Rowan
@Rowan
423 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crypto, China, and Fixing the Web
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crypto, China, and Fixing the WebPatrick Collison, cofounder of online payment system Stripe, thinks that even with its wide-ranging and well-documented problems, the internet is still amazing.“The key question—why aren’t things getting bett...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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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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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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexie
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almost 5 years ago
APPLY NOW: Insider Inc. is hiring business and tech reporters in New York and San Francisco
Insider Inc. is hiring business and tech reporters in SF and NYInsider Inc. has a number of editorial openings across both Business Insider and INSIDER. If you're interested in joining a fast-paced, growing newsroom, apply at the links provided below. Unless otherwise sta...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Garnet
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almost 5 years ago
Brazilian mobile phone insurance technology startup Pitzi is now worth over $100 million
Brazilian mobile phone insurance technology startup Pitzi is now worth over $100 million – TechCrunchWith roughly one million customers across Brazil and a new round of financing, the mobile phone insurance provider Pitzi now finds itself with a $100 million valuation.The...continued
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almost 5 years ago
What Are the Biggest Challenges Technology Must Overcome in the Next 10 Years?
What Are the Biggest Challenges Technology Must Overcome in the Next 10 Years?Gizmodo, io9, and Earther look back at our passing decade and look ahead at what kind of future awaits us in the next ten years.Technology’s fine—I definitely like texting, and some of the shows...continued
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Clarissa
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almost 5 years ago
Amazon now sells movie tickets in India
Amazon now sells movie tickets in India – TechCrunchAmazon has set its eye on the next business it wants to disrupt in its key overseas market India: online movie tickets. The e-commerce giant said Saturday it has partnered with local online movie ticketing giant BookMySh...continued
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Kristina
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almost 5 years ago
Maker Business Spotlight: Aide Memoire Jewelry
Maker Business Spotlight: Aide Memoire JewelrySenior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.I'd always love to hear abo...continued
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Ismael
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almost 5 years ago
Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star's 'Conspiracy' makeup collab broke Shopify
Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star's 'Conspiracy' makeup collab broke ShopifyWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Shane Dawson • Jeffree Star • Shopify •
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
George
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almost 5 years ago
Amazon makes grocery delivery free for Prime members
Amazon makes grocery delivery free for Prime membersSlight changes are also coming to Whole Foods deliveries. Amazon announced Tuesday that customers will be able to buy Whole Foods groceries through Amazon.com and the Amazon app, in addition to the Prime Now app. But new...continued
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Ericka
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almost 5 years ago
How to Manually Enable RCS on Android Right Now (Updated)
How to Manually Enable RCS on Android Right Now (Updated)It’s been a while since Google announced plans to push RCS adoption so that Android users could finally move on from the outdated SMS technology, but most users are stuck waiting for their mobile carriers to flip th...continued
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Rowan
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almost 5 years ago
Steelers' Conner (shoulder) doubtful Sunday
3:07 PM ETPITTSBURGH - Coming off his best rushing performance of the season, Steelers running back James Conner is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts.Conner, who sustained a shoulder injury to his AC joint in the final minutes of Monday's victory o...continued
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Rowan
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almost 5 years ago
Source: Steelers fined for Big Ben injury silence
5:10 PM ETPITTSBURGH -- The Steelers have been fined $75,000 and coach Mike Tomlin has been fined $25,000 for violating the NFL's Injury Report Policy, a league source confirmed.The team did not accurately list quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on the practice report prior t...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Nelson
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almost 5 years ago
10 of the best pushchairs, prams, and buggies in the UK
Best pushchairs, prams, and buggies in the UKWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Baby transport • Baby transport •
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Rowan
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almost 5 years ago
Let's Unravel the Time Travel Paradox of *Terminator: Dark Fate*
Let's Unravel the Time Travel Paradox of Terminator: Dark FateTerminator has been retconned within an inch of its own life. The long-lived franchise, which began in 1984 with The Terminator, has been sequelized (twice) and rebooted (three times) and adapted for TV (once)....continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maida
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almost 5 years ago
Government is a technology, so fix it like one
Government is a technology, so fix it like one – TechCrunchJust as as tangible as airplanes, computers and contraception, The Roman Empire, the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States of America are also human inventions.Technology is how we do things, and political in...continued
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Pablo
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almost 5 years ago
5 Simple Steps to Recover a Disabled Facebook Ads Account
5 Simple Steps to Recover a Disabled Facebook Ads AccountOver the past few months, we’ve seen an increase in Facebook ad accounts and entire Business Managers disabled without warning. Entrepreneur has covered disabled ads in the past, and those suggestions have elicited ...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rahsaan
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almost 5 years ago
The sandwich that eats like a meal
The sandwich that eats like a meal / Boing BoingWhy not pour gas into that gopher hole? Facebook user Brandon Ftacek shares this fantastic demonstration of just one of the many potential pitfalls you may encounter when using gasoline and rapid combustion to control your l...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Marlon
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almost 5 years ago
How to Manually Enable RCS on Android Right Now
How to Manually Enable RCS on Android Right NowIt’s been a while since Google announced plans to push RCS adoption so that Android users could finally move on from the outdated SMS technology, but most users are stuck waiting for their mobile carriers to flip the switch a...continued
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Rowan
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almost 5 years ago
Non-Profit Good Today Launches New Product to Inspire Daily Giving at Companies
Non-Profit Good Today Launches New Product to Inspire Daily Giving at CompaniesLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Good Today is a subscription-based nonprofit that allows everyone to be a philanthropist for as little as 25¢ a day. On a daily basis, Good Today features one caus...continued
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Juliet
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almost 5 years ago
Shine Bathroom raises $750K for a smart home add-on that flushes away your toilet doldrums
Shine Bathroom raises $750K for a smart home add-on that flushes away your toilet doldrums – TechCrunchOne ongoing theme in the world of smart homes has been the emergence of gadgets and other tools that can turn “ordinary” objects and systems into “connected” ones — remo...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Jarod
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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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Rowan
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almost 5 years ago
Virtualization is helping companies do more with less—here’s how to get trained in VMware
Virtualization is helping companies do more with less—here's how to get trained in VMwareTLDR: Add the power of VMware to your list of skills with this $20 training.If you’ve never heard of VMware, virtual machines or the concept of virtualization, then you’re also likely...continued
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Rowan upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Pablo
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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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