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Zackery @Zackery - almost 5 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 @Pablo - almost 5 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 @Jeffrey - almost 5 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 @Meggie - almost 5 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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Jessika @Jessika - almost 5 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 @Minnie - almost 5 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 @Assunta - almost 5 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 @Felicita - almost 5 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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Hannah @Hannah - 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 @Alexander - 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 @Ryleigh - 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 @Erik - 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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Muriel @Muriel - 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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Alexzander @Alexzander - 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 @Joe - 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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Alexzander @Alexzander - 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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Madalyn @Madalyn - 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 @Nelson - 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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Torey @Torey - 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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Giles @Giles - 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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Grayce @Grayce - 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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George @George - almost 5 years ago

Modern imagining technology opens our eyes to an almost magical microscopic world

Modern imagining technology opens our eyes to an almost magical microscopic worldWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Modernity • Imagination • Technology • Magic (paranormal) • Microsco...continued

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Kraig @Kraig - almost 5 years ago

Lessons From a Teenage Cyborg

Lessons From a Teenage Cyborg“I was born in 2000, I have always lived my life with technology, there hasn’t been any moment without it.” So begins the story of Kai Landre, who recently traveled to the United States from Barcelona to explain his decision to become a cyborg...continued

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Raoul @Raoul - almost 5 years ago

How to avoid the startup trap of the parasitic consultant

How to avoid the startup trap of the parasitic consultant – TechCrunchEarly-stage startups have a massive problem: there are way, way too many things to do, and never enough people to do them. Whether it’s growth marketing, or product design, or software engineering or a ...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - almost 5 years ago

Lyft is ceasing scooter operations in six cities and laying off 20 employees

Lyft is ceasing scooter operations in six cities and laying off 20 employees – TechCrunchIn an industry where unit economics and rider utilization are key to running a profitable business, perhaps it’s better to cut your losses early on. Lyft notified employees today that...continued

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