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(Reuters) — Microsoft reported adjusted revenue and profit that blew past analysts’ estimates on Thursday, as soaring sales from its cloud business pushed the technology giant’s shares to an all-time high. The news...

Video You probably don't give much thought to electricity on a daily basis. You use it to power the lights, appliances and devices in your home or business, and you pay for how much you use each month. Simple enough. Unf...

(Reuters) — AT&T Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Time Warner Inc, sources said on Friday, a potential blockbuster deal analysts predicted could be worth almost $100 billion that would give the telecom company contr...

It's not just the Presidential election where passions and rhetoric are running hot and high. The battle to use technology to improve the efficiency and transform private jet charter has competitors each claiming victory...

GUEST: Imagine this fairly typical scene of modern life. You are half-heartedly watching a recommended show on Netflix while casually checking sports recaps on your phone when you receive a potential fraud alert from you...

GUEST: Microsoft just released its earnings, indicating it had a good quarter ($20.6 billion revenues with income of $3.1 billion) that exceeded expectations. Indeed, Microsoft seems to be making many right moves to take...

FEATURE: It’s been a rollercoaster journey for London startup YPlan, a company that burst onto the scene back in 2012, went on to secure big VC bucks, and now just sold for a paltry $3 million in an all-stock deal to T...

Facebook has fleshed out the Windows 10 version of its standalone Messenger app with voice and video calling. Thankfully! I’ve been waiting for this for months — to be exact, I’ve been waiting ever since April 28, ...

A Harvard Business School grad who grew up with a chronically ill mother launches a platform to ease the burden on the growing population of people--most women--who take care of sick and elderly relatives.

PRESS RELEASE: Warren Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, is pleased to announce its partnership with Jay Cashman, whereby Warren Equity has acquired a majority interest in IPC Lydon, LLC ("IPCL" or the...

GUEST: If chatbots are the future, then texting is what helps us stay present. Technologies aren’t mutually exclusive. Much like you can’t build a house with hammers alone, you can’t have your business thrive with ...

When the original Titanfall debuted in 2014 on the Xbox One and Xbox 360, everything was a rush job. Respawn Entertainment had to hire its team, fight off an Activision lawsuit (for allegedly stealing all the talent at I...

Facebook is moving forward with an updated policy when it comes to figuring out what to display users in their News Feed or what’s shared in general. After receiving feedback from users and partners over “recent week...

Small business owners face two big questions around training decisions for employees: What if you train them and they leave? What if you don't train them - and they stay? Cary Hanson, owner of Hansen's Plumbing and Mecha...

Microsoft is giving Minecraft fans a way to remix the building game however they want. Minecraft: Pocket Edition’s latest update is live, and it introduces two key features for iOS, Android, and other mobile operating ...

Peak Games has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Hasbro and its Backflip Games mobile division for allegedly cloning the Turkish studio’s Toy Blast and use the same basic game design in a new My Little Pon...

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! It was a big week for the gaming world, with Nintendo revealing its new system, the portable/console hybrid Switch. Also, video game voice actors begin striking, we review Bat...

Zappos.com's recent announcement to launch a tiered rewards program spotlights some of the advantages online-only merchants have in the competitive loyalty arena. Here's how Gilt, Amazon and others are proving this out.

Google and Intuit have announced a collaboration today that will see deeper tie-ups between their respective software offerings for small businesses. Founded out of Palo Alto, California in 1983, Intuit is among the most...

If you’re having trouble getting onto PlayStation Network or watching Luke Cage, that’s probably not Sony’s or Netflix’s fault. A coordinated cyberattack has hit a large sector of the internet, and that has made ...

The fight against dinosaurs is about to get a lot more random. The dino-themed Ark: Survival Evolved has received a new update that adds procedurally generated maps, meaning that new areas in the game will have randomize...

These ten traits that can cause driven professionals to stall and hit a wall in their careers.