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 ## [China's e-commerce titan Alibaba hit with antitrust probe: Rita Liao](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/alibaba-antitrust-probe/)

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> China’s top market watchdog has begun a probe into Alibaba over alleged anti-competition practices at the e-commerce firm, the latest of Beijing’s efforts to curb the country’s ever-expanding internet titans. The State Administration for Market Regulation sai…



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 ## [Google reportedly tightens grip on research into 'sensitive topics': Devin Coldewey](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/google-reportedly-tightens-grip-on-research-into-sensitive-topics/)

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> Google is currently under fire for apparently pushing out a researcher whose work warned of bias in AI, and now a report from Reuters says others doing such work at the company have been asked to “strike a positive tone” and undergo additional reviews for res…



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 ## [Gift Guide: Last-minute subscriptions to keep the gifts going all year: Greg Kumparak](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/gift-guide-last-minute-gift-ideas/)

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> SURPRISE! It's December 23rd. How? Because time doesn't make sense anymore and last week was really a month ago and April was yesterday.



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 ## [Daily Crunch: Telegram prepares to monetize: Anthony Ha](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/daily-crunch-telegram-prepares-to-monetize/)

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> Telegram will introduce ads, TikTok’s parent company is moving into drug discovery and President Trump continues his battle against Section 230. This is your Daily Crunch for December 23, 2020. The big story: Telegram prepares to monetize Telegram founder Pav…



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 ## [Trump vetoes major defense bill, citing Section 230: Taylor Hatmaker](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/trump-ndaa-veto-section-230/)

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> Following through on his previous threat, President Trump has vetoed the $740 million National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a major bill that allocates military funds each year. Through tweets in early December, Trump said he would sink the NDAA if it wa…



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 ## [XRP cryptocurrency crashes following announcement of SEC suit against Ripple: Lucas Matney](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/ripples-xrp-cryptocurrency-crashes-following-announcement-of-sec-suit/)

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> The value of one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrencies is crashing and a recently filed SEC complaint is at the root of the free fall. According to CoinMarketCap, the XRP token’s value has declined more than 42% in the past 24 hours and is down more t…



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 ## [TechCrunch editors choose their top stories of 2020: Veanne Cao](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/techcrunch-editors-choose-their-top-stories-of-2020/)

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> As the year comes to a close, some of our editors share their top stories from 2020.



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 ## [Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California: Kirsten Korosec](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/nuro-can-now-operate-and-charge-for-autonomous-delivery-services-in-california/)

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> Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is allowed to launch commercial driverless services on public roads in California — the first company to clear this hurdle — after receiving a permit from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Nuro, which was founded in Ju…



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 ## [Honk introduces a real-time, ephemeral messaging app aimed at Gen Z: Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/honk-introduces-a-real-time-ephemeral-messaging-app-aimed-at-gen-z/)

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> A new mobile app called Honk aims to make messaging with friends a more interactive, real-time experience. Instead of sending texts off into the void and hoping for a response, friends on Honk communicate via messages that are shown live as you type, with no …



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 ## [Letterhead wants to be the Shopify of email newsletters: Eric Eldon](https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/letterhead-wants-to-be-the-shopify-of-email-newsletters/)

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> You’re probably investing in an email newsletter these days, whether you’re an international brand, a nonprofit, or a local news publisher. Maybe email is even your focus now, because you got burned by Facebook, Google or other closed platforms during the pas…



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