Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 18:00

Virtual reality is ready to grow. Research firm SuperData released a new report predicting that VR hardware will earn $3.6 billion in 2017. That would be an increase of 142 percent over the previous year. It expects VR h...
Forbes - 24 Feb 2017 02:28

As leaders, we know change is unavoidable. However, great leaders by make an effort to understand change and what employees might be thinking and feeling at different stages of their career. What can you do as a leader t...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 23:53

Google today announced that on April 17 it will discontinue the Spaces app it launched less than a year ago. The app will become read-only on March 3. “As we focus our efforts, we’ve decided to take what we learned w...
Forbes - 24 Feb 2017 23:14

It was a stand-off between me and the client. Either my role would changes or hers would; she couldn't have it both ways. This is why I stood my ground, how I weighed the cost, and why I ultimately got what I wanted. Mos...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 23:05

The Fig tree is bearing some big fruit. Today is Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire‘s last day of crowdfunding, and it has passed some big milestones. Fig announced that the PC, Mac, and Linux role-playing game is the mo...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 22:45

VB LIVE: Even bare-minimum ASO strategies can give you an 87 percent lift. And skipping it means your app will sink, plain and simple. Learn how to step up your ASO game in our latest VB Live event, featuring VB Insight ...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 22:30

Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with an updated Cortana persona and Edge improvements. This is the latest build of the company’s upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, which is slated for releas...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 22:15

Welcome to virtual reality, InExile. The long-time independent studio announced The Mage’s Tale today. It’s an action-RPG for the Oculus Rift and its Touch controllers, and it should come out later this year. Its set...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 22:10

GUEST: Steph Hay, head of conversation design at Capital One, knows that her job — creating conversational interfaces for customers to access account information and complete financial tasks — is counterintuitive. Mo...
Forbes - 24 Feb 2017 21:07

The leap from bartender to entrepreneur isn't as surprising as some might think. The skill sets required as an entrepreneur are similar to a bartender: be relentless in providing the best customer experience. Sometimes t...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 21:00

SoFi, an online marketplace for lenders and borrowers, announced today that it is currently raising an additional $500 million. The round is being led by private equity firm Silver Lake Partners. The San Francisco-based ...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 20:45

Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, we reviewed the PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn, Overwatch nabs another Game of the Year award, and the Miami Heat get into esports. Enjoy, and have a gr...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 20:30

OPINION: Software’s biggest advantage is that innovations can be rapidly adopted. But that’s also its biggest downfall: It’s incredibly difficult for everyone to move on after that software is no longer deemed safe...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 19:15

The game that lets you be your very own John Wick-style badass is about to get harder. Superhot VR is getting some new modes and challenges in its Superhot VR Forever update that is coming out March 7. Superhot VR is a f...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 18:40

FEATURE: What is the most far-out, insane thing a smartphone could do? In the final days of 2015, Google's secretive Advanced Technology and Projects group searched for ways to prove that Project Ara -- the never-release...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 18:00

Video games are a great form of escapism. And the game industry celebrated them last night at the DICE Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars of gaming, and the DICE Summit 2017 conference this week in Las Vegas. Amid the ...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 18:00

Layer has secured additional funding to further develop its messaging platform that lets brands and developers create a Facebook Messenger-like experience inside their own apps. The company today revealed that it has rai...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 17:50

(Reuters) – China’s securities regulator is considering offering a shortcut for some of the country’s largest technology companies to list their shares, allowing them to jump a long line of applicants and boost dom...
Forbes - 24 Feb 2017 17:49

The online retailer known for its playful planners and pens is stepping beyond the world of office supplies and into the culture-building realm workplace furniture. CEO Randy Nicolau dishes on his "workstyle" vision and ...
Venture Beat - 24 Feb 2017 17:41

PRESS RELEASE: Augmenix, Inc., a medical technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary absorbable hydrogels that separate and protect organs at risk during radiotherapy announced a newly published...
Forbes - 24 Feb 2017 17:35

Until Will Chang cofounded Parting in 2015, it was impossible to find prices for funeral services online. He believes the site is a win-win for both the aggrieved and the funeral home industry,
Forbes - 24 Feb 2017 17:24

Grasping these three basic features of management will add lasting value to your organization, while enriching your own work environment.