Ericka
@Ericka
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
NCAA cancels March Madness over coronavirus pandemic
"This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to [the] spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other ...continued
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Patrick
@Patrick -
over 4 years ago
Stonly grabs $3.5 million to make customer support more interactive
Stonly is building a service for customer support teams so that they can share step-by-step guides to solve the most common issues users have. The startup just raised a $3.5 million funding round led by Accel with business angels also participating, such as Eventbrite CTO...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 4 years ago
Yext aims to deliver more coronavirus-related answers by making its site search free
Yext says that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s making its Yext Answers site search product free for 90 days.You might not see an obvious connection between site search and a worldwide pandemic. You might even think this sounds like a marketing gimmick. But Yext...continued
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Garnet
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over 4 years ago
White House asks tech leaders for help with coronavirus response
On Wednesday, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios convened representatives from a number of the tech’s biggest companies to gameplan a response to the worsening global coronavirus pandemic.According to The Washington Post, the meeting, held remotely over the ph...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
The charter jet business is booming
(CNN) — So your flight's canceled, but you need to get home or to that important business meeting ASAP. Perhaps you're just nervous about transiting through a busy airport with other passengers.Most of us are handling coronavirus-related disruption by staying put, but for...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
The charter jet business is booming
(CNN) — So your flight's canceled, but you need to get home or to that important business meeting ASAP. Perhaps you're just nervous about transiting through a busy airport with other passengers.Most of us are handling coronavirus-related disruption by staying put, but for...continued
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Emmie
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over 4 years ago
TechCrunch Events and coronavirus
We here at TechCrunch are watching the novel coronavirus situation closely, as most of you likely are.In addition to our editorial coverage of the effects of the novel coronavirus on the business of entrepreneurship — and the ways that technology can help — we have a numb...continued
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Alexzander
@Alexzander -
over 4 years ago
How to Prevent Spammy Notifications from iPhone and iPad Apps
Photo : ShutterstockApple recently updated its App Store guidelines to allow apps to blast you with push notifications that contain advertising, marketing, or other promotions. The move doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given that Apple has been doing this within its ow...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
over 4 years ago
Arnold Schwarzenegger Sues Creator of Nightmarish Robot Lookalike for $10 Million, and Wouldn’t You?
Image : GettyThe Russian robotics company Promobot—makers of the touchscreen coronavirus robot—piqued horrified curiosity at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show with an animatronic Terminator-era Arnold Schwarzenegger. Rat king in form, robot slave in function, Promobot...continued
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George
@George -
over 4 years ago
Robinhood’s third outage may point to deeper problems in its tech stack
After suffering its third outage in two weeks, Robinhood’s founders may need to take a deeper dive into the technology stack that powers their business.That’s because the outage the mobile asset-trading platform experienced yesterday was unrelated to previous issues that ...continued
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Ismael
@Ismael -
over 4 years ago
Quibi accused of patent infringement for its 'Turnstyle' video feature
The tech in question allows Quibi to play different videos depending on whether the viewer is holding their phone horizontally or vertically, and it's central to Quibi's offering. Eko's lawyers sent Quibi a letter demanding that it stop using the technology or license it....continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
The tech boss who lost more than a billion
Image copyright Miguel Soltero Image caption Andrew Rickman today runs Rockley Photonics, which specialises in designing and producing next-generation, optical computer chipsThe BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This w...continued
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Moises
@Moises -
over 4 years ago
This $30 training will turn you into an in-demand digital marketer
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.TL;DR: Learn how to promote your own brand with the Dynamic Digital Marketing Manager bundle for just $29.99, a 97% savings as of March 9.As with most things in the moder...continued
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Rahsaan
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over 4 years ago
Amazon sells its self-checkout technology to other stores
Amazon wants to push retail into the future, but it could leave some customers behind.The e-commerce giant confirmed on Monday morning that it would start selling its cashier-less self-checkout technology to retail partners. The tech, which Amazon has dubbed "Just Walk Ou...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
The tech boss who lost more than a billion
Image copyright Miguel Soltero Image caption Andrew Rickman today runs Rockley Photonics, which specialises in designing and producing next-generation, optical computer chipsThe BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This w...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Adelia
@Adelia -
over 4 years ago
Markets are swinging wildly. Here's what you need to know
London (CNN Business) A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here .Investors could be forgiven for having whiplash after the events of the past week.What's happening: Following the worst ...continued
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Kari
@Kari -
over 4 years ago
What to consider when employees need to start working remotely
The COVID-19 crisis is touching all aspects of society, including how we work. In response, many companies are considering asking some percentage of their workforce to work remotely until the crisis abates.If your organization doesn’t have a great deal of experience with ...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
FCC looks to mandate anti-robocall tech after prodding from Congress
The FCC is finally going to require wireless carriers to implement an anti-robocalling technology, after asking them nicely for more than a year to do so at their convenience. Of course, the FCC itself is now required to do this after Congress got tired of waiting on them...continued
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Roger
@Roger -
over 4 years ago
Rigetti Computing took a $71 million down round, because quantum computing is hard
The $71 million in financing that quantum computing technology developer Rigetti Computing recently raised came at a significant cut to the company’s valuation, according to several sources with knowledge of the company.The company declined to comment on its valuation or ...continued
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Jaydon
@Jaydon -
over 4 years ago
Los Angeles-based Talespin nabs $15 million for its extended reality-based workforce training tools
It turns out the virtual and augmented reality companies aren’t dead — as long as they focus on the enterprise. That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did, and it just raised $15 million to grow its business.Traditional venture ca...continued
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Rahsaan
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over 4 years ago
Uber sold its food delivery business in India to Zomato for $206M
Uber sold its food delivery business in India to the local rival Zomato for $206 million, the American ride-hailing company disclosed in a regulatory filing in one of its key overseas markets.In January, Uber announced that it had sold the India business of Uber Eats to Z...continued
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Arvid
@Arvid -
over 4 years ago
Know When to Stop Overdelivering at Work
Image : ShutterstockWhen I was in the early stages of my various careers—both as an executive assistant and later, when I retooled as a freelance writer—I was all about the overdelivery. I had read in some business book that the secret to becoming a valued employee was to...continued
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Marlon
@Marlon -
over 4 years ago
NYC Regulators Sue Airbnb Software Partner Guesty, Accusing It of Illegal Business Model
Midtown Manhattan. Photo : Johannes Eisele/AFP ( Getty Images )The New York City government has been battling short-term rental service Airbnb, which has been blamed for an explosion in illegal hotels that have helped drive housing scarcity and rising rent in the city , f...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
over 4 years ago
Podium rolls out payments for its customer-focused local business SaaS service
Podium, a Utah-based SaaS company focused on small business customer interactions, added payments technology to its product suite today. The move accretes a new income stream to the company’s quickly growing annual recurring revenue (ARR).While I tend to stay away from pr...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
over 4 years ago
This 100-hour guide will turn you into a digital marketing know-it-all
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.TL;DR: As of Mar. 2, you can start creating your own marketing opportunities with the 2020 Complete Digital Marketing Super Bundle for $79.99, a 97% savings.Every corner ...continued
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