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Webster @Webster - almost 3 years ago

This is the face of the Democratic Party, circa 2021?

• Harris is having a bad week (and it's only Wednesday) • Opinion: Biden no better at making deals than the 'former guy'

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Webster @Webster - almost 3 years ago

Coaching Tip of the Week: What to Do in the "Big Points"

June 7, 2021 (By Larry Hodges)Some players have reputation as being “winners” because they seem to be able to pull out close matches. There are two aspects to this. One is mental – nervous players don’t do well in close matches. The other aspect is tactical – you n...continued

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Marie @Marie - almost 3 years ago

Why Sicilians still turn to Mafia to settle scores

A notorious Sicilian Mafia boss responsible for some 150 murders - Giovanni Brusca - was released last week, causing much anger in Italy. He detonated the bomb that killed Giovanni Falcone, Italy's legendary anti-Mafia judge, in 1992.Source: BBC NewsPowered by NewsAPI.org

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Meggie @Meggie - almost 3 years ago

Google hires former SiriusXM CPO/CTO to lead its Maps team

Google hires former SiriusXM CPO/CTO to lead its Maps exactly a year ago, Google announced a couple of leadership changes that saw Prabhakar Raghavan, who joined the company back in 2012, take over the lead of Search, Assistant and Maps. Now, sources familiar with the hi...continued

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Madalyn @Madalyn - almost 3 years ago

Extend raises $260M on a $1.6B valuation to expand its warranty and protection plan services

A company that has built a new approach to the business of extended warranties — providing a cost-effective and efficient way for retailers or brands to offer them; and an easy way for consumers to buy and file claims against them — is today announcing a huge round of fun...continued

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Maida @Maida - almost 3 years ago

Government Report Finds No Evidence of U.F.O.s

He and other officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the classified findings in the report.Russia has been investing heavily in hypersonics, believing the technology offers it the ability to evade American mis...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - almost 3 years ago

TikTok called out for lack of ads transparency and for failing to police political payola

TikTok announced a ban on political advertising all the way back in 2019. So you’d be forgiven for thinking the ugly problem of democracy-denting political disinformation doesn’t apply inside its walled garden of dancing Gen Zers. But you’d be wrong.New research by Mozill...continued

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Americo @Americo - almost 3 years ago

UK PM Boris Johnson’s Tories guilty of spamming voters

The Party had also switched bulk email provider — during which unsubscribe records were apparently lost. But ofc that’s not an excuse for breaking the law. (Indeed, record-keeping is a core requirement of U.K. data protection law, especially since the EU General Data Prot...continued

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Cameron @Cameron - almost 3 years ago

How Apps and VR Therapy Can Help OCD Patients

+++lead-in-textDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, it's become not only acceptable but recommended that we wash our hands frequently, as per Centers for Disease Control (CDC) That is, any time we're in a public place and before or after touching our face. That includes after p...continued

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Giles @Giles - almost 3 years ago

How to Modernize Your Marketing

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Ben Rosenfield has spent the majority of his career serving as the bridge from the analog to the digital world. "I was born in 1980, so when I started working, I was the kid with the lemonade stand that sold Gi...continued

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Anderson @Anderson - almost 3 years ago

The Mayor of Reno Is Betting Big on the Blockchain

+++lead-in-textHillary Schieve, the mayor of Reno, Nevada, takes my arm before we jaywalk across the street from City Hall. She continues clutching it as we traverse the gritty public plaza on the other side, and does not let go until we reach the foot, or rather fin, of ...continued

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Zetta @Zetta - almost 3 years ago

This Is How Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Influencer Marketing

AI is helping companies identify viable influencer-marketing channels and completely transforming the game. Free Book Preview: Brand Renegades Discover how two entrepreneurs used unconventional business strategies to turn their startup into a mult...continued

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Webster @Webster - almost 3 years ago

Best Industrial Stocks To Buy Right Now? 3 Trending Names To Watch

As the economy picks up the pace, these industrial stocks could follow suit.

