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Guest: It isn't just the tech industry that desperately needs tech talent. Banks, retailers, and government agencies are aggressively trying to recruit as well. And while these may be old-school institutions, we're seein...

How can you promote disruptive innovation within your company?

High school sophomore Teja Deonarine wants to talk to sharks. Senior Gianni Small wants to build a better eBay. And seventh-grader Bronwyn Chochinov wants to help girls express themselves through fashion. These girls are...

VB Event: Michael Williams, Chief Marketing Officer for The Grand Prix of America, Formula 1, will be speaking at VB's GrowthBeat Summit. CMO Michael Williams joins a tier-one group of 180 top CMO execs gathering for VB'...

Successful CMOs achieve growth by leveraging technology. Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston, where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited. Request your pe...

History is replete with pairings that made for an odd match, shall we say? Julie Roberts and Lyle Lovett as husband and wife. Bing Crosby and David Bowie duetting on “Little Drummer Boy.”And on and on.  Of course I...

What Would Happen If Contact Centre Agents Salaries Were Doubled? Thinking differently about our contact/call centre agents and how we reward and, therefore, 'treat' them will help us attract and retain the talent that w...

VB Event: We're giving four new reports away for free to all GamesBeat Summit attendees, and an opportunity to gain more insight at half the usual price.

Successful CMOs achieve growth by leveraging technology. Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston, where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited. Request your pe...

Successful CMOs achieve growth by leveraging technology. Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston, where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited. Request your pe...

Hedgy, a Bitcoin company that hopes to tackle the cryptocurrency's volatility issues, has emerged from Adam Draper's Boost accelerator with $1.2 million in hand.

Trends are shifting toward social and mobile, which favors Facebook's long-term growth over Google's

Can organizational culture make or break a brand experience?

Square Enix, Microsoft, and Nvidia collaborate to produce a believable crying human face.

Microsoft lets users go nuts with mods for Minecraft.

Leadership is clearly a big topic for the future of work, which is why a few weeks ago I interviewed Herminia Ibarra, author of Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader. Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Harry ...

VB Event: RockYou CEO Lisa Marino and Mihai Pohontu, VP, Emerging Platforms at Samsung, will be speakers at the exclusive, invitation-only GamesBeat Summit next week in Sausalito.

This week a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between a Tokyo bank and one of India’s leading umbrella business groups. The Memorandum was about a project that could help lift the economy of a South East state, In...

People complained how far off the estimates were -- and then started making fun of it.

The chips and sensors and vibration engines and other parts total up to $81.20 in the 38mm version of the Watch, or about 24 percent of the retail price, according to a new report from IHS Technology.

VB Webinar: This digital transformation of financial services is having a significant impact on the relationship between traditional financial institutions (FI) and new digital fintech companies. They are beginning to re...

With Valve's new software release, virtual reality hardware will be more versatile.