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Federal judge OKs $27 million driver settlement in Lyft lawsuit
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 05:44
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge gave final approval on Thursday to a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit against Lyft, ending a legal case that challenged the independent contractor status of the ride-hailing servi...
5 Hard 'Facts' About Appreneurship No One Tells You
Forbes - 17 Mar 2017 23:38
Be aware of these before you jump in so you can make the right decisions as you go along in your journey.
Microsoft releases fifth Windows 10 preview in a row with only bug fixes and improvements
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 23:22
Microsoft today released yet another preview build of the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update with no big features — just bug fixes, really. Build 15061 appears just one day after build 15060. Today there appear to be ...
Building Your Entrepreneurial Story
Forbes - 17 Mar 2017 23:19
Entrepreneurial stories come in many different shapes and styles, but they are all built upon the same foundational blocks.
How To Compete For Consumers Online While Attention Spans Diminish
Forbes - 17 Mar 2017 23:15
In the age of Amazon, understanding the impact of page load speed on metrics like engagement and conversions is a critical component in staying competitive.
Millennials Are Pushing B2B Companies Toward Greater Social Impact
Forbes - 17 Mar 2017 23:07
It seems that in the wake of Millennial concerns injected into the marketplace, smart brands will need to weave environmentally and socially conscious services, products and practices throughout the fabric of their organ...
Here's how Zelda megadorks control their smart homes
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 23:00
Using your voice to lock your front door or change the temperature in your home is outdated. You need to get on the new ocarina-controlled smart home. YouTube creator Allen Pan of the Sufficiently Advanced channel releas...
Hearthstone: Journey to Un'Goro may slow down a fast metagame that irks players
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 22:21
Pirates could be going from Hearthstone’s dominant faction to crab food. Blizzard showed off 11 new cards for Journey to Un’Goro, the next expansion for Blizzard’s digital card game behemoth. The set — the first ...
MuleSoft shares spike 45% to $24.75 on first day of trading, worth $3 billion
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 22:18
MuleSoft, the second major tech IPO of the year following Snap, finished the day at about $24.75 per share and worth more than $3 billion. The enterprise software company landed on the New York Stock Exchange this mornin...
Using analytics to build a better cricket bot
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 21:35
GUEST: Analytics are key to building a better chatbot. The following is a case study on how the Facebook bot Machaao uses Dashbot Analytics to increase user experience and engagement. Finding their passion: Cricket By th...
Nintendo stock price surges as company doubles Switch production
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 21:07
Nintendo Switch sold faster in its first two days than the company’s last red-hot hit, the Wii, and while that is not necessarily an indicator for long-term success, the publisher is treating it that way. The price of ...
3 Reasons Why Indie Musicians Are Over SXSW
Forbes - 17 Mar 2017 20:30
Most cheer the success of SXSW as an indie festival made good. But the indie musicians I know privately take issue.
ProBeat: Google could have easily avoided the 'Beauty and the Beast' brouhaha
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 19:30
Google found itself in hot water yesterday when Google Home’s My Day feature ended its spiel with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which opens in theaters this week. The company dug itself a deeper hole when its first ...
Y Combinator-backed Xix.ai wants to predict what you'll do next on your phone
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 19:01
EXCLUSIVE: The other night I checked my phone and I had a Facebook Messenger notification from Emil Mikhailov, cofounder and chief executive of 1-year-old startup Xix.ai. Attached was a screenshot of his Android homescre...
Why Spotify could be about to limit some music to its Premium service
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 18:54
ANALYSIS: Less than two weeks after Spotify passed the 50 million paid subscriber mark, reports are now surfacing that the music-streaming giant is considering putting more limits in place for the free service. So far, t...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: For Honor's big first month and Mass Effect: Andromeda first impressions
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 18:45
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup. This time, Horizon: Zero Dawn has a strong first two weeks of sales, we get a look at Sonic’s next two games, and YouTube gets exclusive broadcasting rights to a big Counter...
Putting wellness in personal financial wellness solutions (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 18:15
VB LIVE: Your customers already know eliminating their morning Starbucks isn’t really going to solve their many financial challenges. To learn how you can deliver more meaningful and productive financial wellness solut...
I'm A Tech Entrepreneur -- Here's What I Learned From Living In The Slums Of New Delhi
Forbes - 17 Mar 2017 17:45
Learning and improving is rarely possible when you're within your comfort zone - as many a founder or tech innovator knows. Running away to live in a slum forced me to develop new ways of thinking that have shaped my dec...
Path of Exile's last update brought a record 40% more players to the online Diablo-like
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 17:37
A consistent devotion to releasing new content has brought Path of Exile a lot of new players. Grinding Gear Games announced today that the action role-playing game saw a 40 percent increase in players over December 2016...
Sonic Forces gameplay trailer has the hedgehog outrunning disaster
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 17:00
Sonic Mania isn’t the only game fans of the blue blur have to look forward to this year. Sega is showing off the first gameplay footage of Sonic Forces, an upcoming platformer that’s coming out for PlayStation 4, Xbo...
The DeanBeat: Experiential Technology event shows how far VR has to go
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 17:00
I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. It showed me that virtual reality has only sc...
Tesla sells stock and debt to raise $1.2 billion, 20% more than planned
Venture Beat - 17 Mar 2017 15:41
Tesla Inc said on Friday it had raised about $1.2 billion, roughly 20 percent more than it had planned, by selling common shares and convertible debt, ahead of the launch of the crucial Model 3 sedan. The company, led by...