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Investors and entrepreneurs need to address the mental health crisis in startups
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Brooks Rainwater Contributor Share on Twitter Brooks Rainwater is the director of the Center for City Solutions and Applied Research at the National League of Cities. More posts by this contributor As tasks wane, skills rise Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities Scott Andes Contributor Share on Twitter Scott Andes is […]
View More Cities that didn’t win HQ2 shouldn’t be counted outThe Met is redefining what it means to be a museum in the digital age — Mashable Originals
Imagine being able to look at your favorite pieces of art under a microscope. What would you see? Brushstrokes … the fingerprint of your favorite artist? The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is making this a reality, one super, super hig…
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Facebook might not be digitally accessible in China, but that’s not stopping it from establishing a physical presence in the country.
The social media giant is setting up an “innovation hub” in Hangzhou — the country’s fourth largest city and Zhejiang province capital in East China — which will essentially function as an entrepreneur incubator, supporting Chinese developers, innovators, and startups.
If the enterprise is successful, it could serve to get the website unblocked in the world’s most populated country.
Google, another banned site, launched a similar campaign in December with the opening of an artificial intelligence lab in China. It has since released a selection of AI-based apps for the country, including a file management app. However, as of press time, the search engine and its related sites remain blocked. Read more…
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Printrbot has shut down
Printrbot, a popular Kickstarter-backed 3D printer company, has shut down, leaving only a barebones website and little explanation. The founder, Brook Drumm, wrote that “Low sales led to hard decisions.” “We will be forever grateful to all the people we met and served over the years,” he wrote. “Thank you all.” Printrbot’s machines costs about […]
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