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Workweek giving away $100k+ worth of capital and resources

Posted by ballmers_peak on Thursday December 16, 2021 @03:59PM
from the workweek.com dept.

https://workweek.com/drops/just-raised-giveaway/

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Lambda School’s Growing Pains: Big Buzz, Student Complaints

Posted by ballmers_peak on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:44PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/lambda-schools-growing-pains-big-buzz-student-complaints?pu=hackernews7c0v41&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Modest Proposals: In Defense of Deep Fakes

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:54PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/in-defense-of-deep-fakes?pu=hackernewsd98i7m&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Re:Dented Reality: Magic Leap Sees Slow Sales, Steep Losses on Friday December 06, 2019 @06:16PM (#21727019)

Welp, at least my copy was on point.

Magic Leap Burning $40-$50M a Month

Posted by ballmers_peak on Friday December 06, 2019 @03:21PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/dented-reality-magic-leap-sees-slow-sales-steep-losses?pu=hackernewsfh62oc&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Freemium Love: Tech Transforms Dating in San Francisco

Posted by ballmers_peak on Friday November 15, 2019 @02:12PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/freemium-love-tech-transforms-dating-in-san-francisco?pu=hackernews66a37l&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Apple Eyes 2022 Release for AR Headset, 2023 for Glasses

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday November 11, 2019 @11:41AM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-eyes-2022-release-for-ar-headset-2023-for-glasses?pu=hackernewsnwptv9&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Google Discourages Culture Fit in Hiring with ‘Googleyness’ Update

Posted by ballmers_peak on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:59PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-discourages-culture-fit-in-hiring-with-googleyness-update?pu=hackernewsfsar1p&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Modest Proposal: The Challenges Facing Free Speech

Posted by ballmers_peak on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @07:00PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-challenges-facing-free-speech?pu=hackernewsrkssjf&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Lime’s Loss to Top $300M in 2019

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday October 21, 2019 @07:55PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/limes-loss-to-top-300-million-in-2019?pu=hackernewsrkssjf&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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AWS Customers Rack Up Hefty Bills for Moving Data

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:50PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/aws-customers-rack-up-hefty-bills-for-moving-data?pu=hackernews7d0vdx&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Ripple CEO Blasts Libra, Boasts of Warchest

Posted by ballmers_peak on Saturday October 19, 2019 @05:41PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ripple-ceo-blasts-libra-boasts-of-warchest?pu=hackernews7d0vdx&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Interactive Graph: Export of Sensitive U.S. Technology Slows Under Trump

Posted by ballmers_peak on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @05:00PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/export-of-sensitive-u-s-technology-slows-under-trump?pu=hackernewsnpxldy&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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The Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Hustle

Posted by ballmers_peak on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:25PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-forbes-30-under-30-hustle?pu=hackernews7r16e7&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Re:Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data on Monday September 23, 2019 @05:44PM (#21054064)

Saw there was some interest around this piece on HN last week so I went ahead and unlocked it.

Andreessen Horowitz Returns Slip, According to Internal Data

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday September 23, 2019 @05:41PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/andreessen-horowitz-returns-slip-according-to-internal-data?pu=hackernewsva0zne&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Re:Internal Facebook Memo Reveals Guidelines for Showcasing News on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:00PM (#20934777)

This seems like a really tough ask of any editors. Much less, editors of one of the most highly scrutinized companies out there.

Internal Facebook Memo Reveals Guidelines for Showcasing News

Posted by ballmers_peak on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @06:59PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/internal-facebook-memo-reveals-guidelines-for-showcasing-news?pu=hackernewsamp13z&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Apple Change Causes Scramble Among Private Messaging App Makers

Posted by ballmers_peak on Thursday September 05, 2019 @04:24PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-change-causes-scramble-among-private-messaging-app-makers?pu=hackernewsff2o9j&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Documents Show Huawei Boosted Research Spending at Berkeley Before Sanctions

Posted by ballmers_peak on Thursday August 29, 2019 @05:04PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/huawei-boosted-research-spending-at-berkeley-before-sanctions-documents-show?pu=hackernewsi0rcp5&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Waymo’s Backseat Drivers: Confidential Data Reveals Self-Driving Taxi Hurdles

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday August 26, 2019 @07:16PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/waymos-backseat-drivers-confidential-data-reveals-self-driving-taxi-hurdles?pu=hackernewsfuxi21&utm_medium=unlock&utm_source=hackernews

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Growing Pains: Facebook Pushes Instagram to Earn Its Keep

Posted by ballmers_peak on Thursday August 22, 2019 @06:23PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/growing-pains-facebook-pushes-instagram-to-earn-its-keep?pu=hackernewsegrl9a&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Re:How VCs Win Deals: Comic Books, Big Meals and Diapers on Friday August 09, 2019 @02:43PM (#20657191)

Curious to hear if anyone else has any outlandish VC experiences like the ones shared in our latest story.

How VCs Win Deals: Comic Books, Big Meals and Diapers

Posted by ballmers_peak on Friday August 09, 2019 @02:42PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/how-vcs-win-deals-comic-books-big-meals-and-baked-goods?pu=hackernewshu4jm2&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Re:Facebook Hit by Apple’s Crackdown on Messaging Feature on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @08:48PM (#20631059)

No problem!

Uber Chairman Warns Directors of Duties as Kalanick Hires Uber Staff

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday August 05, 2019 @07:33PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/uber-chairman-warns-directors-of-duties-as-kalanick-hires-uber-staff?pu=hackernewscoouc6&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Inside ‘Briteland’: Stalled Growth and Slumping Morale at Eventbrite

Posted by ballmers_peak on Monday August 05, 2019 @07:23PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-briteland-stalled-growth-and-slumping-morale-at-eventbrite?pu=hackernews4rascz&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Website Builder Webflow (YC S13) to Exceed $200M Valuation in New Funding

Posted by ballmers_peak on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @01:26PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/website-builder-webflow-to-exceed-200-million-valuation-in-new-funding?pu=hackernewsqf889u&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Scale (YC S16) Nears Financing at $1B Valuation Led by Founder's Fund

Posted by ballmers_peak on Friday July 26, 2019 @02:17PM
from the theinformation.com dept.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/supplier-to-self-driving-car-makers-nears-financing-at-1-billion-valuation?pu=hackernews8zoike&utm_source=hackernews&utm_medium=unlock

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Re:Apple Factory Thefts: Secret Tunnels, Hidden Crawl Spaces on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:29PM (#20520642)

Thank you for flagging. This has been fixed. The page affected was a static file hosted outside our application only to be served when the app was inaccessible or offline. No user data was compromised at any point.