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CHEAP: Bose’s bizarre SoundWear Companion wearable speaker is HALF PRICE!

Jul22
by on July 22, 2019 at 1:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Most of us have a pair of headphones and speakers, right? In this day and age it’d be strange not to have some audio equipment for travel and home. Thing is, there are plenty of situations where neither headphones nor regular speakers are quite right. And for those moments? Well, that’s where Bose‘s brilliantly weird SoundWear Companion speaker comes in. Oh, what’s that? This bizarre wearable speaker is on offer? Down from $299.95 to only $149.95? A full fifty percent discount? Damn, son, damn.…

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Everything you need to know about China’s new Nasdaq-style STAR Market

Jul22
by on July 22, 2019 at 1:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia


The first batch of companies have begun trading on China’s new STAR Market today. Billed as China‘s version of Nasdaq, it’s overseen by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). Previously called the Science and Technology Innovation Board, the STAR Market mainly targets homegrown technology firms, and is modeled after a US-like IPO system. The move marks the first step towards major capital reforms in the country, and aims to boost domestic investment. It also comes amid a prolonged trade war between the US and China that has put companies like Huawei in the crosshairs. Here’s everything you need to know. What…

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An introvert’s guide to professional networking

Jul22
by on July 22, 2019 at 12:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


As a community manager, my daily tasks involve many social interactions with our freelance editors, such as onboarding new community members and bringing the community together for social events. I’ve used the word ‘community’ three times in one sentence describing my job – so you might be surprised to hear that I call myself an introvert.  Contrary to the perception many have, being an introvert doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy social interactions or that I’m shy, but that social interactions and new environments take more energy from me than from an extrovert. This means I usually find myself very…

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