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Chrome 53 arrives with new developer features
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 01:22
Google today launched Chrome 53 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This release is mainly focused on developers, but there’s no reason for anyone to hold off from updating. You can update to the latest version now using the ...
Are chatbots an evolution or a revolution?
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 23:10
GUEST: Chatbots are a hot topic in tech — positioned at the intersection of many macro tech trends like the rise of artificial intelligence, messaging apps surpassing social apps in users, and enterprises struggling wi...
Will chatbots ever hold a real conversation?
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 21:10
GUEST: There’s a lot of chatter about chatbots these days and how we might be able to use them in the future. The biggest question seems to be whether chatbots can be useful enough to convincingly replace human convers...
Valuing A Business For Sale - A Buyer and Seller Standoff
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 23:27
There is a long held belief in the business for sale sector that a business is worth what a buyer is willing to pay and what a seller is willing to accept. Theoretically it sounds wonderful; practically, it does not wor...
Twitter testing Periscope feature that pulls video from external sources
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 23:07
Twitter is testing a feature in Periscope that lets a limited number of broadcasters incorporate video from external sources, meaning that you soon may no longer be restricted to livestreaming video solely from your mobi...
Why Facebook Messenger doesn't have a bot store
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 22:31
More than 18,000 Facebook Messenger bots have been created since Mark Zuckerberg opened the platform to developers more than four months ago. But today there is no easy way to search and sort them. There is no single web...
Samsung begins 'thorough inspection' of Note7 following reports of exploding batteries
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 21:47
Samsung acknowledged that it is conducting a “thorough inspection” of its supply of Galaxy Note7 smartphones following reports this week of battery explosions. However, the company declined to comment on whether it w...
4 Things First-time Entrepreneurs Need To Know About Getting Started
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 20:35
When I launched my business, RealtyMogul.com, I knew I was onto something big. I could see the way the JOBS Act of 2012 would open up crowdfunding to a wider audience than ever before, and I knew from working with my mot...
10 Powerful Content Distribution Strategies To Drive Laser-Focused Traffic
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 20:33
What does a good content distribution strategy look like? In this article, I cover 10 of the most powerful strategies.
HP Enterprise in talks to sell software division to Thoma Bravo for up to $10 billion
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 20:27
(Reuters) — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is in talks with buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC to sell its software division, hoping it can fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion, according to people familiar with the ...
When Has a Startup Over-Shopped For Funding?
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 20:23
By Edward Zimmerman
Apple will start removing 'problematic and abandoned' apps from the App Store on September 7
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 20:15
Apple has begun informing developers that it’s going to be cleaning up the App store by removing certain apps that don’t meet quality standards. The change will go into effect on September 7. “Quality is extremely ...
Tight Labor Markets Produce Gains In Compensation, More Or Less
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 20:00
Sluggish labor compensation growth, in particular wage growth, has been one of the Federal Reserve's major concerns. This is a concern because the Fed links rising wage costs with subsequent inflation, which it is trying...
Election Season Stealing Your PR Thunder? How To Navigate Around News And Still Grab Headlines
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 19:12
News cycles are constantly in flux and can be challenging to break through. The answer is not to put everything on hold until things quiet down, as that moment will never come.
Hearthstone's final Karazhan adventure episode is live
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 19:03
Last call for potions … or whatever the hell Warcraft characters drink at a night club. You don’t have to go home, but your one night in Karazhan is almost over — and you can’t stay here. Blizzard has unleashed t...
Gears of War 4's Horde 3.0 co-op mode features new emergent gameplay
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 18:15
Gears of War 4 is one of the major games of the fall season, and one way Microsoft is keeping the franchise fresh is a new twist on the game’s co-op play mode, known as Horde 3.0. Horde 3.0 embraces a new style of defe...
The Best Indicators Of Selling Success Might Not Be The Ones You Track Today
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 18:15
Business leaders often ask me: what key performance indicators (KPIs) should they track to drive activities from their sales people and deliver results? In my recent Business Cast interview with Eric Esfahanian, VP & Gen...
Africa Will Build The Future Says Zuckerberg, Visits Kenya On First African Trip
Forbes - 1 Sep 2016 18:10
The future will be built in Africa, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in Nigeria, before travelling to Kenya, the "world leader" in mobile money, on his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa, a surprise trip which has prope...
Sen.se unveils ThermoPeanut smart temperature monitor as part of Internet of Things sensors
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 18:01
Known for its quirky Mother home monitoring device, Sen.se is diving deeper into the Internet of Things market with its new ThermoPeanut connected sensors. The Internet of Things, or making everyday objects smart and con...
Android developers can now nominate their apps and games for Google Play Early Access
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 18:00
Google today announced it is opening up the Google Play Early Access program to more Android developers. Anyone can now nominate their apps and games (previously Google had only handpicked 29 developers to participate) v...
iTalent's 'Uber for consultants' app launches, machine learning in the works
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 17:15
EXCLUSIVE: Business-to-business apps tend not to get the plaudits that consumer products and services do, which is a shame. There is innovation happening in the B2B space that can have far-reaching implications. Take Myi...
Sony Electronics launches Future Lab Program to share product prototypes with users
Venture Beat - 1 Sep 2016 17:00
Sony Electronics is announcing that it will create its first Future Lab Program in San Francisco, where it will share product concept prototypes with users so that it can get feedback and co-create “future lifestyles.�...