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Xi stresses consolidating the sense of community for Chinese nation

01:04 Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with a family at Galai Village of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 21, 2021. /XinhuaSummarizing past e

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The bar for behavioral health startups just got higher

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Happy Saturday!After news broke that meditation app Headspace and on-d

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Egypt unearths remains of Greco-Roman town in Alexandria

An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed on Friday remains of a residential and commercial town dating back to the Greco-Roman era in the north coast city of Alexandria.During the excavation wo

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Next era of USMCA trade deal

08:50 The new era of North American free trade, under the renegotiated USMCA deal by the Trump administration, is now more than a year old.President Trump may be gone, but his legacy on

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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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Egypt unearths remains of Greco-Roman town in Alexandria

FILE PIC: An Egyptian archeological mission has unearthed on Friday remains of a residential and commercial town dating back to the Greco-Roman era in the north coast city of Alexandria. /Xinhua

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The DOJ and DHS subpoenaed Peloton over treadmill injury reporting

On Tuesday, Peloton announced the upcoming release of its entry-level Tread device. The news came ahead of a disappointing earnings report and after recalls of both of its treadmill products. Today, t

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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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Stonehenge Technology Labs bags $2M, gives CPG companies one-touch access to metrics

Stonehenge Technology Labs wants consumer packaged goods companies to gain meaningful use from all of the data they collect. It announced $2 million in seed funding for its STOPWATCH commerce enhancem

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Apple relaxes App Store rules to settle lawsuit ahead of Fortnite ruling

The iPhone maker will permit app developers to inform users about using payment methods outside of the App Store, where the company currently charges up to 30% commission on transactions.

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Cruise is buying solar energy from California farmers to power its electric, self-driving fleet

Cruise, the self-driving car company under General Motors, has launched a new initiative called Farm to Fleet that will allow the company to source solar power from farms in California’s Central

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Curio Wellness rebrands retail biz, expands its cannabis retail franchises to new states

Curio Wellness announced its innovative franchise program in 2020, and today it’s bringing the program across the United States. The company is now accepting franchise applications in ten states, incl

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YouTube to roll out Picture-in-Picture viewing for all U.S. iOS users, starting with Premium subscribers

Though YouTube has supported picture-in-picture viewing on Android devices since 2018, YouTube told TechCrunch today that it plans to launch the feature to all iOS users in the U.S. on both iPhone and

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We’re focusing on fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

Do you dig digital currency? Dream about decentralized finance, need to know NFTs? Maybe you’re just crypto-curious. Heck, check “all of the above” and get ready to focus on fintech at TechCrunch Disr

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Otter.ai expands automatic transcription assistant to Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Cisco Webex

AI-powered voice transcription service Otter.ai is expanding its Otter Assistant feature for Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Cisco Webex. Otter.ai first released this feature for Zoom users earlier

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Israel’s maturing fintech ecosystem may soon create global disruptors

“Even with its vast local talent, it seems Israel still has many hurdles to overcome in order to become a global fintech hub. [ … ] Having that said, I don’t believe any of these obstacles will preven

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Web cookie requests could crumble under plans to overhaul UK data laws

The pop-up banners asking users permission to access certain data have become a familiar part of landing on a new website - but they could become far fewer.