Muriel
@Muriel
401 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Jeffrey
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over 4 years ago
The tech of giving back: an interview with Salesforce’s Chief Philanthropy Officer
An interview with Salesforce’s Chief Philanthropy Officer – TechCrunchSince its founding two decades ago, Salesforce has pioneered the Pledge 1% model of giving back one percent of equity, product, profit, and employee time to charity.As EVP, Marketing and Chief Philanthr...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
Get personalized expert help for your startup at Disrupt Berlin
Get personalized expert help for your startup at Disrupt Berlin – TechCrunchWant to get professional feedback about your pitch deck, marketing assets, or immigration issues? Attending Disrupt Berlin?We’ve brought in experts from around Europe (and Silicon Valley) to help ...continued
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Muriel
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over 4 years ago
Apple has a problem with user reviews: It (still) doesn’t care
Apple has a problem with user reviews: It (still) doesn't careMost of what I write for VentureBeat is objectively factual news or fact-based analysis, but there are times when I share my subjective opinions, backed by details with some gray areas. This is one of those tim...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
FCC backs Qualcomm's C-V2X technology for 5.9 GHz - CNET
FCC backs tech to let self-driving cars talk to... everythingFederal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday to dedicate slivers of the 5.9 gigahertz spectrum band to unlicensed Wi-Fi use and the use of Qualcomm's cellular vehicle-to-everyt...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
Freshworks raises $150M Series H on $3.5B valuation
Freshworks raises $150M Series H on $3.5B valuation – TechCrunchFreshworks, a company that makes a variety of business software tools, from CRM to help-desk software, announced a $150 million Series H investment today from Sequoia Capital, CapitalG (formerly Google Capita...continued
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Kari
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over 4 years ago
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettesThe move is designed to curb teen vaping. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot noted recently that there's evidence of kids as young as 11 using e-cigarettes. Around 1 in 15 middle school studen...continued
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Cameron
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over 4 years ago
Gradeup raises $7M to expand its online exam preparation platform to smaller Indian cities and towns
Gradeup raises $7M to expand its online exam preparation platform to smaller Indian cities and towns – TechCrunchGradeup, an edtech startup in India that operates an exam preparation platform for undergraduate and postgraduate-level courses, has raised $7 million from Tim...continued
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Adelia
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over 4 years ago
GoCardless partners with TransferWise to bring low cost currency conversion to recurring payments
GoCardless partners with TransferWise to bring low-cost currency conversion to recurring payments – TechCrunchGoCardless, the London fintech that makes it easy for businesses to offer recurring bank payments, has partnered with TransferWise for its currency exchange.The m...continued
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Muriel
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over 4 years ago
Week 13 NFL takeaways: Bears, Bills win; Saints clinch playoffs
8:00 PM ETThursday's first game went as expected with the Bears beating the Lions, who were down to their third-string quarterback. The Bills proved they were for real in the second game, beating the Cowboys at Dallas. And, the Saints clinched the NFC South with a win ove...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Immanuel
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over 4 years ago
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconduct
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconductGordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, has been accused by three women of sexual misconduct.The allegations, published by Portland Monthly magazine and ProPublica, date back to before he became an amb...continued
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over 4 years ago
Educating Investors, Consumers Alike: NorCal's CMO Talks Cannabis Marketing
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) - Educating Investors, Consumers Alike: NorCal's CMO Talks Cannabis MarketingNorCal, a vertically integrated cannabis company focused on the California market, announced the release of a new corporate brand campaign Oct.16 that spans print, digital and...continued
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over 4 years ago
Tab's on Baldwin - Business Mirror
Tab's on BaldwinBEST Filipino college coach and best foreign coach in the land? Aldin Ayo of University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Tab Baldwin of Ateneo are.The Blue Eagles scaled the mountaintop when they clinched their third straight title on Wednesday.Baldwin put everyth...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
Emissions, Impeachment, Butterball Turkey: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Emissions, Impeachment, Butterball Turkey: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing1. Thanksgiving travel might be a little complicated this year.More than 55 million peopleare expected to be heading to holiday gatherings by car or plane, and the weather isn’t going to make it easy....continued
