Alexandro
@Alexandro
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
almost 5 years ago
Australia v New Zealand: Hosts secure crushing 247-run victory in Melbourne
Australia v New Zealand: Hosts secure crushing 247-run victory in MelbourneAustralia completed a 247-run victory over New Zealand on the fourth day in Melbourne to win the three-Test series with one match remaining.New Zealand were dismissed for 240, despite opener Tom Bl...continued
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Webster
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almost 5 years ago
How Fox Business covered axed 'Home Alone 2' Trump scene
How Fox Business covered axed 'Home Alone 2' Trump sceneThe Canadian Broadcasting Corp. confirmed that a version of 'Home Alone 2' released without President Donald Trump's cameo was edited in 2014, but that didn't stop Fox Business News or Donald Trump Jr. from criticizi...continued
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Jeffrey
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almost 5 years ago
Report: Advertising Scammer Bribed a Facebook Employee to Keep Its Posts Up
Advertising Scammer Bribed a Facebook Employee to Keep Its Posts UpHere’s one more leak in the drip drip drip of evidence that Facebook is totally out of control, even if and when it tries to get it together. Buzzfeed reports that an extremely predatory scammer that explo...continued
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almost 5 years ago
2020 will be the beginning of the tech industry’s radical revisioning of the physical world
2020 will be the beginning of the tech industry’s radical revisioning of the physical world – TechCrunchThese days it’s easyto bemoan the state of innovation and the dynamism coming from America’s cradle of technological development in Silicon Valley.The same companies th...continued
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almost 5 years ago
The Two Myths of the Internet
The Two Myths of the InternetOn January 21, 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed a crowd at the Newseum in Washington, DC. She was there to proclaim the power and importance of “internet freedom.” In the previous few years, she said, online tools had e...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Ask This Instead of 'Any Questions?'
Ask This Instead of 'Any Questions?'I come from a quiet people. My classmates and I were always bad at asking questions of the teacher, or recognizing that we had questions. I wish I’d had someone like historian and professor Jacqueline Antonovich, who recently tweeted a ...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Why Endeavor CMO Bozoma Saint John is joining Pencils of Promise as its Ghana ambassador
Endeavor CMO Bozoma Saint John will be Pencils of Promise's Ghana ambaFounded in 2008 by Adam Braun (brother of Scooter Braun), Pencils of Promise has built more than 500 schools in Ghana, Guatemala, and Laos to serve underprivileged children. While Saint John was born in...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance\!
Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance!After filing for bankruptcy and closing more than 800 stores last year, Toys "R" Us is back. The iconic retailer has opened two new mall outposts, one in Texas and another in New Jersey, just in time for the holidays. The sto...continued
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Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
In Trying Times for President’s Business, It Turns Out Less Trump Is More
For Trump Organization, Office Skyscrapers Make Up for Lagging HotelsBut on one recent weekday, with no large events at the resort, the cavernous Donald J. Trump Ballroom sat empty, as did the smaller Ivanka Trump ballroom, with its Austrian crystal chandeliers.Rather tha...continued
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Meggie
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almost 5 years ago
Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round
Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round – TechCrunchModern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on the largely human-powered spray business wi...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Want to start a business in 2020? This $30 tool can help.
Want to start a business in 2020? This $30 tool can help.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.org
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almost 5 years ago
Meet the artist who draws scientists for Instagram
Meet the artist who draws scientists for InstagramHow do you raise the profile of women in science, equipped only with pens and pastel pencils?That's the challenge Nina Chhita set herself after being asked to identify scientists at a Christmas quiz."We were asked to name ...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Rivian adds $1.3 billion in funding for its electric utility and adventure vehicles
Rivian adds $1.3 billion in funding for its electric utility and adventure vehicles – TechCrunchAmerican automotive technology startup Rivian has raised $1.3 billion in new funding, the company announced today. The new investment is the fourth round of capital announced b...continued
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Izaiah
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Credit startup Migo expands to Brazil on $20M raise and Africa growth
Credit startup Migo expands to Brazil on $20M raise and Africa growth – TechCrunchAfter growing its lending business in West Africa, emerging markets credit startup Migo is expanding to Brazil on a $20 million Series B funding round led by Valor Capital Group.The San Fran...continued
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Oren
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almost 5 years ago
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $275M in India’s Lenskart
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $275M in India’s Lenskart – TechCrunchLenskart, an omni-channel retailer in India that sells eyewear products, said on Friday that it has raised $275 million in a new financing round from SoftBank Vision Fund as it looks to expand its business...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a "Mad Max" Tableau
How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a "Mad Max" TableauJimmy entered the Hong Kong police station on a Tuesday evening last month and went about his usual routine. He exchanged pleasantries with the officer on duty and did an official check-in, fulfilling a bail conditio...continued
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Immanuel
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almost 5 years ago
Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission
Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission – TechCrunchApple is said to be working on satellite technology, having hired a number of aerospace engineers to form a team along with satellite and antenna designers, according...continued
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Jarod
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almost 5 years ago
5 Tips to Help You Build Your Network
5 Tips to Help You Build Your NetworkThis founder's event marketing company is known for curating gift bags and onsite brand integrations for award shows, red carpets, premieres and more.Rachael Cosgrove, the founder of Gift Bags by Rachael, is a marketer who connects bra...continued
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Anderson
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almost 5 years ago
FDA issues its first approval for an Ebola vaccine
FDA issues its first approval for an Ebola vaccineA month ago the European Union issued marketing authorization for a vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus in adults, and now the FDA has approved it. While noting that Ebola cases in the US have been very rare, director of th...continued
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Elaina
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almost 5 years ago
Levelset raises $30 million to improve money management for contractors in construction
Levelset raises $30 million to improve money management for contractors in construction – TechCrunchScott Wolfe, chief executive officer of Levelset, the New Orleans-based money management and payment startup for contractors in the construction industry, always thought he...continued
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Cameron
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almost 5 years ago
Uber’s ride-hailing business hit with ban in Germany
Uber’s ride-hailing business hit with ban in Germany – TechCrunchAnother legal blow for Uber in Europe: A regional court in Frankfurt has banned the company from sending ride-hailing requests to rental car companies via its app — with the court finding multiple competitio...continued
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Gregoria
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almost 5 years ago
TiVo merges with technology licensor Xperi in $3 billion deal
TiVo merges with technology licensor Xperi in $3 billion deal – TechCrunchEarlier this year, TiVo said it was preparing to split itself into two — a product and IP business — in order to make itself more attractive to buyers. Today, the company announced those plans have ...continued
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Webster
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almost 5 years ago
The Hot 25: A Weekly Index Of The Hottest Cannabis Brands, Powered By Pioneer Intelligence
A Weekly Index Of The Hottest Cannabis Brands, Powered By Pioneer IntelligenceDiscover the most influential brands in the cannabis industry with Pioneer Intelligence's marketing analytics platform.Introducing The Hot 25, a new weekly editorial feature powered by Pioneer I...continued
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Jeffrey
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almost 5 years ago
Ginebra eyes upperhand - Business Mirror
Ginebra eyes upperhandBarangay Ginebra and Northport—all even at 1-1—try to apply more pressure on the gas pedal in crucial Game Three of the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup best-of-five semifinals on Wednesday, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.The Gin Kings...continued
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Americo
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almost 5 years ago
Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims
Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study ClaimsA comparative analysis of historical and contemporary astronomical data has resulted in the discovery of approximately 100 star-like objects that unexpectedly vanished. These strange occurrences are likely n...continued
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