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GOP lawmaker Adam Kinzinger explains mixed feelings over leaving Afghanistan in Taliban control

Republican Congressman and US military veteran Adam Kinzinger on Monday reflected on the closing of America's longest war, saying that while he's relieved, Afghanistan

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The ignominious end of the American era

Future students of history will remember August 30, 2021, as the end of the American era.For 20 years, the United States of America had sent its soldiers to Afghanistan

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Telegram tops 1 billion downloads

Popular instant messaging app Telegram has joined the elite club of apps that have been downloaded over 1 billion times globally, according to Sensor Tower.The Dubai-headquartered app, which was launc

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5 takeaways from Toast’s S-1 filing

Welcome back to IPO season.No, we won’t call it hot liquidity summer, but after an August lull, the public-offering cycle is back upon us. Last week we saw filings from Warby Parker, Toast and F

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Kocomo raises millions to give people a way to co-own a luxury vacation home

Who doesn’t want a vacation home?Right. That’s what I thought.Kocomo is a Mexico City-based startup that wants to help make that dream a reality. And it’s just closed on a $6 million equity and $50 mi

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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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Kabul suicide attacks should ring the alarm bells

The multiple suicide attacks at the Kabul airport on August 26, killing over 170 people, including 13 American soldiers, and injuring over 200, are stark reminders that

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Kabul suicide attacks should ring the alarm bells

The multiple suicide attacks at the Kabul airport on August 26, killing over 170 people, including 13 American soldiers, and injuring over 200, are stark reminders that

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Want to be a more holistic healthcare company? Add some Ginger 

When Headspace merged with on-demand mental healthcare platform Ginger, I was surprised. After all, Ginger raised $100 million in Series E funding just a few months ago — and last time I spoke to CEO

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The remote work argument has already been won by startups

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by what the weekday Exchange column digs into, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Want it in

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APD | Regional countries may come forward in self-interest to stabilize Afghanistan

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o

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TikTok bans viral ‘milk crate challenge’ over safety concerns

TikTok has banned the popular ‘milk crate challenge’ from its platform due to concerns that users participating in the trend could be seriously injured. The challenge saw TikTok users stacking milk cr

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Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up

As the global market for startup investing presses to new heights in terms of dollars invested this year, and deal volume ticks up in several regions, corporations are diving into the action.Data from

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As 5G demand grows, Sitenna helps telcos find more cell tower locations, faster

The buildout of 5G networks continues apace, with wide-scale deployments across much of the developed world. Yet, one of the largest challenges with closing the gaps in coverage maps are constraints o

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Sastrify snags $7M to help SMEs manage SaaS buying

With so much startup activity in the software as a service (SaaS) space it can be a challenge for businesses to figure out which of these SaaS (SaaSes?) are actually useful and worth continuing to she

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The pure hell of managing your JPEGs

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Natasha and Alex and Grace and Chris were joined by none other than Tec

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Forbes jumps into hot media liquidity summer with a SPAC combo

What a busy week in the world of media liquidity.That’s a sentence you don’t get to write often. Regardless, news broke this week that Axel Springer is buying U.S. political journalism out