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Continuous delivery is a killer advantage for companies that want to move fast without breaking things
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 06:05
Guest Post: Call it the need for speed. When it comes to delivering software, today's business climate has three prerequisites for success: speed, agility, and innovation. While multi-year, expensive, and bloated softwar...
Google may launch its first U.S. retail store in New York -- right next to the Apple Store
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 23:36
Google may debut its very first U.S. retail location in SoHo, New York, reports Crain’s NY. The 8,000-square-foot retail space at 131 Greene St. is situated just a couple storefronts away from eyewear giant Warby Parke...
Why aren't more women on this list of the top tech speakers?
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 23:20
The list was compiled impartially from data pulled by a multitude of sources, and not one of its top-ten techsters is a woman.
Stocks to Watch: Stocks to Watch: Express, Men's Wearhouse, Krispy Kreme
Market Watch - 11 Mar 2014 21:38
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Express, Men's Wearhouse, and Krispy Kreme.
One Laptop Per Child may be done
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 20:53
The once-revolutionary One Laptop Per Child project appears to be on its last legs
Twitter goes down -- and there's no place now for the Internet to freak out
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 20:43
Uh-oh, it looks like there's trouble in the Twitter land.
Blackstone scoops up cybersecurity firm Accuvant
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 20:21
Asset-management titan Blackstone just ate a big cybersecurity sandwich. Today’s meal is information security company Accuvant, now part of Blackstone’s growing portfolio. According to a Wall Street Journal report, B...
Alibaba takes control of ChinaVision, all the better to spar with Tencent
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 20:11
The competition between Alibaba and Tencent has been heating up during the past year -- both in traditional media and in digital communication and commerce.
Marcus Meadows-Smith to Lead BioConsortia, Inc.
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 19:47
Sponsored Post: BioConsortia, Inc., the newly formed parent company of BioDiscovery New Zealand Limited, has named Marcus Meadows-Smith as its Chief Executive Officer. BioConsortia is an agricultural biotechnology compan...
PayPal taps Rakesh 'Rocky' Agrawal to bring more small businesses aboard
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 19:30
Payment-processing giant PayPal wants more small businesses to use its services, especially as new-generation players like Square grow larger. Today PayPal announced a major hire to focus on those small businesses. Rakes...
Big Retirement Mistake: Thinking You Know When To Claim Social Security, When You Don't
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 19:14
Their are thousands of different variations in the way a married couple could claim benefits and their lifetime income gains from an optimal strategy could exceed $250,000.
Going Beyond Big Data To Knowledge
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:59
“Ipsa scientia potestas est” (“knowledge itself is power”), Sir Francis Bacon
Feeling Isolated? Great Resources For Finding Networking Opportunities
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:41
Whether they have a team or not, small business owners can often feel isolated as they attempt to drive their business forward. Today’s small business leaders often feel torn between protecting their great ideas and re...
From Mentor To Lifelong Friend - Here's How You Do It
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:34
Note: This is part III of a series exploring the power of mentorships. Access part I HERE and part II HERE.
The Most Common Question That New Angel Investors Ask
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:33Any.do's Life-Planner Adds Another 4 Million Users
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:33
Who isn?t hungry for a new calendar and life organizer? I suppose the search for perfection is never-ending, and in the quest for a better to-do list, a lot of users seem to be giving Any.do a try?even Forbes contributor...
'Princeton Mom' Gives Dumb Advice On Marrying Smart
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:30
Susan Patton's book, "Marry Smart: Advice for Finding THE ONE," rings true, but is completely unsupported by recent data.
Wine In A Can And A Wine Tasting Truck: How To Win In Wine, Part Three
Forbes - 11 Mar 2014 18:28
The Union Wine Company, an urban winery model outside Portland, Oregon, capitalizes on volume and a robust strategy of well-timed, well-aimed marketing outreach.
Does email need an app store? CloudMagic bets on third-party developers
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 18:10
CloudMagic believes it has found the secret to fixing email: third-party app support, so you never have to leave your inbox. CloudMagic just updated its iOS and Android email apps to include new integrations with service...
Trion unveils its Glyph digital games platform for discovering hardcore digital PC games (exclusive)
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 18:00
Glyph will expose new games to Trion's 10M registered players.
Eric Schmidt gifts $1M to 10 non-profit tech companies
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 17:10
Google executive chair Eric Schmidt caught 10 nonprofits by surprise when he unveiled they would split his 1 million dollar New Digital Age grant yesterday. "There was no application process for the grant, the organizati...
Kabam adds former GameStop veteran as its new acquisition chief
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2014 17:00
Kabam is on an acquisition binge, and it has brought aboard an M&A veteran: Chris Petrovic.