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Indians possess a habit to save and prefer to spend in cash with a vast majority of the 1.2 billion population without a bank account. In 2016, 78% of all consumer payments in India were made in cash - but that could cha...

GUEST: It’s a given that chatbots will become an intricate part of the future of our online interactions. To a certain extent, that future has already arrived. I know I’ve personally engaged with about ten different ...

Insta-PokéGo, a new bot that enables you to cheat at Pokémon Go, launched Wednesday. The bot comes from a group of current and former Dropbox engineers, according to co-creator Steven Bartel. But this little piece of t...

Facebook Messenger changed its policy Monday to allow bot makers and businesses to send promotional messages. This is a significant development that will redefine conversational commerce. Venture capitalist Fred Wilson w...

Someone needs to tell CEOs the truth about talent. That someone may as well be me.

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Pokémon Go is a mobile game. It did not come out for the 3DS handheld console. Even still, Nintendo is giving it credit for its handheld’s strong U.S. performance in July. Nintendo said that the sales numbers for the ...

Ecobee announced today that it has received a $35 million round of funding for its smart Wi-Fi thermostat. This latest infusion of capital came from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Thomvest, and Relay Ventures. This is the larges...

It's becoming more and more difficult to get your content visibility on social media channels. Here are 3 ways to overcome this challenge.

PRESS RELEASE: Inc. magazine has ranked Augmenix in the top 12% on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Augmenix, Inc., a privately held company devel...

Unless you?re a consumer investor, entrepreneur or retailer, you?re likely spared from these consumer products tradeshows, which are the biggest and best in the industry.

Pinterest, whose app lets people pin pictures and other content to boards, today announced a few product updates. The biggest one is a way to roll back one of Pinterest’s recommendation tools — the “Picked for you�...

ANALYSIS: Google has seen a massive spurt in its app install ad business over the past few months, making serious progress toward closing the gap with the longtime leader in the business, Facebook. Google may even surpas...

Watching the likes of Simone Biles and Michael Phelps these past few weeks, it?s easy (for me, at least) to feel as though these Olympic athletes are an entirely different species.

Google will be opening up a new office in San Francisco in September that’s geared specifically for developers and startups. The company announced that it’s going to have a 14,000 square foot space that it will use t...

Apple’s second-generation Apple Watch, which is expected to be released later this year, will not include cellular connectivity and will rely on a wireless connection to an iPhone, like the original model, according to...

PRESS RELEASE: CellSavers, the on-demand mobile repair platform, today announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding, led by Carmel Ventures, with participation of seed investor Sequoia Capital. The Series A ca...

We’re getting a little higher in our journey through Karazhan. Blizzard has released the second wing of its One Night in Karazhan Adventure for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Blizzard’s hit digital card game. We’...

Twitter is taking another step forward in ensuring that its service is a safe place to be. The company today announced that it’s giving everyone access to its quality filter, which automatically screens out tweets from...

It’s showtime in Karazhan. The second wing for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft’s latest adventure, One Night in Karazhan, is now live. It gives players new bosses to fight and (more important) new cards to earn. Hear...

OPINION: Peter Thiel got his wish. Today Gawker announced that the company’s namesake site Gawker.com “will be shutting down next week” following a ruinous lawsuit secretly financed by PayPal cofounder and billiona...

Finding enough work is the biggest challenge for most freelancers. One of the best ways to get new clients is cold pitching. Follow these steps to create the perfect cold pitch to increase your chances of landing your dr...