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(Reuters) – Hackers using tactics and tools previously associated with Chinese government-supported computer network intrusions have joined the booming cyber crime industry of ransomware, four security firms that inves...

The largest mass fashion market in the world, China’s clothing and apparel sectors are thriving. We already know that the country is the world’s primary manufacturing hub, currently producing more than 50 percent of ...

Sony game chief Andrew House said today that Sony is partnering with Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm to create a exclusive virtual reality version of Star Wars Battlefront for the PlayStation 4’s PlayStation VR headset. ...

Startup Peerio today announced the availability of its encrypted messaging app on both iOS and Android. They’re a long time coming; Peerio first launched in January 2015, but it’s only been available on desktop, and ...

Today Lyft and General Motors kicked off a rental car program that aims to make “car ownership optional” for both passengers and drivers, Lyft president John Zimmer said during a call with press. The initiative marks...

A big buzzword floating around the highways and bi-ways of the marketing landscape today is disruption. Now of course it is not a new word in the lexicon of marketing but it's enjoying a bit of a resurgence lately. And o...

Goodbye, reverse-chronology. Hello, algorithms. Instagram told users and businesses today that their photo feeds “will soon be ordered to show the moments [it believes] you will care about the most.” Up until now, In...

A new book portrays a heavy-handed approach by government towards growing the U.S. economy that dates from the very earliest days of the republic.

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Finance is full of abbreviations. Some are funny, like the joke of the financial sponsors of Suvarnabhumi Airport when it was called New Bangkok International Airport: “Some of us think NBIA means ‘Never Been in Airp...

The Democratic front runner offers entrepreneurs a slew of modest proposals.

Crytek announced today that it is changing its business model for its game-development tools to “pay what you want.” It is also setting up a $1 million indie game development fund. The new business model is a bold be...

By Antonita Madonna

When it comes to outstanding customer relationships, I derive my approach from Dr. Tony Alessandra’s Platinum Rule. That is, I treat customers the way they want to be treated. This is the only way to consistently grow ...

Esports are about to do the dinosaur. Developer Studio Wildcard revealed Ark: Survival of the Fittest, a spinoff based on its online game Ark: Survival Evolved, and it’s out today via Steam (with a console release date...

Everything But The House helps you find buyers for all of the contents of your home.

ANALYSIS: Google released a new version of its Google Analytics product this morning, adding new features and bringing in existing offerings that previously worked separately. Marketers can use the suite to track and res...

SAN FRANCISCO — Most of the room of game-industry insiders raised their hand after Spry Fox founder Daniel “Danc” Cook asked them if they own more than 10 games on the PC software portal Steam. Smiling, Danc told t...

Google isn't relegating ride-sharing to second-class transportation status any more.

By better understanding the root psychological dispositions people have toward different phenomena and situations, you can understand not only what type of behaviors most consumers act out, but why they do it.

As the primaries heat up in the race to see who will be in contention to become the next U.S. president, Google is now surfacing more information about the candidates directly in the main search results page. While Googl...

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