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Google endorses the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Trade agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are beginning to recognize the Internet’s transformative impact on trade.
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How We Lost User Engagement After a Redesign
5 case studies of website redesign failures that will teach you how to retain user engagement when you roll out a new website design.
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US Cellular Now a Part of Project Fi's Network
With the addition of a third network, Project Fi now gives you more coverage and speed, helping you stay connected wherever you are.
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Announcing the Qt Automotive Suite
Explore the Qt Blog for the latest insights on e.g. Qt Creator, your go-to source for cross-platform development tips and updates.
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Boosting Sales with Machine Learning
How we use natural language processing to qualify leads
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Electric vehicle battery costs rapidly declining, Tesla cited as leading
As Tesla Motors {NASDAQ: TSLA] overarching mission witnessed a milestone via the International Energy Agency's (IEA) report we wrote about yesterday, it turns out there's more great news. Expanding on this further, according to the IEA,
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Microsoft announces major commitment to Apache Spark
This post was authored by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director of Data Platform Marketing. This week in San Francisco, thousands of people are at Spark Summit, to explore and understand how they leverage Apache Spark to get the most out of big data.
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Fraudulent Advertising on Facebook
This story starts with Sidney Crosby. A professional hockey player and Canadian icon. I can neither confirm nor deny that I welled up like…
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Vivaldi 1.2 release
It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!
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Intel acquires Itseez, leading developer of OpenCV
Intel Newsroom delivers the latest news, announcements, and updates. Stay informed on Intel innovations.
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Moving Forward on Basic Income
We have a few updates we want to share on our Basic Income Project [https://ycombinator.wpengine.com/basic-income]: Our Research Director Elizabeth Rhodes is joining Basic Income Project as our Research Director. She recently completed a joint PhD in Social Work and Political Science at the University of Michigan…
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Challenging the myth that the rich are specially-talented wealth creators
In this article Andrew Sayer revives some concepts - ‘unearned income’, ‘rentiers’, ‘functionless investors’, and ‘improperty’ - to explain why the very rich are unjust and dysfunctional. We need to challenge the myth that the rich are specially-talented wealth creators, he argues. In light of the news that the…
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Startups Can’t Manufacture Like Apple Does (2014)
Startups can’t do things the same way big companies do. And that’s a good thing; here’s why. Startups and big companies differ in a lot of ways. When it comes to hardware, the gulf between the two is massive. Early-stage startups are painfully under-financed. This lack of capital makes manu
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Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go?
In fiscal year 2024, the federal government spent $6.9 trillion, amounting to 24 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to the June 2024 estimates of the Congressional...
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OpenAI Team Update
We’d like to welcome the latest set of team members to OpenAI (and we’re still hiring!)
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Coinbase Co-founder: Ethereum Is the Forefront of Digital Currency
We have sat here for the last 3 years seeing only infrastructure apps like wallets and exchanges emerge on top of Bitcoin. Why is that?
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Dropbox: Going Deeper with Project Infinite
Dash knows your context, your team, and your work, so your team can stay organized, easily find and share knowledge, and keep projects secure, all from one place.
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Why Education Does Not Fix Poverty (2015)
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