Tag: Journalism

  • Highlights of a design centered company — what helped Apple Watch dominate the market

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    Design thinking mindset and design sprints at your company- Part 1. Case 1: There is a grocery store in your backyard. The store is clean, the selection is wide and the prices are ok too. You could easily do your shopping there and it would be the most rational decision to make.. the cashier lady is […]

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  • Your Power Button Won’t Last Forever

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    Companies like Apple want to strip away every mechanical bit You’re close to becoming powerless over your phone, and it all has to do with the little “wake” button on its skinny right side. Companies like Apple have worked for decades to remove mechanical parts, including true power switches, from the gadgets they release to […]

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  • 4 (Excellent) Reasons CFOs Should Consider (Private) Blockchain Technology

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    Every time I attend a Blockchain conference or an Oil and Gas event and engage CFOs in a discussion about how Blockchain technology can disrupt their industry and revolutionize the way their business functions, I systematically hear the same rhetoric. “Look at the fluctuations of the Bitcoin. So many people have lost fortunes because of […]

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  • Forbes Partners With Blockchain-Based Journalism Platform to Publish Content

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    International business media outlet Forbes has partnered with blockchain-based platform Civil to publish its content on a decentralized network, Civil’s co-founder confirmed on Medium on Tuesday, Oct. 9. According to Civil co-founder Matt Coolidge, Forbes is integrating Civil’s software into its own content management system (CMC). From the beginning of 2019, journalists will be able to upload their […]

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  • Conor McGregor is heading for pro-wrestling

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    Is it time for the Dublin UFC champ to join the ranks of WWE following in the footsteps of Ronda Rousey and Vince McMahon? Conor McGregor “is destined for pro wrestling, which is the only place his outrageous marketing shtick will survive,” USA Today writer Josh Peter has predicted. After his crushing defeat “Conor McGregor […]

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  • Rapid response needed to limit global warming

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    Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment. With clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems, limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C […]

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  • Nikki Haley resigns as Trump ambassador to U.N., catches officials off guard

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    The former South Carolina said she would not run for the White House in 2020, but would back the president’s re-election. In a move that caught administration officials off guard, Nikki Haley, President Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador, has resigned. During an Oval Office announcement Tuesday, Trump and Haley confirmed that she would leave his administration […]

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  • Conor McGregor is a ‘horrible human being,’ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager says

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    The manager for UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov blasted Conor McGregor on Sunday hours after his fighter won his UFC 229 match and subsequently attacked McGregor’s entourage in the crowd. Ali Abdelaziz blamed McGregor for sparking the chaos and called him a “horrible human being,” USA Today reported. “You can’t bite a dog and not expect to be […]

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  • Taylor Swift breaks political silence, endorses two Democrats in Tennessee

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    “I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now,” Swift wrote. Pop star Taylor Swift broke her silence on politics Sunday, pledging to support two congressional Democratic candidates in Tennessee during […]

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  • H&M buys $20 million stake in Swedish fintech firm Klarna

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    Fashion chain H&M (HMb.ST) is acquiring a small stake in Klarna in what will be the Swedish online payments services firm’s largest partnership so far. H&M is paying around $20 million for a stake of less than 1 percent, a Klarna spokeswoman said, confirming a Financial Times report on Monday. Klarna’s digital platform would be […]

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