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PayPal announced today that it has acquired Xoom, an international money transfer service for $890 million. Upon acquisition, Xoom will become a separate business within PayPal. With this acquisition PayPal is hoping to ...

This follows yesterday's announcement that video advertisers on Facebook could opt to pay only for video ads that are viewed for at least 10 seconds.

While the U.S. ranks number one, it also exhibited weakness in fostering female entrepreneur leaders and networks.

VB INSIGHT: Tools to help target prospects earlier in the buying process are now becoming available, says a new VB Insight report on identity and marketing.

Xbox Live is experiencing an outage that is preventing gamers from accessing certain features.

Software companies are hot!  In fact, about 90% of the customers my firm services are SaaS and software based. And I love software companies. They scale like crazy, they have awesome margins, and they have compounding g...

Apple Music Connect is its first attempt at a music based social network since creating and subsequently shuttering Ping in 2010, and it's not quite what we hoped for.

In the wake of sensationalized updates like the "Mobilegeddon" change back in April, search marketers are on edge about the next update that will throw the search world into chaos. But there's no need to worry -- here's ...

What is the best approach to get into YC? This question was originally answered on Quora by Vu Tran.

Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu has called for an end to energy poverty in Africa.

We all have filters through which we listen to others, as a leader and manager it is crucial that you identify the ways you block listening. Learn four ways effective listening can make you a better leader.

The wide release of the app for monitoring and managing infrastructure makes the Google Cloud Platform more convenient to run.

Android also gains on iOS in developer survey.

Small business financing isn’t something new; however how it’s being delivered continues to evolve and grow. Companies like Square- founded in 2013 - and Kabbage – founded in 2009 – are among the many companies t...

Almost two years after launching on iOS, Birchbox has finally brought its beauty and grooming ecommerce service to Android.

Solomon Hykes took an unusual path to success as Docker's founder and now-CTO. Here are some of his and his startup's most surprising early moments.

Today's news and insights for business owners, including the entrepreneur who's trying to turn Atlanta into Hollywood.

Snapchat no longer makes you press and hold the screen.

Swedish mobile game studio MAG Interactive – the developer behind the international hit word game, Ruzzle – just laid down capital to buy some new talent. The newly acquired company? Delinquent Interactive, a Brighto...

Question: How many entrepreneurs does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Does it have to be a light bulb?

Entrepreneurship isn’t a new concept by any means, but the way in which entrepreneurs function has undergone an astonishing transformation over the last decade. But while these business owners may find themselves using...

The new movie, written by Aaron Sorkin, is based on Walter Isaacson's biography.