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Alternative cab service Uber is taking as much as 30 percent of fares that some drivers receive for some UberX rides in a new experiment in San Francisco and San Diego. Drivers who give enough rides each week will see th...

GUEST: There is so much innovation taking place in the video space that you could rewrite your video marketing strategies every week. Here's why you shouldn't.

Marketers say personalization is the single most important capability for their company's future marketing efforts, but it remains a major challenge. Enter Watson.

Frank Gibeau was EA's executive vice president of EA Mobile.

We spoke to Automattic chief and WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg about the deal this morning.

The app is not meant for treating any serious skin problems. Rather, it's good for simple things like contact dermatitis, poison oak, alopecia, or psoriasis.

Last year HP was in the lower left quadrant -- the worst of the four -- in the cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) report, but now it has been dropped altogether.

Each of the videomakers say they are in touch with a number of others in similar situations, with some suggesting there are at least dozens whose fees for making videos are unpaid.

I see women in their late 20s and early 30s starting to burn out as they're working 24/7 to fix some of the world's most vexing problems. They are like hamsters on wheels, going round and round as fast as they can to fin...

VB EVENT: Adam Grossman started as an intern for the Red Sox in 2002 and is now SVP of marketing & brand development for the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management.

In its first update for the Apple Watch operating system, Apple is adding the over 300 emojis from its last iPhone update, plus more languages.

Dropbox is updating its site this week with a couple of features for designers.

Although its use for now is sharing simple URLs, the underlying technology could eventually be adapted to transfer any kind of files.

BitTorrent today updated its file synchronization service for the desktop. You can download the new version now for Windows, Mac, and Linux from getsync.com. Here’s the Sync 2.0.120 changelog (full list): Search for fo...

Content marketing has been mainstream for a couple years now, and mistakes that were commonly made in its infancy are no longer justifiable. Most businesses can’t afford to continually create new content just for the s...

Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. MuleSoft takes on $128M as ServiceNow becomes an investor MuleSoft, a company selling software for appli...

Sen. Marco Rubio fought and lost his battle for sweeping property tax relief in Florida. But he continues to think big and continues to challenge fellow Republicans on tax policy.

While the economy is growing and things are getting better for businesses in the U.S., access to capital is still a challenge for many business owners. Traditional small business lending, which sharply contracted followi...

Between 1976 and 2013, there were 18 shutdowns of the Federal Government due to spending gaps – an average of almost one shutdown every two years. These shutdowns lasted between 1 and 21 days. As a result of the most r...

You can finally try separate Office apps on your Android phone.

When it comes to creating a successful brand, many companies will opt for using a professional branding agency instead of trusting themselves to design a powerful, unforgettable brand. After all, they are experts in the ...

Will Virgin go all the way with its unlimited vacation time policy and offer it to everyone in its organization? It sounds crazy. Something to the left of socialism. Yet, infinite vacation time is something the charismat...