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(By Anya George Tharakan, Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM) was granted the most U.S. patents for the 23rd year in a row in 2015, according to a ranking by patent analysis firm IFI Claims Patents Se...

It's official: General Electric is retreating from Connecticut and relocating its headquarters to Boston.

GoPro has announced that it has reduced its workforce by 7 percent in an effort to “better align resources to key growth initiatives.” This news comes at the same time as its weak guidance for the fourth quarter, whe...

Gamers have a new place to gather on Twitter. The social network has launched @TwitterGaming, a new way for gaming enthusiasts to discover, follow, and join conversations about gaming. The new handle shows that gaming is...

Dr. Andrew Weil is the Harvard-trained physician who led the holistic health revolution of the last fifty years. Whatever you think of alternative medicine, he has been successful at building a following and a community.

ScribbleLive has figured out which people, brands, products, and categories commanded the most attention at the 2016 International CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week. The company analyzed data from more ...

A new version of Bluetooth wireless networking could have a much longer range and allow you to control many devices. In a demo at the 2016 International CES in Las Vegas last week, San Jose, California-based chip maker C...

Winning the Powerball jackpot is a long, long shot. The odds of winning are 1 in 292.2 million, and they remain the same as the jackpot keeps on rising.

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Zerto closes a $50M round Data company Zerto announced today that it closed a $50 million series E r...

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, the first build of 2016. The main focus of this build is structural improvements to OneCore, the shared core of Windows across devices. Windows 10 is a service. ...

Matt Davis, founder of RENEW LLC, is providing SMEs in Ethiopia with six-figure financing that no one else is currently able to provide, allowing small businesses to scale to a point where larger funds can invest.

Microsoft announced today that it has acquired the management, reporting, and analytics technology from Event Zero, a management software provider for its Skype for Business offering. The move is said to enable Microsoft...

When people talk about 'great' content being what sets successful companies apart, it?s easy to think about the 'guts' of that content. You think about the data, arguments, insights, word choices, and structural clarity ...

Donald Trump may be leading the GOP presidential field, but some despise him so much that even the guy that voices one of video gaming’s most offensive characters won’t do business with him. Duke Nukem voice actor Jo...

Behind wages and health-care, paid leave is among the biggest points of contention on Main Street this election cycle.

Hydroswarm aims to change the way we explore our oceans with their autonomous underwater drones. Learn more about the huge opportunity in ocean exploration and why Hydroswarm is poised to shape this burgeoning industry.

Among the items President Obama highlighted as part of his legacy in the State of the Union Address and thereafter will be the slow, albeit steady, growth of the economy over the past five years.

We’re still very much in the early stages of the self-driving car revolution, and early results are generally positive. But a new report submitted by Google to the California Department of Motor Vehicles reveals some i...

Office management service Managed by Q has announced that it's expanding to its fourth city in the United States. Los Angeles now joins New York, Chicago, and San Francisco as areas where businesses can request its range...

Someone please show me where it is written that an end of the year prediction for the coming year has to be released before the start of the new coming year? There is no law or statute that I am aware of that prevents me...

The Andretti family has been racing for generations. So it’s a big deal that Michael Andretti, a retired auto racing legend and son of the famous Mario Andretti, has thrown his weight behind racing electric cars. Andre...

Influencers are the megaphones of social media, and that’s not because they have big mouths -- although some of us aren’t exactly quiet! It’s because influencers have the reach to deliver a message to a large audie...