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Forget Black Friday. Here's my gift guide
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 05:01
There are some good deals out there for Black Friday. But maybe what’s on sale isn’t what you really want. Some people buy what’s on sale even if it’s not exactly what they — or the people they’re buying gift...
IRS Targets Small Captive Insurance Arrangements - Disclosure Required
Forbes - 27 Nov 2016 04:42
The IRS targeted certain small captive insurance arrangements that take advantage of I.R.C. Section 831(b) and the ability of the captive to exclude from income a certain amount of premiums earned each year. The IRS iden...
IRS Denies Exempt Status To Christian Coffee Shop
Forbes - 27 Nov 2016 04:29
The coffee shop ruling is a common problem in the EO world. Can you take a business activity and give it enough of an overlay of religious, educational, or charitable activity to then conclude that is is operated primari...
9 Things People With Impostor Syndrome Do
Forbes - 27 Nov 2016 23:26
Impostor syndrome causes people to think, feel, and behave in a way that reinforces their belief that they're incompetent.
Mergers And Acquisitions: 15 Important Considerations For In-House Counsel
Forbes - 27 Nov 2016 23:18
An overview of 15 key strategic, negotiating and diligence considerations involved in the typical sale of a privately held company, and the steps in-house counsel can take to better understand, prepare for and address th...
4 things you should never say if you want to innovate successfully
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 23:05
GUEST: As a Chief Strategy Officer, it's my job to think differently than everybody else. It's how I got this gig; I've always been good at looking at problems from fresh perspectives and different angles. For the early ...
Computers could soon be our best developers
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 21:08
GUEST: It's fun to imagine the AI future of home service robots, Amazon Dots in every room, delivery drones and more accurate home medical diagnoses. But while it's natural that flashy consumer applications are capturing...
How Red Dead Redemption's writer wants Start VR to change storytelling
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 20:40
Red Dead Redemption is often regarded as one of the best video games from the past decade. The immensely detailed world full of bustling NPCs, addicting gameplay across the Wild West, and a cast of memorable characters a...
5 marketing trends to watch for in 2017
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 19:05
GUEST: It's been an incredible year for digital marketing. 2016 saw numerous ups, downs, and unexpected trends. As we kick off 2017, prepare to see some game-changing opportunities and exciting developments that may impa...
Japan And China Have A Long Way To Go Before Catching Up With America In Entrepreneurship
Forbes - 27 Nov 2016 18:16
Japan and China have been making progress in developing the most important resource of the global economy, entrepreneurship. But they have a long way to go before catching up with America, according to the recently relea...
Minority Report science advisor builds the most awesome conference room
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 18:00
John Underkoffler was the science advisor for the landmark 2004 film Minority Report, and he designed the gesture-controlled user interface that Tom Cruise used in the film to solve crimes in the sci-fi story. In 2006, U...
HP Spectre x360 (2016) review: A nice refinement of an already good convertible laptop
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 17:01
REVIEW: HP has done a great job of following up on its Spectre x360 convertible laptop. The size is greatly improved, while the touch display, performance, and build quality are just as good as they were last time. In sh...
Google's New Feature May Drive Customers Away And Other Small Business Tech News This Week
Forbes - 27 Nov 2016 14:00
Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 07:15
Happy Friday Saturday! This week, Tech.eu tracked 5 technology M&A transactions, one IPO and 63 tech funding deals (totalling €125.5 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Like every week, we listed every single one of...
Job Simulator studio Owlchemey wants testers for new mixed reality project
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 03:00
Mixed reality is one of the most impressive uses of virtual reality technology we've seen so far. By using a green screen and inventive camera setup, users can project the game world to the screen and let it surround the...
How machine learning can make humans better managers
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 01:18
GUEST: Machine learning is rapidly infiltrating today’s workplace, in businesses of all shapes, sizes and industries — and it’s here to stay. In fact, so far in 2016 over 200 AI-focused companies have raised nearly...
What happens when bots start writing code instead of humans
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2016 00:10
GUEST: "'It may be a hundred years before a computer beats humans at Go -- maybe even longer." -- New York Times, 1997 "Master of Go Board Game Is Walloped by Google Computer Program" -- New York Times, 2016 ...