Allene
@Allene
457 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
George
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over 4 years ago
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet Giant
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet GiantTOKYO — Two weeks ago, SoftBank Group of Japan announced it had lost billions on soured investments in some of the world’s biggest tech start-ups. On Monday, it said it was ready to roll the dice again.The co...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Hannah
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over 4 years ago
Opinion: AI For Good is Often Bad
Opinion: AI For Good Is Often BadAfter speaking at an MIT conference on emerging AI technology earlier this year, I entered a lobby full of industry vendors and noticed an open doorway leading to tall grass and shrubbery recreating a slice of the African plains. I had stu...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Muriel
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over 4 years ago
Samsung ramps up its B2B partner and developer efforts
Samsung ramps up its B2B partner and developer efforts – TechCrunchChances are you mostly think of Samsung as a consumer-focused electronics company, but it actually has a very sizable B2B business as well, which serves more than 15,000 large enterprises and hundreds of t...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Bart
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over 4 years ago
7 Podcasts for the Movie Buff
7 Podcasts for the Movie BuffFall is both the best and busiest time to be a movie fan, as we enter awards season — that thrilling period when the studios (and increasingly the streaming services) trot out their best hopes for Oscar glory. This year’s entries also arrive d...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Assunta
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over 4 years ago
DJI announces the smallest Mavic drone yet
DJI announces the smallest Mavic drone yet – TechCrunchThe Mavic Pro was a revelation when DJI announced it a little over three years ago. The foldable drone was precisely the shot in the arm the industry needed to help make the technology more accessible for the masses.I...continued
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Immanuel
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over 4 years ago
Amperity acquires Custora to improve its customer data platform
Amperity acquires Custora to improve its customer data platform – TechCrunchAmperity announced today that it’s acquiring another company in the customer data business, Custora.Amperity co-founder and CEO Kabir Shahani told me that Custora’s technology complements what Amp...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ezequiel
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over 4 years ago
Adidas backpedals on robotic shoe production with Speedfactory closures
Adidas backpedals on robotic shoe production with Speedfactory closures – TechCrunchAn expensive experiment in global distribution has been abandoned by Adidas, which has announced that will close its robotic “Speedfactories” in Atlanta and Ansbach, Germany, within 6 mont...continued
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Allene
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over 4 years ago
Colts' Brissett starting Sunday against Jaguars
2:37 PM ETINDIANAPOLIS -- Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett will be the starter for Sunday's AFC South game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Frank Reich said Friday.Brissett missed Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins due to a sprained MCL in his left knee. He origin...continued
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Meggie
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over 4 years ago
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to Fashion
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to FashionWho or what inspired you to go into your field?When I was 16 I moved to Amsterdam, because there was no high school in my town, and that’s when I became aware of fashion, both because it was around me and be...continued
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Allene
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over 4 years ago
Source: AB meeting with NFL lasted eight hours
9:55 AM ETWide receiver Antonio Brown's meeting Thursday with the NFL to address sexual assault allegations against him lasted about eight hours, and there could be follow-ups before a decision is made about his future, a source told ESPN's Josina Anderson.The meeting too...continued
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Colin
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over 4 years ago
Easy Tips on Using LinkedIn for Your Marketing Purposes
Easy Tips on Using LinkedIn for Your Marketing PurposesMarketing guru Eric Siu speaks with a LinkedIn pro about leveraging the platform to promote your business.In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Eric Siu speaks with marketing friend Gaetano Dinardi about his exp...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ariel
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over 4 years ago
AI-generated fake content could unleash a virtual arms race
AI-generated fake content could unleash a virtual arms raceWhen it comes to AI’s role in making online content, Kristin Tynski, VP of digital marketing firm Fractl, sees an opportunity to boost creativity. But a recent experiment in AI-generated content left her a bit sha...continued
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Geovany
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over 4 years ago
How to Use Behavioral Data to Inform Marketing Decisions
