Bart
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Juliet
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almost 5 years ago
Mobster’s Jailbreak Plan: Floss, Hacksaw Blade, Crash Diet and a Priest
Mobster’s Jailbreak Plan: Floss, Hacksaw Blade, Crash Diet and a PriestTo break out of a federal jail, a suspected Mafia soldier named Christopher Londonio planned to use dental floss as a glass-cutter, Kool-Aid as clothing dye and “lots of bran” to slim down.It was all p...continued![18mob escape promo facebookjumbo v2](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/10/18/nyregion/18mob-escape-promo/18mob-escape-promo-facebookJumbo-v2.jpg)
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Maida
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almost 5 years ago
Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes
Juul Suspends Online Sales of Flavored E-CigarettesJuul Labs announced on Thursday that it would temporarily halt online sales of flavored e-cigarettes like mango, products the company had already stopped distributing to retail stores as public outrage mounted over the so...continued![17juul facebookjumbo](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/10/17/science/17JUUL/17JUUL-facebookJumbo.jpg)
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Ryleigh
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almost 5 years ago
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport – TechCrunchVolvo Group has established a new dedicated business group focused on autonomous transportation, with a mandate that covers industry segments like mining, ports and moving go...continued![Beabed7d8824fff9 org](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/beabed7d8824fff9_org.jpg?w=709)
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 5 years ago
Canadian men’s team’s landmark moment within reach after signature win - Sportsnet.ca
Canadian men's team's landmark moment within reach after signature winTORONTO — As far as I could tell, the country didn’t stop Tuesday night. Too much stuff on right now: serious, political stuff. Hockey. Life as it is in this country in the early days of Fall.But for on...continued![Canadausa](https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CanadaUSA.jpg)
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Bart
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almost 5 years ago
The Golden Ages | History Today
The succession of great cities which emerge in Justin Marozzi’s superbly crafted book were all too often assembled, designed, demolished and rebuilt at the command of just one man. In most cases, fragments of their glory days (the Great Mosque of Córdoba or that of Damasc...continued![Islam the blues of samarkand photo angshuman chatterjee](https://www.historytoday.com/sites/default/files/reviews/Islam-The-Blues-Of-Samarkand-Photo-Angshuman-Chatterjee.jpg)
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Leda
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almost 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![Kfdws8ljfgkzbkaoyxks](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/kfdws8ljfgkzbkaoyxks.jpg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Madalyn
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almost 5 years ago
Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City to Ban Face Recognition in Unanimous Vote
Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City to Ban Face Recognition in Unanimous VoteBerkeley, California became the fourth U.S. city to pass a ban on all government use of facial recognition technology on Tuesday night following a unanimous yes vote by the City Council.Two other c...continued![Wmo2hhocifsv2ofw8lp7](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/wmo2hhocifsv2ofw8lp7.jpg)
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Bart
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almost 5 years ago
Source: Titans going with Tannehill over Mariota
9:30 PM ETTurron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney UniversityNASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel, desperately in need of a spark on offense, has elected to make ...continued![Davenport turron](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/columnists/full/davenport_turron.png&w=160&h=160&scale=crop)
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Kari
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almost 5 years ago
Google Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL not launching in India
Google Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL not launching in India – TechCrunchThe Pixel 4 and Pixel XL smartphones, that Google just unveiled at a press conference in New York, won’t launch in India, one of the company’s key overseas markets, the Android-maker said on Tuesday.The bottlen...continued![Screen shot 2019 10 15 at 10.47.31 am](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-15-at-10.47.31-AM.png?w=764)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Wilmer
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almost 5 years ago
Google aims to change the definition of good photography with Pixel 4’s software-defined camera
Google aims to change the definition of good photography with Pixel 4’s software-defined camera – TechCrunchGoogle’s new Pixel 4 camera offers a ton of new tricks to improve its photographic chops, and to emphasize the point, it had Professor Mark Levoy, who leads camera ...continued![Screen shot 2019 10 15 at 11.01.08 am](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-15-at-11.01.08-AM.png?w=713)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alexandro
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almost 5 years ago
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the charge
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the chargeYou may have noticed that scooter companies typically have short names — usually around four or five letters — that are meant to invoke feelings of flying or zooming across an urban landscap...continued![Tortoise on a yimi a80 scooter rectangle](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jdQ6-ujJcS4nKlCgLL5OmnvQghk=/0x83:751x476/fit-in/1200x630/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19279534/Tortoise_on_a_YIMI_A80_scooter__rectangle_.jpeg)
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Bart
@Bart -
almost 5 years ago
Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors examining Rudy Giuliani's business dealings in UkraineWashington (CNN)Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are examining Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine business dealings, including his bank records, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, ci...continued![191010190121 rudy giuliani polisi oped super tease](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191010190121-rudy-giuliani-polisi-oped-super-tease.jpg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Clarissa
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almost 5 years ago
Opendoor appoints CFO, CPO
Opendoor appoints CFO, CPO – TechCrunchOpendoor has named Gautam Gupta its chief financial officer and chief business officer, critical roles as the business continues to alter the way in which homes are bought and sold. Uber’s former head of finance, Gupta joined the $3....continued![Gg](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GG.jpg?w=601)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rex
