Americo
@Americo
425 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Americo
@Americo -
almost 3 years ago
Head of Brazil's soccer confederation suspended by ethics committee - Reuters
The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has been removed from office for 30 days by the organisation's ethics committee, it said on Sunday./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/3FYZNGBOEJNYVE5WQQBBMHUONQ.jpg)
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Jimmy
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almost 3 years ago
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman’s newest SPAC
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, the newest special purpose acquisition company launched by LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and managing partner Michael T...continued
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Meggie
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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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Americo
@Americo -
almost 3 years ago
UK PM Boris Johnson’s Tories guilty of spamming voters
The governing party of the UK has been fined £10k by the national data protection watchdog for sending spam. The Information Commissioner’s (ICO) Office has sanctioned the Conservative Party following an investigation triggered by complaints from 51 recipient…
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Anderson
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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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Americo
@Americo -
almost 3 years ago
Google's speedier internet standard is now an actual standard
Google's QUIC data technology is now an official internet standard, potentially improving connections worldwide..
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Jessika
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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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Ericka
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almost 3 years ago
Getting Tech off the Ground: From Crowdfunding to Cryptocurrency
May 21, 2021 7 min Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their successful product takes more than an idea and technical and manufacturing know-how. Selling and marketing technology is turning out to be more difficult than cre...continued
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Elian
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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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Muriel
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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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Geovany
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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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Zackery
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almost 3 years ago
A Funny Thing Happened While Researching Algorithms
While he opened the safe, she did. “I’m reading the entire Wiki on mayflies on the couch,” she said. On their walk back to the beach, Ms. Shelby was still talking about them. The swarm finally cleared when Mr. Moore suggested they play five things, a game they concocted ...continued
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Felicita
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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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Jessika
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almost 3 years ago
New York Is Reawakening. It Just Needs Its Tourists Back.
For 10 straight years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, a torrent of tourists from around the world poured into New York City, with their numbers rising to a record level in 2019.They crowded sidewalks, jammed museums, packed theaters and delighted merchants, spendi...continued
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Cameron
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almost 3 years ago
Qualified raises $51M to help Salesforce users improve their sales and marketing conversations
Salesforce dominates the world of CRM today, but while it’s a popular and well-used tool for organizing contacts and information, it doesn’t have all the answers when it comes to helping salespeople and marketers sell better, especially when meetings are not in person. To...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
almost 3 years ago
Best Stocks To Invest In 2021? 3 Cyclical Stocks To Watch
Are cyclicals still the best play amongst rising inflation concerns?
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Teagan
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almost 3 years ago
STEM’s Racial Reckoning Just Entered Its Most Crucial Phase
+++lead-in-textOne year later, the legacy of George Floyd’s murder continues to permeate the entirety of society. The slow, barbaric nature of his public execution and its associated images and sounds captured our attention like few events have, offering a turning point f...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
almost 3 years ago
Samoa's crisis seen harming gender equality in Pacific island politics - Reuters
An impasse between Samoa's incumbent prime minister and female opposition leader could see a backlash against gender quota rules in the small Pacific island nation and stop other women from entering politics across the region, analysts warned.
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Geovany
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almost 3 years ago
AT&T CEO John Stankey says it was ‘time to unleash’ WarnerMedia assets
ATT CEO John Stankey said Monday that the company’s focus on its connectivity business in the US meant it didn’t have the global reach to grow a global streaming business with WarnerMedia, and the company decided it was “time to unleash the media assets” of WarnerMedia to...continued
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Elliott
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almost 3 years ago
Anker’s second-generation Nano II GaN chargers are even smaller than before
Anker’s GaN (gallium nitride) chargers are some of the best around, offering tiny sizes but powerful charging capabilities. Now, the company is introducing its second-generation GaN-based chargers: the Anker Nano II lineup.The new Nano II chargers use what Anker calls its...continued
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Dayton
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almost 3 years ago
India Asks Social Media Platforms to Take Down References to 'Indian Variant' of Coronavirus: Report
India’s information technology ministry has reportedly sent notices to social media platforms asking them to censor content that refers to an “Indian variant” of the coronavirus. In a letter issued on Friday and reviewed by Reuters, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Inf...continued
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Meggie
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almost 3 years ago
Quiet supersonic jet maker Aerion abruptly shuts down
Companies are learning first-hand about the challenges of building quiet supersonic jets. Both Florida Today and CNBC report that Aerion Supersonic is suddenly shutting down. The would-be maker of quiet supersonic business aircraft said it had trouble securing funding in ...continued
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Marlon
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almost 3 years ago
Could my mum’s toaster help me care for her?
My parents are not especially vulnerable - they live together and are still completely independent. But my mum is, in her words, "a Parkie Person" - she has Parkinson's Disease, which is a degenerative condition - and my dad lives with a chronic form of cancer. I don't wo...continued
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Hulda
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almost 3 years ago
Snap acquires AR startup WaveOptics, which provides tech for Spectacles, for over $500M
Snap acquires AR startup WaveOptics, which provides tech for Spectacles, for over yesterday announced the latest iteration of its Spectacles augmented reality glasses, and today the company revealed a bit more news: it is also acquiring the startup that supplied the tech...continued
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Meggie
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almost 3 years ago
Judge in Epic vs. Apple presses Tim Cook on why so many developers are unhappy
As the Epic vs. Apple trial wraps up, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stand to give the trial's most anticipated testimony. After a widely quoted statement that “I’m not a gamer” early in the day, Cook testified about Apple’s business in China and its privacy policies.But som...continued
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