Ericka
@Ericka
421 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Kraig
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over 3 years ago
Echelon exposed riders’ account data, thanks to a leaky API
Image Credits: Echelon (stock image)Peloton wasn’t the only at-home workout giant exposing private account data. Rival exercise giant Echelon also had a leaky API that let virtually anyone access riders’ account information.Fitness technology company Echelon, like Peloton...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Clarissa
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over 3 years ago
Singtel reviewing digital businesses after $907 million hit - Reuters
A Singtel booth is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. Picture taken March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman DagaSingapore Telecommunications Ltd (STEL.SI) said on Friday it has begun a strategic review of digital marketing arm Amobee...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Webster
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over 3 years ago
I love being a mogul: Hollywood stars go into business
"I've always wanted to be a mogul," says Thorne, who at 23, is an actor, singer, model, film director and businesswoman.Source: BBC NewsPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
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over 3 years ago
Holidu books $45M after growing its vacation rentals business ~50% YoY during COVID-19
Vacation rental startup Holidu has tucked $45 million in Series D funding into its suitcase — bringing its total raised since being founded back in 2014 to more than $120M.The latest funding round is led by 83North with participation from existing investors Prime Ventures...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Muriel
@Muriel -
over 3 years ago
Register for Google Marketing Livestream
Did you know searches for corsages and boutonnières are one of the top trending categories this month in the U.S.? Meanwhile in Italy, one of the top growing categories of searches this month is charms and pendants. And in Japan, searches in the drawing and painting kits ...continued
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Americo
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over 3 years ago
Apptopia raises $20M to expand its competitive intelligence business beyond mobile
Boston-based Apptopia, a company providing competitive intelligence in the mobile app ecosystem, has closed on $20 million in Series C funding aimed at fueling its expansion beyond the world of mobile apps. The new financing was led by ABS Capital Partners, and follows th...continued
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Josiah
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over 3 years ago
A Wedding Planner With a Lot on Her Plate
Nathalie Cadet-James started Luxe Fete, an event planning and design studio, in 2009. Like many others in the industry, the pandemic forced her to shift her focus from over-the-top luxury weddings to producing shippable celebration boxes for intimate gatherings.“When the ...continued
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Jimmy
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over 3 years ago
Equity Monday: Dogecoin is passé, but student notes are big business
Equity Monday: Dogecoin is passé, but student notes are big and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, tal...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
over 3 years ago
How to Maximize Your Company's Value Through Marketing
May 9, 2021 6 min Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their companies aren’t likely to be acquired in an eyebrow-raising $39 billion deal, such as AstraZeneca’s purchase of Alexion. Nonetheless, news of companies getting ac...continued
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Torey
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over 3 years ago
Roc Nation’s VC Neil Sirni lays out his investment strategy
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation announced in 2017 that it was forming a venture investment arm called Arrive. And the firm has been busy since then — co-founder and president Neil Sirni said Arrive has made 29 investments thus far.At the same time, Sirni hasn’t really said much about ...continued
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Liliane
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over 3 years ago
Covid: Putin says Sputnik vaccines 'reliable as Kalashnikovs'
The Sputnik V vaccine works in a similar way to others developed by Oxford/AstraZeneca and Janssen/Johnson Johnson. It uses a cold-type virus, engineered to be harmless, as a carrier to deliver a small fragment of the coronavirus to the body.Source: BBC NewsPowered by Ne...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 3 years ago
Apple is giving a laser company that builds some of its AR tech $410 million
Apple has announced that it’s awarding Pennsylvania-based optical technology company II-VI with $410 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund. Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted that the company’s tech helps power Apple’s FaceID, Memoji, and Portrait Mode. The company also m...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Arvid
@Arvid -
over 3 years ago
Uber’s mixed Q1 earnings portray an evolving business
Uber’s mixed Q1 earnings portray an evolving Uber followed Lyft in reporting its Q1 2021 earnings this week. And like its rival, its results take a little bit of work to understand. So, this afternoon, we’re going to parse them as a pair so that we both understand what’s...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
over 3 years ago
Apple expands its ad business with a new App Store ad slot
At the same time as it’s cracking down on the advertising businesses run by rivals, Apple is introducing a new way for developers to advertise on the App Store. Previously, developers could promote their apps after users initiated a search on the App Store by targeting sp...continued
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Rex
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over 3 years ago
Sprout.ai raises $11m Series A led by Octopus Ventures to apply AI to insurance claims
Sprout.ai raises $11m Series A led by Octopus Ventures to apply AI to insurance was way back in 2018 that Omni:us appeared to disrupt the insurance market by applying AI to this most legacy of all industries. It has now gone on to raise $44.1 million. In a similar vein, ...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
over 3 years ago
Pivoting from offline into virtual events for enterprises nets Tame a $5.5M Seed round
Pivoting from offline into virtual events for enterprises nets Tame a $5.5M Seed March 2020, Tame had a digital event suite for offline corporate events. But with the pandemic hitting, it did a hard pivot into providing a highly customizable virtual events platform, prim...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 3 years ago
EXCLUSIVE Tennis-Budapest removed as host of Billie Jean King Cup Finals - Reuters
Budapest has been removed as host city of the Billie Jean Cup Finals after its contract with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) was terminated.
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Casper
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over 3 years ago
Verizon is selling its media business for $5 billion after splurging on AOL and Yahoo
Well, this is awkward. Verizon has agreed a deal to sell its "Verizon Media" unit — including Engadget — to the investment firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. Verizon will retain a 10-percent stake in the company, which will be named Yahoo.Verizon Media was the ...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 3 years ago
Verizon CEO memo: Apollo to focus on commerce, content and betting with new Yahoo business
With Verizon’s long-anticipated sale of its media business now finally in progress — by way of a deal, announced earlier today, with private equity firm Apollo paying $5 billion for Yahoo, AOL, and the many various internet brands and services that are part of the operati...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Cynthia
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over 3 years ago
Smooth out business processes and data analysis with this 6-course bundle
Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.TL:DR: The Ultimate Oracle, SAP, and Salesforce Training Prep Bundle is on sale for £17.90 as of May 1, saving yo...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Cyril
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over 3 years ago
Sequoia’s Mike Vernal will share how to iterate with tempo at TC Early Stage in July
TC Early Stage is back in July and we have a fantastic lineup in store that’s laser-focused on marketing and fundraising. That includes, but is not limited to, Sequoia’s Mike Vernal, whose portfolio companies include Citizen, PicsArt, Whisper, Threads, Houseparty and more...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 3 years ago
NCAA Gives USC Probation and a Fine In Bribery Scandal
A disciplinary committee put the Southern California program on probation for two years in connection with a 2017 investigation into corruption in college hoops.
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Elian
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over 3 years ago
Easily Create Marketing and Sales Materials With This Entrepreneur-Focused Design Platform
From marketing materials to business presentations, PoweredTemplate has you Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter 2021 2 min Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you'll find interesti...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Angus
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over 3 years ago
Greece’s Viva Wallet raises $80M for its neo-bank targeting small business merchants
Challenger banks continue to make significant waves in the world of finance, with smaller outfits luring customers away from incumbents by providing an easier way for them to not only engage with basic banking services, but to tap into a wave of technology that brings mor...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Pablo
@Pablo -
over 3 years ago
This Researcher Says AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent
+++lead-in-textTechnology companies like to portray [artificial as a precise and powerful tool for good. Kate Crawford says that mythology is flawed. In her book [*Atlas of she visits a lithium mine, an warehouse, and a 19th-century phrenological skull archive to illus...continued
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