Abbie
@Abbie
434 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Abbie upvoted the following post about 3 years ago:
Iva
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about 3 years ago
Meet the early stage founder community at TC Early Stage 2021
Building a startup is never easy, especially when you’re in the early innings and navigating a huge learning curve. Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder communit...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
about 3 years ago
iPhone Life Magazine – Spring 2021-P2P
The only magazine dedicated to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users. Each regular issue is chocked full of reviews of apps, accessories and Apple handhelds. It’s also loaded with tips and how-to’s, user profiles, business solutions, and more. iPhone Life Magazi…
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Abbie upvoted the following post about 3 years ago:
Giles
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over 3 years ago
Senate Filibuster Debate Roils Chamber
WASHINGTON — For months, as Democrats contemplated capturing control of the White House and the Senate and finally being in a position to push through their agenda without Republican interference, centrists like Senator Jon Tester of Montana have warned that they would no...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post about 3 years ago:
Myles
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over 3 years ago
As it hits $100 million run rate, The Pill Club adds former Uber exec Liz Meyerdirk as CEO
Liz Meyerdirk made a name for herself at Uber as the Senior Director Global Head of Business Development for the company’s Uber Eats business and she’s now turning her attention to women’s health as the new chief executive of The Pill Club.The move comes at a perilous ti...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Alexzander
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over 3 years ago
Goldman Sachs-backed ON24 seeks $2.22 billion valuation in IPO - Reuters
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc-backed webinar marketing platform ON24 Inc is aiming for a valuation of about $2.22 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), as it looks to cash in on continued investor appetite for tech listings.ON24, which allows people to creat...continued
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Ariel
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over 3 years ago
Wingcopter raises $22 million to expand to the U.S. and launch a next-generation drone
German drone technology startup Wingcopter has raised a $22 million Series A – its first significant venture capital raise after mostly bootstrapping. The company, which focuses on drone delivery, has come a long way since its founding in 2017, having developed, built and...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Moises
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over 3 years ago
Microsoft invests in Cruise in new $2 billion round
Microsoft invests in Cruise in new $2 billion has raised $2 billion in a new equity round that has pushed its valuation up to $30 billion and delivered Microsoft as an investor and partner.GM, Honda and other institutional investors have also put more capital into Cruise...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Ryleigh
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over 3 years ago
Jobber raises $60M as its platform for home service professionals hits 100k users
One of the technology byproducts of the COVID-19 pandemic is that it has raised the game for businesses to have better digital tools in place to interface with customers, and their own work, to get things done. Today, a company called Jobber, which has built a platform do...continued
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Abbie
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over 3 years ago
He Bonded With Kobe as a Competitor, Then as Another #GirlDad
A year after Kobe Bryant’s fatal crash, the former N.B.A. All-Star Zach Randolph and his daughter MacKenly, who played for Bryant’s girls’ basketball team, are still learning how to grieve.
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Elvie
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over 3 years ago
Yelp will show user feedback about businesses’ health and safety practices
Yelp will show user feedback about businesses’ health and safety forward, Yelp users won’t just be asked whether a business has good food or accepts credit cards — the platform is also allowing them to share feedback on whether the staff is wearing masks and enforcing so...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Webster
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over 3 years ago
Pinterest launches an AR-powered Try-on experience for eyeshadow
Pinterest is expanding its virtual makeup try-on capabilities with today’s launch of a new augmented reality feature that allows online shoppers to virtually try on new eyeshadow. Initially, Pinterest is allowing try-on with 4,000 shades from brands like Lancome, YSL, Urb...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
over 3 years ago
IBM leads U.S. patent list for 2020 as total numbers decline 1% in pandemic year to 352,000
One year in, the Covid-19 global health pandemic continues to have something of a dragging effect on many aspects of life, but today a key bellwether for how technology is developing underscored how the industry continues to march on. The number of patents gr…
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Casper
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over 3 years ago
What Zoom Does to Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Free Speech
Back home in New Jersey, she enrolled in self-defense classes and bought a Taser for security.In September, N.Y.U. settled Ms. Cojab’s complaint with the Office of Civil Rights, outlining steps to address anti-Semitism on campus, as defined in the president’s executive or...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Elvie
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over 3 years ago
Genflow nabs $11M investment from BGF
Genflow, a London and LA-based brand-building agency that offers an e-commerce and mobile tech platform to let influencers start companies, has raised $11 million in funding.Leading the round is U.K. investor BGF. The injection of capital will be used by Genflow to furthe...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Felicita
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over 3 years ago
Dear Sophie: What are Biden’s immigration changes?
