George
@George
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
George upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Meggie
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over 4 years ago
Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round
Pyka and its autonomous, electric crop-spraying drone land $11M seed round – TechCrunchModern agriculture involves fields of mind-boggling size, and spraying them efficiently is a serious operational challenge. Pyka is taking on the largely human-powered spray business wi...continued
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over 4 years ago
Want to start a business in 2020? This $30 tool can help.
Want to start a business in 2020? This $30 tool can help.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.org
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Internet pokes fun at Trump's war on windmills
Internet pokes fun at Trump's war on windmillsRush shipping is often free. But the environment could be paying for itSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Internet •
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over 4 years ago
The Rise of Skywalker’s realest-feeling tech is ancient censorship software
The Rise of Skywalker’s realest-feeling tech is ancient censorship softwareTwo years ago, my former colleague Sarah Jeong laid out how Star Wars: Rogue One — and, indeed, much of the Star Wars mythology — is about internet freedom. A huge amount of the series involves peo...continued
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over 4 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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George
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over 4 years ago
Dense Fog in Chicago Grounds Flights on Christmas Eve
Dense Fog in Chicago Grounds Flights on Christmas EveMore than 130 flights out of Chicago’s two international airports were canceled on Tuesday morning because of heavy fog, disrupting plans for Christmas Eve travelers.Midway International Airport reported 71 canceled fli...continued
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over 4 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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over 4 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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over 4 years ago
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $275M in India’s Lenskart
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $275M in India’s Lenskart – TechCrunchLenskart, an omni-channel retailer in India that sells eyewear products, said on Friday that it has raised $275 million in a new financing round from SoftBank Vision Fund as it looks to expand its business...continued
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over 4 years ago
Levelset raises $30 million to improve money management for contractors in construction
Levelset raises $30 million to improve money management for contractors in construction – TechCrunchScott Wolfe, chief executive officer of Levelset, the New Orleans-based money management and payment startup for contractors in the construction industry, always thought he...continued
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over 4 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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over 4 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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over 4 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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over 4 years ago
Subscription-based social network MeWe launches premium features and a business product
Subscription-based social network MeWe launches premium features and a business product – TechCrunchMeWe, the subscription-based social network that emphasizes privacy and bills itself as the anti-Facebook, is launching a premium tier of its service and spinning up a busi...continued
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over 4 years ago
TiVo merges with technology licensor Xperi in $3 billion deal
TiVo merges with technology licensor Xperi in $3 billion deal – TechCrunchEarlier this year, TiVo said it was preparing to split itself into two — a product and IP business — in order to make itself more attractive to buyers. Today, the company announced those plans have ...continued
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over 4 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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over 4 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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The Psychedelic Beauty of Destroyed CDs
The Psychedelic Beauty of Destroyed CDsLike many teenagers growing up in the early- to mid-aughts, Russian photographer Rus Khasanov spent an obscene amount of money on CDs. He displayed his favorites on a shelf—Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP, Amy Winehouse’s Back to Bl...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims
Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study ClaimsA comparative analysis of historical and contemporary astronomical data has resulted in the discovery of approximately 100 star-like objects that unexpectedly vanished. These strange occurrences are likely n...continued
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Ginebra eyes upperhand - Business Mirror
Ginebra eyes upperhandBarangay Ginebra and Northport—all even at 1-1—try to apply more pressure on the gas pedal in crucial Game Three of the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup best-of-five semifinals on Wednesday, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.The Gin Kings...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Huckleberry raises $18M to put small business insurance online
Huckleberry raises $18M to put small business insurance online – TechCrunchThe insurance industry, sleepy and ancient, is ripe for disruption. We’ve seen companies like Lemonade, Hippo and Rhino get in on that opportunity. Today, an insurtech company focused on small busi...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How We Learned to Love the Pedagogical Vapor of STEM
How We Learned to Love the Pedagogical Vapor of STEMWhen American public schools macramé'd together the words language, arts, and English, starting in the 1970s, they created a tangle: ELA.The neo-discipline must have bewildered teachers. There's a long tradition of teach...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
Skyryse shows off end-to-end autonomous flight technology with helicopter demonstration
Skyryse shows off end-to-end autonomous flight technology with helicopter demonstration – TechCrunchSkyryse is a three-year old transportation startup that is approaching the future of aviation from a different angle when compared to most. You often see startups building ...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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