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Miami Heat deepens NBA's dive into esports with acquisition of Vainglory team
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 23:55
Traditional sports and PC esports continue to collide with professional mobile gaming. Team Misfits, the esports partner organization of the Miami Heat basketball team, has acquired Vainglory pro squad Fates Zero. This w...
How To Balance The Need For Data With The Need To Make Timely Business Decisions
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 23:52
Utilizing data is a staple of successful business--but the fast-paced routine of busy CEOs can make this a challenge. Ensure your daily business decisions are both timely and supported by data with these tips.
VR marketing: Put on your damn headset (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 23:29
VB LIVE: VR isn’t just a disrupter — it’s an earthquake reshaping the marketing landscape, with industry giants like Lexus, McDonald’s, Beefeater, and Chik-fil-A bringing virtual reality marketing to the mainstre...
How The Founders Of Chatbooks Pivoted A Struggling Startup Into A Multi-Million Dollar Business
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 22:30
The founders of Chatbooks created an app and website that enables people to literally and figuratively "hold on to what matters" by creating subscription-based automated photo books.
How AI will help you connect with customers
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 22:10
GUEST: The age of artificial intelligence (AI) is upon us. As many in the field already know, AI in its various forms and expressions — neural networks, machine learning, computer vision, and so on — isn't a new medi...
4 Questions Anyone Should Ask Before Buying A Franchise
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 22:10
Here's what our franchise partners wanted to know before buying a franchise. They're questions every aspiring entrepreneur should ask before signing on the dotted line.
Should You Have Multiple People Managing Your Brand's Social Media?
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 21:33
Should you hand over the reins of your corporate accounts to multiple people at the same time? Let's think about the pros and cons.
DICE Awards turn 20: How gaming's Academy Awards have grown
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 21:30
Anniversaries have a way of creeping up on us. The game academy’s annual DICE Awards event is now in its 20th year, while the DICE Summit event is in its 17th. I’ve been to all of the summits, which gather the elite ...
Apple releases iOS 10.3 public beta 3
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 21:18
Apple today started rolling out the third beta version of iOS 10.3 for public beta testers, ahead of the release of iOS 10.3 for everyone in the coming weeks. This comes two weeks after Apple released the second public b...
5 Tips To Setting Mental Work Life Boundaries
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 21:01
Millennials, is this it? 5 Tips to Setting Better Mental Boundaries Between Your Work Life and Personal Life and avoid feeling burnt out and unhappy.
6 Steps To Clean Up Your Data Swamp
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 20:12
Businesses collect massive amounts of data that can turn into a data swamp if not handled right. Here's how to turn a data swamp back to a usable data lake.
PlayStation Network is down again
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 20:04
Sony’s gaming service is having troubles once again. PlayStation Network isn’t functioning properly for everyone right now, according to a wave of complaints on social media today. This outage is preventing many peop...
Fostering The Next Generation Of Girls That Create And Animate
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 20:00
The research is fairly compelling. If there is a desire to involve more children (girls) in STEAM Education, those kids need to be reached where they are engaged and already interested.
Work-Life Checks And Balances
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 19:04
You want to return to sanity? To stop spinning so many plates? You want serenity yesterday? Forget trying to balance everything and instead, focus on installing checks in your system.
Samsung reportedly plans refurbished Galaxy Note7 with smaller battery
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 19:03
In a surprising report out of South Korea today (via XDA), Han Kyung claims that Samsung has plans to re-release recalled units of the ill-fated Galaxy Note7 as refurbished handsets, complete with lower capacity batterie...
On-Demand Work: The New Social Safety Net
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 19:03
A new Intuit survey shows that financial shocks are leading many
Data.world raises $18.7 million to connect open data sets
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 19:00
Shortage of data isn’t an issue right now, but combing through it and making sense of it is. Data.world is trying to address this by providing a social media network that allows users to connect and share different set...
Valve cares about PC gamers, but sucks at showing it
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 19:00
FEATURE: I hadn’t even considered the possibility that Gabe Newell would be joining us. When Valve invited me to its office last week for a series of roundtable interviews, the company made it clear that I wasn’t goi...
This chatbot helps Airbnb hosts answer guests' questions faster than ever before
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2017 18:59
Burner has launched another chatbot to demonstrate the potential of its mobile application and service. With Hostbot, hosts of short-term vacation rentals through Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO, or their own means can communicat...
'Iodine' Pools Thousands Of Reviews To Help End The Pain Of Finding Medication
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 18:55
The free platform let users compare the actual experience of taking different medications, from side effects and cost to availability and convenience; with the revolutionary app Start, it also helps you track them.
3 Books Every Growth-Stage Entrepreneur Should Read This Year
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 18:50
Reading is crucial to growth, but finding the right books can be daunting. Here are some transformative reads worth budgeting time to absorb.
After Katrina, Acadian Ambulance's Everyday Heroics: Bayou Rescues, Self-Sufficient Retirees
Forbes - 21 Feb 2017 18:44
An unusual employee ownership structure binds workers to the company - and to each other, a strength in dangerous situations - and Acadian pays out about $15 million a year to retirees in exchange for long-held company s...