Meggie
@Meggie
449 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
Uber founder Travis Kalanick is leaving the company’s Board of Directors
Uber founder Travis Kalanick is leaving the company’s board of directors – TechCrunchUber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is leaving the company’s board of directors, the ride-hailing company announced today. Kalanick will officially resign from the board as of Dec...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
Best Technology Posts of 2019
Best Technology Posts of 201910. Innovative E-Scooters for the Last Mile Commuter E-scooters are the answer for commuters seeking zero emissions transportation in crowded cities and we shared some of the newest and most innovative options.9. Panasonic and Vitra Transparen...continued
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Rivian adds $1.3 billion in funding for its electric utility and adventure vehicles
Rivian adds $1.3 billion in funding for its electric utility and adventure vehicles – TechCrunchAmerican automotive technology startup Rivian has raised $1.3 billion in new funding, the company announced today. The new investment is the fourth round of capital announced b...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Credit startup Migo expands to Brazil on $20M raise and Africa growth
Credit startup Migo expands to Brazil on $20M raise and Africa growth – TechCrunchAfter growing its lending business in West Africa, emerging markets credit startup Migo is expanding to Brazil on a $20 million Series B funding round led by Valor Capital Group.The San Fran...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a "Mad Max" Tableau
How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a "Mad Max" TableauJimmy entered the Hong Kong police station on a Tuesday evening last month and went about his usual routine. He exchanged pleasantries with the officer on duty and did an official check-in, fulfilling a bail conditio...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
FDA issues its first approval for an Ebola vaccine
FDA issues its first approval for an Ebola vaccineA month ago the European Union issued marketing authorization for a vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus in adults, and now the FDA has approved it. While noting that Ebola cases in the US have been very rare, director of th...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission
Apple reportedly working on satellite technology for direct wireless iPhone data transmission – TechCrunchApple is said to be working on satellite technology, having hired a number of aerospace engineers to form a team along with satellite and antenna designers, according...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Daily Crunch: Facebook acquires a cloud gaming startup
Facebook acquires a cloud gaming startup – TechCrunchThe Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here.Facebook is building out its ...continued
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almost 5 years ago
The Hot 25: A Weekly Index Of The Hottest Cannabis Brands, Powered By Pioneer Intelligence
A Weekly Index Of The Hottest Cannabis Brands, Powered By Pioneer IntelligenceDiscover the most influential brands in the cannabis industry with Pioneer Intelligence's marketing analytics platform.Introducing The Hot 25, a new weekly editorial feature powered by Pioneer I...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Uber’s ride-hailing business hit with ban in Germany
Uber’s ride-hailing business hit with ban in Germany – TechCrunchAnother legal blow for Uber in Europe: A regional court in Frankfurt has banned the company from sending ride-hailing requests to rental car companies via its app — with the court finding multiple competitio...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Rebank raises $2.8M to build a better banking experience for high-growth companies
Rebank raises $2.8M to build a better banking experience for high-growth companies – TechCrunchAsk almost any startup founder and they’ll tell you that business banking is mostly broken. Legacy banks typically provide a clunky user experience trapped in the past. New chal...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Finally Hit No. 1
How Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Finally Hit No. 1“There are the classics — the standards that everybody grew up with — and then there are the reinterpretations or new originals,” said Dave Bakula, a senior analyst for Nielsen Music. “Mariah lives in t...continued
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almost 5 years ago
The Startup That Aims to Decrypt Blockchain for Business
The Startup That Aims to Decrypt Blockchain for BusinessNikil Viswanathan is an uber-connected, fast-talking 32-year-old with a record of turning simple consumer apps into viral success. So why is his new company, Alchemy, in the business of blockchain developer tools? He...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Washington Must Bet Big on AI or Lose Its Global Clout
Washington Must Bet Big on AI or Lose Its Global CloutThe US government must spend $25 billion on artificial intelligence research by 2025, stem the loss of foreign AI talent, and find new ways to prevent critical AI technology from being stolen and exported, according to...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Autonomous helicopter startup Skyryse demonstrates tech that could power urban air taxis
Autonomous helicopter startup Skyryse demonstrates tech that could power urban air taxisSkyryse, an autonomous helicopter startup, unveiled the technology stack that it says will enable future fleets of air taxis to fly themselves over cities. It also released footage fro...continued
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Meggie
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almost 5 years ago
Rebank raises $2.8M to build a better banking experience for high-growth companies
Rebank raises $2.8M to build a better banking experience for high-growth companies – TechCrunchAsk almost any startup founder and they’ll tell you that business banking is mostly broken. Legacy banks typically provide a clunky user experience trapped in the past. New chal...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
Cisco acquires ultra-low latency networking specialist Exablaze
Cisco acquires ultra-low latency networking specialist Exablaze – TechCrunchCisco today announced that it has acquired Exablaze, an Australia-based company that designs and builds advanced networking gear based on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The company focuse...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
China Roundup: GitHub’s China ambitions and WeWork rival’s big hopes
GitHub’s China ambitions and WeWork rival’s big hopes – TechCrunchHello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, we are looking at how WeW...continued
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almost 5 years ago
From Zero to 4, Before the End of the Driveway
From Zero to 4, Before the End of the DrivewayWhat Mercedes, Jeep and Ford, among others, care more about is: “Does this do something for us that is a value to promulgate the brand?” said Martin Brochstein, senior vice president of Licensing International.“It’s the beginn...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Staring Down Impeachment Vote, Freshman Democrat Seeks Legislative Victories
Staring Down Impeachment Vote, Freshman Democrat Seeks Legislative VictoriesMr. Delgado has not completely shied away from impeachment. When news broke of Mr. Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president that is at the heart of the charges, he announced that Congress s...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
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almost 5 years ago
Carsome raises $50M for its used-car sales platform in Southeast Asia
Carsome raises $50M for its used-car sales platform in Southeast Asia – TechCrunchCarsome, a Malaysia-based marketplace for trading used cars, has closed a new $50 million financing round to fend off its rivals and grow its business in Southeast Asian markets.The new fina...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Izaiah
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almost 5 years ago
Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to president and COO
Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to president and COO – TechCrunchSalesforce announced today that it has named Bret Taylor as president and chief operating officer of the company. Prior to today’s promotion, Taylor held the position of president and chief product officer.I...continued
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The Politics of Exhaustion
The Politics of Exhaustion - The New York TimesYears and years of exhaustion have also made these people weary, cynical and disgusted. Exhaustion, as always, induces a sort of pessimism, a feeling that we are living in terrible times, a sort of weariness of the soul. As P...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Adelia
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almost 5 years ago
Trends Driving the Loyalty Marketing Industry
Trends Driving Loyalty Marketing in 2019Do you know who a loyal customer is? It’s those who circle back to your brand again and again and again. Loyalty marketing is when you give customers a strong reason to come back to you.These customers never have enough of the diffe...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Adelia
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almost 5 years ago
Introduce Yourself Like Inigo Montoya
Introduce Yourself Like Inigo MontoyaHello, my name is Inigo Montoya. I work downstairs in business development. Can I pitch you some ideas over lunch?Ally McLean, CEO of mentorship program The Working Lunch, invented a clever mnemonic for properly introducing yourself in...continued
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