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Joined February 2008
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INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT. This 60-minute Cambridge lecture by Demis Hassabis will teach you more about the future of AI than most people will learn in the next 5 years. Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.
Modern speech-to-text has mostly beaten background noise. It still falls apart the moment a second voice enters the room. @krispHQ built an open benchmark to prove it, and you can run it yourself.
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1/ How a company I co-founded (TrialPay) once exited the Catch 22 of “can’t raise cash without growth; can’t grow without raising cash” which is potentially the most “unsolvable” (Kobayashi Maru) situation a VC-backed company can face
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rnz.careercentre.net.nz/job/… A chance to join our reporting team - and we're flexible on the location.
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The effect of war on the value of gold versus bitcoin.
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In an unexpected turn of events, I've spent the last few weeks setting up a new team to operate the 101 year-old Durie Hill Elevator. We're called Whanganui Connection, and we're excited to operate a unique, practical and living piece of public transport. instagram.com/duriehilleleva…
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We're thrilled to announce the formidable Mary Haddock-Staniland will soon be joining us at Timely! Mary will focus on progressing the hard work we’ve already begun to make workplace inclusion a top priority at Timely; ensuring all our people have equal access to opportunities!
Absolutely delighted to welcome @MaryHadStan to the @Timely crew and have the opportunity to work with her on our growth journey. 🙌
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I've spoken to around 1,000 companies over the last 6 months about their plans for remote work going forward Here are a few things I've learned [ a thread ] 💻🏠🌍
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Timely Talks: The Future of the Hair Industry⁠ @SandyChongSays @tabathacoffey Niq, Joey & @ryanbakernz discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the industry and the changes we expect to see as a result. ⁠ Full video here: vimeo.com/417059560
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Find out how 1919 ”Anti-Mask League” gave the flu pandemic virus its second wind. So many parallels with today.
"Loosening public-health restrictions too early can cost lives. Just look what happened during the 1918 flu pandemic" ti.me/3dvgV7Y
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If you can, make an appointment with your regular hairdresser in 4-6 weeks time. If they’re still not open by then, reschedule it. Pay in advance or buy a gift voucher. Their business being there for you after the lockdown may depend on it.
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On Monday we went 100% WFH @Timely & no work travel. Today we turned our attention to how we help our customers. We succeed when they do & we face difficult times together. Hard to know how this thing will play out, but each day brings more clarity than the last. #COVID19
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Consumer watchdog given new powers to crack down on Google and Facebook theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Ran into an old school bud today. Told me straight away he'd been stressed, not coping & was worried about the build up. We chatted briefly about how it felt, our triggers, things that help & agreed to catch up again. So much better than "Yea good, flat out mate, you?". Progress.
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Hosking takes fake ad complaint direct to Facebook NZ boss nzherald.co.nz/business/news…
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Daoud Nabi was a 71-year-old man who welcomed another man (Not knowing he was a terrorist) graciously into the mosque. Kindly greeted him "Come in Brother" His last words were "Come in Brother" 💔 He died trying to save someone. Know him. Know his story. Retweet 😭
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📺 Pleased with the work the team have done on this video (even if you're not hitting #MsBuild, check out the video! :)
Exciting things have been happening here at Raygun and we're proud to launch our latest brand video! It's no wonder over 100,000 developers back our products... We can't wait to show this off at #MSBuild next week. #successfulsoftwarestartshere #Raygun
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People choose to live near to the things that are most important for them; Family, friends, community, schools, outdoors, etc. The more an employer can support the things that truly matter to their staff, the more engagement & productivity they will see. #WorkFromHomeDay
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“... one of the things that this flagged for me, overall, was the extent to which bad actors are going to try to get around our systems.” YOU 👏 DIDNT 👏 HAVE 👏 ANY 👏 SYSTEMS👏!!!!! Interview with Mark Zuckerberg: TRANSCRIPT - ABC News - abcn.ws/2Ih7ixj via @ABC News – at Wellington City, New Zealand
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I'm looking for an awesome country manager to join the @Timely team and own the UK growth plan. We have a small UK team, existing customer base, and we're looking to grow fast! If you're looking for a GM leadership role in an innovative growth co. 👇 gettimely.com/preview/career…
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