Technology
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Muriel @Muriel - almost 5 years ago
BeBlocky is using gaming to educate a new generation of African programmers
BeBlocky is using gaming to educate a new generation of African programmers – TechCrunchNathan Damtew, the founder of new Ethiopian education technology and gaming company BeBlocky, has always been interested in games.An avid Call of Duty player, the young entrepreneur, w...continued
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Ariel @Ariel - about 5 years ago
Armenia and the technology of diaspora
Armenia and the technology of diaspora – TechCrunchIt’s a tough world out there for small countries. Technology is the future, everyone knows that; but how do you claim your share of that future when you’re competing with America, China, the EU and India?How do you build ...continued
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Elaina @Elaina - over 4 years ago
Five ways to bring a UX lens to your AI project
As AI and machine-learning tools become more pervasive and accessible, product and engineering teams across all types of organizations are developing innovative, AI-powered products and features. AI is particularly well-suited for pattern recognition, prediction and forec...continued
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Meggie @Meggie - about 4 years ago
ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to Nvidia
ARM: UK-based chip designer sold to US firm Nvidia By Leo KelionTechnology desk editor Published duration 5 hours agoimage copyright Getty Images/ARMUK-based computer chip designer ARM Holdings is being sold to the American graphics chip specialist Nvidia.The deal values ...continued
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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 3 years ago
Could Time Loops Be the New Big Thing for Next-Gen Consoles?
New SSD technology helps developers bend space and time—and creativity.
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Teagan @Teagan - over 5 years ago
KW's LRT is up and running — so what can Hamilton learn?
Years of planning and construction in Waterloo came to fruition Friday when the region's new ION Light Rail Transit (LRT) system launched.It didn't come easy — or on time — but now that the system is up and running, there's lots that Hamilton could learn from the process,...continued
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Wilmer @Wilmer - over 5 years ago
Home Screens — Michael McGuinness
Home Screens — Michael McGuinness — MacSparkyI use Overcast for all of my podcasts, I had set up different playlists, but I mostly use the "All Episodes" playlist to just view and look for the ones I want to listen to. I used to be a big fan of Mac Power Users, though I h...continued
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Bobby @Bobby - almost 3 years ago
How Technology is Evolving to Make Companies More Productive
What’s one of the biggest goals of most small businesses? Efficiency. Emerging technology is helping to make companies more productive. When operations are fast, effective, and accurate, the company can...
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Bobby @Bobby - almost 3 years ago
The best TV deals we could find for Black Friday
Aside from the weeks leading up to the big game, the Black Friday shopping period is arguably the best time of year to buy a new TV. Whether you're looking for your first OLED set or a budget-friendly smart TV, you'll find many options at cheaper-than-usual p…
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Josiah @Josiah - over 5 years ago
Domino's 2Q sales fall short as delivery services bite
Domino's 2Q sales fall short as delivery services biteANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza said aggressive discounting by third-party delivery services like DoorDash is hurting its U.S. sales — and shows no sign of letting up.U.S. sales at stores open at least a year rose 3%...continued
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Devin @Devin - over 3 years ago
This Fingertip for Robots Uses Magnets to ‘Feel’ Things
By sensing the subtle changes in the finger’s own magnetic field, this new technology could one day make for ultra-sensitive prosthetic hands.
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 5 years ago
Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups – TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s most noteworthy venture deals, fundraises, M&A transactions and trends. Let’s take a quick moment to catch up. Last week, I wrote about an alternative to ventur...continued
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Elliott @Elliott - over 5 years ago
Startups Weekly: Will the real unicorns please stand up? – TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s noteworthy venture capital deals, funds and trends. Before I dive into this week’s topic, let’s catch up a bit. Last week, I wrote about the sudden uptick in bevera...continued
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Myles @Myles - almost 5 years ago
Medigate partners with Cerner to secure medical devices and networks
Medigate partners with Cerner to secure medical devices and networks – TechCrunchMedigate, an Israeli startup working to secure medical devices and manage assets inside a hospital, has partnered with the medical information technology juggernaut Cerner on services and sup...continued
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Kari @Kari - almost 3 years ago
What Will Smartphones Be Like in 10 years?
If you’d asked a panel of experts 10 years ago what smartphones would look like in a decade, you’d have gotten all kinds of wild responses. Recall that in 2001 the biggest thing in cell phone technology was the Nokia 8250, the chief selling point of which was…
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Ariel @Ariel - over 5 years ago
SME's North American Manufacturing Research Institution Announces Manufacturing Vision Award Winner
SME's North American Manufacturing Research Institution Announces Manufacturing Vision Award WinnerNAMRI's Blue Sky Competition, now in its third year, is supported and funded by the National Science Foundation. The competition looks beyond traditional methods in U.S. man...continued
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Kraig @Kraig - over 5 years ago
Do You Know If Apple's iPhone 11 Will Be 5G? YouGov Finds 91% Get The Answer Wrong
Do You Know If Apple's iPhone 11 Will Be 5G? YouGov Finds 91% Get The Answer WrongSo 5G talk is now everywhere and anticipation is growing. Spurred on by speed tests from early network launches, consumers are turning to thoughts of lightning-fast downloads, zero-latency, ...continued
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Ariel @Ariel - over 3 years ago
Gloat raises $57M to reinvent the internal job board
A lot of the focus in recruitment these days has been on better technology to connect people to job opportunities at new organizations, but that also leaves a wide opening to focus on one of the other big funnels for finding work: internal transfers. Today, a…
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Nelson @Nelson - over 5 years ago
Powerbeats Pro are the Bluetooth earbuds to beat – TechCrunch
Let’s get the bad out of the way first, shall we? For starters, that charging case is huge. There’s no way around it. It’s something that’s become more and more apparent as the weather is warmer and I no longer have jacket pockets to carry it around in. If you shell out t...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - about 5 years ago
SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company
SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company – TechCrunchSoftBank Group, the multibillion-dollar Japanese technology conglomerate and investment firm, has put together a bid that would save WeWork parent companyThe We Company, just weeks b...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - about 5 years ago
Obama says technology is 'splintering' society - CNET
Obama says technology is 'splintering' societyAs a former president of the United States, Barack Obama has stayed in a lot of presidential suites. Though the rooms are beautiful and spacious, he says, they also exemplify a couple of things: People don't need that much, an...continued
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Delia @Delia - over 5 years ago
Sean Parker’s Brigade/Causes acquired by govtech app Countable – TechCrunch
Causes grew to a jaw-dropping 200 million users as one of the first 10 Facebook platform apps. Started by Facebook co-founder Sean Parker, it was meant to turn a generation into activists and philanthropists. Causes acquired Votizen to augment shallow clicktivism with a ...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - over 2 years ago
Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’
The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool.
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Erik @Erik - over 5 years ago
Box Office: 'The Lion King' Bites Off Huge $78.5M Friday
Box Office: 'The Lion King' Bites Off Huge $78.5M FridayJon Favreau's The Lion King is feeling the love at the North American box office, where it's on course to score the biggest opening ever for a Disney remake of a classic animated film.The movie grossed $78.5 million ...continued
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Dayton @Dayton - over 1 year ago
Media execs haven’t learned a thing from these AI tests
G/O Media is the latest media company to have embarrassing results with a new AI experiment. Journalists are promised AI will benefit them but have little control over the tools their companies are using.
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