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Derick Jose, co-founder of Flutura, describes its IoT product Cerebra as a "Fitbit for machines." It captures data streaming from various sensors on machines to analyze their health and predict problems.

A slimmer PlayStation 4 wasn’t enough to slow down Microsoft’s momentum. Xbox One was the top-selling home console in the United States September, according to data from industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This mar...

A few years ago, Starbucks' location on Sutphin was a forgettable local business. It was literally forgettable--none of the partners or customers who spoke with FORBES could remember what it was. In less than a year, how...

EXCLUSIVE: Pathbreaker Ventures has closed its first venture capital fund to invest $12.9 million in early stage companies in emerging technologies. Ryan Gembala, general partner of Pathbreaker, is looking to fund compan...

At a press conference in San Francisco today, VMware is announcing a major deal with public cloud market leader (AWS) to enable companies to use VMware virtualization software to deploy and manage applications on top of ...

PRESS RELEASE: Everspin Technologies, Inc. today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $40...

Not to be outdone by its Twitter sibling Periscope, Vine on Thursday launched the ability for creators to remix sound from other videos. Available just for iOS users, you just record a vine as usual; in the screen where ...

Yo-Kai is going Hollywood, but only for a day. Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie will play at theaters around the United States on Saturday, October 15 as part of a special engagement through movie-event company Fathom. This comes...

Top talent is hard to attract and even harder to keep. But also make sure you are bringing in people that have a shared sense of purpose and believe in your mission, purpose and values. Just because your competitors are ...

Big Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft news is coming. Blizzard has released the schedule for its yearly fan event, Blizzcon, which takes place November 4 and November 5 in Anaheim, California. Of special interest to Hearth...

Hyperloop One is working on a transportation technology that can make trains go as fast as 760 miles per hour. And today, the company said it has raised $50 million from the port of Dubai and others to explore building a...

A chatbot works best when it seems to act as a human assistant, a “person” who understands what you want and delivers a sound answer. Recently, I tested out the And Chill chatbot, which runs within Facebook Messenger...

Cloud file syncing and sharing software company Dropbox today announced that it has appointed Aditya Agarwal as its new chief technology officer. Agarwal is taking the place of Arash Ferdowsi, who founded Dropbox in 2007...

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs and phones. This build adds customization options for three and four finger gestures and offers a new option to turn Wi-Fi back on after a certain time. Windows 1...

Facebook is bringing the videos you love to watch on its social network to a much bigger screen. Today, the company announced you can stream content through Apple TV and Google Chromecast devices, so you won’t be limit...

Excitement is building about a possible manned mission to Mars, and virtual reality is going to play a role. Startup 8i and Time Inc. announced a partnership to bring holographic messages from former astronaut Buzz Aldri...

Seedcamp was an early player in the funding space but it has a new focus and ways of doing things that have come through some tough learnings.

Publisher 2K and developer Gearbox has revealed new content for Battleborn, the hero-based shooter with multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) influences. It includes new story content that you can play solo or with frie...

PRESS RELEASE: Contessa Health, Inc., a leader in episodic risk arrangements and home hospitalization programs, raised $7 million in funding led by Noro-Moseley Partners, with participation from existing investors BlueCr...

Flipboard on Thursday introduced its Storyboard offering, a new ad and content unit enabling brands to curate articles, images, GIFs, videos, and audio in one place to paint a better picture. When used, it’ll be a brow...

From vinyl to new pianos to incredibly complex blockchain data streams, there is a lot of innovation going on at SF MusicTech this year, with these 10 companies leading the way.

Africa hasn’t participated in the global game economy much, but some entrepreneurs in Nigeria want to change that by diving into esports. Amaete Umanah and his cofounders have launched the African Gaming League, which ...