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GUEST: If you think things are weird now in the tech world, they're about to get a whole lot weirder. Today's tech companies can no longer rely on breakthroughs, robust patent portfolios, or one dominant revenue stream. ...

Bessemer Venture Partners led a $29 million investment for data privacy startup Virtru, the Washington, D.C.-based security software developer announced today. The series A capital will help Virtru build new products and...

Retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is now managing a $100 million venture capital fund focused on investments in the technology, media and data space.

Fintech startups have had to learn to work with old-line banks. Other entrepreneurs can learn from their experiences.

Weeks after Twitter’s Android app received support for night mode, its iOS counterpart is also getting it. The company announced that the feature is rolling out to all users starting today. When night mode is enabled, ...

ZeniMax isn’t backing off the lawsuit it originally filed in 2014 against Oculus VR and Facebook. Instead, the publisher is making some new allegations. ZeniMax, which owns Fallout publisher Bethesda, names Oculus chie...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is the latest epic in the long-running series about the moral dilemmas humanity faces with synthetic augmentations for humankind. You act as superhuman “aug,” or augmented human, Adam Jensen,...

Most game industry observers expect Sony to reveal a more powerful PlayStation 4 next month in New York City, but now it looks like the company may have more than one piece of new hardware to reveal during its September ...

VB LIVE: Banks are starting to catch on — but not quickly enough. Quick-thinking companies leveraging innovations in transactional data analysis are driving millennials to new kinds of financial services. Join our pane...

Color Switch has joined a rarified club in mobile gaming, as the colorful puzzler has been downloaded more than 100 million times since its launch seven months ago on January 22. The growth of the free-to-play game shows...

Microsoft today announced the availability of a new extension for its cross-platform Visual Studio Code text editor that makes it possible for developers to debug code for websites when they’re running on iOS devices. ...

Google today started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to existing Nexus devices via an over-the-air software update. This is a gradual rollout: The Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus 9, Nexus Player, Pixel C, and General M...

Source code repository software startup GitLab today is introducing Issue Boards, an open-source task-management tool that will be integrated into the existing web service for all users, free of charge. The tool provides...

Sony is about to start charging more for one of its best gaming services. PlayStation Plus will jump in price from $50 to $60 annually, according to an announcement on Sony’s PlayStation Blog. Three months of PS Plus w...

Some people dread the end of summer, moving from lazy days to busy schedules. But for others, it can be a rejuvenating fresh start.

A UK startup has won an international contest to find the cutest office dog. But Amelie, the French bulldog in question, is more than just a cute face. She is also representative of a change in workplace culture - with e...

I always enjoy a good personal story. It’s a nice way to get to know people, and retelling such stories is my favorite part of journalism. So I enjoyed moderating the first IBM Science Slam talks at the recent celebrat...

News and insights for business owners from around the Web, including why some small businesses that dropped health coverage are offering it again.

You’ll get to try one of the year’s most anticipated role-playing games early if you’re willing to pay for it ahead of its official release date. Developer Larian Studios announced today that its upcoming PC RPG Di...

Microsoft today announced the acquisition of Genee, an artificial-intelligence-powered scheduling service. The company is planning to integrate the intelligence technology into Office 365 and shut down the Genee service ...

Inspired by slum tourism in the favelas and aiming to provide wider social benefits, tour operators Chris Way and Krishna Pujari, have been changing the mindset of people through their guided tours through Mumbai's Dhara...

The way to America's heart is through its stomach.