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LinkedIn sees so much value in video, that in one fell swoop, it bought Lynda.com for almost three times more than all 14 of its previous known acquisitions combined.

You have successfully developed a great product or service, and now you need to figure out how to price it. This scenario might sound familiar, in part because so many CEOs have been there. When Varsity Tutors first laun...

Microsoft is listening, and it is willing to make changes.

Newspapers have been behind the curve in digital technology for decades but a Canadian start-up is helping them increase their ad revenue.

Evan Harvey is the Director of Corporate Responsibility for Nasdaq. He is responsible for gathering, analyzing, reporting and improving key metrics across the global organization, as well as managing investor and issuer ...

Facebook wants to be trending.

Amazon quietly updated its Android Kindle app last night with two previously Kindle-only features: Word Wise and popular highlights.

Boston-based Garrett Harker is a successful restaurateur with a big conscience and a long and growing track record who has placed in both 2014 and 2015 as a James Beard "Outstanding Restaurateur” semifinalist.

Microsoft says the new design is available on Android and Apple phones.

WASHINGTON – The global appetite for investing in Asia is irresistible. That is the clear lesson to be learned from the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which will confirm its founding members next...

Top marketing execs: Join us June 1-2 in Boston for GrowthBeat Summit. Sign up today as space is limited and we're limiting attendance to CMOs and top marketing execs. Request your personal invitation here. Microsoft tod...

VB Event: Ticket prices will go up at 5 pm today for our brand new event for 180 top gaming executives on May 5-6 in Sausalito, Calif.

You can now download BitTorrent's browser.

I love it when Tax Court judges write about sex.  In the case of Howard and Christie Metz Judge Holmes refers to the story of President Coolidge and his wife being given separate tours of a farm.  Mrs. Coolidge observ...

Three legal entrepreneurs share thoughts on how law school--and having parents who owned businesses--shaped them.

Bloomberg?s Former Head Of Mobile Oke Okaro talks about how smartphones are changing Africa?s digital media consumption habits and how mobile expansion will fuel innovation in Africa.

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

In case you have not crawled out from under the rock you may be living under - not that there's anything wrong with that, today is the day people far and wide can pre-order the Apple Watch. Three models are available ran...

A tale of two companies with big dreams that have fallen down to Earth.

Say the name ‘Oprah’ and everyone knows who you’re talking about. Not only is she famous, but she happens to have a rather distinctive first name. She can go by first name only.

Amazon has announced that it's introducing support for high dynamic range (HDR) quality videos, kicking off later this year for Amazon Originals programming.

Exclusive: Norwegian company raises $8.5M in funding for blend of gaming tech, e-commerce, and game shows.