Meggie
@Meggie
420 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Erik
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over 4 years ago
2,400 WeWork Employees Didn't Deserve This
WeWork Lays Off 2,400 Workers After Failed IPO Exposes It for What It IsThe stupendously long and expensive con of WeWork, a real estate subleaser disguised as a workplace technology ecosystem, came crashing down months ago. Of course, the company’s workers are the ones n...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Elliott
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over 4 years ago
VEnvirotech transforms organic waste into bioplastics
VEnvirotech transforms organic waste into bioplastics – TechCrunchAfter a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria. The system turns organic matter, such as ...continued
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Meggie
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over 4 years ago
WR Brown files defamation countersuit vs. Taylor
8:44 PM ETAntonio Brown is countersuing Britney Taylor for defamation and interference with his NFL contracts and endorsements, according to documents obtained Wednesday by ESPN.Brown, the subject of an NFL investigation over Taylor's allegations of rape and sexual assaul...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Gregoria
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over 4 years ago
Lucence raises $20 million Series A for its non-invasive cancer screening technology
Lucence raises $20 million Series A for its non-invasive cancer screening technology – TechCrunchLucence Diagnostics, a genomic medicine startup that develops non-invasive tests for cancer screening, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series A led by IHH Hea...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Alan
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over 4 years ago
Vayyar nabs $109M for its “4D” radar tech, which detects and tracks images while preserving privacy
Vayyar nabs $109M for its ‘4D’ radar tech, which detects and tracks images while preserving privacy – TechCrunchThe future of the connected home, connected car and connected everything will have a lot of imaging technology at the center of it: sensors to track the movemen...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Oren
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over 4 years ago
Playbuzz becomes Ex.co and expands its content marketing platform
Playbuzz becomes Ex.co and expands its content marketing platform – TechCrunchPlaybuzz, a startup that helps publishers to add things like polls and galleries to their articles, has rebranded itself as Ex.co.Co-founder and CEO Tom Pachys told me the name stands for “the e...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Mariano
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over 4 years ago
California Is Suing Juul for Allegedly Targeting Kids With Its Bad Marketing
California Is Suing Juul for Allegedly Targeting Kids With Its Bad MarketingJuul is staring down yet another lawsuit.California officials announced Monday that the state has a lawsuit filed alleging that Juul marketed its products to teens and youth through, among other t...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Giovanni
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over 4 years ago
The State of the Art in Toilet Technology Is Lube
The Latest Advancement in Toilet Technology Is LubeResearchers have developed a new method of lowering toilet water waste and preventing poo buildup—a special coating that purportedly makes feces slide down a toilet bowl like a child on a greased-up Slip ‘N Slide.In a pap...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Maureen
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over 4 years ago
Uber Freight expands app to Canada
Uber Freight expands app to Canada – TechCrunchUber Freight, the Uber business unit that helps truck drivers connect with shipping companies, said Wednesday it’s launching the app in Canada as part of its global expansion plan.The move into Canada will give Uber Freight a...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Torey
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over 4 years ago
WeWork May Lay Off Thousands
WeWork May Lay Off ThousandsMr. Claure said that he would share his plans for the company’s future at an all-employees meeting that was originally scheduled for Tuesday but will now take place on Friday.The layoffs represent the human cost of a remarkable reversal in WeWo...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
George
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over 4 years ago
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet Giant
SoftBank and Line Corp. Seek to Create a Japanese Internet GiantTOKYO — Two weeks ago, SoftBank Group of Japan announced it had lost billions on soured investments in some of the world’s biggest tech start-ups. On Monday, it said it was ready to roll the dice again.The co...continued
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Meggie
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over 4 years ago
You Should Make Mufasa Your Lock Screen
You Should Make Mufasa Your Lock ScreenWhen he’s spent too much time in his underwear playing video games—or watching other people play video games on YouTube—my friend Cole imagines his grandfather sighing, rolling his eyes, saying “I fought in a war for this?”That, I th...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Eleanora
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over 4 years ago
Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner
Wayfair’s app adds 3D visualization tools, including interactive photos & a room planner – TechCrunchHome furnishing retailer Wayfair was among the first to adopt AR technology as a means of helping people better visualize furniture and accessories in their own home, ...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Immanuel
