Startup News
CEOs: Five Reasons Your Startup Needs A CIO
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 17:00
Without a CIO, your company lacks an internal systems and technology vision enabling your business' growth initiatives.
How to watch the Nintendo Direct for Arms, Splatoon 2, and more
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 23:58
Nintendo is showing off more Switch and 3DS games that are coming this summer (and beyond), and here’s how you can follow along. The publisher is promising to focus on previously announced Switch games Arms and Splatoo...
'Rick and Morty' VR game launches 4/20 so you have something to do while getting high
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 23:49
After you finish the Cheech and Chong anthology this 4/20, you can hop into virtual reality and spend some time talking about Funyuns and Led Zeppelin with the stars of Adult Swim’s animated hit Rick and Morty. Publish...
5 troubling scenarios as brands like Burger King hijack our voicebots
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 23:10
News today about a Burger King ad that takes over your Google Home speaker is a sign of things to come. In the ad, an employee triggers the speaker to read a description of the Whopper burger on Wikipedia (which may have...
Top 5 Booming Industries For B2B In 2017
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 22:30
Technological innovations are at the core of B2B industries in 2017. As these five sectors continue to bring about new advancements, how can you take advantage of them?
When M&A money goes to charity: EscrowUp closes second transaction
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 22:22
Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs are sometimes scolded for being driven by money rather than purpose. SRS Acquiom, which handles M&A deals, is trying to change that by exerting a positive kind of peer pressure ...
Xbox One and Windows 10 get return policy for digital games and apps
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 21:46
Microsoft is making it easier for you to get your money back for digital games. The Xbox One Insider App has revealed in an official announcement that “self-service refunds” are coming to the Xbox One and Windows 10 ...
Overwatch: Uprising gameplay -- watch us succeed and fail together
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 21:31
Let’s have some fun by eliminating a sentient race of robots! Blizzard has updated its Overwatch team shooter with a new limited-time event called Uprising. This fresh content features new skins, emotes, and other cosm...
Is Minecraft going free-to-play? GamesBeat Decides
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 21:01
Microsoft is continuing to make huge moves with its Minecraft brand, and that could lead to some even bigger changes in the future. On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, host Jeffrey Grubb and co-host Mike Minotti ...
Google Home can now set up flight price tracking alerts
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 20:00
Google Assistant on Google Home can now easily track a plane ticket price, Google announced today. Simply by saying “How much are flights to (insert name of city here)?,” Google Assistant will tell you the starting p...
Daily Task Management For Entrepreneurs: Make The Most Of Your Day
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 19:59
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." - Michael Altshuler
How The Internet's Favorite Workout Queen Was Able To Sweat Her Way To Success
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 19:52
From late-night trainer to multimillionaire, Kayla Itsines' journey is a paragon for wrangling social media into fame and fortune.
Intel's Kim Pallister and sci-fi novelist/Magic Leap game designer Austin Grossman at GamesBeat Summit
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 19:30
Kim Pallister, director of Intel’s virtual reality center of excellence, will moderate a fireside chat with science fiction writer and Magic Leap game maker Austin Grossman our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games...
PlayStation Vue is getting a dedicated esports channel
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 19:16
PlayStation Vue is about to get 24/7 esports content. The Electronic Sports League (ESL) announced today that its EsportsTV is coming to Sony’s TV streaming service later this month. Esports is on pace to reach $696 mi...
Founders: Do You Have To Give Your All At All Times?
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 19:02
It's easy to be engaged in your business when things are going well. It's harder, and the stakes are so much higher, to be "alive" when things go wrong.
A Founder Need To Be "Alive" When Things Are Going Well?
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 19:02
It's easy to be engaged in your business when things are going well. It's harder, and the stakes are so much higher, to be "alive" when things go wrong.
TheWaveVR releases social VR music beta and raises $4 million
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 19:00
TheWaveVR has released the beta version of its social VR music platform on the Steam Early Access on the PC. The company has also raised $4 million in a new round of funding led by Upfront Ventures. The Austin, Texas-bas...
French Lessons On Tax Reform: The Bad, The Worse And The Bizarre
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 18:54
Election-year pandering is conducive to myopic tax proposals. That's evident right now in France, which will hold its first round of national elections on April 23. Three of the tax ideas being put forward are worthy of ...
TransferWise's Chilling Brexit Warning
Forbes - 12 Apr 2017 18:27
FinTech entrepreneurs fear being locked out of European Union markets after Brexit
Trinity Capital Investment Reports Record First Quarter Results
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 18:26
PRESS RELEASE: Leading venture debt provider Trinity Capital Investment (Trinity) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The Company funded an all-time quarterly record of $70 million to 10 p...
MindMaze reveals Mask to capture your facial expression in virtual reality
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 18:00
MindMaze wants to build the next-generation mind-machine interface. And today, it’s taking a step in that direction with the launch of Mask, a technology that can capture your facial expression and translate that to th...
Facebook Messenger passes 1.2 billion monthly active users
Venture Beat - 12 Apr 2017 18:00
Less than a week before Facebook holds its 2017 F8 developer conference, the company has revealed that more than 1.2 billion people use Messenger every month. This is a 20 percent increase from July 2016, when the app fi...