Minnie
@Minnie
425 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Iva
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almost 5 years ago
Why this Black Friday is absolutely crucial for struggling retailers
Why Black Friday is absolutely crucial for struggling retailersLondon (CNN Business)Happy Sunday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up righthere.This year, Black Friday is more than just the ...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Allene
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almost 5 years ago
Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a ‘LinkedIn for company data’
Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a ‘LinkedIn for company data’ – TechCrunchThe internet and search engines like Google have made the world our oyster when it comes to sourcing information, but in the world of business, there remains a persi...continued
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Wilmer
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almost 5 years ago
Juul Gradually Weening Itself Off Employees
Juul to Cut 500 Jobs Amid Vaping FearsE-cigarette company Juul billed itself as an evolution in smoking cessation and has largely been recast in the court of public opinion as a wildly effective new tool for addicting kids to nicotine. The Wall Street Journal today report...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Erik
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almost 5 years ago
2,400 WeWork Employees Didn't Deserve This
WeWork Lays Off 2,400 Workers After Failed IPO Exposes It for What It IsThe stupendously long and expensive con of WeWork, a real estate subleaser disguised as a workplace technology ecosystem, came crashing down months ago. Of course, the company’s workers are the ones n...continued
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Clarissa
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almost 5 years ago
Obama says technology is 'splintering' society - CNET
Obama says technology is 'splintering' societyAs a former president of the United States, Barack Obama has stayed in a lot of presidential suites. Though the rooms are beautiful and spacious, he says, they also exemplify a couple of things: People don't need that much, an...continued
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Minnie
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almost 5 years ago
The Electability Debate, Brought to You by the People Who Want to Be Elected
The Electability Debate, Brought to You by the People Who Want to Be Elected“No time to waste — let’s get right to it.” “First of all, we have a criminal living in the White House.” “The president felt free to break the law again and again and again. And that’s what’s hap...continued
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Sandrine
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almost 5 years ago
Woman Who Survived Las Vegas Shooting Dies
Woman Injured in Las Vegas Shooting Dies 2 Years LaterTwo years after a horrific attack at a Las Vegas hotel became the deadliest shooting in modern American history, a California woman who was shot and paralyzed that night has died.The woman, Kim Gervais, 57, was a count...continued
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Casper
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almost 5 years ago
Why do billions of people still not have glasses?
Why do billions of people still not have glasses?Making spacecraft is not a job in which you can afford to be slapdash.At Lockheed Martin, for example, it used to take a technician two painstaking days to measure 309 locations for certain fasteners on a particular curved ...continued
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Rowan
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almost 5 years ago
NY Attorney General sues Juul for deceptive marketing
NY Attorney General sues Juul for deceptive marketingThe lawsuit also alleges that Juul illegally sold its products to minors through its website and in third-party retail stores, failed to warn consumers that its products contained nicotine and misrepresented its product...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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almost 5 years ago
Factbox: Technology for Alphabet's futuristic smart city dream in Toronto
Factbox: Technology for Alphabet's futuristic smart city dream in TorontoTORONTO (Reuters) - Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Sidewalk Labs released a detailed overview on Friday of the futuristic technology it intends to incorporate in the smart city it wants to build in Toronto.The...continued
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George
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almost 5 years ago
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet Giant
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet GiantTOKYO — Two weeks ago, SoftBank Group of Japan announced it had lost billions on soured investments in some of the world’s biggest tech start-ups. On Monday, it said it was ready to roll the dice again.The co...continued
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Minnie
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almost 5 years ago
SIMMONS: Missed call, fluke goal, broken hearts in TFC championship defeat - Toronto Sun
SIMMONS: Missed call, fluke goal, broken hearts in TFC championship defeatSEATTLE — Justin Morrow sat on a stool in the dressing room, away from the lockers, looking down, his arms crossed, barely moving.He tried to speak, but at first he could only whisper. He tried to l...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Eleanora
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almost 5 years ago
Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner
Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner – TechCrunchHome furnishing retailer Wayfair was among the first to adopt AR technology as a means of helping people better visualize furniture and accessories in their own home, ...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hank
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almost 5 years ago
Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson payout in opioid case to $465 million
Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson opioid payout to $465 million(Reuters) - An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his orig...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Ezequiel
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almost 5 years ago
Adidas backpedals on robotic shoe production with Speedfactory closures
Adidas backpedals on robotic shoe production with Speedfactory closures – TechCrunchAn expensive experiment in global distribution has been abandoned by Adidas, which has announced that will close its robotic “Speedfactories” in Atlanta and Ansbach, Germany, within 6 mont...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Myles
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almost 5 years ago
Traditional Marketing Is Dying: Is Your Brand Prepared for What's Next?
