Cynthia
@Cynthia
445 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Amazon Restaurants in US is shutting down – TechCrunch
Following November’s closure of Amazon’s restaurant delivery business in London, the company is now shutting down operations in the U.S. The service, which was launched back in fall 2015, was designed to give Prime members another perk — a way to order meals, not just pro...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Colombian point-of-sale lender ADDI nabs $12.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz – TechCrunch
Andreessen Horowitz <3 Latin American startups. Latin America is the only region outside of the U.S. where the venture firm is routinely investing capital, and it just made another commitment, doubling down on its early-stage support for the point-of-sale lending start...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Live Report - England v Bangladesh
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Lyft sues SF over bike-share program – TechCrunch
Lyft is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming that the city is violating its 10-year contract with Lyft that would give the company exclusive rights to operate bike-share programs. San Francisco, however, says the contract does not apply to dockless bike-share, but o...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Report: Rangers keen on Royal Antwerp right-back Daniel Opare if James Tavernier leaves | Sportslens
According to The Scottish Sun, Rangers are planning a summer move for Royal Antwerp right-back Daniel Opare should James Tavernier leave Ibrox. The Gers captain is a wanted man in the...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Dow surges more than 250 points after weak jobs report spurs rate-cut hopes
Stocks jumped on Friday, building on strong weekly gains, as weak economic data increased the odds of easier monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 274 points higher, led by gains in Microsoft and Apple. The S&P 500 climbed 1....continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Report: Everton in active discussions with the representatives of PSG midfielder Adrien Rabiot |...
According to TF1 (via GFFN), Everton are talking with the representatives of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Adrien Rabiot over a summer move. Breaking | Adrien Rabiot’s entourage in a...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords – TechCrunch
May was a momentous month, which marked a victory for sanity and pragmatism over irrational paranoia. I’m obviously not talking about politics. I’m talking about Microsoft finally — finally! but credit to them for doing this nonetheless! — removing the password expiration...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
'Wouldn't have been scoring like this if I didn't take risks' - Rohit backs his ODI method
6:24 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffRohit Sharma's batting at the top of the order in ODIs is a study in contrast to the methods in vogue at the moment, with batsmen preferring to attack hard early. Rohit is not averse to taking his time at the start and settling in, before explo...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
England captain Eoin Morgan sent for finger X-ray after fielding accident
8:07 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffEngland's preparations for the World Cup have received a potentially significant setback, after Eoin Morgan, their captain, suffered a blow to the left index finger during a fielding drill.Morgan, who had been preparing for England's warm-up ma...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
'Very tough event for corruptors to come near' - ICC ACU chief
9:43 AM ETAn officer from the ICC's anti-corruption unit (ACU) will, for the first time, travel alongside each of the 10 participating teams in the World Cup. The move is part of the ACU's drive to stave off the ever-increasing, ever-present danger of corrupt elements who...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Report: Laurent Koscielny seriously considering summer exit as Arsenal stall on contract extension
According to L’Équipe (via GFFN), Arsenal centre-back Laurent Koscielny is seriously considering leaving the North London giants this summer as they continue to stall on handing him a ...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Having both skills and pace makes India's pace attack strong - Shami
12:43 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffSince the start of 2018, India have taken more wickets than any other team in ODI cricket, at a better average than any other Full Member team barring Afghanistan. These are highly encouraging numbers for a team heading into a World Cup, and M...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
US consumer sentiment surges to highest level in 15 years
Consumer sentiment rocketed to its highest level in 15 years in early May as Americans grew more upbeat on the health of the economy and its path in 2019, according to data released Friday. The University of Michigan's preliminary print on its consumer sentiment index ros...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Health at Scale lands $16M Series A to bring machine learning to healthcare – TechCrunch
Health at Scale, a startup with founders who have both medical and engineering expertise, wants to bring machine learning to bear on healthcare treatment options to produce outcomes with better results and less aftercare. Today the company announced a $16 million Series A...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
5G won’t solve ad-supported video’s playback issues - Marketing Land
Anticipation for 5G wireless has exploded into a full-on mania recently, with some wireless providers playing into the hype by laughably slapping a 5G label on a product that is not actually 5G. There’s buzz building across the media industry about what 5G can do for stre...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Here’s the proof abortion rights depend on your zip code
Several votes just hours apart on Tuesday epitomized the state of abortion rights in the United States. On Tuesday night, the Alabama Senate passed a total abortion ban, making it a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison, with an exception only if there’s a serious...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Binance resumes trading following $40M bitcoin hack – TechCrunch
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has resumed trading activity. Users can now cancel open orders, deposit crypto assets into their Binance account, and of course buy and sell cryptocurrencies. You can’t withdraw crypto assets to an external wallet just yet, but the company...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Bitcoin has surged above $8,000 and theories around why abound – TechCrunch
Bitcoin is now trading at around $8,130, up a whopping 60.84 percent over the past month, with the price surging $3,086.14 over the period. The cryptocurrency’s meteoric rise is reminiscent of its rocketing growth in the latter half of 2017, when prices reached over $18,4...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to increase protections for houses of worship amid rising threats
Sens. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced a bipartisan bill this week intended to increase protections for places of worship, which have increasingly become the targets of extremist violence in recent months. The Faith Based Community Center Protec...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
One 'catch-the-falling-knife' sector play could be a buying opportunity, Wells Fargo strategist says
Energy stocks are at the bottom of the barrel.The sector has slipped 4% in the past month, the worst performer of the S&P 500, shut out of the broad market rally that pushed the index to new highs.The sharp sell-off has one strategist changing his tune on the sector. ...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Transgender Iowans are worried they’ll lose transition-related care under new bill
Iowa is one signature away from enacting a law that would limit transgender people’s access to necessary health care. The law would allow government entities to opt out of using public insurance dollars, including Medicaid, to pay for any kind of transition-related care. ...continued
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