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BlackBerry is officially accepting preorders for its new Android-based smartphone. Priv was first announced last month. The phone features a touchscreen, slide-out keyboard, and Blackberry’s security software. The phon...

According to a new study by Gallup, 58% of American adults believe marijuana should be made legal. That number, tied at the highest rate it’s ever been, is getting entrepreneurs in the cannabis sector excited.

A Third Circuit case issued this week demonstrates the “expansive reach” of I.R.C. § 7422, which governs federal tax refund actions.

Earlier this week, Google announced that it is finally introducing its subscription model for YouTube, but it has the community creators on the site reeling from the uncertainty. YouTube Red is a $10 monthly service that...

The IRS's Lois Lerner is officially in the clear, sitting pretty with bonuses and pension.

Tesla’s stellar reputation was somewhat tarnished earlier this week with the news that Consumer Reports is withdrawing its recommendation for the Model S. The magazine said the electric car showed too many reliability ...

VB INSIGHT: We've tracked nearly $3.8 Billion in funding, acquisitions, and IPOs for over 80 tech startups and over 250 VC’s in Q3 of 2015 and want to share the findings. It’s the most comprehensive data and insights...

This year, Bill Broadbent and his sister Susan will be giving out edible bugs for Halloween, and they want you to do the same. Yup, you heard right, they want you to give out bugs.

Google has developed an open-source project called the Crisis Info Hub dedicated to providing refugees with important information on their journey to safer countries. When used, it’ll provide information on nearby lodg...

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, announced today that it has allocated $1 million to dole out grants to support free and open-source software projects around the world. “Mozilla is a part of the open so...

Coke’s old slogan was “It’s the real thing.” And that’s a good thing to keep in mind when coming up with promotions and marketing programs that are targeted at gamers. Balancing authenticity and advertising was...

Weeks after debuting its curated channel, Moments, Twitter is testing out paid-for content through Promoted Moments. “We're seeing how powerful this experience can be for diving into meaningful narratives -- and since ...

A look at how one San Francisco-based beauty start-up, Tatcha, cracked the multibillion-dollar prestige beauty market.

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup. This week, we reviewed anticipated games like Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate and Minecraft: Story Mode, we talked to Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale, and Dean Takahashi e...

VB WEBINAR: That useful little blue dot on your smartphone’s map is like a flame to a moth for location-based marketers. But as I found out from Mike Schneider, VP of marketing at Skyhook, during our webinar “Drive a...

TalkTalk, one of the U.K.’s largest Internet services providers, with more than four million customer accounts, has suffered its third data breach in 2015 — and the latest one is significant. Founded initially as a s...

Facebook has hit a milestone today as its stock price has topped $100 per share in current market trading hours. The company now has a market cap of over $280 billion. Since July 16, Facebook’s stock price had hovered ...

CNBC's Kate Rogers reports from the Inc. 5000 Conference, where 5,000 businesses with strong growth gather. The companies have created more than 600,000 jobs over the past 3 years.

The organizers of Casual Connect Tel Aviv paid my way to Israel. Our coverage remains objective. TEL AVIV — Israel’s 200 game companies are expected to generate $1 billion in mobile and social gaming revenue in 2015,...

The breakout sessions at GamesBeat 2015 were a bit different in format from other presentations at the show, allowing larger groups of panelists to have more direct interactions with attendees and each other. The breakou...

Lee Schrager isn't your typical entrepreneur. The creator of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival doesn't work for himself and all of his revenues go to non-profits but in my eyes he is still one of the best entrepreneur...

Collaboration is a powerful and underutilized marketing avenue for small businesses.