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Microsoft shares soar in after-hours trading as cloud business flies above estimates
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 05:12
(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...
How 3DFS Is Applying Software-Defined Power To Increase Electrical Efficiency
Forbes - 21 Oct 2016 15:40
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...
AT&T reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Time Warner
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 23:54
(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...
Stellar And Stratajet Claim Victory In The Race For Real Time Private Jet Booking. Is It True?
Forbes - 21 Oct 2016 23:25
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...
A.I. isn't about to invade your life -- it already has
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 23:10
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...
Earnings show Microsoft is adapting well to changing market
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 23:05
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...
Time Out CEO discusses YPlan, and what the future holds after its $3 million acquisition
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 22:10
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 Messenger for Windows 10 now lets you make voice and video calls
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 22:05
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, ...
Wellthy Has Raised $2 Million For Its Startup Helping America's 66 Million Unpaid Caregivers
Forbes - 21 Oct 2016 22:01
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.
Warren Equity Partners Announces Acquisition of IPC Lydon, LLC
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 21:12
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...
How businesses benefit from text messaging
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 21:10
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 ...
How Respawn crafted better mech combat and single-player play in Titanfall 2
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 21:00
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 bucks censorship in favor of newsworthy or public interest images and stories
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 20:29
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...
5 Employee Training Suggestions From Small Business Owners
Forbes - 21 Oct 2016 20:16
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...
Minecraft: Pocket Edition gets boss fights and Add-Ons
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 20:15
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 ...
Lawsuit says Hasbro lifted design for My Little Pony mobile game from Peak Games' Toy Blast
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 20:00
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...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Switch revealed, and Red Dead Redemption returns
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 19:45
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 Rewards And Online Loyalty: 5 Ways Digital Retailers Excel At Rewards
Forbes - 21 Oct 2016 19:42
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.
Intuit and Google bring G Suite closer to QuickBooks, with single sign-on and Calendar integration
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 19:30
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...
Netflix, PlayStation Network, and Twitter down as huge DDoS strike continues
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 19:02
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 ...
Ark: Survival Evolved's new update adds randomaly generated maps
Venture Beat - 21 Oct 2016 18:51
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...
10 Traits That Sabotage Ambition
Forbes - 21 Oct 2016 18:31
These ten traits that can cause driven professionals to stall and hit a wall in their careers.