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Lies, damn lies, and HQ2

sudshr47 November 15, 2018 Startups

There are few things certain in our world except for the uplifting tendencies of technology. I’ve spent the past few years trying to prove this to myself, at least, by interviewing hundreds of thinkers on the topic. I’ve come to a singular conclusion: when tech moves into a city, be it an iOS dev shop […]

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London’s transport regulator looks to startups to help fix urban mobility

sudshr47 November 12, 2018 Startups

London’s transport regulator, TfL has announced a partnership with Bosch for its forthcoming co-working space in Shoreditch. The civic tech project is intended to run for 18 months as a pilot — though Bosch’s ‘Connectory’ co-working facility won’t open until the end of January. A company spokeswoman confirmed the partnership is nonetheless up and running […]

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Google’s Home Hub can be bricked with one line of code

sudshr47 October 31, 2018

Security advocate Jerry Gamblin has posted a set of instructions – essentially basic lines of XML – that can easily pull important information off of the Google Home Hub and, in some cases, temporarily brick the device. The Home Hub, which is essentially an Android tablet attached to a speaker, is designed to act as […]

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The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens

sudshr47 October 7, 2018

If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. These venture capitalists think the same forces that have transformed transportation, media, retail and logistics will also work their way through prepared food businesses. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface Investors […]

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Amazon’s cashier-free Go store opens in Chicago

sudshr47 September 17, 2018

Now that Amazon’s proven the efficacy of Go with a trio of Seattle locations, the retail giant is starting to open up its cashier-free Go stores at a steady clip. New York and San Francisco are already on the horizon, and the company just sneakily launched a new store in Chicago. An Amazon ChicaGo, as […]

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Impossible Foods is going to every White Castle

sudshr47 September 12, 2018

Five months after launching a pilot program with the iconic White Castle fast food chain, Impossible Foods is taking its meatless burger substitute to every one of the company’s restaurants. Impossible Foods goes to White Castle With the rollout, White Castle becomes the largest fast food chain to include the Impossible Burger on its menu […]

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Managing the music business from a mobile phone, Jammber is making the industry sing

sudshr47 September 7, 2018

The music business is littered with stories about songwriters or studio contributors and session musicians who never get the credit — or money — they’re often due for their work on hit songs. And for every storied session musician in “The Wrecking Crew” there are perhaps hundreds of other contributors who aren’t getting their just […]

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ShipBob brings in $40M to help e-commerce businesses compete with Amazon

sudshr47 September 6, 2018

ShipBob has raised a $40 million Series C to assist small direct-to-consumer e-commerce businesses with streamlining the fulfillment process, so it’s possible for them to maintain a well-managed inventory while getting orders out as quickly as possible.

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Canters restaurant royalty raises $9.5 million for Ordermark, a takeout order management service

sudshr47 September 5, 2018

Alex Canter knows the restaurant business. The scion of Los Angeles’ famous first family of the deli business — the owners of the eponymous Canters restaurant — Canter has been in the food business longer than many seasoned restauranteurs twice his age. While some people had a Bar Mitzvah party, the thirteen year old Canter […]

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Women-only co-working space The Wing is launching an app to help its members stay connected

sudshr47 September 4, 2018

The Wing is bringing the physical world it’s created for professional women through its co-working spaces to the digital world, with the launch of a social networking app, slated to become available later this month.

The co-working company created the app to connect its members and keep them up to date on The Wing’s programming. For now, the app will only be available to paying Wing members.

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Vic Mensa warmed hearts all over with his ‘anti-bait truck’ community event

sudshr47 August 27, 2018

In early August, police officers attempted to lure Chicagoans into arrest with a “bait truck” filled with shoes and goods left abandoned in the neighborhood of Englewood. After video of officers arresting a man went viral, community members expressed outrage at the set-up tactics — and Chicago’s own Vic Mensa stepped up, too.

On Sunday, the musician’s foundation Save Money Save Life hosted an “anti-bait truck” giveaway, handing out truck-loads of shoes to members of the Englewood community.

“To see the police escort a bait truck full of shoes through a low-income neighborhood where people can’t afford basic necessities, it seemed very representative of how ill-equipped they are to deal with the city’s issues,” Mensa said in an interview with the New York Times. Read more…

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Twenty-four IRS phone scammers sentenced

sudshr47 July 26, 2018

Finally a little justice for the scammers who prey on the unsuspecting. Twenty four more phone scammers have been received prison sentences of up to 20 years for fraud and money laundering. The extent of their efforts was truly staggering. One defendant, Miteshkumar Patel of Illinois received 240 months in prison followed by three years […]