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Square ($SQ) today released the results of its 2016 second quarter earnings, which generated $439 million in revenue, a 41 percent increase from a year ago. Its gross payment volume (GPV) jumped 42 percent for the same t...

Owlchemy Labs, the maker of the hilarious Job Simulator virtual reality game, has raised $5 million in funding from Qualcomm and others. The Austin, Texas-based startup aims to create premium VR games across multiple pla...

(Reuters) – Tesla reported a steeper than expected quarterly loss on Wednesday on higher spending at its vehicle and battery factories, even as the company said it planned to accelerate store openings around the world....

GUEST: Two of the largest trends in business today are headed for a collision course. On one hand, every major technology company is investing heavily in artificial intelligence (A.I.), promising a better, cheaper, and f...

Having 30 minutes to wax lyrical on the lessons learned in video game development is one thing, but fitting knowledge, understanding, and still delivering key takeaways in just 5 minutes — with the fear of being “gon...

Continued pace of heavy capital investments for vehicle and battery production increases weigh down quarterly results

As Square ($SQ) reported its second quarter earnings today, it revealed a tidbit about its sunsetting relationship with Starbucks: The deal could last a little bit longer. In a letter to shareholders, Square announced: �...

GUEST: There are several rumors swirling about Twitter being a prime acquisition candidate. At a market cap of $12+ billion or so, it’s not an easy company to swallow. But it would not be beyond the ability of many to ...

Fresh out of a successful Kickstarter campaign, Lofelt is building a smartwatch-size subwoofer that allows music fans to carry the visceral feel of thumping beats and bass lines on the go.

Game company acquisitions have seen a boom this year, with $25 billion in mergers and acquisitions so far to date. China’s Giant acquired social casino game maker Playtika for $4.4 billion, Tencent bought 84 percent of...

PRESS RELEASE: Nimble, the pioneer of Social Sales and Marketing CRM, has been named CRM Market Leader and Sales Intelligence Market Leader and #1 in overall Customer Satisfaction by G2 Crowd, the world's leading busines...

In one of a few updates to the Skype bot directory since Microsoft opened the chat app to developers in April, new bots were unveiled today that can book travel plans, buy event tickets, and connect to Internet of Things...

New rules for valuation discounts will mean increased estate taxes for family business owners.

GUEST: On the heels of a Series A raise, Mezi has a healthy vote of confidence (and 9 million big ones) to back its A.I. dreams. The next two years will be a defining period, not just for Mezi but for the industry as a w...

Experimental research reveals the influential power of music to determine how people feel about the most vilified predator in the ocean.

In 2016, we've overseen a number of major technological developments, all of which are having a significant bearing on our everyday lives.

Microsoft today announced that its Excel application programming interface (API) is now generally available, after a preview that began in November. Using this representational state transfer (REST) API, developers can n...

Maria De La Croix applied for a job as a barista at Starbucks; she was rejected and told her hair was "too blue." She started a competing chain on bicycles and now has over 400 stores in 60 countries.

Digital Undivided, a social enterprise focused on finding untapped opportunity in underserved markets, launched #ProjectDiane last year. A proprietary research study, the goal of #ProjectDiane was to disrupt pattern-matc...

Penn National Gaming, Inc, a gaming and racing company with facilities based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, announced today that it has acquired Rocket Games for about $60 million. Rocket is a social casino games company b...

If you want to learn about what’s happening in the gaming industry, including the emerging fields of virtual reality, augmented reality, and esports, stay tuned to this page. Many of the top minds in the gaming industr...

OneView Calendar is a new, surprisingly refreshing take on the digital calendar. The free app is launching for Android and the web today, and coming to iOS next (possibly in October). You can download the Android app now...