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Daily Crunch: China sets three-hour weekly time limit for under-18 gamers

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 August 30, 2021. The startup w

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New Zealand-based student well-being platform Komodo raises $1.8M NZD

Adolescence is a turbulent period and its challenges are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even in the best of times, teens dealing with personal and school problems might have trouble talki

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Zambian leader shows determination to fix economy

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema waves to the crowd during the Inauguration ceremony at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo) Newly-elected Zambian Preside

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Former IOC president Jacques Rogge passes away at 79

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge passed away at the age of 79, the IOC announced on Sunday."It is with great sadness that the IOC an

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Former IOC president Jacques Rogge passes away at 79

Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge passed away at the age of 79, the IOC announced on Sunday."It is with great sadness that the IOC an

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China ramps up rectification of harmful, irrational fan behavior

CFPThe Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published a notice on Friday decreeing all cyberspace authorities across the country to intensify efforts to regulate on

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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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Documentary records memories of China's veterans

Director Song Kunru's new documentary film, Remembering 1950, pieces together the memories of 26 Chinese military veterans. In the documentary, the veterans, now mostly over 80 years old, share th

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Gaming for climate change: Will it lead youths and governments to act?

04:00 The blazing wildfire continues to deplete the forest cover shrinking the habitat and resources of a sugar glider – a tiny flying marsupial. With food availability getting scarce a

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Gold medalist Zou Jingyuan: Hard work turns talent into success

Zou Jingyuan of China competes in the artistic gymnastics men's parallel bars final at the Tokyo Olympics at the Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2021. /CFP The parallel bar

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Hong Kong youth in Shenzhen: Now is the golden opportunity

04:16 Hong Kong youth Hendrick Sin founded his gaming company in 2009. However, after the company was listed in the United States, their valuation didn't play out well.

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Afghans in UK worry about nation's future after Taliban takeover

02:41 As the world scrambles to react to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, millions of Afghans outside the country are watching events closely.One of the largest diaspora communiti

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Half of world's children facing extreme effects of climate change

Click arrows to view gallery Nearly half of the 2.2 billion children in the world live in countries that face extremely high risk from the impacts of climate change, f

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China passes data protection law

China has passed a personal data protection law, state media Xinhua reports (via Reuters).The law, called the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), is set to take effect on November 1.It was pro

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China calls for continued efforts to fight terrorism in Afghanistan

One of China's top envoys to the United Nations (UN) on Thursday called for continued efforts to fight terrorism in Afghanistan, so as to prevent the country again becoming a paradise for terrorists.

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Climate crisis is humanitarian emergency for women and girls in particular

As we mark World Humanitarian Day, we need to take urgent action to engage in climate adaptation, build climate resilience and prepare all the better for the escalating

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Van Gaal begins reign aiming to turn Dutch into world champions

THE HAGUE, Netherlands-Two weeks into his third stint as Netherlands coach, Louis van Gaal has a clear goal: "To be world champion."But he conceded Tuesday it won't be