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Chinese Corporations Are Getting Bigger And Smarter -- Watch Out, Apple And Samsung!
Forbes - 2 Aug 2015 15:22
Chinese corporations continue to grow bigger, according to this year's list of Fortune Global 500 companies. Ninety eight companies made it to the list, up from 92 last year, and 34 seven years ago; three companies co...
Can You Take Brutally Honest Feedback From Clients And Friends?
Forbes - 2 Aug 2015 15:17
Once, when I was sitting on the porch in the Tropical MBA house, late-night drinking and talking with Dan Andrews, I made some comment about my background in classics and language. Basically, I had studied Latin for eigh...
German car makers agree to buy Nokia's mapping business for $3.2B, report says
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 23:11
A consortium of German car makers have reportedly agreed to buy Nokia’s Here mapping technology. Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen-owned Audi have agreed to buy the mapping business for almost $3.2 billion, according to Reu...
Six reasons why there are two 5Gs ... and maybe more
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 21:00
GUEST: My company, InterDigital, recently sponsored a survey conducted by the Telecom Industry Association on the topic of 5G development and deployment - one of the first of its kind, and necessary reading in these earl...
Reservations for first all-Liquid Metal Turing phone are now open
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 19:36
You can now reserve the anticipated Turing phone, known for being the first all-liquid metal phone. The phone comes in three color schemes: purple and gray (beowulf), blue and red (pharaoh); and red and white (cardinal)....
The cybernetic you is coming -- and it's nothing to fear
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 19:00
GUEST: Machine intelligence technology makes us better, more capable versions of ourselves.
18 miles in 7 minutes: The Shanghai Mag Lev train is so futuristic (video)
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 18:01
Disclosure: The organizers of ChinaJoy paid my way to Shanghai. Our coverage remains objective. SHANGHAI — For the second time in my life, I rode Shanghai’s Maglev (magnetic levitation) train to the airport for just ...
Why cost-per-human should be the new currency in digital advertising
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 17:32
GUEST: Viewability is an ongoing hot-button issue in the advertising industry. When fewer than half of all impressions are actually seen by humans - and the constant threat looms of bad actors using robotic or other mean...
7 Kingmakers in Real Estate
Forbes - 2 Aug 2015 17:23
There are innumerable lists of tech power players, but the world of Real Estate is brimming with equally brilliant academics, shrewd deal-makers, and hungry entrepreneurs with amazing stories to tell. Some broke into the...
Beyond The Savings Bond: Better Ways To Gift Money To Children
Forbes - 2 Aug 2015 15:00
My friend Ericka in Florida gave birth to a peach-cheeked bubbly baby girl a year ago, and one of her first gifts was a $50 savings bond from a well-meaning uncle. Of course, Ericka was grateful. Gifting a newborn or ch...
Former Sony CEO Idei hired as consultant for Chinese game developer Youzu
Venture Beat - 2 Aug 2015 08:03
Disclosure: The organizers of ChinaJoy paid my way to Shanghai. Our coverage remains objective. SHANGHAI — Here’s a sign of the times. Nobuyuki Idei, former CEO of Sony and a man with a lot of clout, has been hired a...