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SimpliFed serves up $500,000 pre-seed toward infant nutrition support

Feeding babies can take many different forms, and is also an area where parents can feel less supported as they navigate this new milestone in their lives.Enter SimpliF

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Florida governor appeals ruling on masks in schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge's ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on stu

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Voice chat is coming to Roblox

As one of the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current course —

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Lang Ping steps down as head coach of Chinese women's volleyball team

"Finally the mission is accomplished. First stop, Suzhou. I'm going to sweep the tomb of my late mother, who passed away due to health issues last year."Lang Ping poste

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Lang Ping steps down as head coach of Chinese women's volleyball team

"Finally the mission is accomplished. First stop, Suzhou. I'm going to sweep the tomb of my late mother, who passed away due to health issues last year."Lang Ping poste

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Books launched for CPC's 100th anniversary

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, People's Literature Publishing House has launched a set of four-volume books, a series entitled 100 Short Litera

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Xi urges young officials to strengthen competency for important tasks

00:37 Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on W

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How drones are helping to fight rural poverty

03:06 Agricultural drones are surging in popularity across China's farms. A drone spraying a field with pesticides or fertilizers can cover 1,215 hectares in one day compared with just

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Fall semester begins with sweeping anti-virus measures

Posting one-meter distance signs, putting up infrared thermometers, and setting up temporary observation zones, schools in China are ramping up anti-virus measures while welcoming the fall semester st

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Cheeterz Club wants to make reading glasses hip

Can reading glasses actually be cool? A new eyewear company called Cheeterz Club thinks so. The startup is working to change the perception of reading glasses from being just cheap, disposable items y

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UK-based Heroes raises $200M to buy up more Amazon merchants for its roll-up play

Heroes, one of the new wave of startups aiming to build big e-commerce businesses by buying up smaller third-party merchants on Amazon’s Marketplace, has raised another big round of funding to d

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Fundraising for your startup? We’ve got you covered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

Fundraising is a huge part of building a successful startup, and whether you’re looking for information about the latest trends, alternative funding or how to fine-tune your pitch to attract investors

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You'll have to tell Instagram your birthday if you want to log in

Facebook plans a range of measures to catch under-age users in the case they lie about their birthdate, ahead of the UK introducing new legal guidance on age appropriate design for social media companies.

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This Sequoia- and Henry Kravis-backed prediction market wants to turn opinions into money

More than 15 years ago, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, which was acquired by Nasdaq in 2008, and another since-sold exchange called HedgeStreet, both announced they intended to offer something calle

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How India can stop its rape crisis

09:22 High profile cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India seem to follow a similar trajectory. A brutal rape takes place, people protest, officials sometimes make som

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Instagram will require users to provide their birthday

Instagram will begin prodding users to share their birthday with the service, if they haven’t already done so. The company today announced it will now start popping up a notification that asks y

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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