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Marlon
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over 4 years ago
Appier raises $80 million for AI that improves marketing decisions
Appier raises $80 million for AI that improves marketing decisionsGetting a customer onto a company’s website to check out its products is challenging enough in itself, but getting them to complete a transaction is a whole different ball game. Last year, 75% of all ecomme...continued
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Elvie
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over 4 years ago
Someone is putting VR headsets on cows, and we want to know why
Someone is putting VR headsets on cows, and we want to know whyLet’s just be up front here: yes, these pictures seem to show a cow wearing a virtual reality headset, and no, we don’t really know what’s going on here.You may have seen these images floating around social me...continued
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over 4 years ago
Leaked Chinese government documents detail how tech is used to escalate the persecution of Uighurs
Leaked Chinese government documents detail how tech is used to escalate the persecution of Uighurs – TechCrunchIn less than two weeks, two major reports have been published that contain leaked Chinese government documents about the persecution of Uighurs and other Muslim ...continued
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Muriel
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over 4 years ago
Jamie Lee Curtis endorses outing of closeted, anti-LGBTQ politicians
Jamie Lee Curtis endorses outing of closeted, anti-LGBTQ politicians / QueertyActress Jamie Lee Curtis has made waves by endorsing outing–but only of closeted legislators who vote against the queer cause.While promoting her newest film Knives Out, Curtis told Pride Source...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Cameron
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over 4 years ago
Pogos are taxable - Business Mirror
Everybody cannot help but notice the sudden influx of Chinese nationals in the country. My barber is happy since his business is doing good. He has more hair to trim. Condominium owners are enjoying an easy return of their investments. They are paid in cash for a one-year...continued
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Marjory
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over 4 years ago
FACEBOOK IS DOING JUST FINE, OK?
Get Used to Seeing FACEBOOK's Screaming New Logo EverywhereKeeping a brisk pace in its eternal quest to be as headache-inducing as possible, Facebook announced on Monday that it has rebranded as FACEBOOK.Yes, that’s right. Facebook is now FACEBOOK, written in all caps in ...continued
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Iva
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over 4 years ago
Why this Black Friday is absolutely crucial for struggling retailers
Why Black Friday is absolutely crucial for struggling retailersLondon (CNN Business)Happy Sunday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up righthere.This year, Black Friday is more than just the ...continued
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over 4 years ago
It's a big week for retail. The stakes just got higher
Premarket stocks: It's a big week for retail. The stakes just got higherLondon (CNN Business)Happy Wednesday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business' Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up righthere.The story of the retail industry h...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ariel
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over 4 years ago
In a victory over Amazon, Microsoft wins $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract
In a victory over Amazon, Microsoft wins $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract – TechCrunchThe U.S. Department of Defense today announced that Microsoft has won its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract, worth up to $10 billion over a period of 10 year...continued
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Muriel
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over 4 years ago
Brown, Payton ranked among NFL's 12 best RBs
9:36 PM ETAssociated Press Jim Brown and Walter Payton are unanimous choices at running back for the NFL's All-Time Team.As part of its celebration of its centennial season, the league announced the first portion of the squad Friday night. A 26-member panel is selecting t...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Erik
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over 4 years ago
2,400 WeWork Employees Didn't Deserve This
WeWork Lays Off 2,400 Workers After Failed IPO Exposes It for What It IsThe stupendously long and expensive con of WeWork, a real estate subleaser disguised as a workplace technology ecosystem, came crashing down months ago. Of course, the company’s workers are the ones n...continued
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Muriel upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Arvid
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over 4 years ago
Direct mail still works if you avoid common mistakes
Direct mail still works if you avoid common mistakes – TechCrunchWe’ve aggregated many of the world’s best growth marketers into one community. Twice a month, we ask them to share their most effective growth tactics, and we compile them into this Growth Report.This is how...continued
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