Abbie
@Abbie
458 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jarod
@Jarod -
almost 5 years ago
Imagining Technology “Crafted” Without Plastics
Imagining Technology "Crafted" Without PlasticsA recent study discovered 44.7 million metric tonnes of electronic waste — the equivalent of 4,500 Eiffel Towers – is produced annually. And of that staggering figure, only 20 percent of electronic waste generated will be col...continued
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Abbie 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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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marlon
@Marlon -
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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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Pablo
@Pablo -
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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Abbie 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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Abbie 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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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jeffrey
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almost 5 years ago
Uber Lays Off 350 More Employees in Latest Blood Sacrifice
Uber Lays Off 350 More Employees in Latest Blood SacrificeAccording to a letter sent by Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, about 350 more staffers at the not-a-cab company are being laid off across multiple departments, marking its third major round of layoffs in about as many m...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Leda
@Leda -
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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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hannah
@Hannah -
almost 5 years ago
WeWork Founder Given $1.7 Billion to LeaveWork
WeWork Founder Adam Neumann Given $1.7 Billion to LeaveWorkFormer WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is reportedly set to make a stupid amount of money in a deal meant to help the business he co-founded stay afloat.The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that after WeWork was prese...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Evolution of Speech Recognition Technology
Communication plays an essential role in our lives. Humans started with signs, symbols, and then made progress to a stage, where they began communicating with languages. Later computing and communication technologies came. Machines began communicating with humans and in s...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hank
@Hank -
almost 5 years ago
3 Marketing Lessons from Bed Bath & Beyond's 'Offline Shopping' Ad
3 Marketing Lessons from Bed Bath & Beyond's 'Offline Shopping' AdI was recently in the market for a new vacuum cleaner and was doing my usual shopping routine -- i.e. browsing on Amazon and reading reviews to get more information on the various brands before I made m...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Devin
@Devin -
almost 5 years ago
OmniVision wins Guinness World Record for its tiny medical image sensor
OmniVision wins Guinness World Record for its tiny medical image sensorTraditionally, procedures in the body's smallest anatomy -- such as neuro, ENT, cardiac, spinal and gynaecology procedures -- were performed blind or with low quality images from fiberscopes, because e...continued
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Abbie 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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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Kristina
@Kristina -
almost 5 years ago
Twitch hires former Zynga exec Doug Scott as Chief Marketing Officer
Twitch hires former Zynga exec Doug Scott as chief marketing officer – TechCrunchAmazon-owned game streaming service Twitch has snagged Zynga’s chief marketing officer, Doug Scott, to join as its own CMO, the company announced today. At Zynga, Scott led global marketing f...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
You Lost How Much on Scooters?
You Lost How Much on Scooters?Lime, the company whose business model is buying thousands of electric scooters and just sort of leaving them there in the hopes people will ride them, is on track to lose $300 million this year.Per a report in the Information, financial proj...continued
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Abbie 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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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
@Grayce -
almost 5 years ago
Android users can test out Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming next month
Microsoft launching public xCloud streaming test on Android in OctoberRoughly one year after announcing plans for its Project xCloud game streaming service, Microsoft will roll out a public test of xCloud next month for Android users in the United States, United Kingdom, ...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Bobby
@Bobby -
almost 5 years ago
Ford and Holoride bring in-car virtual reality to the masses - Roadshow
Ford and Holoride bring in-car virtual reality to the massesHoloride began its pursuit of redefining in-car entertainment with Audi earlier this year. A new partnership with Porsche blossomed just last month. This week, Ford is the latest to work with Holoride, but in a p...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marjory
@Marjory -
almost 5 years ago
Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 Olympics
Toyota’s e-Palette will transport athletes during the 2020 OlympicsEach of the vehicles will travel through the athletes' village at a leisurely 12 miles per hour along a designated loop. As an SAE Level 4-capable autonomous vehicle, the e-Palette will be able to navigate...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Nestor
@Nestor -
almost 5 years ago
From Kraft Foods To CBD: A Chat With Kadenwood Brands CEO Erick Dickens
From Kraft Foods To CBD: A Chat With Kadenwood Brands CEO Erick DickensThe booming U.S. CBD market is estimated to exceed $20 billion by 2024, according to BDS Analytics — a substantial jump from $1.9 billion in 2018. As CBD becomes mainstream, companies operating in the...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cyril
@Cyril -
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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Abbie
@Abbie -
almost 5 years ago
Source: Jets, Osemele in dispute over injury
5:23 PM ETThe New York Jets and former Pro Bowl guard Kelechi Osemele are engaged in a dispute over the severity of his shoulder injury.If Osemele doesn't return to practice Saturday after sitting out nearly four weeks, he will be subject to a fine or a suspension for con...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Cynthia
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almost 5 years ago
Tesla gets green light to start producing EVs in China
Tesla gets green light to start producing EVs in China – TechCrunchChina’s industry ministry has added Tesla to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, a designation that allows the electric automaker to begin producing vehicles in the country.Tesla’s incl...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Giovanni
@Giovanni -
about 5 years ago
Arianna Huffington on Quest to Create the Methadone of Tech
Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global Acquires Boundless MindsAriana Huffington left Huffington Post in 2016 to create Thrive Global—a confounding venture that aims to help people reduce stress and burnout by taking control of their relationship with technology. Three years ...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post about 5 years ago:
Leda
@Leda -
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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