Garnet
@Garnet
407 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Anderson
@Anderson -
over 3 years ago
Aiming to become the definitive source for location data, SafeGraph raises $45M
Aiming to become the definitive source for location data, SafeGraph raises there are plenty of companies selling data about physical locations, SafeGraph CEO Auren Hoffman said his startup is “one of the few companies to sell this data to data science teams.”For the most...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Jaydon
@Jaydon -
over 3 years ago
Foxconn May Produce Electric Vehicles in the U.S.
Here’s what you need to know:Emmanuel Faber, who stepped down as the chairman and chief executive of Danone, had attracted the ire of activist investors.Credit...Patrick Kovarik/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesEmmanuel Faber, the chairman and chief executive of the Fre...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Josiah
@Josiah -
over 3 years ago
Curran Biotech’s new nanocoating could prevent indoor transmission of COVID-19
A new nanocoating from Curran Biotech could dramatically improve air filtration to prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors.Their Capture Coating technology acts as a supplement to any household or commercial HVAC system by bonding to the filter fibers, giving them greater ...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Jessika
@Jessika -
over 3 years ago
Eying sustainability gains for its supply chain, BMW backs Boston Metal’s CO2-free iron productio...
Eying sustainability gains for its supply chain, BMW backs Boston Metal’s CO2-free iron production has joined the cohort of investors that are backing Boston Metal’s carbon dioxide-free production technology for steel.The Boston-based startup had targeted a $50 million r...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Elian
@Elian -
over 3 years ago
Tackling deep-seated bias in tech with Haben Girma, Mutale Nkonde, and Safiya Noble
Advances in technology provide all kinds of benefits, but also introduce risks — especially to already marginalized populations. AI for the People’s Mutale Nkonde, disability rights lawyer Haben Girma and author of “Algorithms of Oppression” Safiya Umoja Noble have studie...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Marie
@Marie -
over 3 years ago
How to fund your business as a Black entrepreneur
In 2019, entrepreneur Renee King was at a conference for Black entrepreneurs when she heard something that took her aback: "If you can't raise a friends and family round, what does that say about you?"An angel investor (someone who invests their own money into a new compa...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 3 years ago
How to Create Business Momentum
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.One overlooked ingredient to successful organizations and leaders is the ability to create and sustain momentum. Businesses and leaders need to both acquire and maintain momentum to grow revenues and enhance ma...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Casper
@Casper -
over 3 years ago
Legl gets $7M to help law firms upgrade to digital workflows
B2B SaaS startup Legl has bagged $7M in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures for its platform for law firms which offers tools to streamline core business processes such as customer onboarding, due diligence and payments.Existing investors Backed, Samaipata and First ...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Alexander
@Alexander -
over 3 years ago
Social Media Reminds Us of the Year That Wasn’t
+++lead-in-text*The Monitor is a* [*weekly *devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to since the advent of the Gregorian calendar, human memory has been catalogued by years. Anniversaries, birthdays, freshman year, senior ...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
over 3 years ago
Refugee Flights Canceled as Biden Fails to Lift Trump Cutback
More than 715 refugees have postponed travel to the United States after waiting for years in camps. President Biden has pledged to welcome more but has left thousands in limbo.
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Devin
@Devin -
over 3 years ago
Dutch court rejects Uber drivers’ ‘robo-firing’ charge but tells Ola to explain algo-deductions
Uber has had a good result against litigation in the Netherlands, where its European business is headquartered, that had alleged it uses algorithms to terminate drivers — but which the court has rejected.The ride-hailing giant has also been largely successful in fending o...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Manley
@Manley -
over 3 years ago
Sarah Everard: Human remains confirmed as those of missing woman
He was treated, discharged and returned to the police station where he is being held, after an application to extend his detention was granted by magistrates. A woman in her 30s, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail until mid-A...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Moises
@Moises -
over 3 years ago
Let’s Talk Periods
CommunicateHealthMar 11 · 2 min readAlt: Doodles in the background say, “Aunt Flo’s in town!” and “Guess it’s that time of the month!” A doodle in the foreground says, “Just call it a period — period.”Here at We ❤ Health Literacy Headquarters, periods are our second favor...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Delia
@Delia -
over 3 years ago
Carbon Engineering inks Shopify as its first partner for carbon removal as a service
Carbon Engineering is moving ahead with its carbon removal service business, allowing customers to buy the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using its direct air capture technology.The launch of the service, and the announcement that Shopify will be the compan...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Devin
@Devin -
over 3 years ago
This Fingertip for Robots Uses Magnets to ‘Feel’ Things
+++lead-in-textImagine, if you will, the home robot of the future. It picks clutter off the floor, sweeps, and does the dishes. And it has to do so *perfectly*: If the robot has an error rate of just 1 percent, it will drop one dish out of a hundred. Totally unacceptable....continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Alvah
@Alvah -
over 3 years ago
Netflix and Facebook use these smart windows instead of blinds
Netflix and Facebook use these smart windows instead of blindsSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Joe
@Joe -
over 3 years ago
Texas Opens for Business, No Masks Required
Here’s what you need to know:Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston last week. Some experts have raised concerns about intensifying the spread of the virus while the vaccination process is underway.Credit...Mark Felix for The New York TimesHOUSTON — Orders requiring masks and limi...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Elliott
@Elliott -
over 3 years ago
Could 'The Simpsons' Replace Its Voice Actors With AI?
+++lead-in-textIn May 2015, *The Simpsons* voice actor Harry Shearer—who plays a number of key characters including, quite incredibly, both Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers—announced that he was [leaving the UKThis story originally appeared on [WIRED then, the animated ser...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Cameron
@Cameron -
over 3 years ago
Mainspring Energy launches its flexible fuel generator with a $150 million NextEra Energy contract
Mainspring Energy, the developer of a new generator technology that use fuels like biogas and hydrogen, has unveiled its Mainspring Linear Generator, with a $150 million contract with NextEra Energy Resources.The company’s technology represents a significant step in the t...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Angus
@Angus -
over 3 years ago
New clinical trial data from Locus Biosciences shows promise in CRISPR-Cas3 technology
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest potential threats to global health today. But Locus Biosciences is hoping that their crPhage technology might provide a new solution.Based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, the startup recently announced promising phase 1b ...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 3 years ago
Sacha Baron Cohen plays Covid vaccine dealer to the stars
Comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen revealed his fictional Covid-19 vaccine side business during a segment on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!."Source: CNNSource: CNNPowered by NewsAPI.org
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Alexander
@Alexander -
over 3 years ago
Platzi Will Pay You Up to $40,000 to Study
The pandemic has created a series of obstacles for people, but it has also generated ideas to promote professional success, educational innovation and the progress of economies. To stay motivated by the constant hunger for learning and growth, Platzi , the online educatio...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Arvid
@Arvid -
over 3 years ago
Bank of America is bringing VR instruction to its 4,000 banks
As consumer VR begins to have a moment following years of heavy investment from Facebook and other tech giants, corporate America is similarly beginning to find more utility in the technology, as well.Bank of America announced today that they’ll be working with Bay Area-b...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Muriel
@Muriel -
over 3 years ago
Small business owners react to Texas dropping mask mandate
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: Copyright 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2018...continued
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Garnet upvoted the following post over 3 years ago:
Ariel
@Ariel -
over 3 years ago
Cables could help soft robots transform into harder structures
Cables could help soft robots transform into harder sub-category of soft robotics has transformed the way many think about the field. Oft-influenced by natural phenomenon, the technology offers a dramatically different approach than the sort of rigid structures we tradit...continued
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