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Non-Traditional Funders Give Entrepreneurs A Leg Up
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 03:25
If you've been following my start up story here onForbes, you know that the search for start- up capital has posedahurdle for me. Oddly though, that same lack of capital has also fueled my creativity in finding ways tosu...
What To Do Right Away In Anticipation Of Coming Trump Tax Cuts
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 03:24
Thanks to significant tax cuts likely to be enacted in 2017 real estate managers should look at the required projects and figure out how many of them can be crammed into the next six weeks. They should do this in consult...
Four City Contenders For London's 'Fintech Capital of Europe' Crown
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 14:48
Will Brexit cost London its Europe's fintech capital status?
SparkLabs names 14 startups for its Internet of Things accelerator
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 23:00
SparkLabs has opened its Internet of Things accelerator program with 14 startups from six countries. SparkLabs IoT has a special relationship with Songdo, a $35 billion smart city being built in South Korea. Based in Son...
Rams' No. 1 Pick Jared Goff Finally Starts Sunday -- Who Cares?
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 22:52
Considering the Rams broke the bank to trade up to draft Goff it's not a good sign it took until Week 11 for the former Cal quarterback to finally get called into service. Cartoon by Rob Tornoe.
Craft Alcohol Is About To Become More Like The App Biz, Which Is Good News For Creators
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 22:25
Want to leave your job to make liquor for a living? Things might get a little easier as the world of craft alcohol takes a page from the book of Apple and Google.
Cybersecurity must be open, replaceable
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 21:08
GUEST: Late last month the Internet was brought to a grinding halt due to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack launched from millions of infected web-attached devices. And in international news, US officials for...
Do Top Dollar Salaries Really Matter To Millennials?
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 20:30
Salary is no longer a main deciding factor for most young adults as they select a job. Today, other factors can weigh heavily on this evolving generation. They get scrappy to get by, thus allowing them the opportunity to...
Fantastic Contraption's Kaiju update adds resizable levels and giant monsters
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 20:05
Ever since Fantastic Contraption [UploadVR review: 8/10] released alongside the HTC Vive earlier this year, it's been a staple of any Vive gamer's library. The simple premise of getting the thing to the goal is infectiou...
Is traditional game outsourcing on its death bed?
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 18:02
Streamline Studios has worked on big games such as Street Fighter V, BioShock Infinite, Killer Instinct, Final Fantasy XV, and Pillars of Eternity. But chances are you’ve never heard of Streamline, which is based in Ku...
Will Russian Oil Break America's "Marriage" To Saudi Arabia?
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 18:02
For years, Saudi Arabia was a close American ally, while Russia was a distant enemy. That's why America purchased a lot of oil from Saudi Arabia and very little from Russia. For the period 1973-2005, America's oil import...
Airbnb's Brian Chesky Leads A New Generation Of Brand Storytellers
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 17:00
In his keynote Brian Chesky took the audience on his own journey, using personal stories and photos to set up the introduction of the new product. The first three minutes of Airbnb's presentation is a brilliant example o...
Razer Kraken Pro V2 is a lightweight all-day gaming headset
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 16:30
REVIEW: Razer has revamped most of its gaming headsets for this holiday season, and that includes one of its best sellers in the Kraken Pro. Now known as the Kraken Pro V2, the upgrade introduces an aluminum body, 50mm a...
Sellability Tracker: Worldwide Trends In The Liquidity Of Privately Held Businesses
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 13:07
The Sellability Tracker is a quarterly study designed to track worldwide trends in the liquidity of privately held businesses. The Value Builder System team has analyzed data from over 25,000 users of The Value Builder S...
Novartis backs off from 2016 date for testing Google's smart contact lens
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 12:55
Novartis has abandoned a 2016 goal to start testing its autofocus contact lens on people, though it said the groundbreaking product it is making with internet giant Google is "progressing steadily."
Swedish IoT startup H&D Wireless raises $3 million, considering IPO
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 08:24
Swedish IoT startup H&D Wireless has raised $3 million from Blasieholmen Investment Group and its network of 40 Swedish and European private entrepreneurs and investors.
Senior U.S. officials reportedly recommend removal of NSA director
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 05:22
The heads of the Pentagon and the U.S. intelligence community have recommended to President Barack Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Admiral Michael Rogers, be removed from his position, sources fa...
Report: Oculus gobbles up computer vision company Zurich Eye
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 03:00
Oculus is going on a recruitment drive, with over 100 positions available, mainly in its U.S. offices. But the company is making big moves across the globe. Late last week German site Handeszeitung reported that Oculus p...
Google's Click-to-Message introduces mobile messaging to businesses
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 01:18
GUEST: About a month ago, Google announced a new addition to its AdWords platform: the click-to-message ad extension. After some regional testing, Google recently rolled this functionality out across the globe. Advertise...
The 30-Second Resume: 5 Tips To Get Noticed
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 00:03
In a competitive labor market, your resume must get you on the interview pile in 30 seconds or less. Here's how.
HTC unviels a $1.5 billion investment fund and research center for China
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2016 00:00
HTC is making yet more moves in China, announcing a partnership with the Shenzhen Municipal Government to kick off two new initiatives. The first of these is a new China VR Research Institute. HTC and this center will wo...