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Facebook reportedly cloning Snapchat Discover to add more real news to your feed
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 04:12
Facebook's envy of Snapchat has been well-documented--as have its attempts over the years to imitate various features of the mobile video-messaging service. Virtually none of these efforts have managed to gain much tract...
Apple tells feds 'new entrants' to auto industry should get same testing rights as incumbents
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 04:57
Apple last week submitted a letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that suggests it’s interested in testing self-driving cars. The company appears eager to work with other companies i...
Overwatch heads to South Korea's prestigious esports stadium as part of ESL's Intel Extreme Masters
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 02:30
Blizzard’s big 2016 shooter is attracting a lot of attention as a game for competitions. ESL announced today that it is adding Overwatch to the roster for its Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) tournament later this month. As...
Zenefits reportedly hiring senior talent who could succeed CEO David Sacks
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 02:58
Zenefits says that it’s always hiring, but could one of the next people it brings on be the successor to current chief executive David Sacks? The company is reportedly looking to bring on senior managers to help grow t...
Can A Christmas Tree Company In Brooklyn Help Your Business Grow?
Forbes - 3 Dec 2016 23:36
Image: AdobeStock New York has a long, rich history of daring entrepreneurs who have made a tradition out of early adoption of cutting edge business strategies. During a recent trip to the Big Apple, I stumbled upon a su...
HoloLens comes to Unity game engine in 5.5 update
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 23:25
The Unity game engine is a versatile tool that developers use to build video games. This year alone it provided a slew of games like Firewatch, Oxenfree, I Am Setsuna, Pokémon Go, ReCore, and the upcoming Cuphead. The e...
PlayStation Experience trailer roundup: The Last of Us: Part II, Marvel vs. Capcom, and more
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 22:15
Sony loaded its news minigun with ammunition and fired off the announcements and trailers in rapid succession this morning at the PlayStation Experience fan event in Anaheim, Calif. Fans got a first look at The Last of U...
America's next war may be fought online, and we're underprepared
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 22:10
GUEST: The United States is frighteningly unprepared for modern-day cyber warfare. While we focus on hot button security risks such as ISIS and domestic terrorism, we let the overwhelming threat of cyberwarfare remain a ...
Naughty Dog is making The Last of Us: Part II
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 21:21
We’re getting a sequel to The Last of Us, and somehow Naughty Dog isn’t calling it More of the Last of Us, The La2t of Us, or The Laster of Us. The Last of Us: Part II is coming to the PlayStation 4. Developer Naught...
Nolan Bushnell's first mobile game: Planning live ops from the start
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 21:05
GUEST: As Nolan Bushnell begins work on his first game for mobile, we're already looking ahead to how people will play the game. It is essential to plan out a response to future analytics right from the first design meet...
Chris Sacca on Silicon Valley's tech bros and Facebook's fake news response: 'It's bulls-t'
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 20:57
Facebook has been taking a lot of heat from critics outside of Silicon Valley following the recent election of Donald Trump. But it might not be anywhere as tough as the recent blasting it took from one of the region’s...
Knack's back -- PlayStation 4 launch game gets a sequel
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 20:44
Sony is making another Knack. PlayStation 4 is getting Knack 2. This is the sequel to the PS4 launch platformer, which starred a character made up of garbage polygons who was trying to get bigger … or something. I don�...
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 available digitally on PlayStation 3 today
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 20:31
When’s Mahvel? Right now. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is finally returning to a current-gen console. During the keynote presentation at its PlayStation Experience event, Sony announced that the game is available to do...
Uncharted gets standalone story chapter called The Lost Legacy where you play as Chloe
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 20:20
Naughty Dog is making more Uncharted. The Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is coming to PlayStation 4 in 2017. This is a standalone story chapter that is essentially downloadable content for Uncharted 4, but you don’t need t...
Pilot projects show how VR will revolutionize education
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 20:00
GUEST: A research report recently published in China entitled "The Impact of VR on Academic Performance,” asserts that virtual reality improves student test scores and knowledge retention. VR-based learning also tends ...
PlayStation Experience 2016 keynote: Watch it right here; right now
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 19:58
Sony is back with with its third annual fan event, and it’s kicking off with news announcements. The PlayStation Experience has begun in Anaheim, California, but you can watch from the comfort of your own home. Sony In...
Beware of these cyber hazards in 2017
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 19:05
GUEST: The ongoing struggle between hackers and the civilized world is usually described as a cat and mouse game, with both hackers and security experts trying to stay one step ahead. But as the stakes get higher and “...
Dead Rising 4's quirky humor will cure 'The Walking Dead' blues
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 18:02
PREVIEW: Zombie survival stories don’t have to be as bleak or tragic as AMC’s television series The Walking Dead. Capcom Vancouver wants to remind you that the apocalypse can be fun, too. To commemorate Dead Rising's...
Interview with Nathan Chan of Foundr Magazine: How to Get Your Audience to Pay For Content
Forbes - 3 Dec 2016 14:57
Print publications have been hit hard in recent years as more consumers flock to digital content. Newspapers have experienced the worst of this trend, with a $5 billion decrease in ad revenue between 2010 and 2015. Meanw...
5 Reasons Your Business Needs Long-Term Service Contracts
Forbes - 3 Dec 2016 13:06
Why having an ongoing relationship with IT, accounting, or other service providers can save you time, money, and hassle in the long run.
Presidential commission recommends U.S. to pursue international cyber security policies
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 13:03
(Reuters) – The U.S. government and the private sector must cooperate to improve the security of digital networks, a U.S. presidential commission on cyber security recommended in a wide-ranging report issued on Friday....
Now is the best time to be an entrepreneur in Europe
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2016 09:44
“Now is the best time in history to be an entrepreneur in Europe." That is one of the banner conclusions from a new report, The State of European Tech, published today by VC firm Atomico and Slush, the organisation beh...