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Elite: Dangerous studio debuts Planet Coaster theme-park simulator
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 04:31
Frontier Developments are bringing us to space with Elite: Dangerous, and now to the theme park with Planet Coaster.
Methodology Behind The Best And Worst Franchise Rankings
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 15:45
While potential franchisees might weigh a number of factors when considering a franchise brand, in the interest of a viable approach we approved three basic criteria to frame the study.
The disruptive effect of open-source startups
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 07:01
GUEST: The open-source software movement started in the late 1990s. Since then, open-source software has transformed the software industry. Today, many infrastructure software startups employ open-source strategies to ma...
Nintendo's sales chief: 2016 may not be a 'transition year' -- and what this means for 2015 (update)
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 23:30
Nintendo sales chief is bullish on a full slate of Wii U and 3DS games for 2015.
Mobile Marketing Automation: Going beyond push notifications (webinar)
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 23:28
VB WEBINAR: App owners and brands are leaving a vast untapped set of MMA features on the table -- along with revenue that these features could generate.
Why The Startup PingTank Hired A 12-Year Old
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 23:02
The startup PingTank, which creates animated emoticons, hired a 12-year-old to be its VP of youth marketing.
Doctor on Demand diagnosed with $50M in new funding
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 22:48
The company is getting some traction with self-insured enterprises, which are offering the Doctor on Demand service to their employees as an add-on to their health insurance benefits.
Meerkat cofounder demonstrates live streaming from a GoPro
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 22:28
Mobile live streaming startup Meerkat today showed off something really cool: streaming from a GoPro instead of a phone. “You can see, the future is here,” Meerkat cofounder and chief executive Ben Rubin said during ...
Halo 5's HoloLens experience is amazing -- but it's not in the game
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 22:20
Microsoft just gave me a little glimpse into the future thanks to a special visor and some fancy holograms. I'm not sure if it was the future of gaming, but it was definitely the future of ... something.
Amazon releases Cloud Drive SDKs for Android and iOS
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 21:01
Simplifying the process of incorporating Amazon Cloud Drive into non-Amazon apps could result in broader adoption of the service.
Federal Reserve Releases Faster Payments Roster
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 20:58
The Fed has achieved a good mix of financial institutions, tech vendors, payment disruptors, users and consumer advocates on its steering committee for faster payments.
Ad dollars seek out native mobile apps to capture users where they live
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 20:30
GUEST: Advertising dollars have always followed consumers to the platforms they spend the most time on. As users flock to mobile, where exactly will ad spend fall?
Connecticut And The Revolt Of Corporations
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 19:44
Connecticut is trying to significantly increase business taxes; the business community does not like that much.
Google's Nest adds a $199 Nest Cam security camera to its connected home product line
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 19:29
The new camera will integrate with Nest's flagship smart thermostat product, as well as its smart smoke alarm.
Nest announces second-generation Nest Protect smoke alarm
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 19:18
The Nest Protect smoke alarm will now test itself on a regular basis to make sure it's working.
GitHub by the numbers: 32M people visit each month -- 74% from outside the U.S., 36% from Europe
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 18:52
More than a third of GitHub's 32 million visitors come from Europe -- the largest concentration of GitHub users around the world.
Google now lets you explore real-time data around search trends
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 18:46
The new product, Trends, will also feature curated data sets created by the Google News team.
50 Free Ways To Increase Your Twitter Followers
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 18:45
Twitter is a powerful tool for businesses when used correctly. It can help you generate leads, solidify your branding, and build connections with your prospects. The trouble is, if you have no followers, you can’t expe...
Wednesday's Must-Reads For Entrepreneurs: It's Not A Bubble!
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 18:31
Today's news and insights for business owners, including why America's strip malls are dying.
Intel acquires successful Google Glass competitor Recon Instruments
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 18:20
Intel has acquired Recon Instruments, a Vancouver, Canada-based maker of heads-up displays for athletes. Recon makes two products: The Recon Snow2, which is a ski mask with an integrated display, and the Recon Jet, a pai...
A Talk With A Psychic Gave Me The Courage To Admit My Dream Out Loud
Forbes - 17 Jun 2015 18:15
At the age of 26, I returned from my first trip to Paris. It should have been a dream, all expenses paid working as a fashion styling assistant dressing an A-List actress for a multi-million dollar liquor campaign. I as...
Twitter acquires machine learning startup Whetlab, will kill the service on July 15
Venture Beat - 17 Jun 2015 18:10
Twitter today announced it has acquired machine learning startup Whetlab. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Whetlab, which has only been around for about a year, built technology to make machine learning “better an...