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Did you know that entrepreneurship has been in decline in the US since 2008? More businesses are closing each year then being formed. This decline in start up activity is not only creating a net loss of companies support...

Originally scheduled to launch back in 2013, Tesla finally unveiled the all-new Model X crossover SUV at an event in California late Tuesday, starting at $132,000 and going up to $142,000 — making them more expensive t...

Adyen, the Amsterdam-based payment processing company, announced today that its valuation had jumped to $2.3 billion after a new investment from its first Silicon Valley investor. Adyen said it couldn’t reveal the amou...

Apple announced Wednesday that it has rolled out Apple Music, iTunes Movies, and iBooks in China. Apple’s music-streaming and radio service will be available on Android and free with a three-month trial membership, aft...

Scholar argues that President Obama could end the "carried interest" tax break that benefits private equity people by regulation without legislation proposed by candidates Trump and Bush.

Can a bra become the biggest fashion success so far on Kickstarter?

Morgan Simon, co-founder of Transform Finance is out to correct course for the impact investment industry to ensure that it actually drives the benefit it seeks for those who most need it.

HealthTap announced today that it has partnered with Flex, the supply-chain company, to provide its new product, HealthTap Compass, to Flex's 200,000 employees.

The setting most would-be esports competitors begin their journey in stands a far cry from where they hope to reach: modest home furnishings versus bright lights, screaming fans, and a camera in their face.

Are you prepared for smart homes? A new report estimates that the sector could be worth hundreds of billions within five years. And that means opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs.

Smarter entrepreneurs are looking beyond the obvious for new opportunities being created by the development of the smart home sector.

Deutsche Telekom has a new open source system that it thinks will provide a platform for all future smart home devices. Could it be the Android of the smart home market? Or will Google (Alphabet) - the developer of the a...

A new report says smart homes could be worth hundreds of billions within the next half a decade. But there are some significant hurdles that must be crossed before that comes to pass. Can the sector do it? Or is it doome...

Today marks three months since the launch of Apple Music. For anyone who signed up the first day the service became available, it’s also the end of the free trial period. Tomorrow Apple will begin charging a monthly fe...

With these five productivity apps, you'll practically be forced to get your work done.

VB WEBINAR: Join us for this live webinar on Thursday, October 8 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. Register here for free. For years now, Agile has been relied upon by dev teams to pile through work with greater effici...

Limited fiscal sponsorship can give some social enterprises a new way to get funding

More than a year ago, Santa Monica, California-based technology incubator Science launched a mobile publishing studio dedicated to creating applications we’d use in our daily lives. Its first product was social enterta...

Could rules intended to protect taxpayers from losses help accelerate their potential liabilities?

Hugo Barra Spotlights Xiaomi as Next Samsung, LG or Sony - if its impact continues to spread

Google’s Nexus team hosted a Reddit AMA today to answer questions about its newly unveiled Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, the first Android 6.0 Marshmallow devices. As is typical with these public forums, there was a lot of ba...

These days, colleges and universities are designing programs specifically for undergrads eager to learn how to launch companies—in fact, classes teaching startup skills are in demand and becoming a must-have for any sc...