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Former Billionaire Tim Blixseth Jailed Over Missing Funds
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 05:13
A frustrated judge throws former billionaire Timothy Blixseth in jail for failing to account for millions from the sale of a resort.
Minecraft creator Notch moves on up -- into the $70M megamansion that Jay-Z and Beyonce wanted
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 01:45
Making pixelated games pays well.
Budweiser Is No Longer King; Lagunitas And Other Craft Brewers Pursue A New Crown
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 23:58
Budweiser is shaking things up with their holiday ads. More millenials, fewer Clydesdales, and promotions like vintage cans and wooden crates. I like the effort, but Bud’s decade long decline it is much more about wh...
Obama explains why Sony's 'mistake' could spark a spiral of self-censorship
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 23:46
The president said, in no uncertain terms, that other organizations and citizens could follow Sony, and "That's not what America is about."
So Now You Want To Go To Cuba: 5 Things You Need To Know
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 23:43
It'll be a while before Cuba's infrastructure is up to handling hordes of American tourists.
Nintendo wins patent troll's appeal and can keep selling the Wii U
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 23:30
Nintendo wins another patent case.
Good news, couch potatoes: Amazon cloud adds support for Elastic Beanstalk to its mobile app
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 23:29
For those who want to tinker with the controls for their applications running on the Amazon Web Services Beanstalk service while on the go, today is a good day.
BitTorrent invites Sony Pictures to release 'The Interview' on its platform
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 23:25
BitTorrent has two words for Sony Pictures: Join us. Today, after the FBI blamed North Korea for the Sony Pictures cyberattack, file-sharing giant BitTorrent presented Sony with an intriguing offer to release The Intervi...
Duke's Dean Of Admissions: Who Gets Into Top Colleges And What Makes The Difference
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 23:15
This video interview with Duke University's Dean of Admissions, Christoph Guttentag, provides the most useful and actionable advice on what you need to do to give yourself the ultimate chance of being admitted to the bes...
How Mark Zuckerberg defines 'technology'
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 22:18
It makes us better.
2015 Marketing Predictions Pop Culture Style
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 21:53
Ok I admit I am a little late to the party — the obligatory marketing predictions for the coming year party that is. Hey, I like to look at it as being fashionably late and trust me this may be the only time any deriv...
Apple will restore blood tracking to Health app with iOS 8.2 release
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 21:49
The publicly available version of iOS 8 has no blood sugar tracking in the Health app, but developers have received a beta version of iOS 8.2 that includes the measurement.
So, This Is Amateurism?
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 21:41
So, this is Amateurism? NCAA, what have you done? Coaches keep getting richer, It's time athlete pay has begun. And, so this is Amateurism? NCAA, it's not right You won't let the athletes unionize, But your might don't...
President Obama says Sony's decision to pull 'The Interview' was a mistake
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 21:07
"We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship in the United States," Obama said.
Yahoo announces plans to kill off some regional news sites, sunsets Yahoo Classic Games, alerts, and profile sites
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 21:04
Today Yahoo released an updated product report for 2014, which highlights the closure of several regional sites. Yesterday the company shut down regional homepages in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Chile. Users trying to...
Twitter makes harassment reporting more mobile-friendly, improves blocking feature
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 20:57
Twitter really wants users to feel safe when using its product, so it’s making harassment reporting easier and faster, and making its blocking feature more effective, the company announced. To report abuse or harassmen...
Start Planning For The Sale Of Your Business On Day One
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 20:55
Upon the formation of the legal business entity, owners should consider the tax implications of the ultimate sale.
Roche acquires genomic analysis startup Bina
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 20:50
The startup's technologies made a big difference for researchers who sought to pore over genomic data.
Happy Holidays! Facebook launches new stickers sharing app
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 20:38
As a small holiday gift, the social media giant has a set of new ways to share stickers.
Evernote's intelligent writing assistant, Context, is now available on Android and Windows
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 20:18
Get relevant information from both your Evernote account and outside news sources as you write or research in the app.
Marketing tech 2015 events: Announcing Growth Summit and GrowthBeat
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2014 20:15
VB Event:If you’re a marketing technologist, a CMO, or any kind of growth-oriented marketing leader, our goal is to help you succeed. That’s why we started VB Insight, our research division. And it’s why we have no...
20 Key Due Diligence Activities In A Merger And Acquisition Transaction
Forbes - 19 Dec 2014 20:09
Read a summary of the most significant legal and business due diligence activities connected with a typical M&A transaction. By planning these activities carefully and properly anticipating the related issues that may ar...