Technology
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Alexander @Alexander - over 5 years ago
Amenity Detection and Beyond — New Frontiers of Computer Vision at Airbnb
Amenity Detection and Beyond — New Frontiers of Computer Vision at AirbnbIn 2018, we published a blog post titled Categorizing Listing Photos at Airbnb. In that post, we introduced an image classification model which categorized listing photos into different room types an...continued
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Webster @Webster - over 5 years ago
Iranian Revolutionary Guard commandos drop from helicopter to hijack British tanker
Iranian Revolutionary Guard commandos drop from helicopter to hijack British tankerA new propaganda video captures the moment Iranian Revolutionary Guard commandos drop from a helicopter to hijack a British tanker.Footage shows troops wearing ski masks and carrying machin...continued
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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - over 5 years ago
Where is the EU going on tech and competition policy? – TechCrunch
Huge technology policy questions are looming for whoever takes the top jobs at the European Union in the coming months. Decisions that could radically reshape tech business models, reconfigure the competitive landscape and change the relationship between Internet users a...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - over 5 years ago
How an immigration crackdown is hurting UK startups – TechCrunch
The two people who sat down in reception without an appointment would not leave the startup’s office until the end of the day. Two months later, a letter followed informing the company it had been suspended from the United Kingdom’s register of licensed sponsors, the data...continued
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Geovany @Geovany - 3 days ago
Elon Musk ‘Doesn’t Know How to Make a Battery,’ Rival Says
Robin Zeng, founder and chairman of CATL, says Musk's 4860 battery design "is going to fail and never be successful."
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George @George - 1 day ago
iPhone 17: Newer 3nm Technology Expected for A19 and A19 Pro Chips
Apple's next-generation A19 chip for the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air and A19 Pro chip for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will be manufactured with TSMC's latest, third-generation 3nm process called "N3P," analyst Jeff Pu said today, in a broader tech…
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Zackery @Zackery - over 5 years ago
Meet Mike 'Brolylegs' Begum: A most extraordinary Street Fighter competitor
Mike 'Brolylegs' Begum is a most extraordinary Street Fighter competitorAt 8:30 a.m. on a Thursday in May, the air already thick and sticky, Mike "Brolylegs" Begum whirs up and down the sloping driveway of his family's house in Brownsville, Texas, in his custom electric w...continued
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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 5 years ago
Lakeland Financial: Finding Growth And Value In The Financials Sector
Lakeland Financial: Finding Growth And Value In The Financials Sector - Lakeland Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:LKFN)The Financials Sector is currently our top-rated sector and earns our Very Attractive rating.Financials have underperformed significantly over the past five...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - over 5 years ago
Foundations Can Unlock a Food System to Feed the World
Foundations Can Unlock a Food System to Feed the WorldCreating a food system that can feed a growing population in the face of climate change—without replicating the harms of the industrial food system—is one of the great challenges of our time. Worldwide, one in nine peo...continued
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Devin @Devin - over 5 years ago
More Evidence That Most Cancer Mutations Are Simply The Result Of Bad Luck
More Evidence That Most Cancer Mutations Are Simply The Result Of Bad LuckFor decades we’ve been told if we don’t smoke, don’t drink, use sunscreen and eat right, we can hope to have a fighting chance against cancer. And while this is certainly true, and genes, lifestyle ...continued
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Izaiah @Izaiah - 1 day ago
The Norwegian Company Blamed for California's Hydrogen Car Woes
A civil fraud case reveals that the hydrogen fueling stations promoted by Toyota, Shell, and Chevron never worked in the first place.
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Sandrine @Sandrine - over 5 years ago
Alexa: What Can Apollo 11 Teach Us About Our Relationship with Technology?
