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AWS launches elastic GPUs for EC2, FPGA-backed F1 instances, R4 and refreshed T2, C5 and I3 coming in Q1
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 18:51
At its fifth annual re:Invent user conference in Las Vegas today, public cloud market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of new virtual machine (VM) instances that will be available for developers to r...
Management By Surprise
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 17:15
A complex system benefits from not following the same practices over and over again. By enduring a little bit of stress and continuously adapting to variability in the environment, the system learns to become fitter and ...
Is OPEC Setting The Oil Markets Up For A Big Surprise?
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 23:40
OPEC may be setting oil markets up for a big surprise: an oil shortage rather than an oil glut. And it could send oil prices even higher in the next few months. That's if OPEC is playing an old game -- creating an impres...
'Robot Lawyer' Gives A Voice To Underserved Communities
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 23:14
Australian lawyer Bill Doogue said he sees 30% of people go through the legal process unrepresented by a lawyers.
A Reminder From This Latina Entrepreneur To All Creatives: Put A Price On Your Work
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 22:56
Emma Ramos created BUTS, a web series that caters to the Latino demographic, and shares 5 tips any entrepreneur can apply to their every day hustle.
No Man's Sky is better -- but the Foundation update might be too late
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 22:55
Hello Games has finally reemerged with more content for No Man’s Sky, and a lot has changed for the universe-exploring simulator. But it’s also potentially already too late to pull the game out of its nosedive. On Su...
How Women Can Be Successful And Be Themselves
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 22:29
As an young entrepreneur, I'm constantly trying to be better: a better business woman, a better accountant, a better idea generator. Naturally, I find myself reading a lot of posts, blogs, editorials and research about w...
The Bots Landscape evolves, adds heavyweights like Google Assistant, funds 14 more Slack bots
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 22:15
GUEST: About a year ago I left Google to join Slack, and I hit the ground running. The team I joined was really excited about the platform we were planning to launch and things were super hectic. We were working with par...
Are You Thin-Slicing Your Thinking At Work?
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 22:09
If we're not really paying attention, we tend to focus on what has already happened, rather than what is about to emerge - or we tend to listen to the lazy voice within that quickly jumps to easy, yet unhelpful conclusio...
Pokémon Sun and Moon are Nintendo's fastest-selling games ever in the Americas
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 21:33
Pokémon fever isn’t just for mobile games. Nintendo revealed that fans of its monster-catching role-playing games made Pokémon Sun and Moon the fastest-selling games in the history of the company in the Americas. I a...
7 Ways To Boost Your Credibility As A Freelancer
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 21:33
Pexels.com Over fifty-three million Americans work as freelancers, and they all have one thing in common: They struggle with finding ways to boost their credibility. When you work for a big business, it is easy to look c...
Halo gets esports reality show from 'The Ultimate Fighter' creators
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 21:30
One of Microsoft’s biggest gaming properties is getting its own reality show. Halo studio 343 Industries is partnering with Pilgrim Media on a reality-competition esports series for Halo 5: Guardians. This is the first...
Everything announced at AWS re:Invent 2016 so far
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 21:27
For the past five years, Amazon has held a big conference for customers of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud division in Las Vegas. Software industry people and existing customers have always paid attention. But this y...
How Headline Best Practices Will Change In 2017
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 21:18
Gearing up for 2017, it's time to take a critical look at your content strategy, and evaluate how you create headlines within your campaign.
7 Effective Ways To Boost Valuable Business Referrals
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 21:17
These 7 tactics for boosting business referrals can help attract new customers, generate more revenue, and solidify relationships with your business existing customers.
Games of Glory is a competitive top-down team shooter coming to PlayStation 4
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 21:01
For years, studios such as Ubisoft and DICE have seen skilled designers leave these companies to found development houses of their own. Now, another group of vets from these European game makers are trying to make someth...
Why There Aren't Women on Boards--And Why There Should Be
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 21:01
Fotolia Kate Kohler is a Principal at Korn Ferry where she is a Financial Services specialist and leads the firm's relationship with the World Bank Group. She founded and co-leads the firm's Impact Investing Practice. Ms...
The Importance Of Shared Vision In Social Impact Organizations
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 20:57
Entrepreneurs often struggle in separating themselves from their idea. But for organizations to grow and make a lasting impact, vision must be shared across your team and company. Here are three things to remember when s...
Entrepreneurs Can And Should Change The World
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 20:52
Not to sound hyperbolic, but I believe that as entrepreneurs, we are responsible for pushing forward ideas that benefit humanity. So, while we're out there chasing our fortunes and success, we can also be actively helpin...
Maynard James Keenan Talks Business, Marketing, and When the New Tool Record is Coming Out
Forbes - 30 Nov 2016 20:48
In this interview, Maynard James Keenan talks about business, marketing, music, winemaking, martial arts, geometry, and more. He also has a message for Tool fans--or at least, one particular tool fan.
Stay on the offensive with real-time analytics (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 20:45
VB LIVE: Don't just stay on top of real-time data — use it to stay two steps ahead. But if you can't separate the wheat from the chaff, you won't just make bad decisions, you'll look bad, too. Join this VB Live event f...
AWS now offering trucks to move your data to its cloud
Venture Beat - 30 Nov 2016 20:43
At its re:Invent user conference in Las Vegas today, public cloud market leader Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled the next generation of its Snowball boxes that customers can use to move lots of data to AWS. The first v...