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Kenyan Mogul Naushad Merali Retires As Airtel Chairman
Forbes - 23 May 2014 22:23
Kenyan businessman Naushad Merali has retired as chairman of Bharti Airtel's Kenyan operations.
Your startup does best when your employees can challenge & disagree with you
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 06:00
Guest Post: Whether you run your own company or work for a great one, it's important to always challenge the status quo and pursue constant improvement. Never let "that's just how we've always done it" be a phrase that's...
Facebook jacks up ad prices as advertisers learn the game
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 23:51
Where social media sites are concerned, advertisers see Facebook as by far the biggest game in town. And for good reason. Facebook ads are working far better than they used to. A report last month says that Facebook user...
Netflix may turn cult classic 'Wet Hot American Summer' into a TV series
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 23:29
First Arrested Development, and now Wet Hot American Summer: Netflix sure knows how to woo cult-comedy fans. After resurrecting the beloved Bluth family for an Arrested Development reboot, Netflix is looking to turn cult...
Practice Fusion's new database eats electronic health records and spits out 'Insights'
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 23:22
The great promise of electronic health records is that they capture patient-care data in digital form so that it medical professionals study data and use it to improve care. An old axiom in the health care IT circles rea...
Learning To Listen: Where Organized Causes Really Begin
Forbes - 23 May 2014 22:55
Sometimes, the best way to build up a social cause is to stop talking.
YouTube will soon let you crowdfund fresh content from channel partners
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 22:45
Attention video content creators: YouTube would like you to know its working on a bunch of stuff to help you. The Google-owned video streaming site today announced a slew of upcoming plans for the streaming video service...
You can play high-end Tropico 5 on a low-end Mac or PC thanks to streaming
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 22:30
OnLive enables players to play Tropico 5 via cloud-based game streaming.
Share if you get sick: Yelp reviews lead investigators to restaurant health violations
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 22:22
New York City investigators have successfully used Yelp reviews to find hundreds of cases of food-borne illness and undiscovered health code violations.
Campaign promises: How PS4 and Xbox One compare to the original visions
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 22:00
Sony and Microsoft said a lot of things to get you to buy their latest consoles, but did they fully deliver?
Digital Sandbox Helped KC Tech Startups Raise Over $7 Million
Forbes - 23 May 2014 21:51
Funded by a federal grant, Digital Sandbox was able to help 19 Kansas City tech startups raise over $7 million in less than a year.
Oculus Rift is the latest weapon in the Defense Department's fight against cyberattacks
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 21:45
DARPA wants U.S. hackers to explore enemy computer systems in 3D space using virtual reality.
Mario Kart 8 hitches a ride with NASCAR
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 21:45
Mario Kart 8 images will adorn the hood of racer Matt Kenseth's car.
No phone required: Samsung's next smartwatch may make & take calls on its own
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 21:28
None of Samsung's current watches can make calls or use the Internet without being connected to a smartphone, so this would be the first independent smartwatch from a major manufacturer.
Microsoft challenged a National Security Letter - and won
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 21:18
Has Microsoft been standing up to federal searches more than we’ve known? That question is appropriate, following news that the tech giant sued the FBI in civil court last year over a National Security Letter (NSL) tha...
The NSA is recording every single phone call from Afghanistan
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 20:36
The NSA is recording every single call coming and going from Afghanistan. The problem for them is making sense of it.
With $3.3 Billion Owed, Should Tax-Delinquent Federal Employees--Including IRS--Be Fired?
Forbes - 23 May 2014 20:25
Government Workers--Including at the IRS--owe Billions in Back Taxes, and Yet are Paid by the Government. Should They Be Fired?
Women in Cars: Overtaking Men on the Fast Lane
Forbes - 23 May 2014 20:12
Women are gaining more and more power, not only in political and business leadership, but also in an important segment traditionally linked to men: the car.
Direct deposit: Nearly 1 in 2 PlayStation 4 owners subscribe to PS Plus
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 20:09
PlayStation 4 requires PS Plus for online multiplayer, and Sony is seeing a huge portion of its new-gen gamers register for the service.
SpaceX is about to unveil its 'alien' spacecraft, the Dragon
Venture Beat - 23 May 2014 20:02
"There are side-mounted thruster pods and quite big windows as well for astronauts to see out. There's legs that pop out the bottom. It looks like a real alien spaceship," said CEO Elon Musk.
Life After The Theme Song: "True Detective" Songwriters Handsome Family and James Iha Talk Music On Television
Forbes - 23 May 2014 20:01
Is there life after the TV theme song? Dark roots duo Handsome Family's music accompanied True Detective and ex-Smashing Pumpik James Iha created the Deadbeat theme. But is television the future for music? Handsome Famil...
Could There Be Two Park City Ski Resorts In Utah? Ask Vail
Forbes - 23 May 2014 19:59
Here's an interesting conundrum. Can the owners of the Park City (Utah) ski resort face competition for the name Park City? Hypothetically, it could become an issue.