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(Reuters) — Yahoo Inc has shortlisted close to 10 bidders in the auction for its core Internet assets, including Verizon Communications Inc, with most offers involving cash rather than a combination with another compan...

Maysa Jalbout is working on two problems that many other foundation executives could never even imagine. She has a ton of cash to work with -- $1.1 billion -- but it won't be nearly enough. And that means that her focus ...

Iran's innovation economy is larger than most Westerners know.

Reflect back to when you were 19 years old. Let me guess: You were probably struggling to get your bearings in the world, still relying on your parents for allowance, and intrepidly trying out different college classes t...

FEATURE: The 2016 United States presidential election is weird, but the Internet is doing its best to prove it can always get stranger. Supporters of Republican presidential primary leader Donald Trump recently turned in...

GUEST: Advisory boards are all the rage right now. A startup can make headlines by appointing a tech veteran to their advisory board, and a pedigreed advisory board can become a selling point in establishing market credi...

Activision Blizzard has set a timer for the revelation of its next Call of Duty game, which rumors suggest will be called Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. The timer, released through social media, is set for a revelation ...

Millennials are disloyal and they have no brand equity and jump from product to product.

GUEST: Looking at what early-stage startups are working on is not only entertaining — and sometimes concerning -- it can also be a good indicator of where tech is headed. Since we have data on these young ventures at m...

Cheryl Rios talks about recovering her business after national media attacked her clients for her personal personal political views

We're witnessing the death of the "Superman" / "Wonder Woman" leadership model in which the manager or team leader was the ultimate authority. Today's leaders must know how to create an environment in which all members o...

Windows 7 is still the king, but it no longer holds the majority. Nine months after Windows 10’s release, Windows 7 has finally fallen below 50 percent market share and Windows XP has dropped into single digits. While ...

We’re trying something new at GamesBeat Summit 2016, to be held May 3-4 at the Cavallo Point resort in Sausalito, Calif. — lightning talks. These are five-minute talks from industry veterans that will deliver focused...

Employee engagement figures are in the doldrums but some firms are successfully engaging their employees and generating real business results by devising their own approach. Here are 4 different case studies of firms tha...

GUEST: Working for a company whose customer list is built around some of the leading brands in the mobile space, I didn't think that it would be game companies that would provide the most valuable lessons for the broader...

We end our lessons learned series (co-authored by me and Mike Willee) with our favorite topic, intellectual property (IP). Many entrepreneurs fail to recognize the importance of IP—let alone the value of an IP protecti...

This year, the anticipation of the NFL draft seems likely to overshadow the NBA finals yet again. Cartoon by Rob Tornoe.

On Wednesday, Elon Musk’s private company SpaceX announced on Twitter that it plans to send a spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018. The mission will involve sending a spacecraft called the Red Dragon to Mars to retrieve ...

For generations, the only way to watch a movie was by going to the local cinema. But now with new media formats taking form, even television has a competitor -- and a powerful one at that.

Attempting to make more noise than their competitors, craft breweries go on tour.

Onfido is leveling the playing field for migrants.

Judge Thomas Rose of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has shot down a lawsuit (Crawford v Treasury) brought by several plaintiffs including Senator Ron Paul challenging various aspects o...