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People are shopping via their mobile phones at record levels. One of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday, is off to a positive start for retailers, according to data released by Adobe. The technology comp...

Here's how a new breed of cloud-based accountants are helping global workers navigate complex tax laws. If you're a remote worker, you'll want to hire one ASAP.

Happy mrrrglgglgl season! Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to prepare for the December holidays. And if you celebrate Christmas, what better way to get in into the mood than with an almost hour-long video of a ...

Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! We hope our American readers enjoyed their Thanksgiving! While you get over your turkey hangover, you can read our thoughts on Overwatch’s new 1-on-1 mode or chec...

A new fitness company says it can beat all the current apps on the market. And your personal trainer.

Business owners who are preparin to exit their businesses need to understand the signs and importance of successor readiness.

WordPress.com has launched a new widget — powered by Google Translate — that lets bloggers and their visitors translate a website’s content into more than 100 languages. For bloggers wishing to use the new Google T...

Dead by Daylight could be the biggest success that Behaviour Interactive has seen in its 24 year history. The Canadian game studio, which spent much of its existence making games for other game developers and publishers ...

14-year-old twin brothers Jake and Max Klein found themselves being turned away from volunteer opportunities because they were "too young." So they created Kids That Do Good, a website dedicated to helping young people c...

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I’m thankful that you are taking some time to read GamesBeat and this column. Today’s the day when the real season for gaming begins, as shoppers decide which creations th...

The idea of using messaging as a conduit for marketing and customer service has been gathering steam since Facebook declared its intention last year to let businesses connect through its standalone Messenger app. One sta...

Each year, when Black Friday rolls around and my inbox is stacked with "door-busting deal promos" and "Perfect Gift for You" sales, I can't help but recognize the irony in the consumerist frenzy that follows Thanksgiving...

Among the more noteworthy of recent news where diet, health, and business converge is the large investment by Campbell Soup in a start-up food company promising customized nutrition. The company, called Habit, has garner...

Lightricks has released a new version of its popular Facetune app that may get as much attention for its new business model as the suite of new features. With Facetune 2.0, the Israel-based developer is beginning a shift...

This smart connected wearable is for horses, not humans, and designed to keep riders in the know about their horses health and behavior even when they aren't present.

ProtonMail, the encrypted email service that has previously touted itself as "NSA-proof,” has made a limited number of lifetime subscriptions available to mark Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Founded out of CERN in 2013...

Sharp drops in smartphone sales for China’s Xiaomi Inc will not have a major impact on the company as profit growth will be driven by sales from smart home devices as well as revenue from its software eco-system, a sen...

You have to be sharp and alert to compete in the sometimes violent contest for cheap electronics and other goods that takes place early in the morning at stores around the United States on the day after Thanksgiving. Wha...

(Reuters) – Online spending by U.S. bargain hunters climbed to above $1 billion by Thanksgiving evening, according to Adobe Digital Index, surging almost 14 percent from a year ago and reflecting a broader trend away f...

The Vinci is almost certainly the most ambitious headphones ever made ... and its creator wants it to more

FEATURE: I’m thankful for colleagues who inspire me to embrace my cranky inner geek During a staff meeting last week, VentureBeat writer Jordan Novet talked about writing a gift guide full of items that appealed only t...

It’s Thanksgiving in America, and that means consumers (occasionally also known as “people”) have stuffed themselves with shopping fuel in the form potatoes and gravy in preparation of holiest and darkest day of th...