Tag: news blog
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Khashoggi murder: Turkey gives official details of Saudi writer’s death
byTurkey has given its first official statement on how it believes writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed, saying he was immediately strangled. The statement follows weeks of media reports about the murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. Turkey has yet to provide evidence. Chief prosecutor Irfan Fidan said a meeting with his […]
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Facebook and Google Are Not So High On Cannabis
byWith cannabis becoming legalized across states, and now country borders, power players in the ad industry are hindering growth. Imagine being a publicly-traded or successfully raising millions of capital to begin a startup in the U.S., without hardly any way to market yourselves efficiently. Crazy, right? But this is exactly where we are within the […]
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The Most Experienced Guy In Cannabis Has a Warning for You
byInvestor and business owner Steve DeAngelo says there’s plenty of opportunity in cannabis — but there are also a lot of entrepreneurs about to lose their money. With his hippie pigtails and smart suits, Steve DeAngelo perfectly embodies the split in today’s cannabis industry. He’s an old-school activist and advocate who joined the cannabis reform movement […]
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How Women Can Enter the Blockchain Industry Without a Technical Background
byMore and more people are asking questions on Quora regarding how to enter the blockchain field, and specifically how to enter without a technical background, and how women are doing in this industry. To find answers to these questions and more I interviewed the CMO of a lower-level public blockchain, Quarkchain, Anthurine Xiang. When […]
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Indonesia Lion Air plane had reported airspeed problem day before crash, as accounts emerge of terrifying previous flight
byThe brand new Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Indonesia’s capital city on Monday experienced unreliable airspeed readings on its previous flight, officials said Tuesday, citing passengers who spoke out about the terrifying experience. Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said the 2-month-old Boeing 737-MAX 8 jet that crashed […]
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Halloween candy heist? Majority of parents admit to stealing sweets from trick-or-treating kids
byEighty-six percent of parents shamelessly steal candy from their children’s Halloween haul, new research reveals. A study examining America’s Halloween candy-eating habits found many sneaky parents won’t hesitate to steal treats from their own child when their little one isn’t looking or has gone to bed. Sweet-toothed moms and dads don’t just stop at one […]
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Apple launches new MacBook Air with retina display
byFan favourite updated with Touch ID and new keyboard and launched alongside new Mac Mini Apple has finally updated its most popular laptop, the MacBook Air, with retina display and Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The new lower-cost Apple notebook adopts many of the technologies Apple introduced with the MacBook Pro in 2016, including a large Force […]
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3 Applications of Cryptocurrency Beyond Peer-to-Peer Payments
byDigital currency isn’t just a new way to pay; it’s a new way to play the game of business. To be sure, digital currency markets have had their ups and downs. A recent study by Gallup shows that only 2 percent of investors are currently purchasing Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, but one in four is intrigued. With major […]
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The Case for Disconnecting and Traveling as an Entrepreneur
byYes, it’s imperative to work your butt off, but, although it may seem counter-intuitive, it’s also vital to drop everything and travel. I just got back from my honeymoon to Egypt and the Seychelles islands, and it was life-changing. As I flew and traveled to my various destinations, I thought about traveling as an entrepreneur […]
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General Electric reveals deeper regulatory probe, restructuring
byGeneral Electric Co (GE.N) slashed its quarterly dividend to a penny a share, promised to restructure its power unit and said it faced a deeper accounting probe as new Chief Executive Larry Culp took his first steps to revive the struggling conglomerate. GE said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice had […]
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