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Starving while naked on an island where dinosaurs roam free does not sound like a great time, and yet it’s the premise of one of the most popular games of the last year. Ark: Survival Evolved is one of the stand-out re...

A startup specializing in computer vision technology capable of guiding drones has raised $6.5 million in funding from Crosslink Capital, with participation from Joe Montana’s Liquid 2 Ventures, along with Haystack and...

You can’t play as Harry Potter in virtual reality yet. But the next best thing is Wands, a spellcasting VR game where you can duel with another player in a fantasy universe. This first VR title from Stockholm-based Nux...

Sliver.tv has raised $6.2 million in funding for its immersive virtual reality platform for viewing esports competitions for PC games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Dota 2. By livestreami...

DroneDeploy, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for commercial drone operators, has raised $20 million in a Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors as well as High Al...

James Dyson has built one of the world's most innovative companies by wooing young, talented engineers to the picturesque English countryside and giving them the freedom to fail-- hundreds of times. His build-a-better-mo...

Research optimization and machine learning startup SigOpt announced today that it has closed a $6 million investment round — led by existing investor Andreessen Horowitz — to scale its team and "expand the capabiliti...

After several tough years, the Finnish company behind the Angry Birds gaming franchise is finally getting some news that it’s eager to brag about. The company took the unusual step today of announcing revenue figures f...

Greg Flynn, a Tesla-driving West Coast dealmaker, isn't the kind of guy you'd expect to be running a bunch of Applebee's and Taco Bells. But using plenty of patience, persistence and institutional capital, he's built Ame...

ZICO Coconut Water founder Mark Rampolla reached for a higher purpose and built his company into a multi-million dollar business that was eventually acquired by Coke.

Environment solutions startup Sampurn(e)arth has been providing effective technology for waste management in Mumbai, a city that generates 9,400 tonnes of waste each day, only 3,000 tonnes of which is processed.

Your smartphone’s about to get a dose of some funky puzzles. Lumines: Puzzle & Music hits iOS and Android on September 1. This marks the first time the award-winning puzzle franchise (which has sold more than 2.5 milli...

SkyGiraffe, the development platform that lets you deploy highly connected apps, has announced a new funding round of $6 million to help them expand their offerings. The startup, based in San Francisco, has also made the...

The San Francisco Bay area has long reigned supreme as America's capital for technology jobs. However, high salaries and soaring house prices are forcing some startups to cast their eyes elsewhere in search of lower cost...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives in Silicon Valley today where she’ll be hosted by Apple CEO Tim Cook at a fundraiser. The location of the event still remains under wraps. But earlier this summ...

These nine wanderlust-inducing TED talks will inspire you to quit your office job and find a career that allows you to travel.

Steve Wozniak is not about a buy a new pair of headphones just for the new iPhone 7. The Apple cofounder told the Australian Financial Review yesterday that personally, he’s attached to his existing earphones. “Mine ...

Partners in the Berkeley-based House Fund announced Wednesday that they’re doubling down on their efforts to support startups emerging from U.C. Berkeley [Cal]. The group has launched a nonprofit venture that has built...

By investing in upgrading and streamlining your e-commerce site to include "conversion hacks" like these, you can quickly boost your conversation rates, sales figures and (most importantly) your bottom line.

Developer loyalty can make or break a new platform — like virtual reality. And this year, developers are favoring the HTC Vive VR headset, just barely, over the Oculus Rift, according to a new poll for the upcoming VRD...

(Reuters) SINGAPORE — Tencent Holdings Ltd and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are racing to be crowned Asia’s most valuable company as expectations for robust earnings growth push their share prices to record highs. Thei...

With the pressure of student loan debt, the rising cost of living and a growing entrepreneurial attitude, millennials are looking for new ways to make more money. Starting a side hustle or freelancing are viable options,...