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Symantec's CEO exit seen denting turnaround plan sends stock tumbling
Reuters - 10 May 2019 19:59
Symantec Corp faces an uphill battle to turn around its business and win investor confidence, analysts said on Friday, after Chief Executive Officer Greg Clark became the fifth top executive in six months to leave the cy...
Game for Peace, PUBG Mobile's replacement in China, earns $14 million in first 3 days on iOS
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 21:47
Unlike PUBG Mobile, the new battle royale shooter meets China's strict media guidelines, allowing Tencent to earn revenue from the game.
These women went to the Caribbean, not to sip margaritas, but to freeze their eggs together
USA Today - 10 May 2019 19:00
Women 'Freeze with a Friend' or take group 'egg-cations' to get discounts, split costs of expensive egg-freezing treatments at clinics.
Here Are Six Groundbreaking Female Founded PropTech Startups
Forbes - 10 May 2019 17:04
There aren't very many women in PropTech, but the few female founders in the space are definitely making their voices heard! Meet some of the groundbreaking female startuppers making waves in real estate!
Peek Under The Hood: The Vanguard Growth ETF Has 10% Upside
Forbes - 10 May 2019 16:57
For the Vanguard Growth ETF, we found that the implied analyst target price for the ETF based upon its underlying holdings is $175.97 per unit.
Europe Markets: Europe markets bounce back despite mixed U.S.-China trade signals
Market Watch - 10 May 2019 11:30
Signs of optimism despite U.S.' imposition of tariffs help snap equities' two day losing streak
Fox unveils 'insanely simple' business model at Investor Day
New York Post - 10 May 2019 04:17
Fox Corp. unveiled an "insanely simple" new structure at its first-ever Investor Day Thursday, saying the new company plans to focus its programming almost entirely on live events, like news and sports. Rupert Murdoch fi...
AMC Entertainment shares tumble as CEO holds out for 'Avengers' rescue
New York Post - 10 May 2019 04:00
Shares of AMC Entertainment tumbled as much as 10 percent Thursday -- even as the theater chain's CEO predicted "Avengers: Endgame" would come to the rescue. Investors sent AMC's stock down double digits in midday tradin...
Japan Finance Minister Aso says hopes U.S., China will resolve trade row
Reuters - 10 May 2019 03:17
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday expressed hope that Washington and Beijing will resolve their trade dispute in a constructive manner through dialogue.
Tech Trade Show Restores Award to Sex Toy After Outcry
The New York Times - 10 May 2019 01:39
CES, the country's largest consumer electronics convention, had rescinded an award for innovation for a sex toy for women, provoking accusations of sexism.
Uber closes down 7.67%, putting chill on big IPO year for tech stocks
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 23:25
Uber performed a historic face plant on its first day of trading. Now the stable of unicorns hoping to IPO this year will have to see the fallout.
On-device AI becoming critical for developers, OEMs, and ISVs (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 23:17
Learn how on-device AI is changing the future of connected devices, and why developers, OEMs, and ISVs should be taking advantage now.
Microsoft is addressing tough paradigms on the intelligent edge with Azure Data Boxes
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 22:59
Computing on the edge takes many forms. Sometimes it's a tiny $1 chip. Sometimes it's a refrigerator-sized data box that you have to mail to Microsoft.
Counterfeits - Amazon, Etsy, eBay, Instagram, And Others Duping Consumers And Damaging Innovation
Forbes - 10 May 2019 22:12
Online access to millions of consumers and the safe-harbor protection provided by the law to the marketplace providers is catalyzing an unhealthy and unfair e-commerce environment; hurting both the duped consumers and th...
Mobile VR's dying gasps mean new life for standalone and tethered VR
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 22:03
The low end of the VR market may be collapsing, but it's going to force higher-performance VR platforms to change their pricing and technologies.
Bumble Launched A New Initiative To Support A Cause Whenever A Woman Makes The First Move
Forbes - 10 May 2019 21:08
Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and CEO of the popular app Bumble announced the company's new "Moves Making Impact" initiative today. Now women can choose a cause to support and the company will make a donation to a woma...
Small Business Top 10 Basics On IP Rights
Forbes - 10 May 2019 20:52
Patents, trademarks and copyrights collectively define most of what people loosely call Intellectual Property (or "IP"). Intellectual Property is a broad class heading. All patents, all trademarks, and all copyrights are...
Scammer gets 50 months in genetic-testing Medicare fraud
Miami Herald - 10 May 2019 20:39
A man who ran a Medicare fraud by using a purported charity to get senior citizens to submit to genetic testing has been sentenced to more than four years in …
Fortnite is throwing an E3 after-party: Summer Block Party June 15-June 16 in L.A.
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 19:37
The event will be at The Forum arena in Inglewood, California. In addition to celebrity tournaments, it'll also have the Fortnite Fan Festival.
ProBeat: Has Google's word error rate progress stalled?
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 19:30
If Google hit a wall in 2017 with cloud-powered speech recognition, it makes sense to shift resources to improving offline, on-device speech recognition.
Nexon has its best Q1 ever amid growing acquisition rumors
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 19:08
Korean PC and mobile game publisher Nexon reported its best Q1 earnings in the company's history, reporting revenues of $850 million.
Days Gone hands-on videos -- Surviving in a brutal world
Venture Beat - 10 May 2019 18:45
Days Gone has been a long time coming, and it's a long game. I've finally finished it and wanted to share some videos of what it was like.