combat racial bias

Since widespread protests over racial inequality began, IBM announced it would cancel its facial recognition programs to advance racial equity in law enforcement. Amazon suspended police use of its R

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La Haus is bringing US tech services to Latin America’s real estate market

The alchemy for a successful startup can be hard to parse. Sometimes, it’s who you know. Sometimes it’s where you go to school. And sometimes it’s what you do. In the case of La Haus

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World joins US protests but leaders restrained about Trump

People have taken to the streets of Berlin, London, Paris and other cities around the world to demonstrate in support of Black Lives Matter protesters in the United Sta