Startup News
AMD's Radeon RX 470 does a solid 1080p60 but at a confusing price
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2016 01:30
AMD has made it clear that it wants the low end of the graphics card market, and now it’s time to see how committed it is to that strategy. In July, the company revealed the Radeon RX 470 and 460 chips that are meant t...
Apple acquires machine learning startup Turi, formerly known as GraphLab and Dato
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2016 00:51
Apple has acquired Turi, a machine learning software startup. The startup formerly went by the names GraphLab and Dato. Apple provided no information other than its standard boilerplate message for confirming acquisition...
NeoWize uses A.I. to power real-time personalization in ecommerce
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2016 00:47
Shopping has never been the same experience from person to person, and merchants are constantly searching for a service that creates the ultimate personalized experience. While a few companies are using some machine lear...
Accounting Manager Fights IRS For Deduction For MBA Courses
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 23:43
Thanks to a trip to Tax Court, Alex Kopaigora will be able to keep his deductions for MBA expenses for the year 2011, mostly. Mr. Kopaigora began working for Marriott International Corporation in 2002 and advanced to a p...
Facebook is testing a 'Links you may like' feature
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 23:17
In a new test, Facebook has started promoting links to other sites in a “Links you may like” feature. The post, which has a carousel design that you can scroll through horizontally, contains several articles, each wi...
9 hard truths chatbot developers need to learn
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 23:10
GUEST: Bots are here. Platforms are growing. Developers are shipping products. Conferences are being held. Speeches on the future of bots are being given. VC money is getting poured into the sector. Some exits have alrea...
Orkut founder launches Hello, a social network focused on your passions
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 23:07
In 2004, Orkut Büyükkökten and Githin Jose founded the social network Orkut as part of an independent project within Google. After a decade, it was shuttered with a community of more than 300 million people. Since the...
Raising The Stakes: Who Should Get Equity In Your Startup - And How Much?
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 22:30
This week I decided to switch things up and ask my own question to Jason Soll, the co-founder and CEO of Cape (cape.com), a consumer drone services startup that has raised over $10M in venture capital from leading invest...
A Data-Driven Culture Requires Analytics-Trained Team
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 22:05
Yesterday, Kellogg’s Admissions team sent me an invitation to schedule time with them to see how I might be a fit for their MS program. Their outreach was based on my academic background. So while Haas School of Busine...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: GamesBeat 2016 recapped, and Overwatch hits 15 million players
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 21:47
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We had a busy week running and covering our GamesBeat 2016 conference, which you can read all about in our recaps below. Don’t worry, we were also writing plenty of news abo...
Keeping Score: Secrets To Helping Your Portfolio Companies Grow
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 21:28
Most angels and investors are quite comfortable using metrics to measure return on investment, or rebalance their portfolios. By the same token, angels need to teach the CEOs of their portfolio companies to use metrics t...
A CEO And A UFC Champion Step Into the Octagon
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 20:01
When it comes to running a small business, you don't get a 10 count when you get knocked down. There are no referees. There is no tapping out. What inspires you to "get in the octagon" day after day?
HTC plans to complement Steam with its own Viveport VR app store
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 20:00
Steam isn’t the only way you’ll get games for your HTC Vive virtual reality headset. HTC announced today that it is working on its own VR app store called Viveport for the Vive headset that will launch later this yea...
The DeanBeat: What we learned from GamesBeat 2016
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 19:00
Episode 9 of our GamesBeat series of conferences is over. We heard the Yoda-like wisdom of 105 speakers at our ninth annual GamesBeat event at the beautiful Terranea resort in Los Angeles. Sadly, we had way too many talk...
5 Examples Of Brands That Came Back From The Dead
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 19:00
The entrepreneurial world is filled with stories of leaders who took the reins of dying companies and guided them back to a successful path. Here are 5 of those stories.
5 Social Media Strategies To Help Freelancers Land Better Clients
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 18:52
Social media is one of the best ways to land new freelance clients because 37% of employers use social media in the hiring process. Here are 5 simple social media hacks to help you connect with potential clients and refe...
3 Psychological Insights That Can Help You Double Your Sales
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 18:00
Why do people do what they do?
Zimbabwe military threatens to 'deal with' social media-powered protesters
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 17:25
Zimbabwe's army commander said on Friday that his soldiers will deal with threats from activists using social media to mobilize anti-government protests, the first time the military has commented on the demonstrations.
How Influencer Marketing Can Help You Build Your Brand And Win At SEO
Forbes - 5 Aug 2016 17:00
When approached the right way, influencers can help your brand reach new heights.
European food delivery startup Deliveroo raises $275 million
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 16:16
London-based Deliveroo today announced it’s raised a hefty $275 million in order to expand its European operations beyond the 84 cities (and one dozen countries) where it currently operates. Deliveroo currently serves ...
MSI's desktop GPU-equipped laptop is one helluva gaming and VR rig
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 16:00
Gamers have had a lot to complain about when it comes to the scaled-down graphics processors companies like AMD and Nvidia cram into laptops. That’s why MSI and Nvidia teamed up to fit a full desktop GPU into an oversi...
TheWaveVR raises $2.5 million to mix music and virtual reality
Venture Beat - 5 Aug 2016 15:30
TheWaveVR has raised $2.5 million in seed funding as part of its mission to change the way people experience music with virtual reality. The Austin, Texas-based startup is creating a social VR music platform where perfor...