Abbie
@Abbie
455 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Abbie
@Abbie -
almost 5 years ago
Death of the Man in the Iron Mask
At the end of July 1669 the French Secretary of State for War, the Marquis de Louvois, wrote to the governor of Pignerol prison telling him to expect a new inmate, one ‘Eustache Dauger’. The instructions were unusually thorough and involved housing the prisoner in a room ...continued
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Torey
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almost 5 years ago
WeWork May Lay Off Thousands
WeWork May Lay Off ThousandsMr. Claure said that he would share his plans for the company’s future at an all-employees meeting that was originally scheduled for Tuesday but will now take place on Friday.The layoffs represent the human cost of a remarkable reversal in WeWo...continued
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almost 5 years ago
7 Podcasts for the Movie Buff
7 Podcasts for the Movie BuffFall is both the best and busiest time to be a movie fan, as we enter awards season — that thrilling period when the studios (and increasingly the streaming services) trot out their best hopes for Oscar glory. This year’s entries also arrive d...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Google is scaling back its weekly all-hands meetings after leaks, Sundar Pichai tells staff
Google is scaling back its weekly all-hands meetings after leaks, CEO tells staffGoogle’s weekly town halls, internally known as “TGIF” meetings, have been emblematic of the company’s professed belief in a transparent corporate culture, giving employees a chance to talk w...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Commercetools raises $145M from Insight for Shopify-style e-commerce APIs for large enterprises
Commercetools raises $145M from Insight for Shopify-style e-commerce APIs for large enterprises – TechCrunchGlobal retail e-commerce is expected to be a $25 trillion business this year, and today one of the companies that has built a set of tools to help larger enterprise...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Traditional Marketing Is Dying: Is Your Brand Prepared for What's Next?
Is Your Brand Prepared for What's Next?In today's marketing world, a YouTube star or an Instagram model can have more influence and engagement than some of the largest brands in the world.While social media marketing has been prevalent for the last several years, too many...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson payout in opioid case to $465 million
Oklahoma judge reduces Johnson & Johnson opioid payout to $465 million(Reuters) - An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his orig...continued
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Meggie
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almost 5 years ago
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to Fashion
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to FashionWho or what inspired you to go into your field?When I was 16 I moved to Amsterdam, because there was no high school in my town, and that’s when I became aware of fashion, both because it was around me and be...continued
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Elliott
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almost 5 years ago
Instagram Business Accounts and My Friend, the Grocery Store
The Allure—and Agony—of Instagram Business AccountsInstagram began testing hiding public like counts globally on Thursday, after experimenting with the design tweak in several individual markets abroad. People who upload photos and videos will still know how many people l...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Where Live Video Fits into Your Marketing Strategy
Where Live Video Fits into Your Marketing StrategyLive video is a hugely powerful marketing tool. It combines visual imagery with a unique form of urgency, two-way communication, and an appearance on popular social media channels. But like any marketing tool, it shouldn’t...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Pakistan to host first home Tests since 2009
Pakistan to play Sri Lanka in first home Test since 2009Pakistan will play a Test at home for the first time since 2009 after announcing a two-match series against Sri Lanka in December.There has not been a Test in Pakistan since the Sri Lanka team bus was attacked in Lah...continued
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Abbie
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almost 5 years ago
The Unravelling of Sino-Japanese Relations
Ezra Vogel’s China and Japan, it is fair to say, is more than just the definitive book on Asia’s two great powers, the relationship between which he describes as ‘tense, dangerous, deep and complicated’. For Vogel, one of the pre-eminent scholars of east Asia for decades,...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How GOP-linked PR firms use Google’s ad platform to harvest email addresses
How GOP-linked PR firms use Google’s ad platform to harvest email addressesIt also owns and runs a supposed news site called Conservative Buzz and, under that banner, it's been running Google Ads like this:Which lead those who click on them to webpages like this:The ads a...continued
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almost 5 years ago
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lords
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lordsYou’ve probably heard the idiom of the fox guarding the hen house — but how about the one of the encrypted phone company run by drug lords?Okay, that’s obviously not an idiom, but it’s a true story chronicled by V...continued
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almost 5 years ago
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners – TechCrunchWe’re still not at the point where autonomous vehicle systems can best human drivers in all scenarios, but the hope is that eventually, technology being incorporated into self-driving cars will be...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Max Q: International Astronautical Congress 2019 recap edition
International Astronautical Congress 2019 recap edition – TechCrunchOur weekly round-up of what’s going on in space technology is back, and it’s a big one (and a day late) because last week was the annual International Astronautical Congress. I was on the ground in Washin...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Where are US fintech’s next billion-dollar startups?
Where are US fintech’s next billion-dollar startups? – TechCrunchAs fintech investments soar to new heights, investors are looking at the bottom and top levels of the services stack to find the next billion-dollar startups.That’s the word from seasoned investors like Andr...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Trevor Noah goes after the vaping industry, doesn't hold back
Trevor Noah goes after the vaping industry, doesn't hold backWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Trevor Noah • Electronic cigarette •
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Abbie
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almost 5 years ago
Debate, Brexit, Fort Worth: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Debate, Brexit, Fort Worth: Your Tuesday Evening BriefingFor one, the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is advancing. Voters will be eyeing how the candidates balance attacks on Mr. Trump with questions about Joe Biden’s role in the overseas business interests of h...continued
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Kari
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almost 5 years ago
Zuckerberg on Chinese censorship: Is that the internet we want?
Is that the internet we want? – TechCrunchChina is exporting its social values, political ads are an important part of free expression and the definition of dangerous speech must be kept in check, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued today in a speech at Georgetown Unive...continued
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Oren
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almost 5 years ago
It's Time to Rethink Your Data—Including Your Smell Data
It's Time to Rethink Your Data—Including Your Smell DataWe don’t mean to be impolite, but—your personal data is showing. It’s everywhere. Facebook and Google and Amazon and a million other companies scoop it up and then dish it out, for billions of dollars, to advertisers...continued
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Josiah
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almost 5 years ago
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia
Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi ArabiaSAN FRANCISCO — Ali Alzabarah was an engineer who rose through the ranks at Twitter to a job that gave him access to personal information and account data of the social media service’s millions of users.Ahmad Ab...continued
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Minnie
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almost 5 years ago
What to Say When a Job Interviewer Asks For a Long-Term Commitment
What to Say When a Job Interviewer Asks For a Long-Term CommitmentDuring a typical job interview, you can usually expect to answer familiar questions like “What are your strengths?” or “Why exactly do you want to work here?” Occasionally, you might also field not-so-legal...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Shopify expands into email marketing
Shopify expands into email marketing – TechCrunchShopify continues to expand beyond its core e-commerce platform with a new product called Shopify Email.Shopify’s chief product officer Craig Miller and director of product for marketing technology Michael Perry gave me a q...continued
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Ismael
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almost 5 years ago
Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers
Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers – TechCrunchDanielle Bernstein is just 27 years old, but she’s been running her own business for 10 years. First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. Next she ...continued
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