Alexander
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Alexander
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over 5 years ago
Only 72 hours left to save big on passes to Disrupt SF 2019 – TechCrunch
Seventy-two hours to save. That’s how much time remains on super-early-bird pricing for passes to Disrupt San Francisco 2019, which takes place October 2-4. If you plan to attend TechCrunch’s flagship event dedicated to bold, early-stage startuppers — and why wouldn’t you...continued
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over 5 years ago
John Legend: Music streaming has 'changed everything'
Singer John Legend at the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Get Out The Vote Kick-Off Event at Evans High School Auditorium on October 3, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Gerardo Mora | Getty ImagesThe rise of Spotify and Apple Music has "changed everything," John Legend tol...continued
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over 5 years ago
With 'peg in the ground', South Africa look to begin semi-final charge
10:13 AM ETAlan Gardner in CardiffIf you thought you heard a rumbling noise coming from the Welsh valleys late on Saturday, it might just have been South Africa finally clearing their throat and announcing themselves at the World Cup. Okay, it could have been the Elton Jo...continued
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over 5 years ago
Stan Collymore shares what he thinks about Aston Villa potentially signing Leeds United...
Aston Villa are preparing for life back in the English Premier League and have been linked with plenty of transfer targets already. Manager Dean Smith is said to be keen on Leeds Unit...continued
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over 5 years ago
More electric cars means more destructive mining
By Jeremy Deaton Climate warriors like to imagine a future where electric cars put oil companies out of business. Firms would stop injecting known carcinogens into the ground to break up the layer of hard, shale rock hiding stores of fuel, and they would no longer plumb t...continued
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Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan injuries throw England's batting plans into disarray
9:30 AM ETEngland's batting plans have been thrown into disarray by injuries to Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan during the game in Southampton against West Indies.Both men had to go off the field during the West Indies innings. Roy, the opener, will be unable to bat until five ...continued
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over 5 years ago
NASA’s Space Launch System passes key milestone for Moon mission – TechCrunch
NASA is celebrating a key step towards its mission to get people back to the Moon: The first large core rocket stage that will power the new Space Launch System being built by contractor Boeing is now four-fifths assembled. Wait – did I just say four-fifths? So like this...continued
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over 5 years ago
NYC’s contactless subway turnstiles open today with Apple, Google, Samsung and Fitbit Pay support...
After weeks of sporting “Coming Soon” screens, the New York City MTA’s OMNY pilot finally launched today. The system augments the city’s MetroCard swipes with new contactless screens that work with contactless prepaid credit and debit cards and a variety of different smar...continued
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over 5 years ago
Eoin Morgan sets the stage as England seek to inspire a generation
9:32 AM ETEoin Morgan believes the World Cup in England can inspire "every young kid in this country" to take up cricket.While Morgan, the England captain, accepted that the impact of the tournament will be greater if his team "go a long way" in it, he believes that simpl...continued
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over 5 years ago
Trump responds to special counsel Robert Mueller's statement: 'The case is closed!'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to special counsel Robert Mueller's first-ever public statement about his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice by the president. "The case is closed! Thank you," the p...continued
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over 5 years ago
A Goldman Sachs rival pulled out of the Apple Card deal on fears it will be a money loser
Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Card during a launch event at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California.Noah Berger | AFP | Getty ImagesThe sniping began shortly after Apple unveiled its new credit card with Goldman Sachs.In an elaborate presentat...continued
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over 5 years ago
An under-the-radar way to measure economic growth in China is painting a bleak picture
A female staff works at a gas station in Huaibei, Anhui province, China.Jie Zhao | Corbis | Getty ImagesChina's true pace of economic growth is always hard to decipher, but the country's lagging diesel demand could be a sign that the world's second-largest economy is in a...continued
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over 5 years ago
PCB allows families to stay with players after Australia match
4:11 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffThe PCB has allowed families to stay with the Pakistan players during the World Cup, but only after their match against Australia on June 12 at Taunton. Earlier, a new PCB policy had stated that a player's family members, who wanted to travel a...continued
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over 5 years ago
Sam Altman’s leap of faith – TechCrunch
Earlier this year, founder-investor Sam Altman left his high-profile role as the president of Y Combinator to become the CEO of OpenAI, an AI research outfit that was founded by some of the most prominent people in the tech industry in late 2015. The idea: to ensure that...continued
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Recent Match Report - Essex vs Nottinghamshire, County Championship Division One, 2nd Innings |...
3:00 AM ETEssex 241 (Browne 67, Fletcher 5-50) and 105 for 2 (Westley 49, Cook 40*) beat Nottinghamshire 187 (Clarke 48, Porter 4-75) and 158 (Duckett 37, Harmer 6-60) by 8 wicketsFew things enhance the County Championship more than distinguished former England greats cho...continued
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over 5 years ago
Trump threatened Republicans to oppose this disaster aid bill. 34 didn’t listen.
Tensions over a disaster aid bill that would give badly-needed assistance to struggling areas across the country came to a head on Friday as the House voted to once again approve the bill despite threats from President Donald Trump calling on Republicans to oppose the eff...continued
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over 5 years ago
Tesla may be about to lose a key group of investors that have stuck with the struggling stock
Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Tesla Model Y crossover electric vehicle in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Friday, March 15, 2019.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla's recent move to ...continued
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over 5 years ago
Google’s budget Pixel 3a XL pops up at an Ohio Best Buy – TechCrunch
The Pixel 3a is arriving next week at Google I/O. That statement felt like all but a given before, and now that’s the handset is showing up at Ohio-area Best Buys, well, you can pretty much bank on it at this point. Google’s budget take on its Pixel flagship is expected ...continued
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