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Watch this robot solve a Rubik's Cube in 1 second
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 23:22
If you are trying to get faster at solving a Rubik’s Cube and need some extra motivation, please don’t watch this. Software engineers Jay Flatland and Paul Rose have built a machine that can solve Rubik’s Cubes rid...
Combine these 4 tech cultures, and you win
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 23:00
GUEST: I have always held a reverence for Silicon Valley as the global epicenter for innovation in technology. But greatness usually comes with tradeoffs, and Silicon Valley’s profound success naturally breeds a kind o...
Is your cyber startup IPO-ready? Check these 7 benchmarks
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 22:00
GUEST: In recent years, several Israeli cyber-security companies have made the transition into becoming market leaders by going public on NASDAQ, including such world renowned firms as Check Point, CyberArk, Imperva, and...
Marketers: Personalization will become a science this year
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 21:00
GUEST: It's 2016, and marketers still have trouble personalizing their outreach to customers. Only five percent of marketers have a predictive understanding of the customer journey, and only 31 percent say they use custo...
Google changes Android permissions to make game sign-ups easier
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 20:30
Google has changed the way the Android operating system handles permissions for game players so that it becomes a lot easier to sign players up for transactions. Google (which is changing its formal name to Alphabet) sai...
Matt Damon Jokes About 'Toilet Strike,' Shares Passion For Clean Water Access
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 20:17
Matt Damon, cofounder of Water.org, addresses his passion for providing universal access to clean water and sanitation around the world. As the father of four girls, he empathizes with the plight of women and girls who s...
Marketing Conferences To Check Out In 2016
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 19:33
As the digital marketing industry continues to evolve, these dynamic, inspirational, and actionable conferences will continue be a must for any communication professional or business leaders looking to prepare themselves...
The 6 biggest sales-tech trends to watch in 2016
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 19:00
GUEST: 2015 was a busy year for sales technologies in terms of innovation. The sales stack is growing strong, and I added 40 new companies to my Inside Sales Landscape (see below). We also saw validation from the financi...
Purpose Is Fast Becoming The Top Thing You Have To Offer Potential Employees
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 17:59
The motivational shift among top talent has shifted. Today people are no longer content spending their lives working for a big pay check and company perks; increasingly talented people leave their successful corporate jo...
How Perseverance and Passion Took Tim Ferriss to the Top of the New York Times Best-Seller List
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 14:30
An exclusive interview with Angel Investor and Best-Selling Author, Tim Ferriss. This video is part of a series of behind-the-scenes content and interviews from Daymond John's of ABC's Shark Tank's new book, The Power of...
How Do You Assess Your Staff's Motivation? Ask Them How They Feel Says Motivii Founder...& Repeat!
Forbes - 24 Jan 2016 14:11
“The annual engagement survey is too slow, too coarse and not very useful. Replacing them with a new set of tools run on mobile is the future way to understand the workforce.” John Bersin, Deloitte.
This wearable chair from Japan helps surgeons through long hours of surgery
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 09:54
A wearable chair called Archelis (meaning 'walkable chair' in Japanese) is designed for surgeons, allowing them to sit during surgery...
Toshiba to sell part of its chip operations: sources
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2016 02:01
Japan's Toshiba plans to sell part of its chip business as it aims to recover from a $1.3 billion accounting scandal, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.