Jerrold
@Jerrold
451 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Cameron
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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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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Elaina
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about 5 years ago
Your Roku Is an Ad Factory
Your Roku Is an Ad FactoryEverybody loves a Roku. Starting at $30, these little widgets turn any TV into a smart TV and offer pretty much any streaming channels you’d ever want in one place. You’ll also see a lot of ads thanks to your Roku device. If you have a TV running...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Jeffrey
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about 5 years ago
Never Trust a Platform to Put Privacy Ahead of Profit
Twitter Puts Profit Ahead of User Privacy—Just Like Facebook Did BeforeAt this point, it's painfully unsurprising to hear new examples of tech companies misusing customer data. But a particularly shameful version of the story has become increasingly common: services pulli...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Jeffrey
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about 5 years ago
Facebook will spend $1 billion to address California’s affordable housing crisis
Facebook will spend $1 billion to address California’s affordable housing crisisFacebook today announced a pledge of $1 billion and a partnership with the state of California to help build more affordable housing, after the company contributed for over a decade to an infl...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Hannah
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about 5 years ago
Facebook's Business Falls Under the Microscope of 47 Attorneys General
Facebook Under Investigation by 47 Attorneys GeneralForty-seven state attorneys general have now joined a sweeping investigation into Facebook’s business practices aimed at determining whether the company has engaged in anti-competitive behavior, ignored privacy laws, or ...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Devin
@Devin -
about 5 years ago
Skyrocket Your Instagram Marketing with Business Tips
Top Instagram Marketing Tips for BusinessHere is a question for you: Are you getting enough results from your Instagram marketing? Instagram has unlimited opportunities for savvy and hardworking marketers. Unfortunately, only about 10% or less of marketers use Instagram t...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Manley
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about 5 years ago
Let Seth Godin help you transform your life
Seth Godin on leadership, persuasion, and the art of the side hustleWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Seth Godin • Persuasion • Hustling •
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
about 5 years ago
Redskins' Peterson has ankle issues, 'good' to go
11:45 AM ETWashington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has a grade 1 high ankle sprain and a grade 2 low ankle sprain, he told ESPN's Josina Anderson on Tuesday.Despite those injuries, Peterson said "I'm good" for Thursday night's game against the Minnesota Vikings, ...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Americo
@Americo -
about 5 years ago
'Goliath Is Winning': The Biggest U.S. Banks Are Set to Automate Away 200,000 Jobs
The Biggest U.S. Banks Are Set to Automate Away 200,000 JobsOver the next decade, U.S. banks, which are investing $150 billion in technology annually, will use automation to eliminate 200,000 jobs, thus facilitating “the greatest transfer from labor to capital” in the ind...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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about 5 years ago
Why we should ban facial recognition technology everywhere
Why we should ban facial recognition technology everywhere / Boing BoingIn the wake of Berkeley joining the growing list of cities that ban the use of facial recognition by governments, RIT philosophy prof Evan Selinger and Northeastern law/comp sci prof Woodrow Hartzog m...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Cynthia
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about 5 years ago
MIT Confirms a Bridge Leonardo da Vinci Designed 500 Years Ago Was an Ancient Engineering Marvel
MIT Confirms a Da Vinci Bridge Was Brilliantly EngineeredSome 500 years after his death, researchers are still discovering just how talented and brilliant Leonardo da Vinci was. Architects and civil engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used a 3D printer ...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Jany
@Jany -
about 5 years ago
Sustainability and Roofing Expert Mike Feazel Predicts a Bright Future for Solar Technology
Sustainability and Roofing Expert Mike Feazel Predicts a Bright Future for Solar TechnologyAre you ready for what the next few years in technology will bring?In this series called Member Showcase, we publish interviews with members of The Oracles. This interview is with M...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Erik
@Erik -
about 5 years ago
Action Blocks: one tap to make technology more accessible
one tap to make technology more accessibleThink about the last time you did something seemingly simple on your phone, like booking a rideshare. To do this, you had to unlock your phone, find the right app, and type in your pickup location. The process required you to read...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Grayce
@Grayce -
about 5 years ago
Android users can test out Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming next month
Microsoft launching public xCloud streaming test on Android in OctoberRoughly one year after announcing plans for its Project xCloud game streaming service, Microsoft will roll out a public test of xCloud next month for Android users in the United States, United Kingdom, ...continued
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Ryleigh
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about 5 years ago
Timing Technology
Timing Technology: Lessons From The Media LabWhile reading “Funding Breakthrough Research: Promises and Challenges of the ‘ARPA Model’”, Azoulay et al 2018, on DARPA, I noticed an interesting comment:The two Goldstein & Kearney 2018 papers sounded interesting but alas...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Marjory
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about 5 years ago
Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 Olympics
Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 OlympicsEach of the vehicles will travel through the athletes' village at a leisurely 12 miles per hour along a designated loop. As an SAE Level 4-capable autonomous vehicle, the e-Palette will be able to navigate...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Mariano
@Mariano -
about 5 years ago
Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments
Uber lays off another ~350 across Eats, self-driving and other departments – TechCrunchUber has just laid off around 350 employees across a variety of teams within the organization, marking what the company says is its third and final phase of layoffs of the process it be...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Izaiah
@Izaiah -
about 5 years ago
Segment’s new privacy portal helps companies comply with expanding regulations
Segment’s new privacy portal helps companies comply with expanding regulations – TechCrunchWith the EU’s sweeping GDPR privacy laws and the upcoming California Consumer Privacy ACT (CCPA), companies have to figure out how to deal with keeping private data private — or fac...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Torey
@Torey -
about 5 years ago
Disrupt Berlin: Get advice on the latest growth tactics from Demand Curve
Get advice on the latest growth tactics from Demand Curve – TechCrunchWe’re going to try something new at Disrupt Berlin this year, based on the great response we’ve been getting to our startup how-to coverage. We’re going to put experts who work closely with startups on ...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Hank
@Hank -
about 5 years ago
Those Superfast Nike Shoes Are Creating a Problem
Those Superfast Nike Shoes Are Creating a ProblemLast weekend’s extraordinary marathon performances — 1 hour 59 minutes 40 seconds by Eliud Kipchoge in Vienna and 2:14:04 by Brigid Kosgei in Chicago — have focused attention on an already simmering question: Does the Inter...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Priscilla
@Priscilla -
about 5 years ago
I report on technology. And I got hacked.
I report on technology. And I got hacked.Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Security hacker • Online chat • Facebook Messenger • Pearl River (band) •
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Maida
@Maida -
about 5 years ago
Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-CigarettesJuul Labs announced on Thursday that it would temporarily halt online sales of flavored e-cigarettes like mango, products the company had already stopped distributing to retail stores as public outrage mounted over the so...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Giovanni
@Giovanni -
about 5 years ago
Arianna Huffington on Quest to Create the Methadone of Tech
Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global Acquires Boundless MindsAriana Huffington left Huffington Post in 2016 to create Thrive Global—a confounding venture that aims to help people reduce stress and burnout by taking control of their relationship with technology. Three years ...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
about 5 years ago
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the charge
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the chargeYou may have noticed that scooter companies typically have short names — usually around four or five letters — that are meant to invoke feelings of flying or zooming across an urban landscap...continued
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Jerrold upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Webster
@Webster -
about 5 years ago
Walmart’s Flipkart confirms it is entering the food retail business in India
Walmart’s Flipkart confirms it is entering the food retail business in India – TechCrunchIndia’s Flipkart is entering the food retail business as the e-commerce giant looks to expand its reach in the nation, its chief executive said on Tuesday.Flipkart, which sold majorit...continued
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