Alexie
@Alexie
447 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alexie 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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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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Grayce
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about 5 years ago
Penske is getting into the car-sharing business, starting with Washington D.C.
Penske is getting into the car-sharing business, starting with Washington, DC – TechCrunchTransportation services giant Penske Corp. is backing a new car-sharing service called Penske Dash that launched Tuesday in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Va.The service is debuting...continued
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about 5 years ago
Learn how to win customers and influence consumers at Disrupt Berlin
Learn how to win customers and influence consumers at Disrupt Berlin – TechCrunchEvery startup is a story and every startup’s success depends — on some level — on how well they can either tell that story or get that story told.The best stories are the ones that create an ...continued
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Bobby
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about 5 years ago
Late Night Assures Trump He’s No George Washington
Late Night Assures Trump He’s No George Washington“[Imitating Trump] Washington — not everybody knows this — Washington put his picture on every dollar. Can you imagine the royalties? He got a taste of that. Daddy got his beak wet on every dollar. Not much, but it adds up...continued
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Manley
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about 5 years ago
Squarespace acquires social media authoring startup Unfold
Squarespace acquires social media authoring startup Unfold – TechCrunchOver the past year or two, Squarespace has been expanding beyond website-building with new products like email marketing and its first acquisition (of an online scheduling tool) .Today, it’s announcing...continued
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Devin
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about 5 years ago
OmniVision wins Guinness World Record for its tiny medical image sensor
OmniVision wins Guinness World Record for its tiny medical image sensorTraditionally, procedures in the body's smallest anatomy -- such as neuro, ENT, cardiac, spinal and gynaecology procedures -- were performed blind or with low quality images from fiberscopes, because e...continued
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Alexie
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about 5 years ago
Roger Federer ‘a little bit torn’ by Andy Murray success at European Open - Express
Roger Federer ‘a little bit torn’ by Andy Murray success at European OpenRoger Federer admitted his allegiances were torn when Andy Murray beat Stan Wawrinka in the European Open final. Murray underwent hip resurfacing surgery earlier this year and has been on a long road...continued
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Alexie
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about 5 years ago
Here's everything you missed in European soccer this weekend
European soccer: Real Madrid lose, Ronaldo scores, Serie A wonder goalItaly's top flight provided the most exciting action from around Europe this weekend.The highlight of the weekend came in the unlikely form of Cagliari midfielder Radja Nainggolan, who produced the goal...continued
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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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Assunta
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about 5 years ago
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Educate Our Tech-Illiterate Congress
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Educate Our Tech-Illiterate CongressSenator Elizabeth Warren has joined a small but steady chorus of Washington lawmakers working to revive a little-known government agency that, not so long ago, helped members of Congress grasp how cutting-...continued
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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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about 5 years ago
Facebook buys startup working on technology that lets you control computers with your mind - CNET
Facebook buys startup working on technology that lets you control computers with your mindFacebook said Monday it's acquiring CTRL-labs, a neurotechnology startup, as part of efforts to develop a wristband for controlling smartphones, computers and other digital devices w...continued
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Alexzander
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about 5 years ago
Here’s how science fiction could save us from bad technology
Here's how science fiction could save us from bad technologyThe short film “Slaughterbots” depicts a near future in which swarms of micro drones assassinate thousands of people for their political beliefs. Released in November 2017 by academics and activists warning of th...continued
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about 5 years ago
Ikea's Expands Augmented Reality App, Lets You Fill an Entire Room With Virtual Swedish Furniture
Ikea's AR App Now Lets You Place Multiple Pieces of FurnitureAugmented reality might one day be a crucial piece of technology, but for now, the best use we’ve found for putting virtual objects in real scenes is previewing how new furniture might look in your living room. ...continued
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Bobby
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about 5 years ago
Ford and Holoride bring in-car virtual reality to the masses - Roadshow
Ford and Holoride bring in-car virtual reality to the massesHoloride began its pursuit of redefining in-car entertainment with Audi earlier this year. A new partnership with Porsche blossomed just last month. This week, Ford is the latest to work with Holoride, but in a p...continued
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Jarod
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about 5 years ago
Berkeley city council unanimously votes to ban facial recognition technology
Berkeley city council unanimously votes to ban facial recognition technology / Boing BoingBerkeley has joined the swelling ranks of cities (pioneered by nearby Oakland) that have passed ordinances banning the government's use of facial recognition technology, after a unan...continued
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Allene
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about 5 years ago
Serial founder David Cancel to share people-first, SaaS insights at Disrupt SF next week
Serial founder David Cancel to share people-first, SaaS insights at Disrupt SF next week – TechCrunchWhat do you wish you’d known about building a company beforehand? It’s a question that haunts many a startup founder their first time around.Serial SaaS-focused entreprene...continued
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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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Alexie
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about 5 years ago
An Aussie airline successfully tested the world's first nonstop NYC–Sydney flight
An Aussie airline successfully tested a nonstop NYC–Sydney flightWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Airline • New York City • Sydney •
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Alexie
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about 5 years ago
How to Make a Hotel Room Feel More Like Home
How to Make a Hotel Room Feel More Like HomeIf you travel for work, then there’s a good chance you’re going to treat at least a few hotel rooms like “home.”Hotel rooms can be great, but if you’re using one for an extended period of time, then there are a few things you ca...continued
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Ryleigh
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about 5 years ago
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport – TechCrunchVolvo Group has established a new dedicated business group focused on autonomous transportation, with a mandate that covers industry segments like mining, ports and moving go...continued
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Cynthia
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about 5 years ago
Tesla gets green light to start producing EVs in China
Tesla gets green light to start producing EVs in China – TechCrunchChina’s industry ministry has added Tesla to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, a designation that allows the electric automaker to begin producing vehicles in the country.Tesla’s incl...continued
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Gregoria
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about 5 years ago
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups – TechCrunchAt TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco last week, Extra Crunch managing editor Eric Eldon sat down with Andrew Chen, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Andrew focuses on consumer tech...continued
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Giovanni
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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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