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Feds: Stop using the Samsung Galaxy Note7
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 23:34
Following Samsung’s announcement that it will replace Galaxy Note7 smartphones weeks after their release, today the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a statement warning of the device’s potential health ...
6 Things Great Leaders Can't Ignore
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 20:07
I spend a lot of time writing and speaking on various aspects of leadership qualities in any environment that can drive a high-performance team to success.
Ford buys commuter shuttle service Chariot
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 19:36
Ford has acquired the ride-sharing and shuttle service startup Chariot, CEO Mark Fields announced at a press conference in Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco today. Chariot currently operates near 100 shuttles along 28 ...
Scaling Up: When Equity Matters
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 17:06
Meet three women entrepreneurs who took on the male-dominated world of equity investing and got cash infusions to expand their companies under terms just right for them.
Delegating Gracefully: A How To
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 21:52
Not too long ago, we learned how to take criticism gracefully. This time around, we’re delegating: You know, splitting up tasks in a way that’s fair, efficient and doesn’t make you look like a lazy never-do-it-your...
American Express has launched its Facebook Messenger bot
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 23:51Wells Fargo, Volkswagen And Their Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Customer Service
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 23:35
Great customer care stories are all around - why, just today...
NPR's Guy Raz On Faking His Way To Success, And His New Show 'How I Built This'
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 23:31
The trajectory and breadth of Guy Raz's career is an enviable one.
A.I. is powering an invisible shopping revolution
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 23:10
GUEST: Artificial intelligence and shopping — does that mean robots that’ll stock the shelves? Yes, absolutely. We’ll have robots that will use A.I. to check inventory, help customers find the items they’re shopp...
This Week In Credit Card News: Shameful Account Fraud at Wells Fargo; Consumers Dislike Chip Cards
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 22:40
Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million For Fraudulently Opening Accounts
Overwatch gets 'high bandwidth' patch for PC, not PS4 and Xbox One
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 21:30
Blizzard wants to improve the quality of online play in Overwatch, and that’s the purpose behind its next patch. The studio is upgrading Overwatch’s netcode to a high-bandwidth mode that updates data (something calle...
Effective Leaders Understand The Power Of Insightful Questions. Do You?
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 20:13
The best advisors and leaders are the ones that stimulate thought in the minds those that they are helping.
Analyst: Super Mario Run could hit 1.5 billion total downloads on iOS and Android
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 19:30
Mario is going mobile, and the game may dominate the world. Smartphone and tablet gamers could download Super Mario Run from the iOS and Android app markets 1.5 billion times throughout its lifetime, according to Kantan ...
Adobe offers $50,000 to students who best analyze Sony's digital PlayStation business
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 19:00
EXCLUSIVE: Adobe is announcing today that its Adobe Analytics Challenge 2016 will award $50,000 to a winning college team that does the best job of analyzing Sony’s PlayStation business. The point is to show how data i...
Microsoft feels frisky after winning August, disses Sony over Fallout 4 user mods
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 18:15
Bethesda revealed this morning that the reason user mods are not in the PlayStation 4 version of Fallout 4 is because Sony is against the practice, and this has Microsoft on the attack Xbox One has had mods for Fallout 4...
Pre-Accelerators: Unlocking & Funding The Billion-Dollar Idea
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 18:00
Before you start building a business, you need to ensure you've got your thinking straight. Enter the world of the pre-accelerator.
Tax Court Decides First-Of-Its-Kind Capital Gain Case, But Was The Decision Correct?
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 17:52
The Tax Court decides between 8-15 cases each week. That's over 500 a year. And if we're lucky, maybe twice in a 12-month span does the court decide an issue of "first impression;" one that has never been addressed by t...
Connecticut Judge Orders Lawmakers To Fix Schools His Way; What If He's Wrong?
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 17:31
A Connecticut judge has ordered the legislature to make wholesale changes in education policy, even though he finds funding levels to be adequate.
Narcissists Are More Likely To Get Promoted -- But Do They Make Better Leaders?
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 17:28
Studies show narcissists are more likely to become leaders. But are they actually more effective than other people?
Sony will not permit user mods for Fallout 4 or Skyrim on PlayStation 4
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 17:07
Bethesda doesn’t seem very happy, Sony. The developer revealed on its site that the PlayStation 4 maker will not allow user-created mods on its console for Fallout 4 or The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition. Mods...
The DeanBeat: What Pokémon Go, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and Mafia III share in common
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2016 17:00
It’s hard to see the common thread between the wildly popular Pokémon Go, the console/PC blockbuster Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and the upcoming Mafia III video game. That’s one of the nice things about gaming, in th...
What Happens When The "Dorm Room Chef" Graduates?
Forbes - 9 Sep 2016 16:52
Jonah Reider, 22, is a recent graduate of Columbia University who ran a pop-up "fauxstaurant," Pith, out of his dorm room. Now, he's preparing for his restaurant residency in Chicago and filming a web series for Elite Da...