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Donald Trump today called for a boycott of Apple following the company’s refusal to help the FBI unlock data from the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Speaking at a rally in South Carolina, the Republican presidentia...

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VB EVENT: I’m pleased to announce that Jerry Hum, chief executive of Touch of Modern, is the latest speaker to join us for the executive-level Mobile Summit event in Sausalito, California on April 4-5. Touch of Modern ...

A convenience store owner who had his bank account seized under an IRS policy meant to target drug dealers will be repaid.

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we have tons of coverage out of this year’s DICE 2016 summit, including stories on about the now Konami-free Hideo Kojima. Also, we reviewed Fire Emblem: Fates, a...

Giants of the tech world are banding together to found a new group to support the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) industry. The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) is touted as an open IoT standards group to unify sta...

News and insights for business owners from around the Web, including a conversation among women entrepreneurs about impostor syndrome and breaking through $1 million in revenue.

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, and having graduated from a big company myself, I talk to many people who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder who dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur....

Gabriel Weinberg, 36, runs DuckDuckGo, an eight-year-old search engine based near Philadelphia that is a David to Google's Goliath. With a staff of 40 contractors and full-timers, DuckDuckGo hosts 3 billion searches a ye...

With entry barriers this low, online retail sales quickly became commoditized.

OPINION: Yahoo’s third Mobile Developer Conference in San Francisco yesterday started on a positive note but then crashed into a pit of largely made-up despair. In CEO Marissa Mayer’s keynote address, she highlighted...

(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc said its board has formed a committee of independent directors to explore strategic alternatives, alongside its plan to revamp and spin off its Internet business. The move comes two days after Blo...

Amid the endless array of companies offering to help developers get their apps discovered, Facebook has emerged as by far the most effective choice. That’s according to the new AppsFlyer Performance Index released toda...

Public relations doesn't need to be a mystery.

Last month an article on Chief Marketer on local marketing included the following verbiage: “consumers are the center of their own worlds, and marketers—from big businesses to small—must determine what shoppers car...

IRS relies on information matching, and Form 1099 is a key part of that. Keep track of them, and report every one, even if you think it is wrong. Here's why.

The wine industry has a succession problem, and it has to do with the next generation of farmer-growers. A co-op in Brazil, however, has other ideas.

Volvo is aiming to become the first automobile manufacturer to replace physical car keys with a smartphone app. The Swedish car maker has announced a pilot program kicking off in Sweden this spring that will offer cars w...

Women's work is not child's play--nor is running a business. I dish with fellow female entrepreneurs about sexist punches, intimidation in the marketplace and the pros and cons of bragging.

For Hal Stevenson, compassion prevails over dogma and the hubris of a real estate mogul.

An SEO audit is a complicated and time-consuming endeavor. It needs a proper planning phase where you’ll have to interact with the client and nail down the specifics of your strategy. As tedious as this may sound, the ...

Mobile operator Three will become the first major carrier to introduce ad blocking at the network level in Europe. The news comes nine months after reports emerged that European operators were looking to block online ads...