Alexzander
@Alexzander
443 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 5 years ago
Niantic will soon open Pokémon GO’s ‘Sponsored Location’ system to small businesses
Niantic will soon let small businesses pay to have a Pokémon GO Pokéstop – TechCrunchSponsored locations aren’t new to Niantic games. Companies like Sprint, McDonald’s and AT&T have had sponsored locations in games like Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for a...continued
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Kari @Kari - almost 5 years ago
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettesThe move is designed to curb teen vaping. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot noted recently that there's evidence of kids as young as 11 using e-cigarettes. Around 1 in 15 middle school studen...continued
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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 5 years ago
Ravens move past Pats as Super Bowl favorites
10:05 AM ETThe Baltimore Ravens are the team to beat, according to sportsbooks around the nation.The Ravens, who beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday for their eighth straight victory, moved past the New England Patriots and are now the consensus favorites to win the Su...continued
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Arvid @Arvid - almost 5 years ago
Freshworks raises $150M Series H on $3.5B valuation
Freshworks raises $150M Series H on $3.5B valuation – TechCrunchFreshworks, a company that makes a variety of business software tools, from CRM to help-desk software, announced a $150 million Series H investment today from Sequoia Capital, CapitalG (formerly Google Capita...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - almost 5 years ago
Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 2 of 2)
Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 2 of 2) – TechCrunchIn part two of our survey that asked top VCs about the most exciting investment areas in real estate, we dig into responses from 10 leading real estate-focused investors at firms that span e...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 5 years ago
Instagram to test hiding Like counts in the US next week
Instagram to test hiding Like counts in US, which could hurt influencers – TechCrunch“We will make decisions that hurt the business if they help people’s well-being and health,” says Instagram’s CEO Adam Mosseri. To that end, next week Instagram will expand to some users ...continued
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Oren @Oren - almost 5 years ago
Rossum raises $4.5M to make OCR-like data entry many times more accurate
Rossum raises $4.5M to make OCR-like data entry many times more accurate – TechCrunchEvery day, people slog over inputting date from invoices and other forms. So instead of using traditional Optical Character Recognition (OCR) extraction software, you could apply a new fo...continued
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Immanuel @Immanuel - almost 5 years ago
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconduct
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconductGordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, has been accused by three women of sexual misconduct.The allegations, published by Portland Monthly magazine and ProPublica, date back to before he became an amb...continued
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Ericka @Ericka - almost 5 years ago
Giuliani Pursued Business in Ukraine While Pushing for Inquiries for Trump
Giuliani Pursued Business in Ukraine While Pushing for Inquiries for TrumpAs Rudolph W. Giuliani waged a public campaign this year to unearth damaging information in Ukraine about President Trump’s political rivals, he privately pursued hundreds of thousands of dollars in...continued
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Hulda @Hulda - almost 5 years ago
If You Collect Doomed Technology, Valve Is Now Selling Off the Steam Controller For $5
If You Collect Doomed Technology, Valve Is Now Selling Off the Steam Controller For $5Valve’s Steam Box consoles weren’t the runaway success that the gaming giant hoped they’d be, but the accompanying Steam Controller still stands out as a truly innovative gamepad design....continued
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Kristina @Kristina - almost 5 years ago
Bloodsucking Prison Telecom Is Scamming Inmates With 'Free' Tablets
GTL Prison Telecom Scams Inmates With 'Free' TabletsWhen you get free technology, you can reasonably assume that you’re getting screwed. That’s infinitely truer if you’re in prison.As Reason first reported, the West Virginia Division of Corrections struck a deal in Februa...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - almost 5 years ago
Someone is putting VR headsets on cows, and we want to know why
Someone is putting VR headsets on cows, and we want to know whyLet’s just be up front here: yes, these pictures seem to show a cow wearing a virtual reality headset, and no, we don’t really know what’s going on here.You may have seen these images floating around social me...continued
