Webster
@Webster
411 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Webster 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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Adelia
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almost 5 years ago
Here are 20 online courses for professionals, each less than $20
Here are 20 online courses for professionals, each less than $20We're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.org
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Elaina
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almost 5 years ago
Your Roku Is an Ad Factory
Your Roku Is an Ad FactoryEverybody loves a Roku. Starting at $30, these little widgets turn any TV into a smart TV and offer pretty much any streaming channels you’d ever want in one place. You’ll also see a lot of ads thanks to your Roku device. If you have a TV running...continued
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Webster 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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
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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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marlon
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almost 5 years ago
Email Marketing vs. Social Media: Can They Intersect?
Email Marketing vs. Social MediaThis morning, I woke up to this email from Glossier in my inbox:After clicking on the email, I checked Glossier's Instagram and saw the same promotion, plus customer comments raving about the products, which convinced me to purchase.Ultimat...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Pablo
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almost 5 years ago
Who will own the future of transportation?
Who will own the future of transportation? – TechCrunchAutonomous vehicles are often painted as a utopian-like technology that will transform parking lots into parks and eliminate traffic fatalities — a number that reached 1.35 million globally in 2018.Even if, as many pr...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jeffrey
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almost 5 years ago
Never Trust a Platform to Put Privacy Ahead of Profit
Twitter Puts Profit Ahead of User Privacy—Just Like Facebook Did BeforeAt this point, it's painfully unsurprising to hear new examples of tech companies misusing customer data. But a particularly shameful version of the story has become increasingly common: services pulli...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marlon
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almost 5 years ago
Can desert greenhouses resolve food security time bomb?
Can desert greenhouses deliver food security?The three-year-old start-up is aiming for nothing less than a transformation of the agriculture industry, and to resolve the growing threat to food security that faces the UAE.The company, founded in 2016, has already establish...continued
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Webster 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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Gregoria
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almost 5 years ago
Caffeine hopes celebrities and entertainment can help it beat Twitch
Caffeine hopes celebrities and entertainment can help it beat TwitchThe streaming wars are heating up: corporate content giants like Netflix, Amazon, and Disney are all playing their positions, strengthening their value propositions. The sheer number of upcoming streaming...continued
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Webster 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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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Emmie
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almost 5 years ago
Elon Musk predicts Tesla energy could be ‘bigger’ than its EV business
Elon Musk predicts Tesla energy could be ‘bigger’ than its EV business – TechCrunchTesla CEO Elon Musk forecast that the company’s energy business will eventually be the same size as — or even bigger than — its automotive sector, the latest sign that the company plans to ...continued
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Webster
@Webster -
almost 5 years ago
Why fin services companies can’t ignore voice and chat (VB Live)
Why fin services companies can't ignore voice and chat (VB Live)As consumers embrace voice and chat, companies are finding significant opportunities to drive engagement, streamline communication, and build revenue. Should financial services companies get on board? For a l...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hannah
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almost 5 years ago
Facebook's Business Falls Under the Microscope of 47 Attorneys General
Facebook Under Investigation by 47 Attorneys GeneralForty-seven state attorneys general have now joined a sweeping investigation into Facebook’s business practices aimed at determining whether the company has engaged in anti-competitive behavior, ignored privacy laws, or ...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Angus
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almost 5 years ago
Trump Again Defends Doral Selection, Dismisses Constitution’s ‘Phony Emoluments Clause’
Trump Dismisses ‘Phony Emoluments Clause,’ Defending DoralWASHINGTON — President Trump may have reversed his decision to host world leaders at one of his own properties during next year’s Group of 7 summit at the urging of his fellow Republicans,but he hasn’t finished def...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Geovany
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almost 5 years ago
Veteran enterprise exec Bob Stutz is heading back to SAP
Veteran enterprise exec Bob Stutz is heading back to SAP – TechCrunchBob Stutz has had a storied career with enterprise software companies, including stints at Siebel Systems, SAP, Microsoft and Salesforce. He announced on Facebook last week that he’s leaving his job as h...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jarod
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almost 5 years ago
Berkeley city council unanimously votes to ban facial recognition technology
Berkeley city council unanimously votes to ban facial recognition technology / Boing BoingBerkeley has joined the swelling ranks of cities (pioneered by nearby Oakland) that have passed ordinances banning the government's use of facial recognition technology, after a unan...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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almost 5 years ago
Why we should ban facial recognition technology everywhere
Why we should ban facial recognition technology everywhere / Boing BoingIn the wake of Berkeley joining the growing list of cities that ban the use of facial recognition by governments, RIT philosophy prof Evan Selinger and Northeastern law/comp sci prof Woodrow Hartzog m...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jany
@Jany -
almost 5 years ago
Sustainability and Roofing Expert Mike Feazel Predicts a Bright Future for Solar Technology
Sustainability and Roofing Expert Mike Feazel Predicts a Bright Future for Solar TechnologyAre you ready for what the next few years in technology will bring?In this series called Member Showcase, we publish interviews with members of The Oracles. This interview is with M...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cynthia
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almost 5 years ago
MIT Confirms a Bridge Leonardo da Vinci Designed 500 Years Ago Was an Ancient Engineering Marvel
MIT Confirms a Da Vinci Bridge Was Brilliantly EngineeredSome 500 years after his death, researchers are still discovering just how talented and brilliant Leonardo da Vinci was. Architects and civil engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used a 3D printer ...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cyril
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almost 5 years ago
Facebook buys startup working on technology that lets you control computers with your mind - CNET
Facebook buys startup working on technology that lets you control computers with your mindFacebook said Monday it's acquiring CTRL-labs, a neurotechnology startup, as part of efforts to develop a wristband for controlling smartphones, computers and other digital devices w...continued
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Webster upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Americo
@Americo -
almost 5 years ago
'Goliath Is Winning': The Biggest U.S. Banks Are Set to Automate Away 200,000 Jobs
The Biggest U.S. Banks Are Set to Automate Away 200,000 JobsOver the next decade, U.S. banks, which are investing $150 billion in technology annually, will use automation to eliminate 200,000 jobs, thus facilitating “the greatest transfer from labor to capital” in the ind...continued
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