Jessika
@Jessika
377 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Minnie
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over 4 years ago
Progressive VCs and private equity are using tech and analytics to revolutionize investing
Progressive VCs and private equity are using tech and analytics to revolutionize investing – TechCrunchPrivate equity and venture capital investors are copying our counterparts in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job.When I was single, I register...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Elian
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over 4 years ago
The portable PlayStations were Sony at its most ambitious
The portable PlayStations were Sony at its most ambitiousAs we mark 25 years of PlayStation this week, Sony’s grip on the home console market has rarely been stronger. The PS4 recently outsold the original PlayStation to become the second bestselling version yet behind th...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Jeffrey
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over 4 years ago
The tech of giving back: an interview with Salesforce’s Chief Philanthropy Officer
An interview with Salesforce’s Chief Philanthropy Officer – TechCrunchSince its founding two decades ago, Salesforce has pioneered the Pledge 1% model of giving back one percent of equity, product, profit, and employee time to charity.As EVP, Marketing and Chief Philanthr...continued
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Madalyn
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over 4 years ago
Podcorn connects advertisers with podcasters and manages sponsored messages in podcasts
Podcorn connects advertisers with podcasters and manages sponsored messages in podcasts – TechCrunchPodcorn, the service that connects brands with podcasters to acquire in-broadcast sponsored time (not pre- or post-roll advertising), is officially launching its services t...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Grayce
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over 4 years ago
Intel's Officially Out of the Smartphone Modem Following $1 Billion Deal with Apple
Intel Finalizes Deal to Sell Smartphone Modem Business to AppleAfter first announcing a deal back in July, Intel is now finally getting out of the smartphone modem business thanks to some help from Apple.However, while the acquisition is valued at $1 billion, the sale of ...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Hannah
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over 4 years ago
Fulcrum, which provides freelance placement opportunities for technical projects, raises $1 million
Fulcrum, which provides freelance placement opportunities for technical projects, raises $1 million – TechCrunchLa Jolla, Calif.-basedFulcrum, a job-placement company for technical projects, has raised $1 million in a seed round of funding, led by local technology investm...continued
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Elvie
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over 4 years ago
Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 1 of 2)
Where top VCs are investing in real estate and proptech (Part 1 of 2) – TechCrunchThe multi-trillion dollar global real estate market is getting flipped on its head.Business model innovation, data accessibility and the proliferation of mobile, SaaS and other cloud-native ...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Elaina
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over 4 years ago
A Review of Instagram Marketing by Matthew Lucas
A Review of Instagram Marketing by Matthew LucasKristin Johnson is the author of AIN'T "U" GOT NO MANNERS, winner of three 2019 Dan Poynter Global eBook Awards (Silver-Best eBook Cover, Bronze-Technology and Engineering, Honorable Mention-Self Help) and "the Bible for Soc...continued
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Arvid
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over 4 years ago
FCC backs Qualcomm's C-V2X technology for 5.9 GHz - CNET
FCC backs tech to let self-driving cars talk to... everythingFederal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday to dedicate slivers of the 5.9 gigahertz spectrum band to unlicensed Wi-Fi use and the use of Qualcomm's cellular vehicle-to-everyt...continued
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Kari
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over 4 years ago
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes
NYC city council votes to ban non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettesThe move is designed to curb teen vaping. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot noted recently that there's evidence of kids as young as 11 using e-cigarettes. Around 1 in 15 middle school studen...continued
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Oren
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over 4 years ago
Rossum raises $4.5M to make OCR-like data entry many times more accurate
Rossum raises $4.5M to make OCR-like data entry many times more accurate – TechCrunchEvery day, people slog over inputting date from invoices and other forms. So instead of using traditional Optical Character Recognition (OCR) extraction software, you could apply a new fo...continued
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Jessika
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over 4 years ago
Communities can make – or break – strategies to curb HIV - Down To Earth Magazine
Communities can make – or break – strategies to curb HIVThey need greater recognition as equal partners in the fight against HIV as well as resources to continue doing the critically important work they are doingCommunities have long played a critical role in the fight ag...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Cameron
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over 4 years ago
Gradeup raises $7M to expand its online exam preparation platform to smaller Indian cities and towns
