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China's national reserve forests aid biodiversity

00:48 The levels of biodiversityas well aswater and soil conservation are improving in China with the development of national reserve foreststhat house a variety of pre

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Space tech helps Chinese farmers fish for fortune in ponds

Space lotuses are in blossom in Xiaogan City, central China's Hubei Province, June 7, 2020. /CFPA sea of white lotus, grown from space-bred seeds, is blooming under ear

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Arianna Simpson of a16z on Yield Guild Games, the firm’s newest bet on crypto + gaming

As one of four general partners at Andreessen Horowitz who are now investing the venture firm’s third crypto fund, a $2.2 billion vehicle, Arianna Simpson is very focused on how to return that c

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Twitter rolls out a series of improvements to its Direct Message system

Have you ever tried to share a funny tweet with a few friends via Twitter DM, only to accidentally start a group chat? You’re not alone. Today, Twitter announced that it will roll out a few qual

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US lab reports it is on the cusp of major nuclear fusion breakthrough

An experiment conducted earlier this month saw a small pellet of hydrogen isotopes heated to produce "more than 10 quadrillion watts of fusion power for 100 trillionths of a second", according to the US National Ignition Facility.

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Tinder will soon make voluntary ID Verification available globally

Tinder announced this morning that in the “coming quarters,” users will be able to verify their ID on the app. This feature was first rolled out in Japan in 2019, where

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My big jump: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s CEO journey

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landsc

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Twitter’s web redesign isn’t as accessible as it should be, experts say

After teasing its new font in January, Twitter made some major changes to its website and app design this week. But while Twitter framed these updates as making the platform “more accessible,” some ac

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Yuan's gain may slow as fundamentals call for some calms

Bank staff introduces digital RMB wallets at the fifth World Intelligence Congress in north China's Tianjin Municipality, May 22, 2021. /CFP Editor's Note:Jimmy Zhu is chief strategist at Sing

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3 invaluable founder lessons I learned on my immigration journey

I was four years old when my dad first showed me a computer. I immediately asked him if we could take it apart to see how it worked. I was hooked.When I learned that Windows and Mac were based in the

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Vaccine colonialism meets vaccine cooperation

The "First Meeting of the International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation" is set for August 5. For obvious reasons, the conference will be held by video link. Not

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The old practice of meditation is making waves in modern China

With mounting pressure and uncertainty about her future, Pan Huinie, a 26-year-old law student, slipped into depression."When I woke up and saw my to-do list, I began t

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Livestream e-commerce: Why companies and brands need to tune in

What comes to mind when you think of livestreaming? In the U.S., most people would name their favorite celebrity leading a QA on Instagram or a gamer doing a speedrun on Twitch.In China, it’s shopping

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PayPal’s new ‘superapp,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch

PayPal’s plan to morph itself into a “superapp” has been given a go for launch.According to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, speaking to investors during this week’s second-quarter ear

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Michael Arrington’s next act

As longtime TechCrunch readers know well, Michael Arrington co-founded TechCrunch and Crunchbase, as well as the venture fund CrunchFund, which was later renamed Tuesday Capital. But In 2017, Arringto

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Pivot Bio rakes in $430M round D as modified microbes prove their worth in agriculture

Pivot Bio makes fertilizer — but not directly. Its modified microorganisms are added to soil and they produce nitrogen that would otherwise have to be trucked in and dumped there. This biotech-powered

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Square launches business bank accounts

One step at a time, Square is creating a new bank from scratch. Today, the company is launching a new product called Square Banking that combines a checking account, savings accounts, debit cards and