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Alibaba could spend up to $38B in investments and acquisitions in 2016
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 07:20Corporate Accelerator Programs Look To Asia For Innovation Opportunities
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 04:37
As recent research shows, the corporate accelerator landscape is growing and shifting cross-border. Western companies are increasingly launching Asia-based accelerator programs.
Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and others commit $1B to nonprofit artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 23:49
Several technology luminaries are announcing today that they have committed $1 billion to fund a new nonprofit artificial intelligence research company called OpenAI. Y Combinator president Sam Altman, former Stripe chie...
Photographer Inspired By Ansel Adams Does Not Fare Well Against IRS In Tax Court
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 23:31
The Tax Court's decision in the case of Victor and Daniela Kantchev did not really break any new ground in the hobby loss analysis of his photography business. If anything the Court took some ground that taxpayers had...
Claims Court Denies Motion To Dismiss Tax Refund Lawsuit When Cause of Delay Lies With Government
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 23:27
In recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims case, the government moved to dismiss the taxpayers’ tax refund suit as untimely. But, as the Claims Court noted, “the cause of the delay lies squarely on the doorstep of the I...
This tool transfers your Rdio playlists and collections to Spotify
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 22:48
If you’re sulking about the impending shutdown of music streaming service Rdio, this might cheer you up. There’s a new free tool that will automatically transfer your playlists, your collections, and the artists you ...
Marketing analytics: Find out what it takes to play with the big guys (webinar wrap-up)
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 22:44
VB WEBINAR: Predictive analytics? Find out what works — and what doesn’t — in marketing analytics from our expert panel. VB analyst Jon Cifuentes is joined by Foursquare’s CRO Stephen Rosenblatt and Astea’s VP ...
Trump Tower website suffers outage after Anonymous warning
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 22:01
By Angela Moon and Eleanor Whalley The website for Trump Towers, Donald Trump’s glitzy signature skyscraper in Manhattan, went offline for about an hour on Friday after activist hacking group Anonymous denounced the re...
This Week In Credit Card News: Walmart's Own Mobile Wallet, Anonymous Prepaid Cards Aid Terrorists
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 21:42
Wal-Mart Adds to Mobile Wallet Frenzy with 'Walmart Pay'
The Results Of My Predictions For 2015
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 21:39
Here are my 2015 predictions and what happened. My prior 14-year record is 73% accuracy.
Google is giving away Star Wars-themed Cardboard virtual reality viewers
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 21:10
Updated at 11:25 Pacific time: They are already all gone. Hope you were able to get one. Google is continuing its marketing partnership with Lucasfilm, and this time it is giving people a free way to view basic virtual r...
10 Instagram Marketing Strategies Every Brand Needs To Know
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 21:05
You want to build a solid presence on Instagram in order to engage and connect with your target market. This article will walk you through my top 10 tips to do just that.
How I survived a week of business travel without my smartphone
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 20:49
No, no, no. This is not the post you’re expecting. It’s not the post where your wonderful protagonist lost one of the ubiquitous accoutrements of modern technological society, briefly struggled with the loss, bravely...
Interesting Tidbits On Middle Market Mergers And Acquisitions
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 20:27
For North American middle market M&A, 2015 has seen a return to "normal." Activity in some industries is as expected. But, tech remains particularly strong. The energy sector presents an interesting surprise. And, is Asi...
Philip Falcone Doubles Down On Vietnam Casino Resort
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 20:07
Vietnam?s beachfront Ho Tram beefs up resort offerings, confirms condo development.
Microsoft apologizes for OneDrive trainwreck, backpedals slightly on downgrades but not unlimited storage
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 20:00
Microsoft today issued an apology for its OneDrive trainwreck. The company is backpedaling slightly on the downgrades announced in November, but not the removal of unlimited storage. In other words, the situation is stil...
Force Protection Video Expands Camera Line and Software Storage Solutions
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 19:47
PRESS RELEASE: Force Protection Video Equipment (OTC Markets: FPVD) announced today its plan to sell a new state of the art law enforcement camera along with management software and total security onsite storage. Shipmen...
Vail's Skadi Festival - A First For Women Skiers
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 19:35
Women Skiers: Celebrate the goddess of winter with a few fun days in Colorado?s snow.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Final Fantasy VII Remake gets split up, and PlayStation 4 beats Xbox One
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 19:15
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we looked at the best side-quests in Fallout, a dead Star Wars game might get a new life, and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness turned 20 years old. Happy reading, and...
Now young kids are starting to get hacked
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2015 19:11
GUEST: It was not an auspicious beginning to the holiday season. On Black Friday, we learned that a hacker had broken into the servers of Chinese toymaker VTech and lifted the personal information of nearly five million ...
The Iron Triangle That Shackles Innovation
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 19:04
My four year old son really wants to ride a two-wheeler bike, and he thinks it should be easy. After all, he read a Curious George book in which the Man with the Yellow Hat (George’s human caretaker) pushes George, a...
Workplace Buzzwords That Will Be Obsolete In 10 Years
Forbes - 11 Dec 2015 19:03
A lot can change in 10 years. In fact, more has changed in the past 10 years than you probably realize. Back in 2005, the (then) newest Star Wars movie, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, premiered at Cannes Film Festival...