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Fakespot has lower negative impact if it mis-identifies a genuine product as grade level "C". But if Amazon does that you will certainly see people publishing stories about how their genuine product has been mis-identified by the
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How Futures Trading Changed Bitcoin Prices
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"If any subject uses two words and one of them is science, then there is no science behind it" - My maths teacher explaining the word - "political science".
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XRP Ripple Hit with Class-Action Suit Over ‘Never Ending ICO’
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That is correct. It is actually all about marketing. For example, there shouldn't be a huge difference between something working intuitively vs using AI/ML. But somehow parading it as something build on AI gives a lot of airtime a
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I don't know whether I should be sad or happy with this news. Flipkart has been the face of the Indian startup scene. So, it is sad to see it end like this. But on the other hand they had tons of strategy related snafus like going mobi
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And much vigilance is required too. Timing of the documentary "The China Hustle" couldn't be more perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55892jT06aI
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I wonder how does the cryptocurrency community react to such news? Because lot of people holding cryptocurrencies tend to talk about how these coins are going to destroy big banks and Wall Street.
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> One of the most significant obstacles against blockchain and cryptocurrency products from entering daily lives is bad user experiences. I think the biggest obstacle is the use-case for blockchain. Unfortunately, most of the articles wr
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That is a really interesting thought. How is website ranking a wrong metric compared to app reviews? Especially considering once upon a time Flipkart tried ditching their website and going app only.
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Though I am not interested in gambling but trading instead. So, even Podcasts will help.
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I tried getting an archive link but doesn't seem to work. Maybe try ublock origin to block those ads.
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> What is a "blockchain"? I am always curious, blockchain was not defined in Nakamoto's work. So, where did the word actually originate from? And what did it meant for the word's inventor.
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Another clickbait piece. Reading through the byline: If cryptocurrency and blockchain technology really are the future of money, the world’s central banks need to get involved, a former Fed governor argues. Isn't that a big "if&
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Bitcoin, Banks and a Whole Lot of FUD
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A friend of mine was trying to upskill himself and learn AI/ML. He had 10+years in IT and well paid . But on approaching his manager, the upskilling request was denied. The manager said that he could "gather a bunch graduates"
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> However this pans out, there are going to be a lot of people on one side that were totally, completely wrong. How about more people changing their minds as this pans out? One of the sad issues of internet debate is people see it as bin
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But you are a smart and socially conscious human being. You know that you can’t just go to Kara’s desk and tell them “Kara, the icon is wrong.” Kara would get defensive and argue for the the icon. I never understood this logic. How is Ka
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Bitcoin, banks and a whole lot of FUD
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The problem with power poses
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Thanks. Strangely Google's first result for Newark was New Jersey.
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“Cloudwick has never brought resources from India,” Chhabra said. “All the resources are Master’s students that have educated in U.S. and then we hired and trained them.” This is rather slippery way to paint the picture. And from the look
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PSA: This is massive clickbait. This article is not about "Bay Area", as in San Franciso Bay area. Here's the content: A dozen Indian workers at an East Bay technology firm were promised salaries of up to $8,300 Cloudwick
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Most dating apps have some kind of integration with Facebook and/or Instagram this seems like a no-brainer. I have seen apps use FB data about liked movies, shows, places etc to generate matches. So, this should work very well. Though
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This might be a good litmus test to see which registrars look out for their customers.
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In case someone is wondering about availability: https://www.registry.google/ Here are the important dates to be aware of in 2018: Mar 29 - May 1: Trademark holders can register .app domains (known as the "Sunrise&quo
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If the page loads completely then yes it redirects to medium.com. But you can read the article by interrupting the redirect and clicking the stop button.
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The amount of extrapolation seems a bit extreme - one deleted job opening shouldn't mean anything. But I guess in the age of clickbait journalism everything goes.
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Want a More Equal Society? Universal Basic Income Might Not Be the Policy
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How to Live in San Francisco Without Spending Any Money
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