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Anti-monopoly supervision and regulation aims for better development

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Blaming outside forces on election outcomes is a sign of U.S. decline

A waitress wears a protective mask as she watches a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump on a television during an election watching event at a local bar in Beijing, China, November 4, 2020. /Ge

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Anti-monopoly supervision and regulation aims for better development

The Innovation Center of Alibaba Group in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, December 20l 2019. /VCG Editor's note:This is a translation of an article first published in Chinese on peop

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Republicans plunge into open battle over attempts to overturn Trump’s loss to Biden

The GOP is plunging into open warfare over President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory — with President Trump taunting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and threa

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Fluent Forever raises $4.9M for its language learning system

Fluent Forever, a startup that uses a novel learning system to help its users master a new language faster, has raised a $4.9 million funding round led by Denver-based Stout Street Capital. Other inve

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The New York Times launches an AR-enabled crossword on Instagram

The New York Times is bringing its signature crosswords game into augmented reality. The media company announced this morning it’s launching a new AR-enabled game, “Shattered Crosswords,&#

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Liberis, the embedded finance provider for SMEs, raises additional £70M in equity and debt

Liberis, the U.K.-based fintech that provides finance for small businesses as an alternative to a traditional bank loan or extended overdraft, has replenished its own coffers with £70 million in fundi

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How will reckless adventurism in Taiwan Straits expose Trump administration?

On Saturday, China's military followed an American warship as it passed through the sensitive Taiwan Straits, with Beijing denouncing such reckless adventurism as sendi

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How will reckless adventurism in Taiwan Straits expose Trump administration?

On Saturday, China's military followed an American warship as it passed through the sensitive Taiwan Straits, with Beijing denouncing such reckless adventurism as sendi

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How will adventurism in Taiwan Straits expose Trump administration?

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'Like Xanax': In Lebanon, crisis comedy combats trauma

Lebanese comedians are defying taboos and bringing relief with jokes about dating, partying during the pandemic — and how even drug dealers are considering leaving the crisis-hit country.Laughter

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'Alexa, play the Queen's Christmas speech': Monarch's message branches out

The Queen's message has been available on TV, radio and YouTube but now it will be accessible via Alexa smart devices too.

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DJI added to Commerce Department ‘entity list’

Following numerous reports that the U.S. government was seeking to crack down on DJI, the Department of Commerce today will be adding the drone giant to its “Entity List.” Reuters and Dro

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Increasing diversity in tech hiring requires a common-ground approach

The pandemic is surging in America once more. If this past year is any indication, it will hurt all of us — but communities of color will continue to suffer disproportionately.Black and brown folks wi

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Google expands languages push in India to serve non-English speakers

There are over 600 million internet users in India, but only a fraction of this population is fluent in English. Most online services and much of the content on the web currently, however, are availab

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Cautious Trump treads fine line with Turkey sanctions

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Daily Crunch: Facebook escalates Apple criticism

Facebook takes aim at Apple, Texas sues Google and we interview the CEO of Boston Dynamics. This is your Daily Crunch for December 16, 2020.The big story: Facebook escalates Apple criticismFacebook