Elvie
@Elvie
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Elvie
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over 5 years ago
China is establishing an 'unreliable entities' list that will include companies and people
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands by national flags.Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty ImagesChina said it will establish a list of so-called unreliable entities of foreign companies and people that "seriously damage" the interests of domestic firms. "Foreign enterprises, o...continued
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over 5 years ago
WarnerMedia, Disney, Netflix threaten to leave Georgia if abortion restrictions take effect
WarnerMedia, the parent company of Warner Bros, became the third major studio to say it would rethink its business in Georgia if the state’s law banning abortion at six weeks takes effect. In a statement on Thursday, WarnerMedia said, “We will watch the situation closely ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Goodbye BlackBerry Messenger – TechCrunch
Just over a month ago, Emtek announced the end of BlackBerry Messenger for consumers. The once-mighty messaging service had a good run, outstripping the popularity of its hardware namesake. Launched in 2005, licensing rights for the service were acquired by Indonesia-base...continued
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over 5 years ago
The secretary of state in Texas is gone. Sadly, his successor probably won’t be any better
Texas attorney general David Whitley — who earlier this year tried unsuccessfully to purge thousands from state voter rolls — has resigned. Sadly, the aggressive voter suppression efforts that have become infamous in the state are not leaving with him, election rights adv...continued
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over 5 years ago
David Seaman wants Bernd Leno to start ahead of Petr Cech in the Europa League final | Sportslens
Arsenal and Chelsea will face-off in an all-English Europa League final in Baku, Azerbaijan next Wednesday, and manager Unai Emery has been handed a huge selection headache ahead of th...continued
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over 5 years ago
How to use Instagram's best features, which you might not even know about
INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21: Festival goer attends 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival.Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWhen it launched in 2010, Instagram was mostly a place to post pictures with funky filters that looked a bit like they ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Right-wing media defends Navy SEAL accused of killing Iraqi civilians, posing with corpses
Conservative media has jumped to the defense of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, the Navy SEAL accused of war crimes against unarmed civilians, whom President Donald Trump is reportedly considering pardoning this week. Gallagher is set to stand trial at the end ...continued
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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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over 5 years ago
SeatGeek names former Tumblr and NYT exec Brian Murphy as CTO – TechCrunch
Ticketing startup SeatGeek has a new CTO. Brian Murphy previously held the same position at Tumblr (which, like TechCrunch, is owned by Verizon Media) and has also served as vice president of engineering at The New York Times and senior director of technology at Condé Nas...continued
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