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In the 2001 hit movie A Beautiful Mind, we got a peek into the brain of Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash. Brilliant (but also schizophrenic), Nash pioneered a negotiating concept known as the Nash Equilibrium....

Every content campaign needs this element to be successful, but it's often forgotten, ignored, or incorrectly executed.

Knowing when it?s time to quit is crucial to long-term success. Are you holding onto your job and stunting your growth? Keep reading for 5 signs it's time to quit from a former Olympian.

The family of a California design student killed in November's attacks in Paris sued Twitter, Google and Facebook, claiming the social media companies provide "material support" to the militant group Islamic State.

Google announced today that it has paid out more than $550,000 to 82 security researchers that have detected vulnerabilities within the Android mobile operating system. This was done under the auspices of the company’s...

Vrse, a startup building technology for delivering virtual reality video across platforms, is announcing today that it has raised $12.56 million and that it’s taking on a new name: Within. Also today the startup said i...

You know your idea inside and out. But to pitch it effectively to others you need to look at the big picture and understand your product through someone else?s eyes.

London-based recruiting startup Beamery announced today that it closed a $2 million seed round from the U.K.’s Edenred Capital and Polish VC firm Grupa Pracuj. The capital will be used to further develop the startup’...

GUEST: It was hard not to miss Mary Meeker's latest Internet Trends Report, especially the section on economic growth slowing. On the one hand, the report did call out that U.S. internet advertising growth is acceleratin...

New features were added to Facebook Messenger today, continuing a march toward a chat app that lets you communicate with apps, chatbots, businesses, and friends. The home screen now has a list of friends online, favorite...

Marvel has been licensing a lot of games in the mobile and online space, and it has been cooking some good hits in partnership with Lego and TT Games. But Disney-owned Marvel surprised everyone with the announcement this...

The indictment of NBA veteran Kermit Washington for activities involving his charity, the 6th Man Foundation (d/b/a Project Contact Africa) might be viewed as something of a cautionary tale for donors, board members, fou...

Remember the old adage, ?It?s not what you know, it?s who you know?? Discover why "when" might be even more important than what or who.

Activision Blizzard Studios announced today that its first television show, Skylanders Academy, will debut in the fall of 2016 on Netflix. The show is the latest move by Activision Blizzard to keep a solid grip on the bi...

Many people are nervous about relying too heavily on data for decision making. For some individuals, it can be unnerving to trust data that is difficult to fully understand or which doesn't align naturally with their int...

Hillary Clinton got flak when it turned out that she wore a $12,000+ Armani jacket during her New York primary victory speech in April ... while discussing income inequality and the minimum wage. Cartoon by Stephanie McM...

Universal Studios is working with Nintendo to bring some of its characters to theme parks in a few years, but I feel like I’ve already been to Zelda World. Nintendo transformed its booth at the Electronic Entertainment...

BitTorrent Inc (BitTorrent) has announced that it’s spinning out its Sync business into a stand-alone company called Resilio, as it refocuses its own efforts on the consumer media realm. The San Francisco-based company...

Lucasfilm and Magic Leap have announced a strategic alliance to create mixed reality technology together. The partners will set up a new lab for joint research in San Francisco’s Presidio, where Lucasfilm has a big cam...

On YouTube, six of the top 10 broadcasters are game broadcasters. And YouTube Gaming was out in full force this week to cover the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles this week. The ...

Limit your risk of employee departure by reexamining your assumptions on non-solicitation agreements.

Miguel Gamino is a self-proclaimed "accidental public servant" now working as the Chief Information Officer for the city and county of San Francisco.