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An inexperienced, populist administration promises to rapidly re-engineer our economy, which already has more downside than upside. Good things could happen, but trouble seems more likely.

(Reuters) – A declassified report by U.S. intelligence agencies said Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Donald Trump’s electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 pr...

GUEST: Mainstream sports are finally recognizing the untapped potential in video games as spectator sports. Three NBA team owners recently bought stakes in esports teams, and other investors are clamoring to invest as th...

Amazon Alexa everywhere, and that might be a problem. At CES 2017, the voice assistant kept popping up in unusual places. At a booth for smart home integrator Legrand, there were outlets used for plugging in lamps and ap...

GUEST: Digital music really could use some help. Industry revenues are dipping due to piracy and illegal use of content. Singers and composers are being short-changed by music companies and streaming services. And busine...

Gary Shapiro is the voice of the tech industry. The president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association is the leader of the trade group that puts on CES, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. I spoke with...

Uber Developer Experience Lead Chris Messina announced Friday that he has left the ride-sharing company. Messina is known as the creator of the hashtag, and for accurately declaring 2016 the year of conversational commer...

Source: pixabay.com Here are my 2017 predictions. My 2016 accuracy was 78%. 1. After eight years entrenched at barely 2% GDP growth, the U.S. economy will finally exit perpetual recovery mode into expansion status of at ...

My workers don't check their emails afterhours--and it makes us more productive, more profitable and happier.

No company can afford to be a customer service laggard. So, what can leadership do to ensure they stay up, stay competitive and stay relevant? Pay close attention to what's trending in the world of customer service and c...

Microsoft today said that its has added support for 13 more services in its Microsoft Flow service, which lets people use templates that automate processes across multiple apps as well as build custom “flows.” Flow n...

Apple computer users should be extra diligent when surfing the web. For the past few weeks, people have been tricked into visiting a phony website embedded with malware that can freeze Apple computers, according to a rep...

Earlier today, two Google Home devices fell in love, argued, made up, and bickered just like an old, married couple. It was captured live on Twitch, amassing a whopping 1.1 million visitors as we went to press. The idea ...

VB LIVE: A drop in the price of VR headsets and wildly successful campaigns from giants like Volvo prove that VR is set to reshape the marketing landscape. Join VR innovators in this VB Live event to learn how to tap int...

Flow, a new air quality tracker, can be used anywhere. (Image courtesy of Plume Labs) More than half of all Americans live in counties in urban areas where they're exposed to unhealthy air according to the 2016 State of ...

GUEST: Last week, a flurry of reports came in about the decision made by the Attorney General in Iran, Dr. Abdolsamad Khoramabadi, to ban Supercell's Clash of Clans, after his office received the recommendation by the Co...

Facebook-owned WhatsApp today announced that people sent 63 billion messages on New Year’s Eve, setting a new record for the app that lets people have chats and make voice and video calls. Within those 63 billion messa...

French startup Smart & Blue believes that we don’t realize how much water we use in the shower. And so it has made a product that tells us just how much water is running down the drain while we’re singing a little to...