Leda
@Leda
446 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Muriel
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over 4 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
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Juliet
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over 4 years ago
Gymnastics’ Latest Twist? Robot Judges That See Everything
Gymnastics’ Latest Twist? Robot Judges That See EverythingThanks to all this, Watanabe explained, no longer would gymnasts — many of whom, he noted, had started gymnastics as young as age 3 and had trained competitively for more than a decade — risk having their efforts u...continued
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over 4 years ago
A Mass Power Outage, Twitter's Data Misuse, and More News
A Mass Power Outage, Twitter's Data Misuse, and More NewsMassive power outages won't save California, Twitter misused your two-factor authentication data, and scientists now know where lightning strikes twice (as much as anywhere else). Here's the news you need to know, i...continued
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Nelson
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over 4 years ago
Twitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted ads
Twitter admits it used two-factor phone numbers and emails for serving targeted ads – TechCrunchTwitter has said it used phone numbers and email addresses, provided by users to set up two-factor authentication on their accounts, to serve targeted ads.In a disclosure Tuesd...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Patrick
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over 4 years ago
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $8 Billion in Risperdal Case Involving Male Breast Growth
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $8 billion in Risperdal CaseJohnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $8 billion in punitive damages in a case involving the way that the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal was marketed. Some male patients have argued that the drug caus...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 4 years ago
How Stephen Curry Approaches Building Companies and Investing In Tech
How Stephen Curry Approaches Building Companies and Investing In TechMost of us would be fortunate to be world-class at one particular skillset, but for Stephen Curry, being a three-time NBA champion and two-time NBA MVP didn't stop him from getting involved in business ...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ariel
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over 4 years ago
Armenia and the technology of diaspora
Armenia and the technology of diaspora – TechCrunchIt’s a tough world out there for small countries. Technology is the future, everyone knows that; but how do you claim your share of that future when you’re competing with America, China, the EU and India?How do you build ...continued
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Adelia
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over 4 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 •
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Alexander
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over 4 years ago
How Bongo, the ‘Netflix of Bangladesh’, won the local video streaming market with just $10M
How Bongo, the ‘Netflix of Bangladesh,’ won the local video streaming market with just $10M – TechCrunchThousands of miles away from the U.S., where technology giants, cable networks, and studios are locked in an intense multi-billion dollar battle to court users to their...continued
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Priscilla
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over 4 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
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Alvah
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over 4 years ago
Disney Bans Netflix Ads As Streaming's Marketing Wars Intensify
Disney Bans Netflix Ads As Streaming's Marketing Wars IntensifyDisney is banning advertising from Netflix across its entertainment TV networks , according the The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. It's "a sign that the marketing wars over stream...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Mariano
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over 4 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
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Maureen
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over 4 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
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Leda
@Leda -
over 4 years ago
Browns' Landry out of protocol, back at practice
11:57 AM ETAssociated Press BEREA, Ohio -- Browns star receiver Jarvis Landry has cleared concussion protocol and is practicing.Landry sustained a head injury at the end of a 29-yard reception off a short shovel pass in the third quarter of Sunday's 40-25 win over Baltimo...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Zetta
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over 4 years ago
Will Smith's 'Fresh Prince'-inspired clothing line
Will Smith launches 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'-inspired clothing lineChat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Source: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Will Smith • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air • Facebook Messenger • Pearl Riv...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 4 years ago
ACG Architects Designs Winning Sports Pavilion for Basingstoke in England
ACG Architects Designs Winning Sports Pavilion for Basingstoke in EnglandArchitecture firm Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt have won approval to design a new sports pavilion and social club at May’s Bounty Cricket Ground in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Providing a new home for the area’...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Elvie
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over 4 years ago
How to Use Excel's Xlookup, the Newer and More Powerful Vlookup
How to Use Excel's Xlookup, the Newer and More Powerful VlookupThese Are the Best Airports to Get Stuck InSource: Lifehacker.comPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Teagan
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over 4 years ago
Inside McDonald's marketing changes, rising CMOs, and Quartz's membership model
Inside McDonald's marketing changes, rising CMOs, and Quartz's membership modelGood morning! One of our big stories of the past week was the agency change at McDonald's, from advertising correspondent Patrick Coffee. Patrick obtained an internal doc from the new agency, W...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 4 years ago
Ask The Experts: Junya Chen No. 277. Butterfly TT Question and Answer
October 1, 2019 Ask The Experts: Junya Chen No. 277 Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I recently bought this Butterfly Fukuhara Ai Pro ZLF wood, but I encounter a problem, which I do not find in my country, Chile, the rubber that is ideal for S...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Kari
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over 4 years ago
California Governor Will Sign Plan to Let N.C.A.A. Athletes Be Paid
California Governor Signs Plan to Let N.C.A.A. Athletes Be PaidGov. Gavin Newsom of California signed into law a plan to allow college athletes to strike endorsement deals, intensifying the legal and political clashes that could ultimately transform the economics of colle...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 4 years ago
Joe Biden’s Digital Ads Are Disappearing. Not a Good Sign, Strategists Say.
Joe Biden’s Digital Ads Are Disappearing. Not a Good Sign, Strategists Say.“It is not a good sign for his campaign,” said Marne Pike, the chief executive of a Democratic digital strategy firm not affiliated with any 2020 candidate. “I would have a very hard time imagining...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Grayce
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over 4 years ago
Streamline Your Marketing Campaigns With This Analytics Link Tool
Streamline Your Marketing Campaigns With This Analytics Link ToolDisclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you'll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our comme...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Bart
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over 4 years ago
Alibaba unveils its own AI chip for cloud computing
Alibaba unveils its own AI chip for cloud computingThe company is already using the chip for parts of its business, including product search and automatic translations for its e-commerce sites, as well as for advertising and personalized recommendations. Alibaba told CNBC...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 4 years ago
A ratchet with leverage
Electricity is a ratchet with leverage. Once communities have access to a little electricity, a solar lantern, say, they quickly discover that they want/need more electricity. The productivity increases create more income which gives them more money to buy more electricit...continued
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Leda upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Jessika
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over 4 years ago
Juul names longtime tobacco exec as chief executive as Kevin Burns steps down
Juul names longtime tobacco exec as chief executive as Kevin Burns steps down – TechCrunchJuul Labs chief executive Kevin Brown is stepping down from the leadership role in the company making way for a longtime tobacco executive from the company’s largest shareholder, Atr...continued
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