Business
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Giles @Giles - about 3 years ago
How we dodged risks and raised millions for our open-source machine language startup
Open-source startups hoping to secure funding must be aware of these risks when crafting business models to attract investment.
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Patrick @Patrick - almost 5 years ago
Trump says he doesn't want war with Iran, but there will be 'obliteration' if it comes
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event about expanding health coverage options for small businesses and workers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2019.Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn'...continued
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Hannah @Hannah - 9 months ago
X Isn’t a Super App. It’s Just Twitter
Twitter’s rebrand to X is both a bad joke and an attempt by Elon Musk to realize his decades-long ambition for an all-conquering super app.
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Alexie @Alexie - almost 3 years ago
Grow your business online with GoDaddy’s new offering
GoDaddy Websites + Marketing makes it easy to grow your brand or business online using a variety of powerful SEO and marketing tools..
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Josiah @Josiah - almost 5 years ago
Hope Hicks agrees to give House Democrats some documents after White House tells her not to...
Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks.Getty ImagesThe White House has instructed former White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to comply with the House Judiciary Committee's subpoenas to turn over documents related to their time in Preside...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - almost 4 years ago
A Chinese city to pump life into local business with WeChat live streaming
China is showing renewed interest in live streaming. As the coronavirus swept through the country and shut down premises in droves, businesses are turning online to drive sales. Many have adopted live streaming, a model that predates the short videos that dominate many of...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 5 years ago
Joe Biden calls on fundraisers to raise up to $100,000 to join his 2020 finance committee
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 18, 2019.Mark Makela | ReutersIf you want to be a member of the national finance committee for Joe Biden's 2020 president...continued
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Emmie @Emmie - almost 5 years ago
Bain Capital is raising a $1 billion tech fund for buyouts and late-stage investments
Stephen Pagliuca, Bain CapitalBain Capital, the 35-year-old private equity firm known for takeovers of companies like Varsity Brands and the now bankrupt Toys R Us, is raising $1 billion for a new technology fund that will be used for buyouts and late-stage minority inves...continued
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Gregoria @Gregoria - about 2 months ago
Russia's economy appears resilient, but companies are going bankrupt by the hundreds
Russian corporate bankruptcies have risen sharply, reflecting business difficulties even amid rosy official economic data.
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - about 4 years ago
Docker regroups as cloud-native developer tool company
Docker had an existential crisis last year when, in a matter of months, CEO Steve Singh stepped down, the company sold its enterprise business to Mirantis and long-time executive Scott Johnston took over as CEO. It was a lot to process.The organization that remained decid...continued
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Immanuel @Immanuel - 8 months ago
Meta's AR/VR Business Lost $7.7 Billion in the Past 6 Months - CNET
Meta's next VR headset, the Quest 3, comes out this year.
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Maureen @Maureen - 3 months ago
How a woman landed a role at Google with the help of her viral job application video
Mariana Kobayashi also sent recruiters documents that highlighted her "red flags" as well as her strengths, she told Business Insider.
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Juliet @Juliet - almost 3 years ago
Uber Freight acquires Transpace for $2.25B
Uber Freight, the logistics business spun out of Uber in 2018, has acquired Transplace for about $2.25 billion from private equity group TPG Capital. The deal announced Thursday will involve $750 million in Uber stock with the remainder in cash. The acquisiti…
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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 4 years ago
Uber appoints Pradeep Parameswaran as new head of its Asia Pacific business
Uber has appointed Pradeep Parameswaran, who oversaw the ride-hailing giant’s business in India and South Asia for two years, as the regional general manager of its Asia Pacific region operations.Parameswaran, who starts his new role next week, will be tasked to improve U...continued
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Marlon @Marlon - almost 5 years ago
The stock market would be much lower if it weren't for companies buying back their own shares
A trader takes an order in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board Options Exchange following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 25, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois.Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBuybacks have ...continued
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Jaydon @Jaydon - almost 3 years ago
Volvo, Daimler, Traton invest $593 million to build electric truck charging network
Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and Volkswagon’s AG heavy-truck business the Traton Group announced on Monday a non-binding agreement to build a network of high-performance public charging stations for electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and buses around Europe. …
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Giles @Giles - 6 months ago
Amouranth’s Latest Business Venture Will Drive Her Haters To Drink
More often than she plays the part of lewd Twitch and Kick streamer Amouranth, 29-year-old Kaitlyn Siragusa is a businesswoman. But she’s primarily in the business of her body, hawking “made-to-order” water from her hot tub (sold out), a few strands of hair a…
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - about 2 years ago
Meta exec pitches metaverse business to advertisers - Reuters
The metaverse will open up more ways for businesses to make money, an executive from Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) told an advertising conference on Monday, in a presentation com…
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Elody @Elody - about 3 years ago
India’s Paytm turns Android smartphones into POS machines in merchants push
Paytm said on Tuesday it is turning NFC-enabled Android smartphones into point-of-sale machines, as it looks to win more merchants in one of the world’s largest mobile payments markets. A Paytm merchant partner will now be able to enable card acceptance featu…
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Kristina @Kristina - over 3 years ago
Tencent takes minority stake in French casual games maker Voodoo
Tencent just added another portfolio member to its expanding global gaming empire to up its game in mobile casual plays.Voodoo, the French company that has amassed 300 million monthly active users from its suite of mobile games, announced Monday that Tencent has become a ...continued
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Zackery @Zackery - almost 5 years ago
Raytheon and United Technologies are in late-stage talks to merge in an all-stock deal
United Technologies President and CEO Gregory HayesRichard Drew | APRaytheon is in late-stage talks to combine with United Technologies' aerospace unit in an all-stock deal to create a new company worth more than $100 billion, a tie-up that would consolidate the aviation ...continued
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Jany @Jany - 3 months ago
Google to shut down Business Profile websites starting in March
Tech giant is making some significant changes to its business profiles that could impact the way they function
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Americo @Americo - almost 5 years ago
JP Morgan slashes second-quarter GDP forecast to just 1%
A truck hauls a shipping container at Yusen Terminals (YTI) on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CaliforniaMike Blake | ReutersJ.P. Morgan economists said they now see much slower second-quarter growth of just 1%, down from their prior forecast of...continued
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Jany @Jany - almost 2 years ago
HP's latest business Chromebooks leverage both AMD and Intel chips
HP has announced two new Enterprise Chromebooks powered by the latest AMD and Intel chips, while finally providing more details about the Elite Dragonfly Chromebook.
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Torey @Torey - over 2 years ago
Insight Partners leads $30M round into Metabase, developing enterprise business intelligence tools
Metabase spun out of venture studio Expa as an easy way for people to interact with datasets.
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