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Mercedes and Bosch to launch driverless taxis by 'beginning of the next decade'
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 16:29
German automotive giant Daimler has announced a partnership with electronics and engineering powerhouse Bosch to bring a fully-automated driverless car system to urban roads. The goal of the collaboration, which pairs Me...
How To Reach Financial Wellness
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 15:53
What exactly is financial wellness, and how on earth do we get there? Financial therapist Amanda Clayman offers her top tips for bringing money into balance.
Trump signs repeal of U.S. broadband privacy rules
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 06:14
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a repeal of Obama-era broadband privacy rules, the White House said, a victory for internet service providers and a blow to privacy advocates. Republicans in Con...
How to 'break the ice' with your chatbot
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 23:10
GUEST: We’ve all had that moment: You open a website or dial a customer service number and find yourself greeted by an obviously automated response. You curse the heavens and brace yourself for a “chat” with the so...
Summit Partners Closes Two Equity Funds with Combined $4.0 Billion of Commitments
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 22:53
PRESS RELEASE: Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, today announced the final closing of two equity funds with combined commitments of $4.0 billion. Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund IX is a $3.3 billi...
Bethesda releases the fast, raw Quake Champions footage you crave
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 22:31
Forget cinematic story trailers. Put away your behind-the-scenes development footage. I just want to see what the hell Quake Champions looks like, and Bethesda finally has my back. The publisher and developer id Software...
Apple Music for Android is finally on par with its iOS counterpart
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 22:08
Apple today updated the Android app for its Apple Music service to make the app’s user interface match Apple Music for iOS, macOS, and Windows (through iTunes). Version 2.0.0 of the Android app, which has 10 million to...
Gears of War 4 April update includes Bunny Hunt for Easter
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 22:01
Gears of War 4 developer The Coalition is launching an April update that includes an Easter event where you can hunt enemies with bunny hoods. The monthly update kicks off with “Bunny Hunt,” an Easter-themed game mod...
Live.me rolls out live game broadcasts on mobile devices
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 21:15
Live.me, one of the fastest growing and highest-grossing live broadcasting platforms, is announcing its new Game Broadcast feature which allows users to play games on their mobile device while displaying their screen to ...
How to increase chatbot engagement up to 90%
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 21:10
GUEST: With more than a billion people using Facebook Messenger and 42 million active Facebook pages, brands are looking for new ways to reach their audience. I’ve been working as a chatbot consultant since 2016. I sta...
Google Play will stop supporting Gifts, Requests, and Quests on March 31, 2018
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 19:41
Google is cutting more features from its mobile game developer offering Google Play Games Services (GPGS). The company plans to stop supporting Gifts, Requests, and Quests on March 31, 2018. That gives Android developers...
Microsoft will start blocking malicious links in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 19:36
Microsoft today announced that later this month it will introduce a new security feature in certain desktop apps for Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. Microsoft is taking its Advanced Threat Protection Safe Links feature, ...
MZ launches Satori, an open platform with 5.5 million real-time data feeds
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 19:30
EXCLUSIVE: MZ, whose live-data streaming technology helped secure it a leadership position in mobile games, today is launching an open version of the technology to give developers access to massive amounts of data. The o...
Decision Guru And Hedge Fund Billionaire Ray Dalio Is Crazy Like A Buddha
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 19:25
A radically transparent way of business decision making is coming. It will take a different management approach. And it will define business competition and the war for talent.
3 Tips On Goal Setting And Winning In Business From A Gold Medal Olympian
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 19:11
Train your brain to think like an Olympic gold medalist. It will make you a better entrepreneur.
What You Need To Know About The Rise Of The Digital, Global, Virtual Office
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 19:08
I share leadership lessons that work for me and others.
Getting People To Take You Seriously When You're Young
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 19:03
Most adults don't take you seriously when you're building a company and yet can't even get into a bar.
Blizzard wins legal case against Overwatch and Warcraft cheatbot maker
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 19:01
Bots that enable cheating in games like World of Warcraft and Overwatch are violating copyright law in the United States. A court has ordered German developer Bossland to pay $8.5 million to Blizzard Entertainment in dam...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare gets new DLC on April 18, including '70s disco zombie episode
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 19:00
Activision and Infinity Ward have released the first details for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Continuum, the second downloadable content (DLC) map pack for last year’s best-selling console video game. The DLC include...
A Warning Sign For Business Owners Looking For A Mortgage
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 19:00
Traditional mortgages require two years of consistent income history in a similar profession. This could be a hurdle for anyone starting a business or switching from employee to sub-contractor.
Spencer Liu, community, and how machine learning identifies narcissists - VB Engage
Venture Beat - 4 Apr 2017 18:45
This week, Travis and Stewart interview Spencer Liu, CEO of KTplay, about the importance of community, how to build one in a smartphone-driven world, and how mobile games can benefit from bringing fans together. In the n...
Insuring Against Tax Reform's Downside Risk
Forbes - 4 Apr 2017 18:41
Some mysteries are better left unresolved. Did FDR know in advance about Pearl Harbor? Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? Was Tony Soprano bumped off in that Jersey diner? We'll never know.