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How To Find Mentors To Help You Launch Your Startup App Idea
Forbes - 18 Oct 2019 00:13
There is no doubt mentors can help you build a successful startup. Research shows that entrepreneurs with a mentor do much better in terms of startup performance. Here's how to find mentors to help you launch your startu...
China's Economic Growth Slows as Challenges Mount
The New York Times - 18 Oct 2019 04:42
The U.S. trade war is only part of the problem, as Beijing grapples with weakening investment and increasingly pessimistic consumers.
Universal Music Group attracting new bidders after $33B valuation
New York Post - 18 Oct 2019 04:17
Two months after Universal Music Group rocked the music world with a $33 billion valuation tied to an impending investment, its parent company revealed that other investors may want in "at a similar price level." UMG par...
Asian stocks track Brexit deal cheer but China caution prevails
Reuters - 18 Oct 2019 03:20
Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, tracking the global lift in sentiment after the UK and the European Union struck a long-awaited Brexit deal, but concern about the Chinese economy is likely to cap gains with data exp...
The World's Best Employers 2019: Alphabet Takes Top Spot, Followed By Microsoft And Red Hat
Forbes - 18 Oct 2019 17:41
While the top spots on our annual Best Employers list are dominated by tech companies (including Cisco at number 8, Amazon at number 10, and IBM at number 11), the finance and banking industry was the best-represented on...
US Bank customers are becoming increasingly digitally active despite lagging digital loan sales
Business Insider - 18 Oct 2019 17:03
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Banking subscribers earlier this morning. To get this story plus others to your inbox each day, hours before they're published on Business Insider, click here. US...
Anheuser-Busch Accuses MillerCoors of Stealing Beer Recipes
Time - 18 Oct 2019 03:59
The filing was the latest in a legal fight that began in March.
Barneys may double store footprint with $271M investment plan
New York Post - 18 Oct 2019 03:48
Barneys could double its store footprint next year if a $271 million stalking-horse bid to acquire the luxury department store is approved in bankruptcy court next week. Licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, whose $271 ...
UAW extends GM strike, weighs plant closings
New York Post - 18 Oct 2019 03:40
Forty-six thousand General Motors workers will continue to stay off the job as they digest a proposal to raise wages and cap health costs -- while also closing four plants. The United Auto Workers agreed to extend the 32...
Electronic Theatre brings immersive group gaming to physical rooms
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 17:16
Will Dean is known as the creator of Tough Mudder. Now, he has gone digital with Electronic Theatre -- immersive group gaming experiences in physical rooms.
NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in September
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 00:33
The Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console in September 2019, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. It got a boost from Switch Lite.
NBA 2K20 is already the best-selling game of 2019 in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 00:29
NBA 2K20 came out on September 6 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, but the sports game is already the U.S.'s best-selling title of 2019.
September 2019 NPD: NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 top the charts
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 00:28
The September 2019 NPD gaming report is in, and sales continue to decline as the current generation comes to an end. But Take-Two had a good month.
Fortnite is finally getting better spatial audio
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 23:40
Fortnite is getting one of its most important upgrades ever. Epic is adding spatial audio to the battle royale shooter to give players more tactical info.
How To Overcome Your Hesitation To Start A Startup
Forbes - 18 Oct 2019 23:38
Some of the most common reasons why entrepreneurs hesitate to start a startup include limited time, money, know-how, team or it may just not be a priority or good timing. These steps will help you overcome your hesitatio...
The RetroBeat: Sonic & Knuckles turned a problem into success 25 years ago
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 23:02
Sonic & Knuckles is what happens when you make the best out of a bad situation. The classic Genesis game is now 25 years old.
Researchers demo AR hand tracking controls for smartphones
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 23:00
A group of Brown University researchers wants to bring hand tracking to smartphone augmented reality using off-the-shelf hardware and open source software.
Bipartisan group condemns Blizzard and Apple for bowing to China
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 22:33
Biparitsan group condemns Blizzard and Apple for making moves at the behest of the Chinese government in relation to Hong Kong.
The Irony Of A Bill To Force Federal Judges To Obey Ethics Rules
Forbes - 18 Oct 2019 22:20
Officials in the other two branches of government, the U. S. Congress and the Executive Branch, already are required to disclose such information.
AI Weekly: Why Google still needs the cloud even with on-device ML
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 21:59
Google is giving more hardware dedicated chips for on-device machine learning, but services like Google Assistant still rely on the cloud. Here's why.
5 Types of Content Marketing Businesses Can Use to Improve Customer Experience
Forbes - 18 Oct 2019 21:56
Like it or not, content marketing is here to stay. Leverage these five most impactful content formats to make longer-lasting impressions on your customers today.
NVMe vs. SATA, Part 2: Industry insider interview
Venture Beat - 18 Oct 2019 21:38
The NVM Express specification for solid state drives arrived eight years ago. So where's all the adoption? Western Digital's Eric Pike explores.