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Astro's A50 is the smartest wireless gaming headset you can buy
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 00:11
REVIEW: Astro has proven once again why it is the go-to headset brand for so many gamers. The company has launched the third generation of its Astro A50 wireless headset. This is a $300 audio system that comes with a bas...
Galatron brings retro-arcade-style space shooting to Facebook Messenger instant games
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 22:45
You’ve got a new way to blast a bunch of alien goons in spaceships while mucking around with your phone — but this one doesn’t require a download. Big Viking Games launched Galatron today, its latest foray into HTM...
The Key Elements Of Your Company's Corporation Book
Forbes - 15 Dec 2016 04:20
A company's corporation book is an integral building block in creating a strong foundation upon which to build your board, rules and regulations, your team and revenue.
Why Uber is trying to take the driver out of taxis in China
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 02:10
GUEST: There has been much discussion about the recent decision by Uber to cede its China operations to Didi. Headlines trumpeted things like “Uber Surrenders in China” and “Uber Slayer: How China’s Didi Beat the...
Boston Millennia Partners Invests in Cota, Inc.
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 19:05
PRESS RELEASE: Boston Millennia Partners is pleased to announce its investment in Cota, Inc. as part of an $18 million growth equity round. Cota is a New York City based cancer outcomes and data tracking company that use...
Why AI needs security (and vice versa)
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 00:10
GUEST: The next stage of evolution for AI is democratization. That means making it available to businesses of all sizes, and not just to companies like Microsoft, Google or Apple. The opportunity in front of us is using ...
Big data software company Databricks raises $60 million
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 16:00
Databricks, a startup that has pushed the commercialization of the Apache Spark open-source big data software, today is announcing a $60 million funding round. Databricks offers cloud service based on Spark that can be u...
What You Don't Know About Etsy (And Its 2017 Strategy)
Forbes - 15 Dec 2016 22:34
Etsy - now 11 - is making some serious cash but relatively little is known about the online marketplace. Here are five things you didn't know about Etsy and its 2017 strategy...
How Entrepreneurs Turn Impossible Ideas Into Reality For The World
Forbes - 15 Dec 2016 16:00
For those of us who have won the geographical birth lottery, it's hard to fathom what this means to Daniel and his village. But it's not meant for you to be able to; I wrote this to give you perspective and inspiration o...
Yahoo reveals new hack where 'unauthorized third party' stole data from more than 1B accounts
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 00:03
Yahoo has disclosed that in addition to its September hacking incident, another “unauthorized third-party” obtained data from more than 1 billion user accounts. The company claims that the information stolen may incl...
NES Classic Edition is back in stock in 'limited quantities' at GameStop
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 23:07
One of the holiday’s most elusive gift items is starting to show back up at retailers. GameStop, the world’s largest gaming-focused brick-and-mortar retailer, says its stores are starting to get in new shipments of N...
PC RPG hit Victor Vran moves to the PS4 and Xbox One in 2017
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 17:00
Victor Vran, a PC role-playing game where you smite demons, helped put Bulgarian game studio Haemimont Games on the map. And now Wired Productions has announced that it will publish Victor Vran on the Xbox One and PlaySt...
Nintendo Switch specs: less powerful than PlayStation 4
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 02:15
The Nintendo Switch game console coming in March won’t be more powerful than Sony’s three-year-old PlayStation 4, according to sources familiar with the system. Two sources (who asked to keep their names out of this ...
Turo expands its 'Airbnb for cars' beyond North America and into the U.K.
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 02:01
After seven years in business, peer-to-peer (P2P) car-sharing network Turo is today launching in the U.K., the company’s first market outside of North America. Founded out of Boston as RelayRides in 2009, before moving...
Three Ways To Better Understand (And Build) Your Business's Credit Score
Forbes - 15 Dec 2016 16:00
You must take proactive steps to build up your business's credit.
Still One Nation
Forbes - 15 Dec 2016 20:53
The week of the election, I was in an Uber in Detroit when a Hillary Clinton ad came on the radio. The driver, a white single mother in her 40s, scoffed in reaction to the ad. "After all that she's done?" I didn't ask he...
Popcorn Time adds support for dubbed movies
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 20:08
Popcorn Time, an app for streaming video torrents, added a new feature to its arsenal today: dubbing support. English content is now available in French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese as well. Popcorn Time aut...
Adobe's record revenue streak continues: $1.61 billion in Q4 2016
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 23:08
Whatever you think of 2016, it was a great year for Adobe.
8 biggest startup insights for 2017
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 21:25
SPONSORED: Presented by Zirra 2016 was a great year for unicorns, such as Airbnb, Magic Leap and Didi, who snatched up enormous sums of money. Not to mention IPO candidates such as Snapchat, for whom 2017 is filled with ...
California's new energy-efficiency rules for computers may save consumers $373 million a year
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 07:53
(Reuters) – California regulators on Wednesday adopted the nation’s first mandatory energy efficiency rules for computers and monitors – devices that account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7 percent of co...
Obamacare Repeal Results In Tax Cuts For The Rich; Tax Increases And Lost Insurance For The Rest
Forbes - 15 Dec 2016 23:33
Obamacare is a goner. The details of its demise remain to be sorted out, but Republicans have been salivating at the prospect of repealing the Affordable Care Act since its enactment in 2010, and now that the GOP has add...
Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant
Venture Beat - 15 Dec 2016 01:22
Facebook Messenger rolled out a new feature today that's powered by M, its AI-powered virtual assistant. The new feature called M suggestions appears in chat conversations to suggest a response based on the topic of conv...