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Learning From Juicero's Response To A Very Bad Day In PR
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 14:23
A negative article has unleashed a storm of bad PR for Juicero. But here's what entrepreneurs can learn from their artful response.
Oculus VR Co-Founder's $100,000 Donation To Trump's Inauguration Could Explain Some Things
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 03:13
Palmer Luckey, former Facebook employee and co-creator of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, donated $100,000 to President Donald Trump's inauguration committee, Mother Jones reports. This could explain a lot. Cart...
14 AI startups will compete for $1.5 million from Nvidia
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 23:30
Artificial intelligence is hot, and you can tell that because both giant companies and tiny startups are excited about it. Nvidia, which had $6.9 billion in revenues last year, is in touch with more than 2,000 AI startup...
Appeals Court Rebukes CFPB, Rejects Probe Into For-Profit College Accrediting Group
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 23:13
A federal appeals court says no to the CFPB's attempt to investigate the accrediting agency for for-profit colleges.
Why users have mixed feelings about Cortana
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 23:08
GUEST: Launching a new product feature is hard — remember Clippy from Microsoft Word? To follow Windows 8 with a successful new OS was of utmost importance for Microsoft, but when you’re the 800-pound gorilla in the ...
Telling the Right Entrepreneurial Story
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 22:03
In the first and second post of our series on entrepreneurial storytelling, we discussed why entrepreneurial stories mattered and what pieces you need to build them. In this post we'll explore how to really tell your ent...
RedZone Map™ Hits Top 10 in London
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 21:25
PRESS RELEASE: Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ: HMNY) and RedZone, creator of the RedZone Map™ app, announced today that their real-time crime mapping coverage of London, launched just two days ago, has been...
Four Keys To Succeeding As A Socially Responsible Retailer
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 21:19
There has been a lot of buzz lately about socially responsible companies, those that are purpose-driven and are giving back to a specific community or to society in some way. Read what we learned from Terradamus, Warby P...
The impact of AI on supply chain logistics
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 21:10
GUEST: Ever wonder how your Amazon Prime packages show up at your door mere hours after you place an order? A complex series of operations connects suppliers to manufacturers to wholesalers to retailers to you, the end c...
How the P90 submachine gun became video gaming's coolest weapon
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 20:18
Some people feel the same way about firearms that my grandma feels about lawn gnomes, but that’s not me. I’m not a gun guy. And yet, if you ask me if I have a favorite gun, the answer is yes: the P90. Now, I’ve nev...
Google is testing Copyless Paste in Chrome for Android, gives text suggestions in other apps
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 19:32
Google has deployed the first code for a new feature called Copyless Paste in its Chrome app for Android. The feature is meant to take data from your Chrome usage and use that to improve the experience in other apps. It�...
Upcoming HTC Ocean will be branded HTC U 11 and come in 5 colors
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 19:25
EXCLUSIVE: The final retail branding for HTC’s upcoming flagship smartphone will be HTC U 11, VentureBeat has learned, in an effort to bridge past and present naming schemes. The information comes from an individual br...
Call of Duty: WWII confirmed as the world's biggest shooter returns to its roots
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 19:00
Call of Duty is returning to its roots as a World War II game. Activision and Sledgehammer Games confirmed today that Sledgehammer is working on Call of Duty: World War II for this year’s release in the top-selling ser...
Forbes Agency Council Members Bring AR To The NBA, Launch Viral Dippin' Dots Campaign, And More
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 18:43
Forbes Agency Council members celebrate big wins this quarter.
Mercedes-Benz cars get Amazon Echo and Google Home control
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 18:42
All 2016 and 2017 Mercedes-Benz vehicles can now be controlled with Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant on Google Home, the carmaker announced today. To use Alexa or Google Assistant with a Mercedes-Benz car, owners mus...
The Rise Of Factory-Built Homes: NYC Goes Modular
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 18:38
In Episode 4 of business tech podcast Predicting Our Future, serial entrepreneur Andrew Weinreich speaks with the people behind some of the largest NYC modular construction projects as he investigates how the U.S. constr...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Switch dominates March sales, and Rocket League is going to China
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 18:33
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the original StarCraft is now free, we check out Telltale’s new Guardians of the Galaxy series, and we try to figure out why Nintendo is killing the NE...
Twitch is making it easier for indie content creators to make money
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 18:15
If you want to make money streaming, your goal is about to get easier. Twitch announced a new Affiliate Program today, which will give non-partnered content creators new ways to earn cash on the streaming site. Twitch ha...
Small Business and the Fed
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 17:59
The Fed should not ignore small-business sector's real-world experience in the name of econometric models.
Sales Leadership Needs More "Observable" Moments
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 17:44
Sales organizations need more observable moments if they're going to be able to accelerate sales in today's hyper-competitive fast paced world. 21st-Century organizations are winning through coaching and observable momen...
Gorsuch Displays Conservative Chops In His First Week On Supreme Court
Forbes - 21 Apr 2017 17:17
The Supreme Court's newest justice offered no surprises in his first week on the bench.
The DeanBeat: Console games on the couch and augmented reality entertainment everywhere
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2017 17:00
Some of the best moments I’ve had playing games lately involve sitting on the couch and assuming the identity of Aloy, the female hero of Guerrilla Games’ beautiful PlayStation 4 game, Horizon Zero Dawn. I could spen...