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Hacking The Career: What Organizations Should Do
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 23:44
One of the most disruptive changes we've seen in business over the last decade is the end of the traditional "career."
Turkey is investigating leak of 50 million citizens' data
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 23:10
Reuters (Can Sezer) — Turkey is investigating how hackers have posted online the identity data of some 50 million Turks, including what they said were details about the president and prime minister, after what is belie...
Steam is censoring some torrent sites in chat
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 22:25
Users of Valve’s Steam video game platform are finding some of the links they mention in chat automatically censored by filtering software, reports TorrentFreak. Specifically, affected websites include several — thou...
Y Combinator asks Hacker News for help in picking startups to join its Fellowship program
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 21:15
Y Combinator wants to see if crowdsourcing can help it find worthwhile startups to join its next batch of Fellowship startups. The organization’s latest experiment relies on the Hacker News community for help in choosi...
Primary Lessons: Should Your Brand Be A Movement Or A Monolith?
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 21:12
This article is by Cait Lamberton, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business.
Intel's Basis Peak wearable finally lets you change songs while you work out
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 21:00
The Intel Basis Peak launched in 2014 as a high-end fitness and sleep tracker. I’ve used it as my favorite wearable ever since. Now the Intel division is launching an update that allows you to control the music playing...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Bash, Cortana cross-device features, universal Skype app
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 19:52
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This is the first build released since Build 2016, where the company announced the the Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming this summer. Windows 10 is a service....
Why Pinterest forces you off its mobile site and into its app
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 19:45
Ever had services like Yelp and Pinterest mercilessly boot you off their mobile site and force you to download a native app whether you want it or not? Pinterest’s product lead for growth, Casey Winters, can tell you w...
Autism Nonprofit Generates Revenue 7 Ways
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 19:43
Dr. Julian Maha founded KultureCity about three years ago, shortly after his son was diagnosed with autism.
Amazon chief Bezos defends corporate culture in letter to shareholders
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 19:30
SAN FRANCISCO (By Mari Saito, Reuters) — In a letter sent to shareholders on Tuesday, Amazon.com Inc’s founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos, defended the online retailer’s corporate culture, which was the subjec...
Hands-on with Vivaldi desktop browser version 1.0
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:45
Vivaldi has launched its new desktop browser today after months of beta testing, and it’s hoping to give users an alternative to market leaders, such as Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari. Rather than slimming down...
10 Companies That Want To Help You Find More Free Time
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 18:31
If the first quarter of this year wasn't the most productive for you, it's probably safe to say that some of the biggest time-wasters that stole productivity from you seemed necessary at the time.
VideoStitch launches 360-degree Orah camera to make VR video simpler to produce
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:30
Virtual reality headsets are finally reaching consumers, and one company is working on a way to make it easier for people to start building video content for that platform. VideoStitch, the company responsible for softwa...
Plays tv touts growth that's better than Instagram and Snapchat after its first year of PC gaming recording
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:02
Sometimes, people just want to watch a highlight of an esports match instead of a whole tournament. Plays.tv, a site that enables people to easily record and view replays of PC games, announced today that it has crossed ...
Maybe you won't hate in-app ads so much if you could play them
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:01
A lot of people hate ads, but making them interactive could turn them into something more palatable. Mobile programmatic DSP (demand-side platform) CrossInstall today announced PrePlay, playable ads that let users try a ...
Consortium's sequel seeks funding on Fig
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:00
Another sequel is hoping to get made with the help of fans. Consortium: The Tower is seeking $300,000 on the crowdfunding site Fig, which differs from other platforms like Kickstarter in that it allows funders to get inv...
Segment adds third-party sources like Zendesk and Stripe to help companies truly understand customer experience
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:00
VB INSIGHT: Segment is an increasingly popular customer data aggregator that makes it easy for engineers to track funnel events, test new analytics partners, and combine data collected from websites, mobile apps, and ser...
Unity: The majority of mobile gamers are open to engaging with incentivized video ads
Venture Beat - 6 Apr 2016 18:00
Game developers have more free tools than ever to start building their projects, and one of the biggest companies providing that software wants is hyping up one of its products to make studios some money. More than 60 pe...
Cult Favorite Stone Fox Bride Launches Fine Jewelry With Iconery
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 18:00Self-Driving Delivery Robots Are Coming To A Sidewalk Near You
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 18:00
You've heard of self-driving cars. But what about smaller autonomous vehicles?
Fig Offers A New Model Of Crowdfunding For Video Games That Mixes Investing With Rewards
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 18:00
Justin Bailey, Fig's chief executive, wants to reinvent the crowdfunding model for video games by hand-picking the games allowed on the site and letting investors share in their revenues.
Deutsche Bank Opens Innovation Lab In Silicon Valley
Forbes - 6 Apr 2016 17:56
Deutsche Bank announced today that it has opened an innovation lab in Palo Alto, enabling the Bank to remain abreast of emerging technologies in Silicon Valley, applying those learnings to develop new products, services,...