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| TOP HEADLINE | Catherine Tucker ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/pokemon-money.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Pokémon Go has been downloaded more than 100 million times since its July debut, making it the biggest-growing mobile game ever. Naturally, the phenomenon has... Read More… |
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| Haje Jan Kamps ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/selfie.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | We are often told that starting a startup on your own is madness. There are thousands of articles out there that tell you that and why why you need a... Read More… |
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| Jon Evans ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/trump-taj-mahal.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | I won't insult your intelligence by pretending to be unbiased. I think exactly what you'd expect a Canadian who lives in San Francisco to think: how could... Read More… |
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| Josh Constine ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/facebook-trending.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Twitter’s “Trends” are often confusing. Why is #MPBMS or #TechMunch trending? You had to click through and figure it out for yourself. When... Read More… |
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| Sarah Perez ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/googlewallet-table.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Google today is stepping up its battle with Venmo, Square Cash and other person-to-person payment applications with an update to its Google Wallet mobile app,... Read More… |
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| Jon Russell ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/screenshot-2016-08-27-13-24-19.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Opera, which recently agreed to sell its browser business in a Chinese consortium, has reset user passwords for one of its services after it servers were... Read More… |
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| John Mannes ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/gettyimages-481876692.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an office under the Department of Homeland Security, put forward a proposal today that would allow the U.S.... Read More… |
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