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GUEST: It’s hard to not get swept up in all the hype surrounding AI at the moment. The more you research the seemingly limitless potential, the grander the scope of your ambition becomes. At first, you automate part of...

It’s once again Giving Tuesday, a day that encourages you to give back to those less fortunate. You had Thanksgiving and Black Friday to splurge on yourself and your loved ones, but now it’s time to think about those...

Mobile-game publisher Tilting Point has launched Game Alliance, a $12 million user-acquisition (UA) fund for developers who want to stay independent. The fund came about in recognition of how user-acquisition advertising...

Given that 69% of the population in the Philippines in unbanked, pawnshops play an important role in enabling people to obtain cash and loans, since they cannot participate in the standard banking system.

When the luxury pre-owned and thrift segment caught Anvita Mehra's eye in the UK, it was something she wanted for India; her challenge lay in how to make a viable business of a concept that had so much stigma attached to...

China has told America to stay away from its "own" South China Sea again. This time around, the message came from Hainan-based National Institute of South China Sea Studies. The Beijing-backed think tank reports that the...

Those big vikings in Canada have some big bucks to invest in games for Facebook’s latest platform. Big Viking Games announced today that it’s launching a $10 million publishing fund to help third-party development of...

If this sounds vaguely like the opening voiceover for a late-night, Vegas-style "Get Rich Quick" infomercial you would be half right. The world's leading hypnotist and expert in "subconscious re-programming" (as well as ...

A martial artist relies on others to help him win each fight. He has trainers and therapists and even a spiritual guru to help guide him through the thickets of doubt and fear of pain that afflict even the stoutest fight...

Algorithm open marketplace Algorithmia today released more than three dozen stylized filters with names like alien goggles, post modern, Sunday, purple storm, and space pizza. Made with machine learning, filters that mim...

The Mushroom Kingdom is sprouting up in key places around our world thanks to Nintendo’s partnership with Universal. The game publisher announced today that Nintendo-themed areas will open at Universal Studios resorts ...

When most people get excited about the idea of starting their own business, they're usually not thinking about budgeting. Let's face it: budgeting your business's finances is necessary and important, but it's usually not...

Like many startups, Reedsy is still a work in progress. As different types of authors have used the tool, the founders have realized the need to adapt it to varying formats and plan to offer options for academic content ...

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Microsoft’s Garage division, which regularly pumps out experimental apps, today released a new Android app that could be useful to many people. It examines the raw text that’s displayed on the screen and makes it sup...

SPONSORED: It's prime time for 80 million millennials. The largest generation in history is digital-first, and their mobile shopping habits and expectations are changing the way online companies need to earn the ecommerc...

Starting today in select cities, Lyft is launching its upfront price estimation tool for all of its ride types. That means that when you enter your destination, the app will display the fare you can expect to pay. Previo...

Verdane Capital IX, the latest fund from a Nordic private equity manager focusing on investments in technology enabled growth companies, has invested over €5 million (c.$5.3m) in Vaadin, the profitable company behind t...

A series of seven Gulf startups pitched to investors at a London event in the hopes of winning a $10m pot of cash.

PRESS RELEASE: Tradeshift, the leading business commerce platform, today announced two new joint ventures in China to connect millions of trading partners, digitalize the transactions between them, and offer accessible t...

Facebook wants to completely remove the barrier between you and games on its platform, and it is using HTML5 to accomplish that across mobile and the web. Instant Games are a new feature from Facebook that enable you to ...

Fotolia Michael Madon is a recognized leader in the field of cyber security and the CEO of Ataata, a universal security awareness platform designed to reduce human error in the workforce. The Ataata platform delivers tim...