November 21, 2017
With Dabbl, you can earn gift cards for interacting with ads
Dabbl is giving users a straightforward reason to interact with ads — the ads earn them money in the form of gift cards. For example, when I signed…
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November 21, 2017
Capital One begins journey as a software vendor with the release of Critical Stack Beta
If every company is truly a software company, Capital One is out to the prove it. It was one of the early users of Critical Stack, a tool…
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HPE adds recommendations to AI tech from Nimble acquisition
When HPE acquired Nimble Storage in March for a cool billion dollars, it knew it was getting some nifty flash storage technology. But it also got Nimble’s InfoSight…
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Shujaa Delivery aims to compete with Aramax, DHL and others
On-demand delivery is a coveted service in traffic-congested Nairobi. Enter Shujaa Delivery, a Nairobi-based door-to-door delivery and courier service for businesses that uses motorcycles instead of cars. Read More Powered by…
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Scrivener writing app gets a huge update
As ancient as the art of writing is, there is a bit of a shortage when it comes to truly excellent writing applications. Scrivener is one of the…
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Internet of Elephants uses AR to get up close to endangered species, turns their migrations into a game
Wildlife conservation groups have made a lot of strides in raising awareness of animals whose populations or natural habitats are endangered, and what we can do to help.…
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DreamQuark beefs up financial services through artificial intelligence
Meet DreamQuark, a French startup that wants to help banks, insurance companies and asset management firms with all of their artificial intelligence needs. DreamQuark crunches your data, creates…
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How to talk about cryptocurrency at the holiday dinner table
You’re sitting down to a nice meal and your aunt, always one step ahead, mentions she wants to start investing in Bitcoin. You freeze, a drip of gravy…
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Google promises a software fix for the Pixel 2’s buzzing phone call problem in ‘the coming weeks’
Google’s hardware team can’t catch a break this year. In spite of solid reviews (us included), the company’s new Pixel 2 handsets have been plagued by glitches, including…
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Scalyr scores $20M Series A for super-fast log reading tool
In a time where every startup seems to be using machine learning to sift through massive amounts of data, Scalyr is a cloud-based service that is taking a…
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