Erik
@Erik
398 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Erik @Erik - about 3 years ago
Instead of 'Reef Safe,' Use This Kind of Sunscreen
No matter the skin type, we all need protection from harmful rays that can damage our skin or cause forms of cancer. Sunscreen is made of carbon-containing molecules to either absorb light or reflect it away from the skin, but one problem is when those same i…
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - about 3 years ago
How to Score a Deal on Amtrak Fares
If you’re comfortable with extended train travel during the pandemic, now is a good time to book your ticket: Amtrak is offering flat-rate fares for routes along the Northeast Corridor, that, in many cases, wind up being cheaper than taking a bus. As part of the sale, you...continued
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Erik @Erik - about 3 years ago
Ketch raises $23M to automate privacy and data compliance
Ketch, a startup aiming to help businesses navigate the increasingly complex world of online privacy regulation and data compliance, is announcing that it has raised $23 million in Series A funding.The company is also officially coming out of stealth. I actually wrote abo...continued
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - about 3 years ago
5 Tips to Help Curious Marketers Get Started On TikTok
March 24, 2021 5 min Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their is much more than a passing fad. In fact, it was the most-downloaded non-gaming app in 2020, and boasts 100 million monthly users in the United States alone.Tik...continued
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Giovanni @Giovanni - about 3 years ago
Self-driving truck startup TuSimple files to go public
TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that is backed by a diverse consortium of strategic investors, including Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business The Traton Group, Navistar, Goodyear, and freight company U.S. Xpress, filed Tuesday for an initial public offering.TuSim...continued
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Erik @Erik - about 3 years ago
Ketch raises $23M to automate privacy and data compliance
Ketch, a startup aiming to help businesses navigate the increasingly complex world of online privacy regulation and data compliance, is announcing that it has raised $23 million in Series A funding. The company is also officially coming out of stealth. I actu…
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William Brown @WilliamBrown - about 3 years ago
Are you struggling to lose weight and keep it off?
Latest research has found that for the men and women with unexplained weight gain, had one thing in common... a low core body temperature, which is the temperature of your internal cells!In fact, scientists have found that the lower your core body temperature, the slower ...continued
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Monserrat @Monserrat - about 3 years ago
Ignoring These 4 Marketing Trends Could Cost You in the Long Run
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their the pandemic made executing marketing plans and 2020 goals a chaotic process, the good news is that we have a fairly good idea of what you shouldn't ignore in your marketing campaigns. Now you have the chance to im...continued
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Ismael @Ismael - about 3 years ago
Discover How to Grow Your Business with Facebook by Learning Marketing Strategies
Free Book a glimpse of how to influence your audience’s buying habits using traditional and unconventional influencer marketing 2021 2 min Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you'll find interesting and useful. If you purchas...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - about 3 years ago
Earn $2,400 for Doing a 24-Hour Digital Detox
Even those who had a relatively healthy relationship with technology prior to the pandemic may now find themselves in a different position—one where they’re interacting with some type of screen during nearly all of their waking hours. Between the Zoom meetings, virtual vi...continued
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Priscilla @Priscilla - about 3 years ago
What’s on TV This Week: ‘Coded Bias’ and ‘Tina’
Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, March 22-28. Details and times are subject to change.MondayINDEPENDENT LENS: CODED BIAS 10 p.m. on PBS (check local...continued
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Maureen @Maureen - about 3 years ago
Visualping, which scans the web for changes (including new vaccination slots), raises $2 million
Years ago, Serge Salager, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur who’d taken a small company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange, was approached by deep-pocketed buyer who was interested in the business. Flattered but also nervous about who else the potential acquirer was talkin...continued
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Leda @Leda - about 3 years ago
Gillmor Gang: Clubhouse Style
VIDEOLet’s stipulate the storm of user media (social audio, newsletters, live streaming) is evidence of something real and lasting. When this citizen media migrates to small business and the enterprise, we see that as confirmation, validation. Most of these efforts are in...continued
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Meggie @Meggie - about 3 years ago
Apple and Epic’s top execs plan to testify live and in person this May in the Fortnite app store ...
It’s hard to believe it’s only been seven months since Apple booted Fortnite off the App Store and Epic Games sprung its antitrust trap, but you won’t have to wait much longer before the behind-the-scenes legal machinations give way to courtroom drama — and, it seems, unt...continued
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Moises @Moises - about 3 years ago
MaaS transit: The business of mobility as a service
In 2019, St. Louis Metro Transit was struggling to keep customers. Uber and Lyft, along with dockless shared bikes and scooters, had flooded streets, causing ridership to fall more than 7% in a single year.The agency didn’t try to fight for attention. Instead, it embraced...continued
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Elody @Elody - about 3 years ago
What is the digital divide?
Working from "home" in a parking lot. Job interviews on laggy Zoom calls. Students trying to log onto class from a cell phone. For all of the already devastating and bitterly unequal impacts of the pandemic, a gap in internet and technology access, also known as the digit...continued
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Vijay Mistry @Maverick_19 - about 3 years ago
Laserless Tattoo Removal - The Laserless Tattoo Removal Guide
The laser tattoo removal process explained "Dorian, I know you preach natural tattoo removal. And after reading your guide I am already planning to buy my ingredients. But my wife is in the laser removal camp and has already done her first session. How much longer of a ri...continued
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nurah1084 @nurah1084 - about 3 years ago
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Anderson @Anderson - about 3 years ago
Aiming to become the definitive source for location data, SafeGraph raises $45M
Aiming to become the definitive source for location data, SafeGraph raises there are plenty of companies selling data about physical locations, SafeGraph CEO Auren Hoffman said his startup is “one of the few companies to sell this data to data science teams.”For the most...continued
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Wilmer @Wilmer - about 3 years ago
Desktop Metal launches a health-focused business line
Desktop Metal launches a health-focused business manufacturing may be the future of 3D printing (one hopes), but health products are very much its present. From orthodontics to prosthesis, medical needs are right in the sweet spot for additive manufacturing. Prototyping ...continued
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Iva @Iva - about 3 years ago
Australia to scrutinise foreign research collaboration on 'emerging' technology - Reuters
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will draw up a list of critical and emerging technologies that are subject to restrictions on foreign research collaboration, a parliament intelligence committee heard on Thursday.Security agencies already screen international collaboration on...continued
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Allene @Allene - about 3 years ago
Snyk raises $300 million at a $4.7 billion valuation as employees cash in and the security compan...
Snyk, a developer of application security technology, is now worth $4.7 billion after a new fundraising and secondary sale that totaled $300 million.In all, investors have poured $470 million into the company after this new investment, which was led by Accel and Tiger Glo...continued
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Alexandro @Alexandro - about 3 years ago
How to Create Business Momentum
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.One overlooked ingredient to successful organizations and leaders is the ability to create and sustain momentum. Businesses and leaders need to both acquire and maintain momentum to grow revenues and enhance ma...continued
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Elian @Elian - about 3 years ago
Tackling deep-seated bias in tech with Haben Girma, Mutale Nkonde, and Safiya Noble
Advances in technology provide all kinds of benefits, but also introduce risks — especially to already marginalized populations. AI for the People’s Mutale Nkonde, disability rights lawyer Haben Girma and author of “Algorithms of Oppression” Safiya Umoja Noble have studie...continued
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Liliane @Liliane - about 3 years ago
Optibus picks up $107M for a planning and operations platform aimed at mass transportation
Mass transportation is a critical part of how metropolitan areas keep moving, and today a startup that has built an AI-based platform to help mass transportation work more efficiently is announcing a huge round of funding to grow its business and tackle a new set of oppor...continued
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