Ryleigh
@Ryleigh
427 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Arvid
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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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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maida
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almost 5 years ago
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay about $117 million to settle vaginal mesh litigation
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay about $117 million to settle U.S. states' mesh probe(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay nearly $117 million to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh devices, U.S. state attorneys gen...continued
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Ryleigh 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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Ryleigh 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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Ryleigh 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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Ryleigh 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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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rahsaan
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almost 5 years ago
Learn how to win customers and influence consumers at Disrupt Berlin
Learn how to win customers and influence consumers at Disrupt Berlin – TechCrunchEvery startup is a story and every startup’s success depends — on some level — on how well they can either tell that story or get that story told.The best stories are the ones that create an ...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexzander
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almost 5 years ago
Here’s how science fiction could save us from bad technology
Here's how science fiction could save us from bad technologyThe short film “Slaughterbots” depicts a near future in which swarms of micro drones assassinate thousands of people for their political beliefs. Released in November 2017 by academics and activists warning of th...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marjory
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almost 5 years ago
Spot, Boston Dynamic's Robot Dog, Is Finally Available For Sale
Spot, Boston Dynamic's Robot Dog, Is Finally Available For SaleAfter debuting just shy of two years ago, Boston Dynamics has finally made its Spot robotic dog available for sale, but don’t expect to find a great Black Friday deal on this bot at Best Buy come Thanksgiving....continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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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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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
almost 5 years ago
Timing Technology
Timing Technology: Lessons From The Media LabWhile reading “Funding Breakthrough Research: Promises and Challenges of the ‘ARPA Model’”, Azoulay et al 2018, on DARPA, I noticed an interesting comment:The two Goldstein & Kearney 2018 papers sounded interesting but alas...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Allene
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almost 5 years ago
Serial founder David Cancel to share people-first, SaaS insights at Disrupt SF next week
Serial founder David Cancel to share people-first, SaaS insights at Disrupt SF next week – TechCrunchWhat do you wish you’d known about building a company beforehand? It’s a question that haunts many a startup founder their first time around.Serial SaaS-focused entreprene...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Minnie
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almost 5 years ago
U.S. Military Will Stop Using Floppy Discs to Operate Its Nuclear Weapons System
Military to Stop Using Floppy Disks to Operate Its Nuclear Weapons SystemThe systems used to control the United States arsenal of nuclear weapons rely on outdated computers. But the Department of Defense is updating at least one part of the archaic technology—the floppy d...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hank
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almost 5 years ago
Those Superfast Nike Shoes Are Creating a Problem
Those Superfast Nike Shoes Are Creating a ProblemLast weekend’s extraordinary marathon performances — 1 hour 59 minutes 40 seconds by Eliud Kipchoge in Vienna and 2:14:04 by Brigid Kosgei in Chicago — have focused attention on an already simmering question: Does the Inter...continued
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Ryleigh 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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Ryleigh
@Ryleigh -
almost 5 years ago
Foreo Luna Go portable face brush is $40 off on Amazon
Foreo Luna Go portable face brush is $40 off on AmazonWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:FOREO • Amazon.com • HTTP cookie •
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maida
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almost 5 years ago
Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-CigarettesJuul Labs announced on Thursday that it would temporarily halt online sales of flavored e-cigarettes like mango, products the company had already stopped distributing to retail stores as public outrage mounted over the so...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Ryleigh
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almost 5 years ago
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport – TechCrunchVolvo Group has established a new dedicated business group focused on autonomous transportation, with a mandate that covers industry segments like mining, ports and moving go...continued
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Ryleigh
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almost 5 years ago
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport – TechCrunchVolvo Group has established a new dedicated business group focused on autonomous transportation, with a mandate that covers industry segments like mining, ports and moving go...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Gregoria
@Gregoria -
about 5 years ago
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups – TechCrunchAt TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco last week, Extra Crunch managing editor Eric Eldon sat down with Andrew Chen, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Andrew focuses on consumer tech...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Leda
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about 5 years ago
Amazon Is Marketing Face Recognition to Police Departments Partnered With Ring: Report
Amazon Pushing Rekognition Face Recognition to Police With Ring PartnershipsAmazon is marketing its facial recognition software to Florida police departments that are currently partnered with its home surveillance company, Ring—arrangements that allow police to request ac...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Madalyn
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about 5 years ago
Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City to Ban Face Recognition in Unanimous Vote
Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City to Ban Face Recognition in Unanimous VoteBerkeley, California became the fourth U.S. city to pass a ban on all government use of facial recognition technology on Tuesday night following a unanimous yes vote by the City Council.Two other c...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Bart
@Bart -
about 5 years ago
Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in UkraineWashington (CNN)Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are examining Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine business dealings, including his bank records, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, ci...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Alexandro
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about 5 years ago
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the charge
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the chargeYou may have noticed that scooter companies typically have short names — usually around four or five letters — that are meant to invoke feelings of flying or zooming across an urban landscap...continued
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Ryleigh upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Oren
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about 5 years ago
This technology is helping Hong Kong prepare for typhoons
Hong Kong is preparing for typhoons using this technologyChat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Hong Kong • Instant messaging • Facebook Messenger • Pearl River (band) •
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