Gradeup raises $7M to expand its online exam preparation platform to smaller Indian cities and towns – TechCrunchGradeup, an edtech startup in India that operates an exam preparation platform for undergraduate and postgraduate-level courses, has raised $7 million from Tim...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ericka
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over 4 years ago
Giuliani Pursued Business in Ukraine While Pushing for Inquiries for Trump
Giuliani Pursued Business in Ukraine While Pushing for Inquiries for TrumpAs Rudolph W. Giuliani waged a public campaign this year to unearth damaging information in Ukraine about President Trump’s political rivals, he privately pursued hundreds of thousands of dollars in...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Immanuel
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over 4 years ago
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconduct
Gordon Sondland: US ambassador to EU accused of sexual misconductGordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, has been accused by three women of sexual misconduct.The allegations, published by Portland Monthly magazine and ProPublica, date back to before he became an amb...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Hulda
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over 4 years ago
If You Collect Doomed Technology, Valve Is Now Selling Off the Steam Controller For $5
If You Collect Doomed Technology, Valve Is Now Selling Off the Steam Controller For $5Valve’s Steam Box consoles weren’t the runaway success that the gaming giant hoped they’d be, but the accompanying Steam Controller still stands out as a truly innovative gamepad design....continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Nelson
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over 4 years ago
Emissions, Impeachment, Butterball Turkey: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing
Emissions, Impeachment, Butterball Turkey: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing1. Thanksgiving travel might be a little complicated this year.More than 55 million peopleare expected to be heading to holiday gatherings by car or plane, and the weather isn’t going to make it easy....continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Kristina
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over 4 years ago
Bloodsucking Prison Telecom Is Scamming Inmates With 'Free' Tablets
GTL Prison Telecom Scams Inmates With 'Free' TabletsWhen you get free technology, you can reasonably assume that you’re getting screwed. That’s infinitely truer if you’re in prison.As Reason first reported, the West Virginia Division of Corrections struck a deal in Februa...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Maida
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over 4 years ago
Our Favorite Cheap 4K TV Looks Even Better With Quantum Dot Technology
TCL 6-Series Review (2019): the Best Cheap TV Gets Quantum Dots“Quantum dot” technology sounds like a fake invention, something made up by a well-meaning marketing team. Well, it is, and it isn’t. Although different companies have different brand names for their own recip...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Marlon
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over 4 years ago
Appier raises $80 million for AI that improves marketing decisions
Appier raises $80 million for AI that improves marketing decisionsGetting a customer onto a company’s website to check out its products is challenging enough in itself, but getting them to complete a transaction is a whole different ball game. Last year, 75% of all ecomme...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Cameron
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over 4 years ago
Pogos are taxable - Business Mirror
Everybody cannot help but notice the sudden influx of Chinese nationals in the country. My barber is happy since his business is doing good. He has more hair to trim. Condominium owners are enjoying an easy return of their investments. They are paid in cash for a one-year...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Elian
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over 4 years ago
Providing emergency and security services to employees, Base Operations raises $1 million
Providing emergency and security services to employees, Base Operations raises $1M – TechCrunchIn 2017, when a destructive earthquake struck Puebla, Mexico, sending shock waves to Mexico City and destroying buildings in the nation’s megalopolis and its surrounding suburbs...continued
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Jessika
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over 4 years ago
Bellman wants to simplify property management for residential buildings
Bellman wants to simplify property management for residential buildings – TechCrunchMeet Bellman, a new French startup that wants to improve residential building management using technology and a fair amount of human interactions. The startup has been co-founded by Antoni...continued
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Jessika
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over 4 years ago
NFL punishes 33 players for Steelers-Browns fight
5:06 PM ETThe NFL has disciplined 33 players from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns -- with fines totaling $732,422 -- as penalty for the brawl that broke out in the closing seconds of their game on Nov. 14.The league on Saturday fined 29 players -- including P...continued
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Jessika upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ariel
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over 4 years ago
In a victory over Amazon, Microsoft wins $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract
In a victory over Amazon, Microsoft wins $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract – TechCrunchThe U.S. Department of Defense today announced that Microsoft has won its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract, worth up to $10 billion over a period of 10 year...continued
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