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Craigslist competitor Backpage.com hit with new pimping, money-laundering charges
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 13:03
California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Friday filed new criminal charges of pimping and money laundering against the chief executive and controlling shareholders of the website Backpage.com, reviving a case that wa...
Middle Market M&A: About Your CPA & Attorney
Forbes - 24 Dec 2016 16:49
Family-owned middle-market companies typically rely on their accountant and attorney for guidance on a broad range of issues. However, these professionals usually don't have the specialized knowledge to advise on the sal...
Tech is disrupting American society -- here's what we need to do about it
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 01:10
GUEST: "Disruption" is the buzzword du jour in tech. Every pitch in every coffee shop in Silicon Valley is peppered with the term. Such overuse risks rendering the word meaningless. But in the weeks since the election, "...
Amazon starts flexing muscle in new space: Air cargo
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 06:25
(Reuters) — A cargo plane emblazoned with “Prime Air” descended from an empty sky at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Tuesday, ninety minutes from the bustle of New York City, loaded with crates of goods duri...
President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 16:30
OPINION: They say that the holidays make us feel charitable, and I hope that is the case. I believe that President Obama should pardon Edward Snowden, the man who blew the whistle on the National Security Agency’s glob...
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 09:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 23 technology M&A transactions, one IPO and 62 tech funding deals (totalling €255 million, not counting the £2.4 billion pumped into London-based data centre operator Global Switch by Chines...
T-Mobile's 'free' streaming music service blocked in Netherlands over net neutrality concerns
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 03:15
(Reuters) — The Dutch Consumer and Markets regulator (AFM) on Friday ordered T-Mobile to stop offering a streaming music product which did not count toward customers’ data usage. The AFM said the practice, often call...
The first 10 steps to corporate innovation
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 20:02
GUEST: Corporate innovation is all the rage. The world's largest companies are partnering with startups and opening innovation labs in tech accelerators. Everyone wants to capture that magic pixie dust that enables start...
GamesBeat's 10 biggest stories of the year
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 19:10
Guides, Pokémon, and porn. Those are some of the most common themes you’ll find in our 10 most popular stories of the year. Our staff wrote hundreds of articles in 2016, covering news, reviews, interviews, opinion pie...
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One grab the TV eyeballs as Christmas approaches
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 18:02
GUEST: Santa can't put an app in your stocking. GamesBeat has partnered with attention analytic company iSpot.tv, which measures TV advertising in real-time, to bring you a monthly report on how gaming brands are spendin...
Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are using Amazon's Lumberyard game engine
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 02:19
Cloud Imperium Games announced today that its Star Citizen and Squadron 42 games will use the Amazon Lumberyard game engine. These are two of the most ambitious games being built today, and the switch from other engines ...
The Personal Balanced Scorecard: A Tool For Your Own End-Of-Year Review
Forbes - 24 Dec 2016 21:44
In Decembermanypeople turn toward self-reflection: reviewing and evaluating their lives, their jobs, and their happiness as the year winds down and considering what changes (if any) they'd like to make in the new year. S...
Track Santa with Google Home and Amazon's Alexa
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 21:05
If you own a Google Home or an Alexa-enabled device, both can help you find Santa Claus and his legendary reindeer squad this Christmas. With Google Home, it's simple: Just say “OK Google, where's Santa?" To track Sant...
Nintendo plans to release more than 3 iOS and Android games every year
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 01:46
You can expect more than Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem, and one other Nintendo game to hit your iPhone in 2017. Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima said the company will launch more than three games for tablets and smart...
24 acquisitions in 2016 that reveal Europe and Israel as hotbeds of innovation
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 23:15
The year 2016 may be remembered for many things, from the emergence of self-driving cars into the mainstream to virtual reality’s stab at being more than a fad. But for those who follow M&A activity around the world, E...
3 Easy And Genuine Ways To Thank Your Team For A Great Year
Forbes - 24 Dec 2016 17:22
If you're a young entrepreneur, you may be feeling the struggle of how to thank your team this year. Although many founders want to do more than they can, the value of an honest, heartfelt thank you cannot be overlooked.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports players and owners group get into dispute
Venture Beat - 24 Dec 2016 01:18
In professional sports, owners and players don’t always agree. And in esports, the same is proving true, as a player group launched a complaint this week and forced the owners to respond. Players from five professional...