Maida
@Maida
413 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cameron
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almost 5 years ago
How you react when your systems fail may define your business
How you react when your systems fail may define your business – TechCrunchJust around 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time on February 28, 2017, websites like Slack, Business Insider, Quora and other well-known destinations became inaccessible. For millions of people, the internet itse...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Oren
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almost 5 years ago
Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this year
Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this yearThe goal of Google Search is to prioritize the best content that's relevant to your query. Since Flash content used to be a draw, Search would give points to pages featuring the technology, similar to how pages with ...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maida
@Maida -
almost 5 years ago
Government is a technology, so fix it like one
Government is a technology, so fix it like one – TechCrunchJust as as tangible as airplanes, computers and contraception, The Roman Empire, the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States of America are also human inventions.Technology is how we do things, and political in...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Torey
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almost 5 years ago
How to Churn Credit Cards Without Getting Penalized
How to Churn Credit Cards Without Getting PenalizedWelcome to Evil Week, our annual chance to delve into all the slightly sketchy hacks we'd usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games, or, er, launder some money?...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
almost 5 years ago
Government is a technology, so fix it like one
Government is a technology, so fix it like one – TechCrunchJust as as tangible as airplanes, computers and contraception, The Roman Empire, the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States of America are also human inventions.Technology is how we do things, and political in...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rex
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almost 5 years ago
Become scores $12.5M Series A for its business lending marketplace
Become scores $12.5M Series A for its business lending marketplace – TechCrunchBecome, the Israeli startup that operates a business lending marketplace to give SMBs more funding options, has closed $10 million in Series A investment. In addition, the company — formerly kn...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jarod
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almost 5 years ago
Imagining Technology “Crafted” Without Plastics
Imagining Technology "Crafted" Without PlasticsA recent study discovered 44.7 million metric tonnes of electronic waste — the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers – is produced annually. And of that staggering figure, only 20 percent of electronic waste generated will be col...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexie
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almost 5 years ago
Nomad’s new Base Station Pro offers a taste of what Apple’s AirPower had promised
Nomad’s new Base Station Pro offers a taste of what Apple’s AirPower had promised – TechCrunchAccessory maker Nomad already offers a couple of excellent wireless chargers that work great with Apple and other Qi-compatible devices, but they’re introducing a new one that co...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
almost 5 years ago
Sources: Cardinals get RB Drake from Dolphins
10:04 AM ETWith their top two running backs injured, the Arizona Cardinals have reached an agreement in principle to acquire Miami Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake for a conditional 2020 draft pick, league sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter.Miami will receive a 2020 six...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Emmie
@Emmie -
almost 5 years ago
South Korea-based Mathpresso, developer of tutoring app Qanda, raises $14.5 million Series B
South Korea-based Mathpresso, developer of tutoring app Qanda, raises $14.5 million Series B – TechCrunchSeoul-based education technology startup Mathpresso announced today that it has raised $14.5 million in Series B funding. The company’s flagship app is Qanda, which pr...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
@Grayce -
almost 5 years ago
Twitch snags chief marketing officer Doug Scott from Zynga
Twitch snags chief marketing officer Doug Scott from ZyngaTwitch is announcing today that former Zynga chief marketing officer Doug Scott is joining Amazon’s livestreaming service as its new CMO. He will be based in Twitch’s San Francisco office.The move shows that Twitch...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marlon
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almost 5 years ago
Can desert greenhouses resolve food security time bomb?
Can desert greenhouses deliver food security?The three-year-old start-up is aiming for nothing less than a transformation of the agriculture industry, and to resolve the growing threat to food security that faces the UAE.The company, founded in 2016, has already establish...continued
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Maida
@Maida -
almost 5 years ago
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay about $117 million to settle vaginal mesh litigation
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay about $117 million to settle U.S. states' mesh probe(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay nearly $117 million to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh devices, U.S. state attorneys gen...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Assunta
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almost 5 years ago
Lexus’s first autonomous EV has drones and ‘artificial muscle technology’
Lexus’s first autonomous EV has drones and ‘artificial muscle technology’Lexus leaned into the futuristic theme, which is evident from the vehicle's "hoodless" form, glass roof and gull-wing (aka DeLorean) doors. Inside, Lexus put gesture controls to use and created AR ve...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Emmie
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almost 5 years ago
Elon Musk predicts Tesla energy could be ‘bigger’ than its EV business
Elon Musk predicts Tesla energy could be ‘bigger’ than its EV business – TechCrunchTesla CEO Elon Musk forecast that the company’s energy business will eventually be the same size as — or even bigger than — its automotive sector, the latest sign that the company plans to ...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hannah
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almost 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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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hank
@Hank -
almost 5 years ago
3 Marketing Lessons from Bed Bath & Beyond's 'Offline Shopping' Ad
3 Marketing Lessons from Bed Bath & Beyond's 'Offline Shopping' AdI was recently in the market for a new vacuum cleaner and was doing my usual shopping routine -- i.e. browsing on Amazon and reading reviews to get more information on the various brands before I made m...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Evolution of Speech Recognition Technology
Communication plays an essential role in our lives. Humans started with signs, symbols, and then made progress to a stage, where they began communicating with languages. Later computing and communication technologies came. Machines began communicating with humans and in s...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
You Lost How Much on Scooters?
You Lost How Much on Scooters?Lime, the company whose business model is buying thousands of electric scooters and just sort of leaving them there in the hopes people will ride them, is on track to lose $300 million this year.Per a report in the Information, financial proj...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Geovany
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almost 5 years ago
Veteran enterprise exec Bob Stutz is heading back to SAP
Veteran enterprise exec Bob Stutz is heading back to SAP – TechCrunchBob Stutz has had a storied career with enterprise software companies, including stints at Siebel Systems, SAP, Microsoft and Salesforce. He announced on Facebook last week that he’s leaving his job as h...continued
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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexzander
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almost 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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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cyril
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almost 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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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Ryleigh
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almost 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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Maida upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
almost 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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Maida
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almost 5 years ago
After Breakthrough Season, What’s Next for Coco Gauff?
After Breakthrough Season, What’s Next for Coco Gauff?Coco Gauff ended her 2019 season on Saturday by winning the doubles title at the Luxembourg Open with Caty McNally. It was a triumphant finish to a year in which the 15-year-old Gauff broke onto the tennis scene with e...continued
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