Nelson
@Nelson
442 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Nelson upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Immanuel
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over 4 years ago
Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission
Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission – TechCrunchApple is said to be working on satellite technology, having hired a number of aerospace engineers to form a team along with satellite and antenna designers, according...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Anderson
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over 4 years ago
FDA issues its first approval for an Ebola vaccine
FDA issues its first approval for an Ebola vaccineA month ago the European Union issued marketing authorization for a vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus in adults, and now the FDA has approved it. While noting that Ebola cases in the US have been very rare, director of th...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Gregoria
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over 4 years ago
TiVo merges with technology licensor Xperi in $3 billion deal
TiVo merges with technology licensor Xperi in $3 billion deal – TechCrunchEarlier this year, TiVo said it was preparing to split itself into two — a product and IP business — in order to make itself more attractive to buyers. Today, the company announced those plans have ...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Oren
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over 4 years ago
Huckleberry raises $18M to put small business insurance online
Huckleberry raises $18M to put small business insurance online – TechCrunchThe insurance industry, sleepy and ancient, is ripe for disruption. We’ve seen companies like Lemonade, Hippo and Rhino get in on that opportunity. Today, an insurtech company focused on small busi...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Zackery
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over 4 years ago
The Most Disappointing Gadgets of the Decade
The Worst and Most Disappointing Gadgets of the 2010sFor every major leap in technology, there have been plenty of face plants, ill-advised cash grabs, and just plan bad tech. So here are the gadgets and technology that absolutely screwed the pooch.As with our list of mos...continued
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Pablo
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over 4 years ago
Applying big data analytics to patient records, OM1 offers insights to hospitals and pharma
Applying big data analytics to patient records, OM1 offers insights to hospitals and pharma – TechCrunchOM1, a big-data analytics company for the healthcare industry, has raised $50 million in its latest round of financing to expand its sales and marketing and product dev...continued
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Jeffrey
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over 4 years ago
Ginebra eyes upperhand - Business Mirror
Ginebra eyes upperhandBarangay Ginebra and Northport—all even at 1-1—try to apply more pressure on the gas pedal in crucial Game Three of the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup best-of-five semifinals on Wednesday, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.The Gin Kings...continued
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Meggie
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over 4 years ago
Rebank raises $2.8M to build a better banking experience for high-growth companies
Rebank raises $2.8M to build a better banking experience for high-growth companies – TechCrunchAsk almost any startup founder and they’ll tell you that business banking is mostly broken. Legacy banks typically provide a clunky user experience trapped in the past. New chal...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Jessika
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over 4 years ago
Virtual product placement is coming for TV and movies and Ryff has raised cash to put it there
Virtual product placement is coming for TV and movies and Ryff has raised cash to put it there – TechCrunchIn a world where ad rates are declining for traditional broadcast media, the corporations responsible for making the fictions that millions devour daily need to find...continued
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Minnie
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over 4 years ago
Ambilight technology immerses you in all the action
Best last-minute 4K TV deal on Amazon (UK deal)We're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Ultra-high-definition television • Amazon.com •
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Assunta
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over 4 years ago
How We Learned to Love the Pedagogical Vapor of STEM
How We Learned to Love the Pedagogical Vapor of STEMWhen American public schools macramé'd together the words language, arts, and English, starting in the 1970s, they created a tangle: ELA.The neo-discipline must have bewildered teachers. There's a long tradition of teach...continued
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Felicita
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over 4 years ago
Autonomous helicopter startup Skyryse demonstrates tech that could power urban air taxis
Autonomous helicopter startup Skyryse demonstrates tech that could power urban air taxisSkyryse, an autonomous helicopter startup, unveiled the technology stack that it says will enable future fleets of air taxis to fly themselves over cities. It also released footage fro...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hannah
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almost 5 years ago
Carsome raises $50M for its used-car sales platform in Southeast Asia
