Arvid
@Arvid
433 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexandro
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almost 5 years ago
A sweet idea that created a $40m business
A sweet idea that created a $40m businessThe BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Tara Bosch, the founder and chief executive of low-sugar sweets business Smart Sweets.Tara Bosch describes herself as...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jarod
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almost 5 years ago
Imagining Technology “Crafted” Without Plastics
Imagining Technology "Crafted" Without PlasticsA recent study discovered 44.7 million metric tonnes of electronic waste — the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers – is produced annually. And of that staggering figure, only 20 percent of electronic waste generated will be col...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cameron
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almost 5 years ago
SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company
SoftBank reportedly preps a package to take control of WeWork parent company – TechCrunchSoftBank Group, the multibillion-dollar Japanese technology conglomerate and investment firm, has put together a bid that would save WeWork parent companyThe We Company, just weeks b...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
@Grayce -
almost 5 years ago
Twitch snags chief marketing officer Doug Scott from Zynga
Twitch snags chief marketing officer Doug Scott from ZyngaTwitch is announcing today that former Zynga chief marketing officer Doug Scott is joining Amazon’s livestreaming service as its new CMO. He will be based in Twitch’s San Francisco office.The move shows that Twitch...continued
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Emmie
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almost 5 years ago
South Korea-based Mathpresso, developer of tutoring app Qanda, raises $14.5 million Series B
South Korea-based Mathpresso, developer of tutoring app Qanda, raises $14.5 million Series B – TechCrunchSeoul-based education technology startup Mathpresso announced today that it has raised $14.5 million in Series B funding. The company’s flagship app is Qanda, which pr...continued
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Cameron
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almost 5 years ago
Land your dream job by upping your LinkedIn game
Land your dream job by upping your LinkedIn gameWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:LinkedIn •
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Leda
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almost 5 years ago
Sony could sell off PlayStation Vue to escape the TV streaming game
Sony could sell off PlayStation Vue to escape the TV streaming gameDespite multiple price increases, it appears Sony has yet to make money on the service. Just this past summer, the company raised the price of all its multi-channel plans by $5 per month. It did the same t...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Arvid
@Arvid -
almost 5 years ago
Oops, Trump's Commerce Secretary Did the Hillary Email Thing
Wilbur Ross Is Latest Trump Goon to Face Private Email InquiryThe veritable parade of Trump administration officials facing scrutiny of their use of personal email for official business continues, this time with Commerce secretary and walking corruption scandal Wilbur Ros...continued
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Arvid
@Arvid -
almost 5 years ago
Oops, Trump's Commerce Secretary Did the Hillary Email Thing
Wilbur Ross Is Latest Trump Goon to Face Private Email InquiryThe veritable parade of Trump administration officials facing scrutiny of their use of personal email for official business continues, this time with Commerce secretary and walking corruption scandal Wilbur Ros...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Assunta
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almost 5 years ago
Lexus’s first autonomous EV has drones and ‘artificial muscle technology’
Lexus’s first autonomous EV has drones and ‘artificial muscle technology’Lexus leaned into the futuristic theme, which is evident from the vehicle's "hoodless" form, glass roof and gull-wing (aka DeLorean) doors. Inside, Lexus put gesture controls to use and created AR ve...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Giles
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almost 5 years ago
Databricks announces $400M round on $6.2B valuation as analytics platform continues to grow
Databricks announces $400M round on $6.2B valuation as analytics platform continues to grow – TechCrunchDatabricks is a SaaS business built on top of a bunch of open-source tools, and apparently it’s been going pretty well on the business side of things. In fact, the comp...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jeffrey
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almost 5 years ago
Facebook will spend $1 billion to address California’s affordable housing crisis
Facebook will spend $1 billion to address California’s affordable housing crisisFacebook today announced a pledge of $1 billion and a partnership with the state of California to help build more affordable housing, after the company contributed for over a decade to an infl...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Manley
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almost 5 years ago
Let Seth Godin help you transform your life
