Raoul
@Raoul
434 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Summary
Just a regular blogger.
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over 5 years ago
'Explosive' Shaun Marsh, Khawaja suit middle order - Langer
2:04 AM ETAustralia's coach Justin Langer has labelled Shaun Marsh a "very, very explosive player" while insisting Usman Khawaja has the ability to adapt to a new batting role in the midst of the World Cup, after the selectors chose to leave middle-order specialists Peter...continued
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West Ham in talks to sign Hasan Ali Kaldirim | Sportslens
Hasan Ali Kaldirim is keen on a move to West Ham this summer. According to a report from Aksam (translated by SportWitness), the left back is ready to move to the Premier League and th...continued
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over 5 years ago
India’s Taj Mahal of trash is a toxic nightmare
The Taj Mahal, the famous 240-foot-high tomb, is India’s best known landmark. But now a different sort of tomb, New Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill — dubbed “rubbish mountain” — is projected to surpass that height next year, creating a very different mark on the land. This Taj ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Why identity startup Auth0’s founder still codes: It makes him a better boss – TechCrunch
If you ask Eugenio Pace to describe himself, “engineer” would be fairly high on the list. “Being a CEO is pretty busy,” he told TechCrunch in a call last week. “But I’m an engineer in my heart — I am a problem solver,” he said. Pace, an Argentinan immigrant to the U.S., f...continued
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over 5 years ago
Paladin Drones picks up $1.3M to give first responders a live feed of emergencies – TechCrunch
In emergency situations, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. Paladin Drones, a company launching out of Y Combinator, wants to use technology to minimize the amount of time between a 911 call and a response through autonomous drones. The company today ...continued
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The savage genius of SoftBank funding competitors – TechCrunch
Venture capitalists aren’t supposed to make their portfolio companies battle to the death. There’s a long-standing but unofficial rule that investors shouldn’t fund multiple competitors in the same space. Conflicts of interest could arise, information about one startup’s ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Trump administration will delay auto tariffs for up to six months
The Trump administration will delay tariffs on cars and auto part imports for up to six months as it negotiates trade deals with the European Union and Japan.In a proclamation Friday, Trump said he directed U.S.Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to seek agreements to ...continued
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Scott Pioli resigns as Falcons' assistant GM
3:08 PM ETAtlanta Falcons assistant general manager Scott Pioli has resigned, the team announced Thursday."After careful consideration and ongoing dialogue with Thomas [Dimitroff, the Falcons' GM] over the past year, I have decided to step away from my position as the ass...continued
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over 5 years ago
Trump says if Fed cuts interest rates, US will win trade war: 'It would be game over, we win!'
President Donald Trump predicted Tuesday that China's next move in the trade war will be a rate cut, and he pushed the Federal Reserve to follow suit in what he said would lead to a clear victory for the U.S.In a tweet that amounted to the latest salvo in the tariff dispu...continued
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over 5 years ago
It's time for markets to end their illusions about a US-China trade deal
President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands at a press conference following their meeting outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last November.Artyorn Ivanov | TASS | Getty ImagesFinancial markets should abandon any remaining illusion that...continued
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McConnell is wrong: The president is still under investigation
On Tuesday morning, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stood on the Senate floor and called for his colleagues — and for America — to begin the process of moving on from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. McConnell said it was time to “stop endlessly re-litig...continued
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GM Cruise raises $1.15B at a $19B valuation from SoftBank and Honda – TechCrunch
GM Cruise has raised another $1.15 billion in new equity from a group of investors that includes T. Rowe Price Associates, Honda, SoftBank Vision Fund and its parent company GM as the self-driving vehicle company pushes to launch a commercial autonomous ride-hailing serv...continued
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North Korea launched 'several unidentified short-range projectiles,' South Korean military says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of his country's own Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017.KCNA | ReutersNorth Korea launched "several unidentified short-range project...continued
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Why that strong ADP jobs number could be painting an inaccurate picture
A store front window in Miami Beach.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesMoody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi said technical issues may have made ADP's report on the April job market look much stronger than it actually was.Earlier Wednesday, ADP's report with Moody's said pri...continued
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