George
@George
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
George
@George -
almost 5 years ago
Misery in the Head | History Today
Migraine affects one in seven of the world’s population – approximately a billion people. The World Health Organisation calculates it to be the seventh most disabling among all global diseases, more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined. Virtually everyone...continued
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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
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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almost 5 years ago
Unforgettable Fire - Business Mirror
BONO himself acknowledged that it took four decades for his band, U2 to finally perform in the Philippines. But judging from the cheers of the full-house crowd that trooped to the humongous Philippine Arena—most of whom endured a three-to-four hour road trip from traffic-...continued
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almost 5 years ago
This open source farming technology aims to combat climate change via soil health – Good Algorithms
This open source farming technology aims to combat climate changeSource: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Open-source model • Technology • Climate change • HTTP cookie •
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almost 5 years ago
Greta Thunberg Blasts ‘Creative PR’ in Her Climate Speech
Greta Thunberg Blasts ‘Creative PR’ in Her Climate SpeechThis story originally appeared on HuffPost and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.At a high-level event Wednesday at the United Nations climate summit, Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed wor...continued
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almost 5 years ago
The last decade in real estate, and a peek into the next one
The last decade in real estate, and a peek into the next one – TechCrunchAs we barrel towards the start of a new decade, it’s amazing to think about the ongoing transformation within real estate.In the U.S., housing’s contribution to our GDP is ~15-18%spread across reside...continued
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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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almost 5 years ago
Zetwerk, an 18-month-old Indian B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $32M
Zetwerk, an 18-month-old Indian B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $32M – TechCrunchZetwerk, an Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, has closed a significantly large financing round as it scales its operations in the nation and als...continued
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almost 5 years ago
When Tech Giants Blanket the World
When Tech Giants Blanket the World Juan Carlos Castillo, a state official in rural Mexico, had never received a call like this before. What looked like a giant plastic jellyfish with a blinking LED had fallen from the sky onto a farmer’s field. “It really caused panic,” h...continued
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George
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almost 5 years ago
Sacred Spaces | History Today
Uluru, the giant sandstone inselberg, formerly and widely known as Ayers Rock after a 19th-century Chief Secretary of South Australia, dominates the ochre landscape of the southern Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Ananga people, to whom it represents...continued
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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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almost 5 years ago
The Freelancer's Guide to End-of-Year Tax Prep
The Freelancer's Guide to End-of-Year Tax PrepI started preparing for next year’s taxes in October of this year. By the first week of November, I sent my CPA a prepared document listing my current business income and expenses (aka a “profit and loss statement”) as well as...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Audi experiments with a ride share service in Southern Germany using an EV and gasoline fleet
Audi experiments with a ride share service in Southern Germany using an EV and gasoline fleet – TechCrunchAudi Business Innovation is testing out a ride sharing service in Southern Germany called BITS that uses both gasoline and electric vehicles in its fleet.To manage th...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of Foundation
Trump Pays $2 Million to 8 Charities for Misuse of FoundationPresident Trump has paid $2 million to eight charities as part of a settlement in which the president admitted he misused funds raised by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to promote his presidential bid and pay of...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Redbox no longer rents video games, and it will end game sales this year
Redbox no longer rents video games, and it will end game sales this yearRedbox is exiting the game rental business, the company confirmed to The Vergeon Monday.The company’s trademark rental kiosks have been a handy way to rent physical copies of movies (if you still have...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Modern imagining technology opens our eyes to an almost magical microscopic world
Modern imagining technology opens our eyes to an almost magical microscopic worldWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Modernity • Imagination • Technology • Magic (paranormal) • Microsco...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How to Maximize Your Startup's Content-Marketing Budget
How to Maximize Your Startup's Content-Marketing BudgetYou’re running a new startup and trying your hardest to keep your budget alive -- sound familiar? If so, content marketing might not seem like your top priority, but it can be vital to your company's success. Accordin...continued
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almost 5 years ago
How to avoid the startup trap of the parasitic consultant
How to avoid the startup trap of the parasitic consultant – TechCrunchEarly-stage startups have a massive problem: there are way, way too many things to do, and never enough people to do them. Whether it’s growth marketing, or product design, or software engineering or a ...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Lessons From a Teenage Cyborg
Lessons From a Teenage Cyborg“I was born in 2000, I have always lived my life with technology, there hasn’t been any moment without it.” So begins the story of Kai Landre, who recently traveled to the United States from Barcelona to explain his decision to become a cyborg...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Lyft is ceasing scooter operations in six cities and laying off 20 employees
Lyft is ceasing scooter operations in six cities and laying off 20 employees – TechCrunchIn an industry where unit economics and rider utilization are key to running a profitable business, perhaps it’s better to cut your losses early on. Lyft notified employees today that...continued
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almost 5 years ago
4 Vital Tips For Marketing Your CBD Oil Business
4 Vital Tips For Marketing Your CBD Oil BusinessMarketing CBD oil isn't rocket science -- you just need to get a little creative.Marketing a brand is hardly a complex venture in the 21st century. With Google ads, Facebook ads and other conventional online and offline tact...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Dutch startup Meatable is developing lab-grown pork and has $10 million in new financing to do it
Dutch startup Meatable is developing lab-grown pork and has $10 million in new financing to do it – TechCrunchMeatable, the Dutch startup developing cruelty-free technologies for manufacturing cultured meat, is pivoting to pork production as a swine flu epidemic ravages o...continued
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almost 5 years ago
Convoy raises $400 million to expand its on-demand trucking platform
Convoy raises $400 million to expand its on-demand trucking platform – TechCrunchConvoy, the digital freight network that connects truckers with shippers, has raised $400 million in a Series D funding round as it aims to scale its business amid an increasingly competitive...continued
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