Alexzander
@Alexzander
443 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Webster
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over 4 years ago
Cybersecurity, Modern Technology and Business Threats
The year 2020 is overcome with the COVID-19. But the virus isn’t the only threat to our security. 2020 is also set to revolutionize the world with advancements that will shape the future of lives and businesses, alike. We now have 5G and IoT to Artificial Intelligence, Cl...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Jeffrey
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over 4 years ago
San Diego police ban Clearview AI's facial recognition tool
Clearview AI's platform has raised a number of ethical concerns. Police can theoretically use photos and videos from security cameras to discover your online presence, including details you might not have realized were public. There's also evidence to suggest some (if not...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Leda
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over 4 years ago
COVID-19: Strategic Digital Marketing Matters More Now Than Ever
There’s never been anything like this – at least in the modern age.COVID-19 has taken the entire world by storm. It’s enveloped our nation, shut down vast chunks of the economy, and sent entire industries to a screeching halt.And as horrific and deadly as this virus has b...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Americo
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over 4 years ago
Anodot grabs $35M Series C to help monitor business operations
Anodot, a startup that helps customers monitor business operations against a set of KPIs, announced a $35 million Series C investment today.Intel Capital led this round with a lot of help. New investors SoftBank Ventures Asia, Samsung NEXT and La Maison also participated ...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Eleanora
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over 4 years ago
Biometrics security technology developer BioCatch raises $145 million
BioCatch, a developer of biometrics security technology, said it has raised $145 million in its latest round of funding.The company’s technology tracks user behavior on websites to determine if a customer is real or a fraudster, according to a statement. Its technology is...continued
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Alexzander
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over 4 years ago
Truphone raises $38M at $516M valuation as its eSIM business crosses 4M profiles
Truphone, a UK-based startup that provides voice and data services for phones, tablets and IoT hardware by way of eSIM software integrated directly into the devices, has raised another round of funding to continue expanding its business. The company, which told TechCrunch...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology
Across the world, governments and health authorities are working together to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect people and get society back up and running. Software developers are contributing by crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save ...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
Fast-changing regulations give virtual care startups a chance to seize the moment
For more than two decades, virtual care has slowly made inroads into American medicine.A somewhat nebulous and overwhelming term, “virtual care” refers to the integration of products like telehealth, remote patient monitoring, prescription delivery and even behavioral coa...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Pablo
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over 4 years ago
Index raises $1.2B growth fund and $800M to invest in emerging startups
It’s not quite business as usual in the world of business, but in tech, there is still a significant amount of money being raised and invested, both to help sustain the most promising startups, and to help find those emerging despite (or because of) the wider economic and...continued
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Alexzander
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over 4 years ago
Stuck at home with little ones? Keep them busy with a kid-friendly cooking kit.
