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Productivity in Indian parliament session marred by disruptions

A general view of the Indian Parliament building in New Delhi, July 19, 2021. /CFP The Indian parliament's monsoon session witnessed continuing disruptions as government and opposition lawmake

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China restricts kids’ online gaming to three hours a week

China’s National Press and Publication Administration has released a notice imposing limits on online gaming for minors. On September 1st, video game companies will have to restrict gaming time to thr

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CryptoPunks blasts past $1 billion in lifetime sales as NFT speculation surges

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week we dove into Bezos’s Blue Origin suing NASA. This week, I’m writing about the unlikely and triumphant resurgence of the NFT mar

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Two Britons and child of UK national killed in attack

There were two explosions near Kabul's airport amid a huge evacuation effort from Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with civilians and U.S. service members among the casualties. (Photo

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Andreessen Horowitz just rolled out a $400 million fund that’s expressly for seed deals

Andreessen Horowitz is begun to announce new funds almost as routinely as some startups have begun announcing follow-on rounds. After announcing a third biotech fund in February 2020 that’s curr

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After community backlash, Pokémon Go reinstates a COVID safety and accessibility feature

Pokémon Go announced yesterday that it will permanently keep an in-game feature that made the game easier to play while social distancing. Introduced at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the feature

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COVID: Britain reports 38,281 infections, 140 more deaths

The United Kingdom has recorded 38,281 new COVID cases and 140 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows. /Xinhua The United Kingdom has recorded 38,2

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D2C specs purveyor Warby Parker files to go public

Did you miss IPOs? I sure did. They could be coming back after a summer lull.Warby Parker, a D2C glasses company backed by over a half-billion dollars of private capital, filed to go public yesterday.

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Fika Ventures nearly triples its assets under management: ‘It’s definitely a crazy time’

Fika Ventures is a five-year-old, LA-based seed-stage fund that has been funding mostly business-to-business startups, as well as fintech companies and a sprinkling of healthcare IT startups — a

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Iran, Ukraine deny reports of Ukrainian plane hijacking

Iran on Tuesday dismissed media reports that a Ukrainian plane has been hijacked in Iran, saying the aircraft left Iran for Kiev after it was refueled in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according t

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Cincinnati Masters: Chinese-Australian duo shines in doubles

Alexander Zverev of Germany poses with the trophy after winning the Cincinnati Masters men's singles title in Mason, U.S., August 22, 2021. /CFP Alexander Zverev of Germany backed up his Olymp

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CMG Afghan correspondent recounts harrowing journey to Kabul airport

Jam-packed road to the airportIn normal times, it's a 10-minute and less than five-kilometer drive to Kabul airport. But today, our car had to stop every few hundred meters.Many people heading to

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When it comes to diversity in hiring, businesses are their own worst enemy

Over the past year, companies have continued to make ambitious pledges to address bias and systemic racism in the hiring process. But the track record of previous corporate diversity efforts is shaky

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Britain records 37,314 more COVID infections and 114 deaths

FILE PIC: The United Kingdom has recorded 37,314 more COVID infections and 114 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. /AFP The United Kingdom has recorded 37,314 mo

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Daily Crunch: Under pressure from ‘banking partners and payout providers,’ OnlyFans bans explicit content

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 19, 2021. Today is a go

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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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Spatial audio is coming to Netflix on iPhone and iPad

If you use AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, your mobile Netflix-watching is about to get a bit more immersive. Yesterday, Netflix confirmed that it has begun rolling out spatial audio support on iPhone and