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Yahoo has added new features to its Mail apps that it said will not only connect you more closely with your contacts, but also help you craft more “compelling” emails. These changes affect both Yahoo Mail’s iOS and...

If you’ve ever read Ready Player One, this might sound familiar. Jon “Neverdie” Jacobs, an actor and entrepreneur who once bought a virtual asteroid for $100,000 in the online game Entropia Universe, claims that th...

When it comes to SEO, there are no shortcuts. To ensure that your website or web pages are discovered by users conducting searches in Google, you must implement the right tactics that appeal to the needs of users and sea...

Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity has gone from a Kickstarter darling to an established franchise. In an interview with Gamepressure.com, Obsidian chief executive officer Feargus Urquhart confirmed that whil...

According to Cook, the tipping point has been sneaking up on the industry for years, and accelerating in the past eighteen months as cloud technologies and acceptance matured.

VB LIVE: World-class customer service is how five-star SaaS companies drive growth and achieve eternal — and profitable –customer fealty. In this VB Live event, find out how Asana’s dedicated customer experience te...

Boomers aren't the shiny new object in the shiny new industries that traditional funding targets. Yet boomers are capable of anchoring amazing businesses that spark the economy and they need capital too.

Peeing is boring. OK, maybe that thought hasn’t occurred to you. Still, in our hyper-stimulated world, perhaps the universe asks too much when it wants us to put down our smartphones long enough to aim a stream of liqu...

Plenty of console and PC games have companion apps nowadays. They’ve been getting novelizations for decades as well. But for its upcoming Hearts of Iron IV strategy game, Paradox Interactive is mixing both. The Swedish...

Electronic Arts has renewed its partnership with Coldwood Interactive, the creator of the quirky Unravel released earlier this year. The deal shows that EA is still willing to work with smaller independent teams on games...

One of France’s most renowned entrepreneurs is bringing his idea for reinventing education to Silicon Valley’s doorstep in a big way. Xavier Niel, founder of upstart telecom company Free, had previously launched a co...

Last month, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that jersey sponsorships would be permitted as part of a three-year pilot program, starting with the 2017-18 season. As of this week, we now know the name o...

EXCLUSIVE: After three years of selling its flagship handsets under the Moto X brand, Lenovo’s Motorola subsidiary is planning on changing course with this year’s models, according to marketing material seen by Ventu...

Can brand marketing and politically correctness coexist? Our Nation created P.C., but at what point does a manufactured cultural term cause a brand to lose its way?

Piggybacking on the growth of on-demand apps and a $15 billion home cleaning market, North Carolina startup Neatso wants to be the Uber of home cleaning.

When Lizzie Velasquez was 17, she stumbled upon a YouTube video labeling her "The World's Ugliest Woman." With a brave heart, she's fighting back in a beautiful way. This is Lizzie's Mentoring Moment.

Earlier this year, I wrote of the incredible job the Grammy Awards brand does in delivering the ultimate experience by partnering with other brands who, according to Grammy CMO Evan Greene "not only reflect positively...

BitTorrent today launched BitTorrent Live, a multichannel video streaming app for Apple TV. Think of it as the company’s take on live TV, with initial coverage spanning five areas: news, sports, music, tech, and youth ...

Twitter has begun testing out an integration that pairs its MoPub marketing offering with its Twitter Kit. Developers can now display tweet ads right into timelines featured within third-party iOS and Android apps. With ...

Affirm has expanded into the events and travel market, thanks to partnerships with Eventbrite and Expedia. Under this arrangement, the lending startup will enable monthly payments for consumers who may not be able to ins...

Uber is continuing to figure out the best way to provide sound customer service to its drivers. The private on-demand car service announced today that it’s trialing in-app phone support for drivers within the San Franc...

There’s a lot of compulsive behaviors that people do that they would stop if they were only conscious of them. That’s the thinking behind the Liv smart bracelet, a product from a Midwestern startup called HabitAware....