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3 astronauts return to Earth after six months aboard the International Space Station
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 12:31
(Reuters) – A soyuz capsule bringing back three astronauts from the International Space Station, including the first to represent the British government, made a safe parachute landing on the steppe near the Kazakh city...
Defense Secretary Carter thanks teen for hacking the Pentagon
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 10:10
(Reuters) – High school student David Dworken spent 10 to 15 hours between classes on his laptop, hacking U.S. Defense Department websites. Instead of getting into trouble, the 18-year-old who graduated this week was o...
These chatbots failed so yours doesn't have to
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 23:18
GUEST: In one of the year's most telegraphed tech reveals, Facebook announced in April that it was opening its Messenger APIs so brands could deploy chatbots to create rich, automated customer engagement on the app. But ...
Should The New Tech Triangle of China-Israel-US Include India Too?
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 22:48
The Tech Triangle of China-Israel-US that I wrote about last week didn't include India, and I heard about it.
Why are visitors STILL getting lost in your site's navigation?
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 21:28
GUEST: I'm anti-GPS and anti-Google Maps. I don't read paper maps very well, and I hate asking for directions. If these traits were coupled with a good sense of direction, I'd get around just fine. Unfortunately, they're...
Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman On The Business Of Punk Rock
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 20:49
The Warped Tour founder tells how he's made it work for over 20 years.
How Days Gone creators built the horde of zombie-like creatures in E3 demo
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 20:01
My favorite demo from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was the Days Gone gameplay demo at the close of the Sony press conference. I saw it again later in a small group session with the developers from Bend Studio. ...
Why we'll be seeing more VC growth-rounds for EU tech startups (led by Silicon Valley)
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 19:40
GUEST: Now that the VC crunch and tech bubble in Silicon Valley has been holding startups hostage, it's time to stop overlooking the startup revolution that has been quietly taking place across the Atlantic. While Europe...
Why your company needs an artist-in-residence
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 18:15
GUEST: Facebook, Adobe, Autodesk and Planet Labs all have started creative residency programs in the last year, but these kinds of programs aren’t a new invention. Artist-in-residence programs started over a century ag...
Infinity Ward explains its dazzling ship assault demo for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 17:00
At Sony’s press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Activision Publishing showed off its hands-on combat for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Fans have been skeptical that the sci-fi space combat would work...
Watch Blue Origin's New Shephard rocket launch live right here
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 16:29
A rocket launch is the perfect way to kick off Father’s Day. Lucky for you, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos’ other company, Blue Origin, is today launching its New Shephard rocket into space. This is the fourth tim...
21 Games People Play With To Do Lists
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 16:15
If your To Do list has more than three items, you are in trouble. Why? Because as soon as your list exceeds three items, it actually decreases your productivity. Most people have dozens of tasks on their lists and look...
A look at Amsterdam's electric startup scene
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 16:10
GUEST: After my recent coverage of virtual reality startups in the Netherlands, a wave of curiosity splashed into my inbox with people asking for insights about the secret sauce the government and private sector have in ...
8 Things to Do when Developing your Mobile Marketing Plan
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 14:57
With most of the world accessing the Internet for information from mobile devices, mobile marketing is a must. Business executives rely on mobile devices to access information just as much, if not more, than consumers. T...
Nix Hydra's Egg! mobile game tops 1.3 million downloads in first week
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 14:00
Nix Hydra is on a roll with Egg!. The female-run company launched its Egg! mobile game last week and it has been downloaded more than 1.3 million times on the Apple iOS app store, Google Play, and the Amazon Appstore. Th...
6 Steps To Laser-Target Your Content Strategy To The Right Audience
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 14:00
There's one quality of "high quality" content that seems to be neglected more than any other: proper targeting. Here's how to properly target your content for your audience.
North Dakota Business Owner Helps Trump Claim G.O.P. Nomination
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 14:00
Even before he threw his support behind Ted Cruz, unbound North Dakota delegate John Trandem started thinking about Trump.
3 Ways Honoring Your Father Can Boost Your Business And Career As An Entrepreneur
Forbes - 19 Jun 2016 13:00
The 3 phrases that will honor your father's caregiving and boost your business and career as an entrepreneur.
How the Virtual Reality Company will use $23 million in fresh funding
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 07:24
GUEST: Data from VBProfiles shows that Q1 2016 saw the largest amount of investments in the VR landscape in the last five quarters. Compared to the same period of time last year, the budding industry has seen four additi...
Public hopes people will watch group chats as if they were sports
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 05:22
The new app Public is betting that people will read and share group chats. In an interview with Variety, Public CEO Avner Ronen predicted that while “chat has never been a spectator sport,” messaging apps will become...
Will the real modular phone please stand up?
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 02:12
OPINION: 2016 may be the year history anoints as the dawn of the modular smartphone era. Headline after headline breathlessly crown handsets like the LG G5 and Motorola Moto Z as the first to offer users some degree of h...
Building the perfect analytics stack: It's now about choice and customization
Venture Beat - 19 Jun 2016 01:00
GUEST: Several years ago, we had a television network client who, the morning after their show aired, would eagerly ask, "How did I do last night?" What she meant was: How did the network's shows perform the previous eve...