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Arvid @Arvid - almost 5 years ago
Taiwan’s Appier raises $80M for AI-based marketing technology
Taiwan’s Appier raises $80M for AI-based marketing technology – TechCrunchArtificial intelligence continues to be the theme of the moment in enterprise software, and today a company out of Asia that has built a suite of AI-powered marketing and ad tools is announcing a ro...continued
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Ericka @Ericka - almost 5 years ago
7 Ways to Monitor a Competitor's Content Marketing Strategy
7 Ways to Monitor a Competitor's Content Marketing StrategyMonitoring the competition’s content marketing efforts is an essential step for brands developing their own content marketing strategy. Finding out what works for a competitor allows brands to gain insights about ...continued
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Patrick @Patrick - almost 5 years ago
These bite-sized book summaries will make you well-read fast for $19
Get lifetime access to bite-sized business book summaries for $19We're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Lifetime (TV network) •
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Alan @Alan - almost 5 years ago
Rocket Lab readies Electron for the first launch with rocket recovery systems on board
Rocket Lab readies Electron for the first launch with rocket recovery systems on board – TechCrunchRocket Lab is getting ready to fly its tenth mission, which the first official launch window during which it could happen set for this week on November 29. Aside from being ...continued
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Marlon @Marlon - almost 5 years ago
Appier raises $80 million for AI that improves marketing decisions
Appier raises $80 million for AI that improves marketing decisionsGetting a customer onto a company’s website to check out its products is challenging enough in itself, but getting them to complete a transaction is a whole different ball game. Last year, 75% of all ecomme...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - almost 5 years ago
Pogos are taxable - Business Mirror
Everybody cannot help but notice the sudden influx of Chinese nationals in the country. My barber is happy since his business is doing good. He has more hair to trim. Condominium owners are enjoying an easy return of their investments. They are paid in cash for a one-year...continued
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Manley @Manley - about 5 years ago
TikTok Owner Reportedly Expanding Its Empire Into Music Subscriptions
TikTok Reportedly Getting Into the Music Subscription BusinessTikTok owner ByteDance, the Beijing-based behemoth that answers to no man (or at least U.S. senator) is reportedly crafting plans to fulfill its destiny, i.e., its foray into the subscription music business.Acc...continued
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Iva @Iva - about 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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Jessika @Jessika - about 5 years ago
Bellman wants to simplify property management for residential buildings
Bellman wants to simplify property management for residential buildings – TechCrunchMeet Bellman, a new French startup that wants to improve residential building management using technology and a fair amount of human interactions. The startup has been co-founded by Antoni...continued
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Kristina @Kristina - about 5 years ago
How to Add Two-Factor Authentication to Your Twitter Account
How to Add Two-Factor Authentication to Your Twitter AccountUsing two-factor authentication (2FA) is a smart, simple tactic to add a little extra data security in your life. For those unaware, 2FA is when you use a secondary authentication method—like code generator apps ...continued
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Alexzander @Alexzander - about 5 years ago
How to Use Music to Boost Your (and Your Team's) Productivity and Creativity
How to Use Music to Boost Your (and Your Team's) Productivity and CreativityWhen it comes to listening while you work, not all songs are helpful.Early in my career, I wouldn’t have dreamed of wearing headphones at the office. Today, if one of our employees stays inside a ...continued
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Alexzander @Alexzander - about 5 years ago
Donald Trump’s handwritten notes spark new Sharpie memes
Donald Trump’s handwritten notes spark new Sharpie memesWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Donald Trump • Donald Trump • Sharpie (marker) • Meme • HTTP cookie •
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Rex @Rex - about 5 years ago
Late Night Is Tickled by Gordon Sondland’s Impeachment Testimony
Late Night Is Tickled by Gordon Sondland’s Impeachment Testimony“You know what these hearings could use? A guy who paid a million dollars for his ambassadorship.” — SAMANTHA BEE“Not only did Sondland leave Trump’s defense in tatters, he also implicated Mick Mulvaney, Mike...continued
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