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Breaking News: Constellation Buys Charles Smith Wines for $120 Million. Q&A Here.
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:59
Charles Smith is selling his wine brands to Constellation for $120. Here's my Q and A with him.
A Competitor Wanted To Pick My Brain - Here's How I Handled It
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 18:14
What I thought was a networking coffee turned out to be a competitor asking me for advice.
Germany asks Tesla to stop using 'Autopilot' in advertising
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 04:58
(Reuters) – German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has asked Tesla to stop advertising its electric vehicles as having an Autopilot function as this might suggest drivers’ attention is not needed, his ministry ...
Facebook's Signal app for journalists now includes live video
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 23:37
Facebook announced an update for its journalist app aimed at keeping media apprised of what people are talking about on the social network and Instagram. Starting Wednesday, Signal for Facebook and Instagram will receive...
What the growth of A.I. means for the future of chatbots
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 23:10
GUEST: The evolution of chatbots over the past few decades has ingrained them into our daily lives. From virtual assistants on our phones to de facto customer agents online, they have come a long way from their origins. ...
Meet us-east-2, the new AWS data center region in Ohio
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 23:02
Public cloud infrastructure provider Amazon Web Services today announced that its new Ohio region of data centers is now available for public use. The region is officially known as us-east-2, which is distinct from AWS�...
Sexual assault reporting site Callisto expands to more college campuses
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 22:30
Online sexual assault tracker Callisto has expanded its service to two additional colleges, Sexual Health Innovations founder Jess Ladd told VentureBeat in a phone interview. Callisto is now available at Coe College and ...
Netflix hits 86.7 million subscribers and spikes 20% as growth exceeds expectations
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 22:17
Streaming giant Netflix now has 86.74 million subscribers after adding 3.2 million abroad and 370,000 in the U.S. during the third quarter. These stats beat the estimates Netflix shared three months ago — 2 new million...
GamesBeat and Bots showcase VentureBeat's new Channel Strategy
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 21:59
What if there were information sources that could keep you up-to-the-minute informed on the technology topics that matter most? What if there were one-stop shops that provided breaking news and access to deep, authoritat...
6 Lies You've Been Told About On-site SEO
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 21:17
You've probably heard a number of lies regarding on-site optimization that could compromise how effective your strategy is. Let's set the record straight.
9 tips for building your first Facebook Messenger chatbot
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 21:10
GUEST: Chatbots are the new black in UX design. Facebook already has over 11,000 chatbots since the official announcement of chatbot support made earlier this year. The question is: Should you build a chatbot for your bu...
My Faceoff With The New Jersey Devils CMO
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:58
As CMO of the only major sports team based in New Jersey that uses the New Jersey name, Devils CMO Daniel Cherry is more than up to the challenge.
8 Steps For Helping Your Employees Accept Change
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:56
Organizations of all sizes are in a constant state of change now more than ever. External and internal factors include but aren’t limited to growth, lack of growth, economic cycles, emerging technologies, shifts in the...
Meet The Rising Media Star Shattering Stereotypes About Muslim Women
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:39
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, 24, started MuslimGirl when she was 17 years old. The end goal of her entrepreneurialism: empowering Muslim women.
Why Yet Another Diversity Program is Not Enough
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:08
For at least the past 50 years, companies have been trying to solve the diversity problem with various incarnations of requiring trainings, incentives for recruiters and awareness programs.
How To Tell If Your Car Mechanic Is Trying To Rip You Off
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:05
Does your mechanic know what he or she is doing? Or are they just making stuff up? Cartoon by Shannon Wheeler.
Don't Quit Your Day Job: Why the Startup Fad is Fading
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 20:03
If it’s been awhile since you’ve brushed up on your geology and earth science, here’s a bit of a refresher: The Cambrian Period marked a time in the earth’s history when animals started popping up all around the ...
According To Reports Business Sales Are Up - Industry Insiders Say They're Down -- Who To Believe?
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 19:15
If you are looking to buy a business, or you are a business owner thinking about selling your company, do the reports or industry insider comments really matter? The argument can be made for either case. Then again, in t...
Looking To Build Momentum For Your Startup? It's All In The Name
Forbes - 17 Oct 2016 19:06
In order to get the hype and equity your fresh business deserves, naming is key. Here's a few tips to get it right from the start.
NPD: 28% of U.S. population ages 13 to 54 purchase extra video game content
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 19:00
Market research firm The NPD Group has released a new report on gamers’ spending habits on downloadable content. According to The NPD Group, 28 percent of the U.S. population of men and women ages 13 to 54 have purchas...
Hearthstone's Heroic Tavern Brawl ditches wacky rules for competitive play and insane rewards (update)
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 18:45
Hearthstone is giving its 40 million registered players some big incentives to compete this week. Blizzard has announced this week’s Tavern Brawl, which are weekly events in the digital card game with changing rules. U...
You can now buy Samsung's Gear 360 VR camera at most major U.S. carriers and Best Buy
Venture Beat - 17 Oct 2016 18:33
Samsung’s Gear 360 virtual reality camera can now be purchased at more locations. Previously only available through online retailers, the company is now also selling the device directly in-store through Verizon Wireles...