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SPONSORED: This post is produced by IronSource. When it comes to their data, most app developers focus on the visualization layer — and with good reason. Their focus is on being able to have visibility into user behavi...

SoftBank Group plans to sell most of its stake in GungHo Online Entertainment to management of the game publisher in deal valued at ¥73 billion, or roughly $685 million, according to published reports. Japan-based GungH...

In February, Forbes will publish its second annual list of “The Best Small Companies in America,” and we are already looking for nominations. You can find the nomination form here. We have moved 2016’s winners into...

It’s time to start planning for next month’s Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles, and we’re here to help. Microsoft, Sony, and most of the other major gaming companies have announced the details...

The studio responsible for Saints Row has a new game, and it’s sticking to its strength of comical open worlds while also expanding that background of that franchise. Agents of Mayhem is developer Volition’s next pro...

AT&T and Samsung have unveiled their annual ruggedized version of the Korean manufacturer’s Galaxy S flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7 Active (via Droid Life). As VentureBeat previously reported, while the 5.1-inch ha...

These seven predictions explain how I see social media shaping up by the end of the year.

VB EVENT: At our MobileBeat 2016 event on July 12-13 covering artificial intelligence and bots, a host of new bots from brands and other startups will launch on stage. The event will come three months after Facebook help...

One of the first big original properties for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 is getting a sequel. Ubisoft is going to premiere the details of Watch Dogs 2 on Wednesday. The publisher dropped a teaser trailer this morning that...

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Motion is relative. Sometimes you move closer to the Horizon, and sometimes it moves further away from you. Horizon: Zero Dawn, the anticipated PlayStation 4 exclusive about fighting robot dinosaurs, is getting a delay f...

YC alum Boostable needed a buyer in a tough market for startups. They found an unlikely one in Metric Collective, a self-funded new landing spot for founders that has big ambitions to build a portfolio of 100 companies.

Microsoft today launched Office 365 Planner, a new project-management tool for teams. The company will be rolling out Planner worldwide to Office 365 users, including Office 365 Enterprise E1-E5, Business Essentials, Pre...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Google Inc's bid to throw out a class action lawsuit involving claims that the company deceived California advertisers about the placement of Internet ads through its Adwords se...

Every month, gamers watch more than 144 billion minutes of gaming videos and livestreams on YouTube. Trailers are one of the most-watched kinds of content, and so far this year, Electronic Arts’ trailer for the officia...

News and insights for business owners from around the Web, including new tools for business owners from Instagram, Google and MailChimp.

Blizzard Entertainment and Facebook have teamed up to weave Facebook identity and social networking services into the enormously popular Overwatch PC and console video game as well as other popular Battle.net games. For ...

Rewind to 2008. Elon Musk stands on the edge of an abyss, his companies nearing total failure.

The great snowfall of 2015 which saw the city of Worcester designated the snowiest city in America and caused the plows in Boston to create a pile that did not full melt until July is now immortalized in a regular Tax Co...

Cloudability, a Portland-based startup that provides financial management tools that allow companies to track and analyze their cloud spending, has raised $24 million in a Series B round led by the Foundry Group. This ta...

Online sales continue to grow as a proportion of total retail sales, but omni-channel retailing is driving a modest bricks-and-mortar revival. For generations of consumers, the basics of retail remained unchanged: if you...

Lowe's recent purchase of the Canadian chain Rona is described as a strategic move to improve profits via a new market. Of critical importance in doing so is Rona's participation in a coalition loyalty program, which has...