Liz Posner
By Liz Posner
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Life Jewish Death And Mourning? There’s An App For That
It’s no one’s favorite topic, but facing death is inevitable. While hundreds of books and articles have been written to help families deal with the emotional repercussions of a loss, many fewer resources exist to advise them on how to deal with the logistics. In our complex society, most people have assets and accounts strewn…
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Life The Israeli App That Promises To Protect All Your Data From Facebook
The news that Israeli spies played a role in Cambridge Analytica’s illegal enterprises was not all that surprising — after all, plenty of Israeli ex-intelligence officers have used their knowhow for less than exemplary work, such as Black Cube, a firm founded by ex-Mossad officials, which followed Harvey Weinstein’s accusers. But some Israeli tech firms…
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Life WeWork Is Opening A School For 5-Year-Olds. Will It Launch A Generation Of Zuckerbergs?
If you’re a parent looking to jumpstart your 5-year-old’s entrepreneurial career, Rebekah Neumann, co-founder of WeWork, has the school for you. Neumann announced this month that WeWork — the very same company that she launched with Israeli-American husband Adam Neumann with the goal of revamping the American workplace, and now has over 110 co-working offices…
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Life Randi Zuckerberg Is On A Mission To Bring Girls Into STEM
For parents who are struggling to prepare their kids for a tech-centered world while protecting them from becoming glazed-over iPhone addicts, Randi Zuckerberg seems like she’s figured out the right balance. Zuckerberg is a Renaissance woman for the digital age: She’s an entrepreneur and tech investor currently manning several projects, from executive producing “Dot,” a…
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Food Meet The 26-Year-Old Female Entrepreneurs Turning College Students Into Digital Foodies
As college students across the country head back to campus this month, it’s a good moment to step back and consider the value of that very expensive education. Like many millennials raised by loving parents who valued their child’s happiness above pragmatic concerns like career development, I was told when I started college to take…
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