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Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup

TechCrunch

Taylor spent four years at Google starting in March 2003 before undertaking an entrepreneurial journey, founding early social network FriendFeed in 2007, right after leaving Google. Until then, I’ll be focusing on transitioning my teams and projects, and wrapping things up properly at Google.”

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The unbundling of professional learning and entrepreneurship education

TechCrunch

Launched in 2003, LinkedIn quickly became the first global professional social media network by offering an easy way to make and track professional connections. More posts by this contributor. What we can learn from edtech startups’ expansion efforts in Europe. The 2021 edtech avalanche has just begun.

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Context Conversations preview: Election security

The Parallax

intelligence agencies warn that Russia plans to interfere with citizens casting votes, including through social-engineering disinformation campaigns. And his biggest concern is securing funding, as the most recent federal investment in election modernization and security was the Help America Vote Act of 2003.

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S3 Ventures, Tacora close on new funds to boost Austin startups

TechCrunch

While building a company here between 1994 and 2003, I saw the Texas ecosystem firsthand and was excited about what it offered,” Smith told TechCrunch. “It S3 Ventures has been backed by one limited partner for the entirety of its history, a family with a multibillion-dollar foundation focused on addressing social inequities.

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Newly funded Maisonette is becoming a go-to brand for fashion-conscious families; here’s how

TechCrunch

Roccia joined straight from Georgetown the same year, 2003, and left as the magazine’s accessories editor in 2008. More, it already has an audience of more than 800,000 people who either receive emails from the company or follow its social media channels. Maisonette also features a healthy dose of content at its site.).

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Context Conversations preview: Election security

The Parallax

intelligence agencies warn that Russia plans to interfere with citizens casting votes, including through social-engineering disinformation campaigns. And his biggest concern is securing funding, as the most recent federal investment in election modernization and security was the Help America Vote Act of 2003.

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Identity problems get bigger in the metaverse

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Second Life has been grappling with how people construct a new identity and present their avatars since 2003. Am I trying to figure out my place within an in-person social event? Social media sites like Facebook have tried to address some of these principles. I login therefore I am. Next, how do we allow for interaction?

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