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.The coronavirus outbreak has closed some U.S. schools through the end of the academic year, so if you...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Rose
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over 4 years ago
How to Strengthen Lock Screen Security on Your Pixel 4
Photo : ShutterstockAndroid’s April 2020 security patch includes an essential improvement for the Pixel 4's facial recognition feature. It’s simple, but important upgrade to your phone’s security: A person’s eyes must now be open to unlock the phone via the Pixel’s facial...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Hulda
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over 4 years ago
SMB loans platform Kabbage to furlough a ‘significant’ number of staff, close office in Bangalore
Another tech unicorn is feeling the pinch of doing business during the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Kabbage, the SoftBank-backed lending startup that uses machine learning to evaluate loan applications for small and medium businesses, is furloughing a “significant number”...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Oren
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over 4 years ago
Microsoft acquires 5G specialist Affirmed Networks
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Affirmed Networks, a company that specializes in fully virtualized, cloud-native networking solutions for telecom operators.With its focus on 5G and edge computing, Affirmed looks like the ideal acquisition target for a large...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
'Artemis Fowl' will debut on Disney+
Artemis Fowl, based on the first book of the Artemis Fowl series by author Eoin Colfer, was originally supposed to be out in theaters in August 2019. Its release got pushed back to 2020 even before COVID-19 became a global issue.Disney didn't explain why it'll no longer g...continued
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Marjory
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over 4 years ago
Aerobic TT at Home (Workout #4) - Butterfly Online
April 6, 2020 Steve Rowe, the founder of AerobicTableTennis has launched Aerobic Table Tennis at Home. Starting April 1, Aerobic Table Tennis at Home will post two videos per day. The program is designed to help keep everyone fit (and indoors) during the coronavi...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Leda
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over 4 years ago
New guidance on SBA loans means most startups are still excluded from $349 billion stimulus
Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed to keep small business afloat during the COVID-19 epidemic, but most venture-backed companies are still ...continued
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Geovany
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over 4 years ago
Vericool raises $19.1 million for its plant-based packaging replacement for plastic coolers
Vericool, a Livermore, Calif.-based startup that’s replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products, has raised $19.1 million in a new round of financing.The company’s stated goal is to replace traditional packaging materials like polystyrene with plant-b...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Pablo
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over 4 years ago
Madam CJ Walker: 'An inspiration to us all'
Image copyright David Lee/Netflix Image caption Octavia Spencer stars in a new Netflix show about the life of Madam CJ WalkerWhen American journalist A'Lelia Bundles published her first article about her great-great grandmother, Madam CJ Walker in 1982, it was in the "los...continued
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Jerrold
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over 4 years ago
An EU coalition of techies is backing a “privacy-preserving” standard for COVID-19 contacts tracing
A European coalition of techies and scientists drawn from at least eight countries, and led by Germany’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute for telecoms (HHI), is working on contacts-tracing proximity technology for COVID-19 that’s designed to comply with the region’s st...continued
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Gregoria
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over 4 years ago
Color is launching a high-capacity COVID-19 testing lab and will open-source its design and proto...
Genomics health technology startup Color is doing its part to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, and has detailed the steps it’s taking to support expansion of testing efforts in a new blog post and letter from CEO Othman Laraki on Tuesday. The efforts include developm...continued
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Alexzander
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over 4 years ago
How 2019 NFL second-round draft picks fared, what's in store in 2020
7:00 AM ETNFL NationESPN The 2020 NFL draft is a few weeks away. Last week, we looked back at how each 2019 first-round pick performed in his rookie season. Today, we move on to the second-round picks from last year.The second round was bountiful, with 20 starters coming ...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Bart
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over 4 years ago
Longtime VC Neil Sequeira: funding founders without in-person meetings is ‘quite difficult’
Neil Sequeira was a managing director with General Catalyst for more than 13 years before co-founding early-stage firm Defy several years ago with another veteran of the industry, Trae Vassallo, who’d spent the dozen years prior with Kleiner Perkins.We caught up with Sequ...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Izaiah
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over 4 years ago
Hugely popular influencer marketing platform Heartbeat expands to TikTok
Heartbeat, an influencer marketing platform, just announced they're expanding to TikTok.In addition to Instagram, Heartbeat's brand partners can now choose TikTok in upcoming social media marketing campaigns. "After four years in business, we’ve been one of the most adapt...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Minnie
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over 4 years ago
Juul Is Getting Sued by the FTC
Image : GettyE- cigarette manufacturer Juul was no favorite of regulators before selling a hefty chunk of itself to tobacco giant Altria Group , owing mainly to its uncertain health risks and penchant for marketing to kids. But that 2018 transaction has put Juul in the cr...continued
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Alexzander upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Elody
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over 4 years ago
Ikea acquires AI imaging startup Geomagical Labs to supercharge room visualisations
Ikea, the Swedish home furnishings and decor giant, has been one of the leaders among retailers when it comes to adapting to tech innovations that impact its business, being one of the first to launch augmented reality applications, partnering with others to develop smart...continued
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