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Down bad

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Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. — Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022. — Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 16, 2022.

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7 Reasons That Worker Empowerment Rules The Workplace

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New and old entrepreneurs submitted over five million startup business applications in 2021 and again in 2022, making these the most popular years on record , according to data released by the U.S. Thanks to COVID-19 and the policies of previous US administrations, immigration to the US sharply declined from 2017 to 2022.

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Play the prologue of ‘Linda & Joan,’ a video game about the worst year of its creator’s life

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It’s not hard to see why Russell Quinn calls 2017 the worst year of his life. Quinn doesn’t expect to finish the full game, “Linda & Joan,” until 2022, but he’s releasing “Four Months Earlier” now as a promotion, both for future players and potential publishers.

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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech

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“We want to inspire, but we also want to be realistic and show beauty in real life,” Glossier founder and CEO Emily Weiss said in a 2017 interview with Inc, just as the brand had reached what Weiss herself described as “cult status.” — Sophia Amoruso (@sophiaamoruso) June 1, 2022. It’s not a compliment.

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Smart Audio – A Lucrative Platform… If You Figure Out How To Leverage It

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This is a significant acceleration of Juniper’s prediction in early 2018 that the 50% threshold wouldn’t be crossed until 2022. Many newer automobiles have a form of voice-activated audio, however a 2017 Consumer Reports article noted that, “An average of only 28 percent of owners were very satisfied with voice-command systems.”.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

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Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.” The federal government announced that it would be pulling back $1 billion in funding that was slated for the California high-speed rail project through 2022, while also pursuing legal action to help recoup the $2.5 billion it has already coughed up.