Alexa: What Can Apollo 11 Teach Us About Our Relationship with Technology?Tracy Dahlby teaches journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. His latest book is “Into the Field: A Foreign Correspondent’s Notebook.” If you haven’t seen Samsung’s Apollo 11-themed televisi...continued
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Teagan @Teagan - over 5 years ago
Micron: Don't Buy The Breakout
Micron: Don't Buy The Breakout - Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)MU shares have been moving higher lately. This upward momentum in price action has been driven by a Q3 report that was "strong."Previously, Sanjay Mehrotra, the company's CEO detailed his vision on CNBC t...continued
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Rex @Rex - over 5 years ago
Weekly Recap & Major Analyst Calls, Looking Backwards & Forwards for 2019 in 10 Minutes
Weekly Recap & Major Analyst Calls, Looking Backwards & Forwards for 2019 in 10 MinutesSomehow, the second quarter of 2019 has come to an end and the year is now half way over. It also appears that the snap-back rally after the “Sell in May and Go Away” pressure a...continued
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Grayce @Grayce - over 5 years ago
Tesla And Elon Musk Might Find Their Way To Self-Driving Cars Via Neuralink And Brainjacking
Tesla And Elon Musk Might Find Their Way To Self-Driving Cars Via Neuralink And BrainjackingI was speaking at an AI autonomous vehicle industry event this week and was asked whether there is any kind of connection between Elon Musk’s efforts with Tesla and his activities ...continued
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Myles @Myles - over 5 years ago
Livongo Health IPO: Funded By Merck And May Not Be Expensive At 10x Sales
Livongo Health IPO: Funded By Merck And May Not Be Expensive At 10x Sales - Livongo Health (Pending:LVGO)Livongo Health, Inc. uses artificial intelligence and data science to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from chronic diseases.Livongo Health obtains in...continued
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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 5 years ago
The Confused U.S. Messaging Campaign on Huawei
The Confused U.S. Messaging Campaign on HuaweiFor the past several months, American policymakers have sought to convince allies, partners and potential partners to ban Chinese telecommunications company Huawei from supplying the entirety of, or components for, 5G communic...continued
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Monserrat @Monserrat - over 5 years ago
Best Buy Is Not A Best Buy Anymore
Best Buy Is Not A Best Buy Anymore - Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY)Best Buy is a great company that has stood the test of time and is currently doing well enough to negate the threat of online retailers.Operating margins are likely to improve in the next 5 years supported ...continued
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Anderson @Anderson - almost 5 years ago
Alchemy is secretly fixing blockchain’s node nightmare
Alchemy is secretly fixing blockchain’s node nightmare – TechCrunchThe top cryptocurrency companies have quietly begun to outsource their infrastructure problems to a tiny stealth startup. It’s called Alchemy. Today it’s making the big public reveal of its technology that...continued
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 5 years ago
HP Envy 13 (2019) review: HP proves its design chops
HP Envy 13 (2019) review: HP proves its design chopsBack in March,I reviewed the HP Spectre x360 13, calling it the most beautiful convertible that exists. As it turns out, that wasn't just a fluke. The HP Envy 13 is one of the sexiest clamshell laptops that I've ever see...continued
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Jessika @Jessika - over 5 years ago
The Life-Changing Magic Of Making Do
Opinion: The life-changing magic of making doBenjamin Leszcz is a partner at Whitman Emorson, a design studio in Toronto. He worked previously as a magazine writer and editor.Several years ago, while living in London, England, my wife met Prince Charles at an event associ...continued
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George @George - over 5 years ago
Herc Holdings Announces Pricing of Upsized $1.2 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
Herc Holdings Announces Pricing of Upsized $1.2 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes OfferingBONITA SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HRI) (the “Company”) today announced that it has priced $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.50% Senior Notes du...continued
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Sandrine @Sandrine - over 5 years ago
Congressional testimony reveals some faults in Facebook’s digital currency plans
Congressional testimony reveals some faults in Facebook’s digital currency plans – TechCrunchAs Facebook continues to lay the foundation for getting some of the world’s largest payment processing and technology companies a seat at the global monetary policy table, the com...continued
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Jany @Jany - over 5 years ago
This is one smart device that every urban home could use – TechCrunch
Living in a dense urban environment brings many startup-fuelled conveniences, be it near instant delivery of food — or pretty much whatever else you fancy — to a whole range of wheels that can be hopped on (or into) to whisk you around at the tap of an app. But the bigges...continued
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Casper @Casper - over 5 years ago
Sand In My Shoes: June Update
Sand In My Shoes: June UpdateWell, after a brutal May where the S&P 500 fell 6.58%, the market rebounded sharply in June climbing 6.89%, the largest monthly increase in the index since January earlier this year. At the half-year mark, the S&P 500 is up more than 1...continued
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