How to Use Behavioral Data to Inform Marketing DecisionsIf someone you’ve never met before, hands you their phone, and asks you to detect as much as possible about them simply from the contents of their phone, could you do it? Chances are, you’d be able to tell quite a lo...continued
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Allene
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over 4 years ago
'Necessary procedure' - Britain says of Russia meddling report delay
Britain says of Russia meddling report delayLONDON (Reuters) - Britain has not yet published a parliamentary select committee report on alleged Russian meddling in British politics because of necessary procedure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s deputy finance minister said...continued
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Marjory
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over 4 years ago
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lords
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lordsYou’ve probably heard the idiom of the fox guarding the hen house — but how about the one of the encrypted phone company run by drug lords?Okay, that’s obviously not an idiom, but it’s a true story chronicled by V...continued
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Allene
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over 4 years ago
Here's the real scoop on whether you can make money from a multi-level marketing company
Stella and Dot Calling Your Name? Or Scentsy? Here’s The Real Deal On Profiting (Or Not) From a Multi Level Marketing Co. Earning extra money on the side sounds great, but signing up with an MLM might not be the cash cow that your friends’ social media posts would have yo...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Joe
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over 4 years ago
The reigning queen of American reality TV
The reigning queen of American reality TVThe BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to entrepreneur and reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump.Lisa Vanderpump says she has appeared in more reality TV programmes ...continued
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Marlon
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over 4 years ago
How GOP-linked PR firms use Google’s ad platform to harvest email addresses
How GOP-linked PR firms use Google’s ad platform to harvest email addressesIt also owns and runs a supposed news site called Conservative Buzz and, under that banner, it's been running Google Ads like this:Which lead those who click on them to webpages like this:The ads a...continued
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Zetta
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over 4 years ago
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners – TechCrunchWe’re still not at the point where autonomous vehicle systems can best human drivers in all scenarios, but the hope is that eventually, technology being incorporated into self-driving cars will be...continued
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Allene
@Allene -
over 4 years ago
Here's the real scoop on whether you can make money from a multi-level marketing company
Stella and Dot Calling Your Name? Or Scentsy? Here’s The Real Deal On Profiting (Or Not) From a Multi Level Marketing Co. Earning extra money on the side sounds great, but signing up with an MLM might not be the cash cow that your friends’ social media posts would have yo...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Pablo
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over 4 years ago
Where are US fintech’s next billion-dollar startups?
Where are US fintech’s next billion-dollar startups? – TechCrunchAs fintech investments soar to new heights, investors are looking at the bottom and top levels of the services stack to find the next billion-dollar startups.That’s the word from seasoned investors like Andr...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Colin
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over 4 years ago
Max Q: International Astronautical Congress 2019 recap edition
International Astronautical Congress 2019 recap edition – TechCrunchOur weekly round-up of what’s going on in space technology is back, and it’s a big one (and a day late) because last week was the annual International Astronautical Congress. I was on the ground in Washin...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Kari
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over 4 years ago
Zuckerberg on Chinese censorship: Is that the internet we want?
Is that the internet we want? – TechCrunchChina is exporting its social values, political ads are an important part of free expression and the definition of dangerous speech must be kept in check, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg argued today in a speech at Georgetown Unive...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Oren
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over 4 years ago
It's Time to Rethink Your Data—Including Your Smell Data
It's Time to Rethink Your Data—Including Your Smell DataWe don’t mean to be impolite, but—your personal data is showing. It’s everywhere. Facebook and Google and Amazon and a million other companies scoop it up and then dish it out, for billions of dollars, to advertisers...continued
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Allene upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Garnet
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over 4 years ago
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crypto, China, and Fixing the Web
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crypto, China, and Fixing the WebPatrick Collison, cofounder of online payment system Stripe, thinks that even with its wide-ranging and well-documented problems, the internet is still amazing.“The key question—why aren’t things getting bett...continued
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