Is Your Brand Prepared for What's Next?In today's marketing world, a YouTube star or an Instagram model can have more influence and engagement than some of the largest brands in the world.While social media marketing has been prevalent for the last several years, too many...continued
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Jany
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almost 5 years ago
Valence launches a social network for black professionals
Valence launches a social network for black professionals – TechCrunchOver the past two years, as technology companies continued to struggle with diversifying their work forces, Los Angeles-based venture capitalist Kobie Fuller wrestled with how to solve the problem.As a ...continued
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Hank
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almost 5 years ago
Here's How To Make Your SaaS Marketing Strategy Generate Revenue
Here's How To Make Your SaaS Marketing Strategy Generate RevenueEntrepreneurs who venture into the SaaS industry are often fueled by the passion of building phenomenal products that can change their customers's lives, but also consider marketing and sales central to reali...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Mariano
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almost 5 years ago
The Future of Banking Is … You're Broke
The Future of Banking Is … You're BrokeThe latest wave of tech-based financial start-ups have a new angle on the banking sector: They’ll assume that everyone is out of money, then try to monetize their broke-ness.So-called neo-banks, or challenger banks, have been all the...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
almost 5 years ago
Dueling Translations Of Hideo Kojima's Thoughts On Critics Cause Confusion
Dueling Translations Of Hideo Kojima's Thoughts On Critics Cause ConfusionWhatever you think about Hideo Kojima’s latest fever dream—which imagines a world exactlylike our own, except that Norman Reedus can’t walk good—you likely figured it was going to be divisive. Initi...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Ariel
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almost 5 years ago
AI-generated fake content could unleash a virtual arms race
AI-generated fake content could unleash a virtual arms raceWhen it comes to AI’s role in making online content, Kristin Tynski, VP of digital marketing firm Fractl, sees an opportunity to boost creativity. But a recent experiment in AI-generated content left her a bit sha...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jany
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almost 5 years ago
Helping veteran entrepreneurs develop business skills
Helping veterans develop business skills as entrepreneursNEW YORK - Every year, about 250,000 U.S. military members leave the service and enter the workforce, and one in five tries to start their own business.While the military focuses on leadership development, entrepren...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Americo
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almost 5 years ago
Work permit delays disrupt foreign workers’ career plans
Work permit delays disrupt foreign workers’ career plans – TechCrunchImmigration advocates are rightly fretting over the Trump administration’s newhealth insurance mandateand efforts todismantle the asylum system. But away from the spotlight, another crisis is quietly bre...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
almost 5 years ago
What they're saying about the Seahawks' OT win over the 49ers
3:45 AM ETThe Seattle Seahawks outlasted the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 on Monday Night Football in what might not just be the game of the year in the NFC West, but the best game the NFL has seen through 10 weeks.The game featured haymaker after haymaker between the two de...continued
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Minnie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Zetta
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almost 5 years ago
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners – TechCrunchWe’re still not at the point where autonomous vehicle systems can best human drivers in all scenarios, but the hope is that eventually, technology being incorporated into self-driving cars will be...continued
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