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Estate Planners: Worry Not About The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 19:30
Note: The views below are my personal musing only, and do not represent the views of the Uniform Law Commission, the Drafting Committee, or the American Bar Association.
4 Little Email Marketing No-Nos That Could Land You In Big Trouble
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 16:49
Not abiding by the rules (even if unintentionally) set by the CAN-SPAM Act might land your business in legal hot water and burden you with financial penalties.
Five Reasons It's Time To Hire An HR Professional
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 15:00
One entrepreneur explains why HR quickly became a crucial function in her business.
Inside the Tesla Gigafactory, Elon Musk's secretive battery production facility
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 06:03
Elon Musk likes his secrets. Tesla Motors isn’t known for being particularly open to the media, especially when it comes to major projects like the lithium-ion battery cell “Gigafactory” taking shape just outside R...
U.S. indicts 7 Iranians for hacking dozens of banks, New York dam
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 07:37
(Reuters) – Seven Iranian hackers broke into computers of dozens of U.S. banks, causing millions of dollars in damages, and tried to shut down a New York dam, the U.S. government said on Thursday in an indictment that ...
Jay and Silent Bob's Jason Mewes on crowdfunding and pot leaf throwing stars
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 22:45
First they were just a couple of stoners hanging outside a convenience store. Now they could be video game stars. The characters Jay and Silent Bob have been in numerous movies, comics, and more since their debut in the ...
Game developers weigh in on the openness of Microsoft's Windows 10 platform
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 22:45
Tim Sweeney is one of the best-known technical experts in the game industry and the CEO of Gears of War creator Epic Games. He kicked off a big debate over the openness of Windows earlier this month when he wrote an opin...
How To Succeed By "Getting To No"
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 22:41
Saying yes to every assignment may initially please your boss, but it usually leaves people over-stressed and inundated with work -- a lot of which ends up half-finished or forgotten. To truly succeed in your career, lea...
Microsoft exec apologizes for Tay chatbot's racist tweets, says users 'exploited a vulnerability'
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 22:06
Peter Lee, the corporate vice president of Microsoft Research, Microsoft’s research and development wing, today apologized for the behavior of Tay, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot the company unveiled earli...
GameStop expects new PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and other hardware sales to drop 10% in 2016
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 20:45
GameStop doesn’t share Wall Street’s confidence about its outlook for fiscal 2016. The world’s largest gaming-focused retailer announced that it expects to earn somewhere between $3.90 and $4.05 per share this year...
This Brand Has A Need For Speed, Literally
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 19:56
Those that know me know that I am, among many things - naturally curious when it comes to the world of marketing, advertising and branding. I am also a huge fan of pop culture and sports and love when I can combine my n...
Corporate Accelerator Launches Slowing Down
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 19:41
Accelerator programs which invest in startups and provide office space and mentoring have become popular among large banks and companies around the world. Based on recent research there are approximately 120 corporate ...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs and mobile with many bug fixes
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 19:40
Microsoft today announced the release of new Windows 10 preview builds for PCs and mobile devices for people in the fast ring of the Windows Insider Program. Unlike the build released on March 17 that brought extensibili...
OneRent raises $4M as it expands to disrupt online real estate biz
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 19:25
Real estate managing tool OneRent announced yesterday that it sealed a $4 million funding deal with early-stage VC Renren, Inc. The investment will be used to hire new personnel and expand to six new cities, including Lo...
Startups: When (And How) to Hire Your Head of Product
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 19:24
For founders, hiring their Head of Product (CPO) is one of the biggest hurdles to success. This article covers details on when and how to hire your first Head of Product.
Google starts the Android Experiments I/O Challenge to attract more open-source projects
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 19:00
Google is announcing today the launch of Android Experiments I/O Challenge, a short program to encourage the submission of cool new open-source Android apps to the Android Experiments program that Google introduced last ...
Microsoft starts shipping its Surface Hub displays to businesses
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 19:00
Microsoft today announced that it has started to ship out its large Surface Hub touch-friendly displays to business customers. The displays are available in 55- and 84-inch models, for $6,999 and $19,999, respectively. M...
What Do You Need To Think About When Crafting A Marketing Campaign?
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 18:56
Look at every successful marketing campaign and you will see that every single one of them had the same things in common. It didn’t mean that they all did the same things. It means that they all operated on the same pr...
Mobile user acquisition fraud: Are mobile developers doomed? (webinar)
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 18:55
VB WEBINAR: How do you combat user acquisition scams that are increasingly slick and nearly undetectable? Find out from the front line how pros are successfully combating mobile fraud. Register here for free. Like ants t...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Fake NX controllers, and Sony targets mobile
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2016 18:45
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we tried free VR porn, the Oculus Rift starts shipping, and we learned the origins of Diablo (the game, not the devil). Have a great weekend! Pieces of flair and op...
Corporate Pivot: How to Emerge Better and Stronger
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 18:36How Do You Overcome The Challenges Of Working From Home?
Forbes - 25 Mar 2016 18:31
What are the challenges of working from home and how have you overcome them? This question was originally answered on Quora by Isabelle Guyon.