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Consumer Reports criticizes Tesla for Autopilot: 'too much, too soon'
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 14:03
Writers at the respected Consumer Reports were enthusiastic fans of the Tesla Model S electric car they bought and drove for more than a year, using enthusiastic language rarely seen in its sober reviews. But as reliabil...
Baidu Open Cloud launches video streaming, image processing, IoT services
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 09:13
Chinese technology company Baidu today announced the launch of a few new services within its Baidu Open Cloud public cloud infrastructure portfolio. Baidu TianSuan (Smart Big Data) lets customers “collect, store, proce...
Riding Out Inevitable Storms: Life, Business and More
Forbes - 17 Jul 2016 01:50
Lessons learned from weathering the inevitable storms of entrepreneurial life.
Raw Data hands-on: It's the most polished game yet for the HTC Vive
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2016 01:00
I've played a lot of VR games. Some task me with shooting zombies, others put me in the cockpit of a spaceship. I’ve been behind the wheel of a top-end car, and I’ve also been exploring and uncovering clues. Througho...
EA unveils Star Wars Battlefront: Death Star DLC for September
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2016 00:45
Electronic Arts unveiled Star Wars Battlefront: Death Star as the newest expansion pack for its popular Star Wars: Battlefront game on consoles and PC. The new downloadable content (DLC) will arrive in September. EA made...
Kabam lays off 25 people at its San Francisco mobile game studio
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2016 00:10
Kabam has confirmed a report that it laid off about 25 people, or 3.5 percent of its global workforce, at its San Francisco mobile game studio. The news, first reported in Gamasutra, shows that the $36 billion mobile gam...
VCs are getting serious about spacetech
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2016 00:05
GUEST: I’m a VC at Russia’s government-backed startup community Skolkovo, where I focus on spacetech and drones. So I’ve been watching the global surge in spacetech investments closely. And what’s clear is that w...
Watch: Spotify's bot lead lays out his vision of a 'music concierge'
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 23:06
Spotify has long offered basic tools for discovering new songs and artists -- every music service does. But the Swedish company inched closer towards making its discovery features more social and intelligent when it acqu...
7 Steps To Maximize Your Success As A Leader
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 22:35
The most exponential success a leader can achieve occurs when they have a strong desire to do better and are willing to do what it takes to get to the next level. Here are 7 steps to drive and maximize your success.
Don't Let Summer Slump Hit Your Small Business
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 21:01
Is the summer season a threat to your productivity or a chance to think strategically about the future?
How marketers tap sports fans in connected stadiums
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 21:00
Marketing to sports fans has changed a great deal over the last few years, and marketers face new challenges to bring fans into stadiums. Let's start with the fact that the economy is still terrible for the younger mille...
Pokémon Go is down again due to 'server issues'
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 20:31
The biggest mobile game in the U.S., Pokémon Go, is currently having some “server issues,” according to the Twitter account for the game. Trainers! We have been working to fix the #PokemonGO server issues. Thank you...
By The Time Minimum Wage Reaches $15, There Will Be No Jobs For Cashiers
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 19:28
By the time the minimum wage reaches $15, Wal-Mart, Target, McDonald’s, and Panera Bread will be different places. There will be no cashiers at Wal-Mart, Target and the like; and robots will flip burgers at McDonald...
What Entrepreneurs Really Need To Know About Accounting
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 18:51
Here's a look at what entrepreneurs really need to know about accounting.
15 Of The Best Shark Tank Products Saving The World
Forbes - 16 Jul 2016 18:01
Some of the smartest minds to pitch on ABC's hit business reality show Shark Tank have created products that are saving the world. Here's a look at 15 of the best earth-friendly products from over the past seven seasons ...
The 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 10:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 14 technology M&A transactions and 57 funding deals (totalling €260 million, about $287 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items fo...
Attempted coup in Turkey seen live on social media despite blockages
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 08:42
(Reuters) – The attempted military coup in Turkey exploded across social media late on Friday despite restricted access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube during the first hours of the putsch. Turkish President Tayyip Er...
Middle East nations warn of Pokemon GO dangers
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 07:56
(Reuters) – Authorities in the Gulf Arab states of Kuwait and United Arab Emirates on Friday warned of security dangers to playing the wildly successful new smartphone app Pokemon GO. Users must resist the urge to poin...
Facebook has apparently hired a key WeChat employee
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 04:11
Dan Grover, a product manager who helped Chinese messaging app company WeChat in its internationalization efforts, seems to have taken a new job at Facebook. A photo in a tweet from Uber employee Chenyu Zheng yesterday a...
The ultimate mobile game metric -- and why this publishing powerhouse says you're doing it all wrong (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2016 22:15
VB LIVE: When it's done right, ROI is your most powerful marketing metric. Find out how Miniclip monitors, measures, and maximizes their ROI by leveraging these strategies--and avoiding these all too common mistakes. Reg...