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BRI would be the best thing to happen to post-withdrawal Afghanistan

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After troops exit, safety of US Embassy in Kabul top concern

As the end to America’s “forever war” rapidly approaches, the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul are watching a worsening security situation and lookin

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To stay ahead of your competitors, start building your narrative on day one

Having a unique product used to give you at least a few months of lead time over other players, but that advantage seems to matter less and less — just think of how Twitter Spaces managed to land on A

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Twitter shares its ideas around new privacy features, including a way to hide your account from searches

Twitter today has shared a few more ideas it’s thinking about in terms of new features around conversation health and privacy. This includes a one-stop “privacy check-in” feature tha

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Box takes fight with activist investor public in SEC filing

The war between Box’s current leadership and activist shareholder Starboard took a new turn today with a detailed timeline outlining the two groups’ relationship, thanks to an SEC filing and companion

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BRI would be the best thing to happen to post-withdrawal Afghanistan

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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto speaks on Duolingo’s IPO and luring venture capital to the Steel City

https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/30/pittsburghs-locomation-puts-a-convoy-twist-on-autonomous-trucking/Pittsburgh is known as the Steel City, but these days, the city is turning to startups rather than s

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Nothing’s Ear 1 earbuds will feature noise cancelling and run $99

Fittingly, we don’t know a lot about Nothing. The young hardware startup has, however, done a stellar job building hype around precisely that fact. In the lead up to the July 27 launch of the company’

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CMU’s president discusses how Pittsburgh is building — and retaining — high-tech startups

For a brief moment, earlier this week, it seemed as though Pittsburgh might be the center of the tech universe. Just as Carnegie Mellon alum Duolingo was announcing its IPO. Senators Bob Casey and Pat

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Twitter considers new features for tweeting only to friends, under different personas, and more

Twitter has a history of sharing feature and design ideas it’s considering at very early stages of development. Earlier this month, for example, it showed off concepts around a potential “

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APD | A friend in need is a friend indeed, says Premier Imran Khan

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr. I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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Premium tea chain Nayuki's tepid IPO debut as investors fear losses

Chinese premium tea chain Nayuki had to contend with a tepid trading debut on Wednesday owing to investors' doubts over weak profitability.The Shenzhen-based company ra

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Meet one of first pro-boxers to make U.S. Olympic team

02:28 American boxer Keyshawn Davis built an impressive record as an amateur and planned on going pro after fighting in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but then came COVID-19, throwing the Tok

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Co-op raises $5.8M to help online merchants land customers for less

Ask anyone looking to sell online about their customer acquisition costs compared to a few years ago, and you’ll hear a tale of woe. Channels that were once a cost-effective ground for acquiring

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors

The U.K. is gaining in popularity as a great place to start a tech firm. The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion

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On TikTok, Black creators’ dance strike calls out creative exploitation

There’s a new Megan Thee Stallion music video out in time for triple digit temperatures. But instead of launching a fresh viral TikTok dance for summer, the single inspired an informal protest a

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Daily Crunch: With Wickr purchase, AWS enters the encrypted messaging business

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 June 25, 2021. We have a great