Dear Sophie: What are Biden’s immigration Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opport...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Hank
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over 3 years ago
Men Don’t Need ‘Masculine’ Beauty Products
There is a certain gendered order to the marketing world: Products aimed at women must be purchased and used by women; products that cater to male needs must be purchased and used by men. The result is a siloed notion of what qualifies as a socially acceptable beauty prod...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Marlon
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over 3 years ago
Retooling During Pandemic, the SAT Will Drop Essay and Subject Tests
In the latest sign of trouble for the standardized testing empire that has played a major role in college applications for millions of students, the organization that produces the SAT said on Tuesday that it would scrap subject tests and the optional essay section, furthe...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Josiah
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over 3 years ago
Arguments and outcomes
The purpose of marketing is to cause change. If we’re trying to build a movement, raise money for a non-profit, sell a product, change lifestyles, build community–these are all marketing activities that exist to change the way people act.The project usually begins with cl...continued
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Allene
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over 3 years ago
Bryte raises $24m, pivots from selling $8k AI-powered mattresses to licensing its tech
Bryte raises $24M and begins licensing its tech in addition to selling $8K AI-powered today announced $24 million in Series A funding led by ARCHina Capital. This comes as the company moves away from selling its $8,000 mattress direct to consumers and instead is working ...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Gregoria
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over 3 years ago
UK’s Bloom & Wild raises $102M to seed its flower delivery service across Europe
Bloom Wild, a London-based startup that takes an updated and online approach to the very traditional business of ordering and delivering flowers, has seen business blossom in the last year. And today, it is announcing a big round of funding to help it double down on the ...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Delia
@Delia -
over 3 years ago
Jaeger's 63 UK stores to permanently close after M&S deal - Reuters
FILE PHOTO: A Marks and Spencer (MS) logo is seen on the outside of a store in Cheshire, Britain August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jason CairnduffLONDON (Reuters) - British fashion retailer Jaeger’s 63 stores and concessions will permanently close after Marks Spencer on Friday p...continued
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Immanuel
@Immanuel -
over 3 years ago
Senti Bio raises $105 million for its new programmable biology platform and cancer therapies
Senti Biosciences, a company developing cancer therapies using a new programmable biology platform, said it has raised $105 million in a new round of financing led by the venture arm of life sciences giant Bayer.The company’s technology uses new computational biological t...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Teagan
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over 3 years ago
Morbidity and Mortality: Just Skip ’Em
CommunicateHealthJan 14 · 2 min readAlt: A doodle swooning on a couch says, “Oh, the mortality!” Another doodle points to a graph and says, “I think you mean the death rate.”It’s hard to believe, dear readers, but the COVID-19 pandemic has been dominating headlines and ne...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
xijikio
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over 3 years ago
Grenoble FC vs Angouleme LIVE® STREAMING (2020)
We present Grenoble FC vs Angouleme LIVE® STREAMING (2020) FREE TV networks Date:15/01/2021, Time:13:00 AT online services for FRANCE @Rugby Union@Pro D2 Events, in the form of live streaming with the best quality fulll HD quality, enjoy your favorite FRANCE @Rugby Union@...continued
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Abbie upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Patrick
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over 3 years ago
Mixtape podcast: Artificial intelligence and disability
Welcome back to Mixtape, the TechCrunch podcast that looks at the human element that powers technology.For this episode we spoke with Meredith Whittaker, co-founder of the AI Now Institute and Minderoo Research Professor at NYU; Mara Mills, associate professor of Media, C...continued
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