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over 4 years ago
Amperity acquires Custora to improve its customer data platform
Amperity acquires Custora to improve its customer data platform – TechCrunchAmperity announced today that it’s acquiring another company in the customer data business, Custora.Amperity co-founder and CEO Kabir Shahani told me that Custora’s technology complements what Amp...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Kari
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over 4 years ago
Why Salesforce is moving Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure
Why Salesforce is moving Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure – TechCrunchWhen Salesforce announced this week that it was moving Marketing Cloud to Microsoft Azure, it was easy to see this as another case of wacky enterprise partnerships. But there had to be sound business ...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Assunta
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over 4 years ago
DJI announces the smallest Mavic drone yet
DJI announces the smallest Mavic drone yet – TechCrunchThe Mavic Pro was a revelation when DJI announced it a little over three years ago. The foldable drone was precisely the shot in the arm the industry needed to help make the technology more accessible for the masses.I...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Manley
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over 4 years ago
Waymo expands self-driving services to include B2B car parts delivery trial
Waymo expands self-driving services to include B2B car parts delivery trial – TechCrunchSelf-driving vehicle technology company Waymo has expanded its business relationship with automotive retail company AutoNation, the companies announced today. The new extension builds ...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Meggie
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over 4 years ago
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to Fashion
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to FashionWho or what inspired you to go into your field?When I was 16 I moved to Amsterdam, because there was no high school in my town, and that’s when I became aware of fashion, both because it was around me and be...continued
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Meggie
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over 4 years ago
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to Fashion
From a Sewing Needle to a Laser Cutter, a New Approach to FashionWho or what inspired you to go into your field?When I was 16 I moved to Amsterdam, because there was no high school in my town, and that’s when I became aware of fashion, both because it was around me and be...continued
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over 4 years ago
Biggest Week 11 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: Updates on Amari Cooper, Le'Veon Bell, more
7:07 PM ETNFL NationESPN As the races for the 2019 NFL playoffs tighten, a number of key starters are battling injuries.Get the latest scoop from inside NFL locker rooms here.Jump to:ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CINCLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | INDJAX | KC | L...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Maida
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over 4 years ago
Shroud joins Ninja in livestreaming exclusively on Mixer
Shroud joins Ninja in livestreaming exclusively on MixerShroud is moving to Mixer. Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, a popular Twitch livestreamer, has made a deal to broadcast exclusively on Microsoft’s livestreaming platform. Shroud is a former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Adelia
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over 4 years ago
Uploadcare raises $1.7M for its CDN platform
Uploadcare raises $1.7M for its CDN platform – TechCrunchUploadcare, a startup that aims to make using CDN platforms cheaper and easier for businesses, today announced that it has raised a $1.7 million seed round led by Runa Capital and Vendep Capital, with existing inves...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Geovany
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over 4 years ago
How to Use Behavioral Data to Inform Marketing Decisions
How to Use Behavioral Data to Inform Marketing DecisionsIf someone you’ve never met before, hands you their phone, and asks you to detect as much as possible about them simply from the contents of their phone, could you do it? Chances are, you’d be able to tell quite a lo...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Marjory
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over 4 years ago
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lords
A company that sold encrypted phones was run by crime lordsYou’ve probably heard the idiom of the fox guarding the hen house — but how about the one of the encrypted phone company run by drug lords?Okay, that’s obviously not an idiom, but it’s a true story chronicled by V...continued
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Meggie upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Casper
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over 4 years ago
Marketing on TikTok: Separating Fact and Fiction About This Buzzy Short-Video App
The Marketing on TikTok Report from eMarketerThere's no question TikTok is enjoying a lot of buzz right now. But there are a lot of uncertainties about how many people use the short-video app, what advertisers can do with it, and what the opportunities and risks are.How m...continued
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