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Sponsored Post Ping Identity spoke with VentureBeat about why passwords are one of the weakest points in our cloud security and how best to manage your identity online.

PayPal now offers pre-paid cash cards for people who rely on cash, but want to shop online.

The influx of West Coast VC money to Chicago continued today with the announcement that SpotHero, a recent graduate of top incubator Excelerate Labs, has raised USD2.5 million from an array of investment firms across the...

Sponsored Post Samsung Digital Imaging is holding a global competition inviting 32 Instagram stars from 8 countries to prove that their city is the most photogenic!

Apple has released the top media sellers on the iTunes formerly-just-music store, including the top albums, best blockbuster movies, and top-selling TV shows.

Lenders to ATP Oil & Gas have had precious little certainty to cling to over the past few years. The one thing that secured lenders thought at least they could depend on was that in a bankruptcy, there were hard assets t...

Locals know best. That's the reason Airbnb just acquired Localmind, an expert at connecting inquisitive travelers to locals in the know.

SolarCity's stock soars on its first day of trading, after a last minute share price cut.

Apple has named the top free and paid iApps of 2012 -- as well as the company's picks for best apps and best games of the year.

Facebook has finally released a rebuilt Android application that ditches HTML5 and embraces native code, leading to a much snappier performance for reading updates, looking at photos, and checking your Timeline.

Yahoo grabbed PayPal co-founder and Evernote director Max Levchin for its own board, but loses two of its existing members. Yahoo now has a total of 11 on its board.

Microsoft is investigating vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer that would allow hackers to potentially gain access to any private information you enter on-screen.

Today’s world is full of examples of disruptive businesses – business models that turn all previous assumptions on their head. Netflix changed the game of how we rent videos by making it mail order with no ...

Khosla Ventures and RiceHadleyGates form a strategic partnership to help startups tackle regulatory, political, and public policy issues.

Sponsored Post One of the promises of the cloud is greater business agility. While that promise is largely true today, we shouldn’t take it for granted.

VentureBeat is hiring a talented professional to join our sales team in building our fast-growing media company. This job is at the heart of our organization: Sales of advertising and sponsorships for VentureBeatâ€...

You’ve just finished your presentation, and you notice that your boss has crossed his arms over his chest. Your realize he’s resistant to your ideas.

Over one week ending Dec. 6, I took part in three company awards dinners that flew the Forbes flag in Asia. All were reminders of the strong lure that entrepreneurial capitalism has in that region, as the market operates...

63 percent of video-watching on mobile phones, the study said, happens right at home sweet home.

Toys based on video games are nothing new, but what does the gaming industry think of Gears of War toys being marketed directly at eight year old kids?

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) today decided the temporary fate of forward-thinking startups such as Uber, Hailo, and GetTaxi looking to modernize the city’s taxi system. At a meeting in New...

Google Maps for iOS may be only a few hours old, but it's already topping the charts of the iPhone App Store