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GUEST: I read an article last week titled "Please don't learn to code" by a guy called Basel Farag. The article raised some valid points: coding on its own doesn’t solve problems; coding won’t always get you a job; n...

Earlier today, a story broke from esports news site PVP Live claiming that ESPN is in talks to spend $500 million for League of Legend’s television-broadcasting rights. That is not the case. ESPN and Riot Games have bo...

According to a recent survey from Flimp Media and ReelSEO, the two biggest challenges that keep businesses from using video are time and money.

Giving your readers goosebumps is a good thing when it comes to your content marketing campaign. Here's why and how.

Smoke does not rise from the stacks of a digital manufacturing factory, at least not much compared to the old smokestacks that come to mind for America’s glory days of making things. Granted, news for manufacturing has...

Pac-Man is heading back to consoles. Publisher Bandai Namco announced today that it is bringing Pac-Man 256 to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on June 21. This is the same game that developer Hipster Whale produced for s...

By raising capital on Wall Street to support greater financial inclusion in remote coffee-growing communities, Starbucks is demonstrating a unique way to create shared value throughout the entire coffee supply chain.

Lyft may soon allow you to schedule a pickup with at least 24 hours notice. The company announced that it is testing a scheduled ride feature in San Francisco as it seeks to expand its services beyond just the on-demand ...

EXCLUSIVE: Samsung and AT&T are poised to release their ruggedized version of the flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone, the Galaxy S7 Active. As usual, the specifications for this water- and dust-resistant handset closely match...

Austin, Texas-based startup Bloomfire announced last week that it raised a $12.8 million investment from Austin Ventures. Bloomfire helps businesses manage and share all information their employees need, using its databa...

In a recent IRS Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum ("CCA"), the IRS addressed the tax consequences of a disgorgement payment made to the Securities and Exchange Commission for violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Ac...

The HTC Vive debuted in the first week of April, bringing high-end virtual reality on the PC to consumers. HTC says it managed to ship all of the units that it promised to early buyers during the month of April, and now ...

We’ve known for a while that Netflix and Disney had signed an exclusive licensing deal for the rights to all new films that hit movie theaters in 2016. Now we know exactly when we’ll start seeing the first fruits of ...

Cybercrime is one of the most talked-about and least understood topics in the news today, but the truth is that cybercrime operates much like any legitimate business. There are integrated marketing campaigns, risk and co...

After a lot of discussion, we decided crowdfunding was the best way to get the money we needed. It was 30 days of the craziest emotional roller coaster you can imagine. But we made it happen, and so can you.

Talking with DineEquity's Julia Stewart about her plan to fire up the sluggish Applebee's brand with a new menu and more modern look.

Samentha Tiller took a giant leap of faith when she started DMI Technologies a decade ago -- and never stopped thinking big.

You don’t need to be a journalist or industry person to experience a little E3 magic this year. The Entertainment Software Association, which puts on the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) industry show every summer in...

Today Facebook announced it’s acquired Two Big Ears, a spatial audio technology company, for an undisclosed sum. Now part of Facebook, Two Big Ears’ Spatial Workstation has been repackaged and rebranded as the free �...

At his core, Owen Mahoney is a business guy. But the chief executive of Asian gaming giant Nexon doesn’t talk like one. At our recent GamesBeat Summit event in Sausalito, I sat down with Mahoney for a fireside chat abo...

What do Britain's upcoming technology businesses think of the prospect of an exit from the European Union? With the referendum on EU membership now exactly one month away, the opinion polls suggest the 'remain' side is g...

In the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the top public high schools in America, seven of the top 10 are test-in schools. Students have to be “gifted and talented” or come armed with high test scores, GPAs a...