Lance McHenry, Author at StartUp Mindset

Microsoft Says its Speech Recognition Software Has Achieved ‘Human Parity’

Technology

9 years ago

Everyone who’s used Siri, Google Now, or other speech recognition software knows that it can be a bumpy ride. Dictating information to your phone usually results in numerous mistakes––it’s much [..] read more

Pinterest Reaches the Milestone of 150 Million Monthly Active Users

Technology

Lance McHenry

9 years ago

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Pinterest has reached a major milestone in its journey by passing the mark of 150 million monthly active users for its service, as per an official company announcement released recently on Thursday. This is a staggering 38% [..] read more

Tesla to Announce New Product October 17th

US & World

Lance McHenry

9 years ago

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Tesla Motors is about to reveal something that will awe millions of people around the world. The big revelation will happen on Monday, 17 October of this year. Elon Musk, the founder, and CEO of Tesla made the announcement [..] read more

Illinois State Freezes Wells Fargo Out of $30 billion of investment Funds

Finance

Lance McHenry

9 years ago

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The Treasurer of Illinois, Michael Frerichs, has suspended annual investment activity of $30 billion with Wells Fargo for a period not less than a year following the recent claims of 2 million phony accounts. During the [..] read more

Unilever in Talks to Acquire Jessica Alba’s Honest Co

US & World

Lance McHenry

9 years ago

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According to The Wallstreet Journal, Unilever is planning to acquire Alba Jessica’s Honest Company, which specializes in household goods. The proposed deal is likely to cost Unilever a whopping $1 billion, which is [..] read more

Uber’s First Self-Driving Cars Arrive in Pittsburgh This Month

Technology

Lance McHenry

10 years ago

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The popular ride app Uber plans to introduce self-driving cars in Pittsburgh as early as this month. This bold move is the first phase of a pilot program that aims to explore the bright future of the convenient technology. [..] read more

Billionaire Battle: Mark Cuban and Carl Icahn Argue on Twitter Over Donald Trump

Social Media

Lance McHenry

10 years ago

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Billionaire Mark Cuban and Carl Icahn, have been duking it out on twitter over Donald Trump. The argument essentially started in the early morning hours of Monday, when Mark, responded to a tweet which Icahn made in [..] read more

Verizon Acquires Yahoo, Inc for $4.8 billion. Now what?

Sales

Lance McHenry

10 years ago

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It has finally happened. Yahoo, Inc has been sold after a long and drawn-out process. Verizon will pay $4.83 billion in cash for Yahoo’s core internet business, which includes Yahoo Mail, Fantasy Sports, photo storage [..] read more

How to Start an Online Store

Find Your Way

Lance McHenry

10 years ago

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We get a lot of questions from aspiring entrepreneurs. One of the more common questions is “What kind of business should I start?”. Our answer is usually, “Whatever business you want”. It all [..] read more

Elizabeth Holmes Banned from Running Her Own Startup

Finance

Lance McHenry

10 years ago

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The Wall Street Journal reports US regulators have decided to ban the owners and operators of Theranos from running a lab for two years. That includes Founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Federal Health [..] read more