Carsome raises $50M for its used-car sales platform in Southeast Asia – TechCrunchCarsome, a Malaysia-based marketplace for trading used cars, has closed a new $50 million financing round to fend off its rivals and grow its business in Southeast Asian markets.The new fina...continued
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Alexander
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almost 5 years ago
This open source farming technology aims to combat climate change via soil health – Good Algorithms
This open source farming technology aims to combat climate changeSource: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Open-source model • Technology • Climate change • HTTP cookie •
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Ryleigh
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almost 5 years ago
The last decade in real estate, and a peek into the next one
The last decade in real estate, and a peek into the next one – TechCrunchAs we barrel towards the start of a new decade, it’s amazing to think about the ongoing transformation within real estate.In the U.S., housing’s contribution to our GDP is ~15-18%spread across reside...continued
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Erik
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almost 5 years ago
Zetwerk, an 18-month-old Indian B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $32M
Zetwerk, an 18-month-old Indian B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $32M – TechCrunchZetwerk, an Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, has closed a significantly large financing round as it scales its operations in the nation and als...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Muriel
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almost 5 years ago
BeBlocky is using gaming to educate a new generation of African programmers
BeBlocky is using gaming to educate a new generation of African programmers – TechCrunchNathan Damtew, the founder of new Ethiopian education technology and gaming company BeBlocky, has always been interested in games.An avid Call of Duty player, the young entrepreneur, w...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexzander
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almost 5 years ago
When Tech Giants Blanket the World
When Tech Giants Blanket the World Juan Carlos Castillo, a state official in rural Mexico, had never received a call like this before. What looked like a giant plastic jellyfish with a blinking LED had fallen from the sky onto a farmer’s field. “It really caused panic,” h...continued
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Joe
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almost 5 years ago
Harry Potter and the Curse of Technology
Harry Potter and the Curse of TechnologyMore foreigners. Here! In fairest San Francisco. They’re nothing like us. They dress funny. They talk funny. They are, these fresh invaders, thoroughly technophobic. They are the witches and wizards of Harry Potter and the Cursed Ch...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexzander
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almost 5 years ago
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of Foundation
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of FoundationPresident Trump has paid $2 million to eight charities as part of a settlement in which the president admitted he misused funds raised by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to promote his presidential bid and pay of...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Madalyn
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almost 5 years ago
The Freelancer's Guide to End-of-Year Tax Prep
The Freelancer's Guide to End-of-Year Tax PrepI started preparing for next year’s taxes in October of this year. By the first week of November, I sent my CPA a prepared document listing my current business income and expenses (aka a “profit and loss statement”) as well as...continued
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Nelson
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almost 5 years ago
Deadliest Weapon After a Nuclear Bomb: Meet Russia's TOS-1 MLRS 'Buratino'
Deadliest Weapon After a Nuclear Bomb: Meet Russia's TOS-1 MLRS 'Buratino'Key point: Buratino is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) that has seen action in global hotspots like Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq and Syria.The TOS-1 Buratinois ...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Torey
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almost 5 years ago
Millions of SMS messages exposed in database security lapse
Millions of SMS messages exposed in database security lapse – TechCrunchA massive database storing tens of millions of SMS text messages, most of which were sent by businesses to potential customers, has been found online.The database is run by TrueDialog, a business SMS ...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Giles
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almost 5 years ago
Former Uber exec Jambu Palaniappan joins Omers Ventures in Europe
Former Uber exec Jambu Palaniappan joins Omers Ventures in Europe – TechCrunchEarlier this year, Omers Ventures, the venture capital arm of Canadian pension fund Omers, outed a new €300 million fund aimed at European technology startups, having recruited local VCs Harry B...continued
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Nelson upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
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almost 5 years ago
Witness Spooky Evidence of Snapchat's New Face-Swapping Feature
Witness Spooky Evidence of Snapchat's New Face-Swapping FeatureSometimes social media dipsomania comes into harsh relief, as it did today when the technology wars manifested themselves as the ability to superimpose your face on a cat: aka, Snapchat’s new social drug “Came...continued
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