Alexandro
@Alexandro
432 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alexandro upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Gregoria
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over 4 years ago
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups
a16z’s Andrew Chen on the opportunities today for consumer tech startups – TechCrunchAt TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco last week, Extra Crunch managing editor Eric Eldon sat down with Andrew Chen, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Andrew focuses on consumer tech...continued
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Alexandro
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over 4 years ago
Jets WR Thomas: Short Pats stay 'waste of time'
11:33 AM ETDemaryius Thomas thought he would be a New England Patriots wide receiver this season but instead is with the New York Jets after a short stay in New England that he considers a waste of his time.Thomas is now a starting wide receiver for the Jets after being a...continued
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Alexandro upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Alexandro
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over 4 years ago
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the charge
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the chargeYou may have noticed that scooter companies typically have short names — usually around four or five letters — that are meant to invoke feelings of flying or zooming across an urban landscap...continued
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Alexandro
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over 4 years ago
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the charge
Remote-controlled scooters are coming, and Tortoise is (slowly) leading the chargeYou may have noticed that scooter companies typically have short names — usually around four or five letters — that are meant to invoke feelings of flying or zooming across an urban landscap...continued
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Alexandro upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Kari
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over 4 years ago
Giuliani's access to Trump blurred the line between diplomacy and business for Ukrainians
Giuliani's access to Trump blurred the line between diplomacy and business for Ukrainians(CNN)When a well-known Ukrainian politician and leading presidential candidate visited Washington, DC, late last year, Rudy Giuliani was ready and willing to meet.On December 5, 2018,...continued
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Grayce
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over 4 years ago
Mitch McConnell Urges FDA To Ease CBD Regulations 'Within 120 Days'
Mitch McConnell Urges FDA To Ease CBD Regulations 'Within 120 Days'Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell (R), a chief proponent of a hemp legalization provision in the 2018 Farm Bill, has put the pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the path for lawfu...continued
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Alvah
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over 4 years ago
This technology transforms the way we measure body temperature — Future Blink
This technology transforms the way we measure body temperature — Future BlinkWe're using cookies to improve your experience. Click Here to find out more.Source: MashablePowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Technology • Blink (web engine) •
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Alexandro
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over 4 years ago
Elway: No Broncos on trade block despite slump
12:10 AM ETAssociated Press DENVER -- John Elway says that despite Denver's 1-4 start, none of his veteran players are on the trading block and the general manager remains committed to seeing his beloved Broncos out of their prolonged plummet.The Broncos have won just 18 ...continued
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over 4 years ago
Howard University and Amazon want to diversify the entertainment industry
Howard University and Amazon want to diversify the entertainment industryThe new program will send students to Los Angeles for two semesters, the second of which will include a fellowship in the industry. Students interested in all aspects of entertainment -- project gree...continued
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Alexandro upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Liliane
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over 4 years ago
100 Powerful Women in Business
100 Powerful Women in BusinessWomen know how to fight the good fight -- and they won't back down until the job is done. Get to know 100 female-led businesses and brands that are creating change and redefining the rules of success.Welcome to Entrepreneur's first-ever (but ...continued
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Wilmer
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over 4 years ago
California Law Officially Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body Cams
California Law Bans Facial Recognition in Police Body CamerasCalifornia will block police officers from including facial recognition technology in their body cameras, joining two other states that have created similar laws—Oregon and New Hampshire.On Tuesday Gov. Gavin Ne...continued
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Hank
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over 4 years ago
Technology Is Changing Insurance for The Better
Technology Is Changing Insurance for The BetterThe days of customers calling an insurance company out of the blue and getting a quote over the phone are fading fast. Customers today are digital natives and want the best rates from every insurer out there at the tap of jus...continued
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Alexander
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over 4 years ago
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity list
US government adds Chinese facial recognition firms to entity listThe blacklisted tech companies include Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., which are two of the largest video surveillance firms in the world. Both companies have ca...continued
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Arvid
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over 4 years ago
Rip Taylor, Flamboyant Television Comedian and Actor, Dies at 84
Rip Taylor, Flamboyant Comedian and Actor, Dies at 84Rip Taylor, a flamboyant mainstay of the comedy circuit who was known for his gags involving confetti; for his brand of self-deprecating humor, which involved removing his toupee; and his extensive voice work, died on S...continued
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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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Mariano
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over 4 years ago
Quickly Scan and Transcribe Business Cards With This App
Quickly Scan and Transcribe Business Cards With This AppHow to Get Google to Let You Know When the Price Drops on Something You Want to BuySource: Lifehacker.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Mobile app • Google •
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Alexandro
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over 4 years ago
How To Ensure Your Design System Helps To Achieve The Purpose Of Your Product
How To Ensure Your Design System Helps To Achieve The Purpose Of Your Product — Smashing Magazine(This is a sponsored post.) Design systems help product teams to approach design with a system in mind. But not all design systems are equally effective. Some design system he...continued
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Alexandro 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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Alexandro upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Sandrine
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over 4 years ago
How Do I Get Safari to Use 1Password Instead of Keychain?
How Do I Get Safari to Use 1Password Instead of Keychain?Welcome back to Tech 911, Lifehacker’s weekly technology-advice column. This week, we’re tackling a question from a reader who finds it annoying when his browser prompts him to save passwords on a service he’d rathe...continued
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Allene
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over 4 years ago
Pitch, a presentation startup from Wunderlist’s founders, raises $30M more to take on PowerPoint
Pitch, a presentation startup from Wunderlist’s founders, raises $30M more to take on PowerPoint – TechCrunchThe software industry is no spring chicken, and that fact has now brought us to an interesting moment in technology. Some of the biggest legacy apps — ubiquitous a...continued
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Alexandro 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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Alexandro upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Rowan
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over 4 years ago
Resignation venerated - Business Mirror
Resignation veneratedAlmost all military units worldwide have some form of tradition to build a sense of unity and cohesion among their members by sharing a common experience, usually testing the individual’s physical stamina and psychological fortitude. Some might call i...continued
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Nestor
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over 4 years ago
WeWork Formally Withdraws Its I.P.O. After Investors Balked
WeWork Formally Withdraws Its I.P.O. After Investors BalkedWeWork shelved its plans for an initial public offering on Monday, days after its chief executive resigned under pressure.It was the latest sign of trouble at the fast-growing company, which rents out shared offic...continued
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Minnie
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over 4 years ago
Paying College Athletes: Answers to Key Questions on New Law
Paying College Athletes: Answers to Key Questions on New LawCalifornia’s governor signed a bill that will allow students playing college sports to strike endorsement deals and hire agents, challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association on a system that has been ...continued
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Alexandro 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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