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I just had a Skype chat with entrepreneur Olivier Jeannel about his new product. It was a text chat, as Olivier - just like roughly 70 million people in the world (of which approximately 26 million of Americans) - suffer...

Google is trying to disrupt the oldest system of all — the methodology we use to decide who we hire and reward professionally. Today, Google announced a new workshop that takes on the unconscious bias in the work place...

Thanks to the attention attracted by the likes of Facebook and Apple, it is easy to assume that success in technology is largely about winning over consumers to products and services they did not know they wanted. But th...

When picking a school for his children, this dad knew what he wanted--and a parking lot full of BMWs and pricey tuition wasn't it.

And Apple itself has done very little to promote or educate the public about how its HealthKit data platform will work, but its true power and importance will begin to emerge in 2015.

An SEC filing reveals the deal is final.

The TV show continues into 2015.

A new study finds that users who practice meditation and yoga are better at manipulating computers with their mind. Many mind-controlled computers receive their signal to act when they detect brain waves that are associa...

While Silicon Valley superstar investor Marc Andreessen found wisdom in fellow venture capitalist Bill Gurley’s criticism of startups burning through money at a dizzying pace, it seems Andreessen has a big caveat. Natu...

Hitting players where it hurts, and then alleviating that pain, is helping studios generate higher ad revenue.

More than a year after acquiring Qwiki, Yahoo has changed its mind about keeping the service around. It's getting cut on Nov. 1.

Check out our entire week's worth of coverage on VentureBeat's channel for video games, GamesBeat.

“We have embraced the 21st century by entering such cutting-edge industries as brick, carpet, insulation and paint. Try to control your excitement.”

How a small financial conference will change the way you manage your money

BitTorrent isn’t the first name most people think of when it comes to helping musicians make more money, but that may soon change. BitTorrent, the company responsible for creating the popular P2P file transfer protocol...

Got high cholesterol? Lower your cholesterol naturally with these 7 heart-healthy foods.

When it comes to starting an online store, there are many things to take into consideration. One of the most important parts of the puzzle is which platform to use to power your e-commerce site.

Could financial losses by cloud vendors pose a serious risk to all business customers? Steve Brazier, CEO of Canalsys, has suggested that major players in the cloud industry run the risk of going belly up in hard times, ...

Rural healthcare is struggling. Twenty-four rural hospitals have closed across the USA since 2013 -- more than the total that closed in the previous 15 years. With 46 million Americans in rural areas, this trend has the ...

2013's partners in power

In this new era of gaming, the barriers to success have changed.

This year, HealthBeat will host the first ever "Innovation Showcase" to spotlight some of the most innovative and up-and-coming companies in the health technology space.