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Americo @Americo - almost 3 years ago

Google's speedier internet standard is now an actual standard

One of Google's numerous efforts to speed up the internet is now available to everyone. CNET reports that the Internet Engineering Task Force has published Google's QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) as an official internet standard, signalling that the faster data tra...continued

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Rose @Rose - almost 3 years ago

Blockchain startup Propy plans first-ever auction of a real apartment as a collectible NFT

We previously wrote about Propy using blockchain technology to smooth real-world real estate sales by introducing the concept of smart contracts. Propy was the first blockchain startup to make that work. Now the company is pushing the boundaries again, by auctioning a rea...continued

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Jessika @Jessika - almost 3 years ago

Taipei-based computer vision startup eYs3D gets $7M Series A

EYs3D Microelectronics, a fabless design house that focuses on end-to-end software and hardware systems for computer vision technology, has raised a $7 million Series A. Participants included ARM IoT Capital, WI Harper and Marubun Corporation, which will each serve as str...continued

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Assunta @Assunta - almost 3 years ago

Summertime … and the Sloganeering Is a Little Awkward

They are the opening lines of a reopening: entreaties by cities, states and nations seeking to draw a wary public by evoking a sense of togetherness, normalcy and — lest anyone forget — fun.As if a summer reprieve from wearing masks and being subjected to virtual (in many...continued

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Elian @Elian - almost 3 years ago

How a Photographer for the Downtown Alliance Spends His Sundays

Josh Katz, a photographer and content creator, has just started his second big project of the pandemic.The first, a book to be released in October, chronicles what he found during the lockdown last spring when he climbed to the roof of his building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. ...continued

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Geovany @Geovany - almost 3 years ago

EU to review TikTok’s ToS after child safety complaints

TikTok has a month to respond to concerns raised by European consumer protection agencies earlier this year, EU lawmakers said today.The Commission has launched what it described as “a formal dialogue” with the video sharing platform over its commercial practices and poli...continued

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Muriel @Muriel - almost 3 years ago

Utah DOT pilots Blyncsy’s AI-powered road maintenance technology

If you drive past potholes and faded lane dividers on your morning commute to work, chances are you’ll continue to see such road blemishes until someone alerts the local department of transportation to the problem by filing a complaint. Utah-based startup Blyncsy wants to...continued

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Webster @Webster - almost 3 years ago

Soccer-Manchester United owners to discuss 'fan share ownership' - Reuters

Manchester United owner and co-chairman Joel Glazer has told supporters he is willing to discuss increasing fan shareholding in the club as part of greater consultation with them.

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Manley @Manley - almost 3 years ago

How to Know an 'Entry Level' Job Is BS

Much like Millennials who graduated college in the Great Recession, the class of 2021 faces grim prospects in the job market (it’s still improved remarkably from last year’s COVID-stricken market, however). Or at least that’s how they feel, according to a new survey from ...continued

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Felicita @Felicita - almost 3 years ago

A new dating app, Schmooze, matches people based on their affinity for memes

Vidya Madhavan always wanted to be in business. Growing up in India, she thought she might be in the business of running a factory, given the power and influence of outfits like Tata Group, the Indian multinational conglomerate.She certainly had an affinity for school, gr...continued

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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - almost 3 years ago

Business Updates: How a Small Hedge Fund Beat Big Oil

Daily Business BriefingMay 27, 2021Updated May 27, 2021, 12:28 p.m. ETTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that her agency lacks sufficient resources to oversee an economic recovery that still has “a long road ahead” and called on Congress to provide her with more funds.C...continued

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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 3 years ago

Self-driving truck startup Kodiak partnering with SK Group to expand into Asia

Kodiak Robotics, the U.S.-based self-driving truck startup, is partnering with South Korean conglomerate SK to explore the possibility of deploying its autonomous vehicle technology in Asia.The ultimate aim of the partnership is to sell and distribute Kodiak’s self-drivin...continued

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