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Tier IV raises over $100 million to develop open source software for driverless cars
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 19:05
Tier IV, which develops open source software for driverless cars, has raised over $100 million in venture capital, it announced this week.
The RetroBeat: The best retro speedruns from Summer Games Done Quick 2019
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 19:25
These five runs were some of the best from Summer Games Done Quick 2019.
How The Gig Economy Could Impact On-Demand Payments
Forbes - 5 Jul 2019 14:00
The payroll industry at large has subscribed to a system of weekly, semi-monthly, bi-weekly and monthly pay schedules.
Summer Reads From Tech CEOs
Forbes - 5 Jul 2019 18:01
Here's a look at eight books to help improve your business and leadership skills.
Amazon wants smart home device setup to be a 'zero-touch' experience
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 17:30
In an interview with VentureBeat, Amazon's Nathan Smith describes Alexa features that make setting up and using smart home devices easier than before.
Glass fiber keyboards, OLED screens, and Apple chips may redefine MacBooks
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 16:41
Three key changes will likely transform Apple's laptops over the next year and a half, enabling MacBooks to offer improved performance, size, and longevity.
'Wolf of Wall Street' producer charged with 1MDB money laundering in Malaysia
Reuters - 5 Jul 2019 05:03
Malaysia on Friday charged one of the "Wolf of Wall Street" film producers, and stepson of former prime minister Najib Razak, with money laundering, alleging he misappropriated $248 million linked to state fund 1Malaysia...
Movie theaters worry weak ticket sales will make 2019 a flop
New York Post - 5 Jul 2019 04:03
The story of Hollywood's box office returns this year is starting to look like an edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller. Despite smash hits like "Avengers: Endgame," "Toy Story 4" and "Captain Marvel," cinema receipts are ...
Where Will Bitcoin's Price Go Next?
Forbes - 5 Jul 2019 01:27
If you are going to play the bitcoin game, have a plan and stick to it.
Super Mario Maker 2 needs friends
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 21:12
Super Mario Maker 2 has a friends problem. The game doesn't have a way to see your friends' levels or to play with your friends in multiplayer.
Telecom Italia unveils 5G data plans, expects 120-city coverage by 2021
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 20:35
Italy's top cellular carrier is now offering commercial 5G data plans in three cities, and expects to cover 22% of the country's population by 2021.
Why Europe just boosted 5G over Wi-Fi for connected cars
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 20:08
Here's an easy way to understand why European member states shut down an EU effort to mandate Wi-Fi as the car connectivity standard of the future.
13 Guidelines for Navigating the New Decade Ahead
Forbes - 5 Jul 2019 19:51
Predicting the future will always remain problematic, even with the coming of prediction algorithms. But guidelines in this realm to help us navigate this new and turbulent world of hyper-change are due for improvement. ...
How Wimbledon and Watson are using AI to curate video highlights
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 18:15
IBM is using Watson's AI smarts to help Wimbledon capture the best video clips of each tennis match and package them as highlights.
Latent History's 'machine hallucination' AI art will melt your mind
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 17:45
Latent History -- the latest machine hallucination from Refik Anadol Studios -- uses 300,000 images of historic and modern Stockholm.
How AI Can Drive Employee Engagement
Forbes - 5 Jul 2019 17:43
Given these lucrative upshots, it's no surprise that employee engagement is one of the biggest challenges confronting businesses. To tackle the problem, many forward-thinking companies are turning to AI.
'Bring It!' How Dianna Williams Is Empowering Young Women Through The Art Of Dance
Forbes - 5 Jul 2019 17:34
Williams shares the importance of mentorship, creating your own lane and how to scale and monetize a rapidly growing business.
AI Weekly: AI developers need to check themselves
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 17:30
AI has the potential to harm or help. Either way, it's crucial that stakeholders research and develop it responsibly and ethically.
IBM's Hypertaste is an artificial tongue that can classify liquids
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 17:25
IBM's Hypertaste project seeks to build an artificial tongue that's capable of analyzing liquids using a combination of electrodes and machine learning.
This is the best fast-food chain in America, according to 23,000 customers
USA Today - 5 Jul 2019 17:23
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has ranked #1 for customer satisfaction in the country for 2018-2019, according to American Customer Satisfaction Index.
The DeanBeat: How Jordan Mechner shepherded Prince of Persia across 30 years
Venture Beat - 5 Jul 2019 17:00
Jordan Mechner created Prince of Persia in 1989. Three decades later, he appeared at Gamelab in Barcelona to talk about its legacy.
How to Manage Your Credit Card Bills, Which Experts Say Are Late More Often
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2019 16:56
There are way to get help: Start by contacting your card companies to ask about an interest-rate cut or lower minimum.