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almost 5 years ago
4 Ways to Make Prices Seem Lower Than They Are
4 Ways to Make Prices Seem Lower Than They AreAs a marketer, I love testing things to see what will increase sales. The headlines, the copy, the imagery. But when it comes to a product’s pricing page, I use the same strategy as when I’m driving a car: If nobody is screami...continued![20190920165736 gettyimages 1001298536](https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20190920165736-GettyImages-1001298536.jpeg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Alvah
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almost 5 years ago
This technology transforms the way we measure body temperature — Future Blink
This technology transforms the way we measure body temperature — Future BlinkWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Technology • Blink (web engine) •![2019%252f10%252f11%252f3b%252f50a2a90c5d7d4ac084a89d5700477cd0.38c4c.png%252f1200x630](https://mondrian.mashable.com/2019%252F10%252F11%252F3b%252F50a2a90c5d7d4ac084a89d5700477cd0.38c4c.png%252F1200x630.png?signature=dDVBe0sdnDmRMoRmqTlwjgTUc9Q=)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Grayce
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almost 5 years ago
Investors revel in trade and Brexit optimism
Premarket stocks: Investors revel in trade and Brexit optimismLondon (CNN Business)Happy Friday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up righthere.President Donald Trump said Thursday that the f...continued![191003124503 03 nyse 1002 super tease](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191003124503-03-nyse-1002-super-tease.jpg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Dayton
@Dayton -
almost 5 years ago
Verily, Alphabet’s other money-making, non-Google business, partners with Color on genetic analysis
Verily, Alphabet’s other money-making, non-Google business, partners with Color on genetic analysis – TechCrunchColor, the genetics testing company, is partnering with Alphabet’s health technology-focused subsidiary, Verily Life Sciences, to provide to the company’s Basel...continued![Gettyimages 724235587](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gettyimages-724235587.jpg?w=530)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Muriel
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almost 5 years ago
How selling citizenship is now big business
How selling citizenship is now big businessYou can be born into it, you can earn it, and you can lose it. Increasingly, you can also invest your way into it.The "it" is citizenship of a particular country, and it is a more fluid concept than ever before. Go back 50 years,...continued![109149534 gettyimages 1035632160](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/AA4A/production/_109149534_gettyimages-1035632160.jpg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Rose
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almost 5 years ago
Twitter Used Your Phone Number to Send You Ads. Now What?
Twitter Used Your Phone Number to Send You Ads. Now What?Talk about being caught between a tweet and a hard place. Twitter, in its infinite wisdom, recently admitted that it messed up and used email addresses and phone numbers—provided by users as part of their account se...continued![Sa879g9ukknh0pllqchh](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/sa879g9ukknh0pllqchh.jpg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Hank
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almost 5 years ago
Technology Is Changing Insurance for The Better
Technology Is Changing Insurance for The BetterThe days of customers calling an insurance company out of the blue and getting a quote over the phone are fading fast. Customers today are digital natives and want the best rates from every insurer out there at the tap of jus...continued![20191003200525 gettyimages 845922346](https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3x2/2000/20191003200525-GettyImages-845922346.jpeg)
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Alexander
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almost 5 years ago
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity list
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity listThe blacklisted tech companies include Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., which are two of the largest video surveillance firms in the world. Both companies have ca...continued
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Adelia
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almost 5 years ago
California Bans Deepfakes in Porn and Politics
California Bans Deepfakes in Porn and PoliticsAMD's Next Big Graphics Card Sure Sounds Like It Will Be Cheap and PowerfulSource: Gizmodo.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:California • Advanced Micro Devices • Video card •![Hi4cgrzdk5q3eyqq7jnx](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--9liKJ9E---/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_1600/hi4cgrzdk5q3eyqq7jnx.jpg)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Priscilla
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almost 5 years ago
NASA launches a new Earth-like planet hunting telescope using a giant balloon
NASA launches a new planet-hunting telescope using a giant balloon – TechCrunchA new telescope will seek out planets that resemble Earth from a height of around 125,000 feet, using special optical technology that will filter out light from the stars they orbit to provide ...continued![926a7f1c 8854 4d69 9431 f27bc97df0ad](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/926a7f1c-8854-4d69-9431-f27bc97df0ad.jpg?w=699)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Mariano
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almost 5 years ago
Glenlivet's marketing stunt: whiskey in lozenge form
whiskey in lozenge form / Boing BoingGlenlivet capsules are edible, seaweed-derived pods filled with whiskey that you bite into.First of all, you can't add a drop of water to bring the volatiles to the surface of the liquor.Second of all, you can't sip it.Third of all, wh...continued![191005094727 glenlivet scotch whisky capsule glassless trnd exlarge 169](https://i2.wp.com/media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191005094727-glenlivet-scotch-whisky-capsule-glassless-trnd-exlarge-169.jpg?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1)
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Bart upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Maureen
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almost 5 years ago
IronSource, a mobile adtech startup, confirms $400M+ raise at $1+ valuation
IronSource, a mobile adtech startup, confirms $400M+ raise at $1B+ valuation – TechCrunchOn the same day that two Israeli-founded adtech startups, Taboola and Outbrain, announced a merger to create a $2 billion company, another Israel-founded company focusing on advertisi...continued![Screenshot 2019 10 03 at 09.52.52](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screenshot-2019-10-03-at-09.52.52.png?w=689)
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