Seth Godin on leadership, persuasion, and the art of the side hustleWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Seth Godin • Persuasion • Hustling •
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Oren
@Oren -
almost 5 years ago
How the Designer Behind the Original Mac Comes Up With New Ideas
How to Come Up With New Ideas According to Hartmut Esslinger, founder of Frog DesignMost people can’t really innovate, says Hartmut Esslinger, founder of frog design. He and his company (now celebrating fifty years in business) helped design Apple’s portable computers, So...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Bobby
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almost 5 years ago
Ford and Holoride bring in-car virtual reality to the masses - Roadshow
Ford and Holoride bring in-car virtual reality to the massesHoloride began its pursuit of redefining in-car entertainment with Audi earlier this year. A new partnership with Porsche blossomed just last month. This week, Ford is the latest to work with Holoride, but in a p...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Assunta
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almost 5 years ago
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Educate Our Tech-Illiterate Congress
Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Educate Our Tech-Illiterate CongressSenator Elizabeth Warren has joined a small but steady chorus of Washington lawmakers working to revive a little-known government agency that, not so long ago, helped members of Congress grasp how cutting-...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Patrick
@Patrick -
almost 5 years ago
Ikea's Expands Augmented Reality App, Lets You Fill an Entire Room With Virtual Swedish Furniture
Ikea's AR App Now Lets You Place Multiple Pieces of FurnitureAugmented reality might one day be a crucial piece of technology, but for now, the best use we’ve found for putting virtual objects in real scenes is previewing how new furniture might look in your living room. ...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
almost 5 years ago
Why Elon Musk is wrong about LiDAR technology
Why Elon Musk is wrong about LiDAR technologyEarlier this year, at one of Tesla’s events, the company’s famous founder, Elon Muskproclaimed that, “LiDAR is a fool’s errand,” and “Anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed. Doomed.”We’re all big fans of Elon at my company and we’ve...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
@Grayce -
almost 5 years ago
Android users can test out Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming next month
Microsoft launching public xCloud streaming test on Android in OctoberRoughly one year after announcing plans for its Project xCloud game streaming service, Microsoft will roll out a public test of xCloud next month for Android users in the United States, United Kingdom, ...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marjory
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almost 5 years ago
Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 Olympics
Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 OlympicsEach of the vehicles will travel through the athletes' village at a leisurely 12 miles per hour along a designated loop. As an SAE Level 4-capable autonomous vehicle, the e-Palette will be able to navigate...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cyril
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almost 5 years ago
For Sale: Human Fetuses, Slightly Used
Woman Charged for Alleged Sale of Human Fetuses on FacebookA Colorado woman is facing smuggling charges after allegedly attempting to sell and ship human fetal remains in violation of federal law. According to court records, she conducted much of her business over Faceboo...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Izaiah
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almost 5 years ago
Segment’s new privacy portal helps companies comply with expanding regulations
Segment’s new privacy portal helps companies comply with expanding regulations – TechCrunchWith the EU’s sweeping GDPR privacy laws and the upcoming California Consumer Privacy ACT (CCPA), companies have to figure out how to deal with keeping private data private — or fac...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Juliet
@Juliet -
almost 5 years ago
Mobster’s Jailbreak Plan: Floss, Hacksaw Blade, Crash Diet and a Priest
Mobster’s Jailbreak Plan: Floss, Hacksaw Blade, Crash Diet and a PriestTo break out of a federal jail, a suspected Mafia soldier named Christopher Londonio planned to use dental floss as a glass-cutter, Kool-Aid as clothing dye and “lots of bran” to slim down.It was all p...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cynthia
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almost 5 years ago
Tesla gets green light to start producing EVs in China
Tesla gets green light to start producing EVs in China – TechCrunchChina’s industry ministry has added Tesla to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, a designation that allows the electric automaker to begin producing vehicles in the country.Tesla’s incl...continued
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Arvid upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Priscilla
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almost 5 years ago
I report on technology. And I got hacked.
I report on technology. And I got hacked.Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Security hacker • Online chat • Facebook Messenger • Pearl River (band) •
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