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VR shooting can be great on Sony's Morpheus, but the Rigs demo made me seasick
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 17:00
We spell out the good and the bad with Sony's virtual reality platform.
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 23:55
Microsoft's new browser Edge is finally ready for testing.
Disney Interactive merger shows that the Mickey Mouse house is leery of losing on video games
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 23:15
Disney Infinity will continue under a new division at The Walt Disney Company.
Valve sells out of early Steam Machine preorders
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 23:03
A preorder will now get you a Steam Machine in November.
Microsoft stops collecting map imagery, offloads engineers, cameras, and data center to Uber
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 22:34
Uber is committing at least $10 million per year just to hire the Bing engineers.
Video game and comic book fan events are generating billions of dollars
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 22:06
Serious cosplayers attend three or more events a year.
Facebook tweaks News Feed again to serve up videos you'll actually watch
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 21:55
Facebook will now take into account the subject matter of videos you activated sound for and those you watched in full-screen mode or in high definition.
Financing The UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 21:35
As the sun begins to set on the United Nations’ 15-year Millennium Development Goals, the international development community is rallying around a set of new Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) to be decided at ...
Mobile video advertising viewability: Advertisers vs publishers vs ad networks?
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 21:05
GUEST: Brands like Kellogg's and Unilever are skeptical over Google's claims of 91 percent viewability rate in YouTube, reportedly prompting some to withdraw spend until more transparency is provided.
This Accelerator Targets Startups Aiming To Improve The Lives Of The Elderly
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 20:23
Aging2.0 Academy is an accelerator for startups focused on improving the lives of older people.
PowerMoves Goes Viral Before 2015 Installment, Brings $13m Capital To Minority Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 18:22
We live in a world still plagued by prejudice. Current events have only continued to show us how prevalent these ideas of minorities still spread through our nation. And, it’s not only about race. Minorities of all bac...
Utilities Win Big As Supreme Court Orders EPA To Consider Cost In Regs
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 18:11
The utility industry wins a critical -- but possibly short-lived -- victory as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency must consider costs in certain regulations.
Twitch viewers watched nearly 12 million hours of E3 coverage (infographic)
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 18:00
Its 21 million viewers this E3 nearly matched the totals from 2013 and 2014 combined.
You Can Be A Small Manufacturer In Brooklyn, And You Can Sell To The World
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 17:40
Manufacturing is still alive in the urban sprawl, and Brooklyn, New York – home to some of the hippest neighborhoods on the planet – continues to nurture its own brand of creative and ambitious industry. A handful of...
Microsoft will release Visual Studio 2015, Team Foundation Server 2015, and .NET 4.6 on July 20
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 17:23
Microsoft today announced the final releases of Visual Studio 2015, Team Foundation Server 2015, and .NET 4.6 will be available for download on July 20. The goal with this release is to open Visual Studio to developers t...
The 56 best tablet apps: The Tabby Awards announces 2015 Winners and Users' Choice
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 17:10
SPONSORED: An international panel of app experts and over 100,000 public votes helped select the best tablet-optimized apps for Android and iOS.
Two Uber execs arrested in France as tensions mount
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 16:39
Two senior Uber executives have been taken into custody in France, as pressure mounts on the company to cease the ride-sharing element of its service.
Monday's Must-Reads For Entrepreneurs: Silicon Valley's Lack Of Diversity
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 16:39
Today's news and insights for business owners: the "Soup Nazi" is now franchising.
Retro-Tech: The Timelessness of Typewriters
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 16:12
In an age where tech business models are built on planned obsolescence, typewriters are something solid that has lasted through time.
Running A Business In West Africa After Ebola: A Lesson In Entrepreneurial Agility
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 16:11
In Liberia, it’s been 93 days since the last reported Ebola case. “Liberia Declared Ebola-Free” read the headlines in many world newspapers last month as the World Health Organization officially proclaimed that the...
Marketing meets IT: How the two teams can put the gloves down and work together (webinar)
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2015 16:09
VB WEBINAR: CMOs who embrace the importance of data (and they will be the ones to succeed) must make best friends with their CIO.
Should Buyers Beware? Hidden Risks In Talkspace's Text-Only Therapy
Forbes - 29 Jun 2015 16:09
The text-only therapy Talkspace provides is just one more brick in the digital wall we are building between each other.