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(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...

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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 ...

Entrepreneurial stories come in many different shapes and styles, but they are all built upon the same foundational blocks.

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.

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...

Using your voice to lock your front door or change the temperature in your home is outdated.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...

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, 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...

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 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 ...

Most cheer the success of SXSW as an indie festival made good. But the indie musicians I know privately take issue.

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...