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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

communication networks, then identify how China might exploit these weaknesses differently during the political coercion of Taiwan in the near-term vs open conflict in the long-term. Background: China advocates for peaceful reunification with Taiwan but has yet to officially renounce the use of military force as a means to resolve the issue.

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[Review] HTC One M8

YoungUpstarts

When Taiwan-based phone maker HTC launched their flagship HTC One early last year, it was touted as the device that would help pull the company out of its doldrums. The company probably hoped that the HTC One would spearhead its challenge in a mobile phone market dominated by Apple’s iPhone and an Android market dominated by Samsung.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

Almost 30 years ago, my father decided to uproot the entire family from Taiwan to the United States so that his academically “inconsistent” son could have an education tolerant and perhaps even encouraging of his idiosyncrasies. LA is the home of Snapchat, Tinder, and Whisper – social mobile apps swinging for the fences.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

He woke up in the night and it just came to him… also, pistachios in Taiwan are called happy nuts, and in other cultures they’re reserved for royalty!”. Mobile payment app paywithcover.com is a New York-based company, like Grouper, who included a more distinct call-to-action in its domain name. A good luck charm, perhaps? Believe.in.

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Carousell gets cozy with Rakuten to bring its mobile marketplace to Southeast Asia

The Next Web

Singapore-based mobile marketplace Carousell wants more users in Southeast Asia to start buying and selling items through their mobile phones on its platform — and it has linked up with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to do so. The app launched in August 2012 and is available as a free download on both iOS and Android platforms. ?

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[Infographic] The State Of Our Smartphones (Singapore)

YoungUpstarts

The mobile phone is today an indispensable part of our lives, the one on-the-go device that keeps us connected at all times. Mobile phone habits across the world may differ, but considering that Singapore is a country whose mobile penetration rate is almost 150%, the numbers can be very telling.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

mobilized scientists in a way no other country had. China has gone from a land-based army to one that can support its territorial claims to the South China Sea and Taiwan with anti-access/area-denial weapons. During World War II, the U.S. For 45 years – post World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union – the U.S.

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