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Fearless And Focused: The Entrepreneurs Playing A High Stakes Startup Game Like Branson
Forbes - 27 Apr 2017 16:16
In spite of the risks, pressures and the costs, some entrepreneurs will go to extraordinary lengths to make their high stakes startups a reality
Samsung reports its largest quarterly profit since 2013
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 07:01
SEOUL (By Hyunjoo Jin Reuters) – Tech giant Samsung on Thursday said it expected earnings to further improve in the current quarter, after it reported its best quarterly profit since 2013 thanks to a memory chip boom. ...
SuperData: Digital gaming brought in $8 billion in March
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 23:23
The game industry’s digital revolution is marching along smoothly. The worldwide digital gaming market grew 7 percent year-over-year in March, according to research firm SuperData. This brought it to a new high of $8 b...
Conversation is key to chatbot engagement
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 23:10
GUEST: Do bot metrics change over time? One question that still comes up after 2.4 billion messages at Dashbot is around buttons versus free-form communication, especially as platforms add more app-like functionality. We...
Apple releases iOS 10.3.2 public beta 5
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 23:01
Apple today started rolling out the fifth beta version of iOS 10.3.2, a point update to iOS 10.3 that will be going out to everyone in the next few weeks. After making the beta available for developers to try out, Apple ...
Microsoft's Xbox gaming division generated $1.9 billion last quarter
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 22:28
Gaming is still a solid business for Microsoft even if it isn’t seeing massive gains. The company reported the results of its fiscal Q3 today, and it revealed that it generated $1.928 billion in revenues from Xbox and ...
Eat, Move, Live: 3 Components Of A Healthy Office
Forbes - 27 Apr 2017 22:28
Employers can educate employees on practical behaviors and habits to support eating well, moving more and living a happy, holistically enriching life.
Microsoft reports $23.6 billion in Q3 2017 revenue: Azure up 93%, Surface down 26%, and Windows up 5%
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 22:15
Microsoft today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2017, including revenue of $23.6 billion, net income of $5.7 billion, and earnings per share of $0.73. The company’s Intelligent Cloud and Productivity ...
Intel slightly beats analyst expectations with revenue of $14.8 billion and earnings of $3.2 billion
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 22:09
Intel reported earnings that beat analysts’ earnings for the first quarter ended March 31. Revenues for the quarter were $14.8 billion and non-GAAP earnings were $3.2 billion, or 66 cents a share. The earnings come at ...
AWS grabs $3.66 billion in revenue in Q1, 42% more than last year
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 22:05
In disclosing its financial results for the first quarter of this year today, ecommerce company Amazon said that its Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud business brought in $890 million in operating income on $3.66 bi...
Can You Build A Great, Lucrative Career Without A 4-Year Degree? MissionU Is Banking On It
Forbes - 27 Apr 2017 22:05
Adam Braun shares his vision for MissionU, a new college alternative that trains students debt-free for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Intel's VR director knows the future (Hint: It's not about headsets)
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 22:00
SPONSORED: Presented by Intel Virtual reality (VR) is a big-buzz topic in gaming today, but a lot of questions remain about what direction the genre will take, and how it will evolve. Attendees of the upcoming GamesBeat ...
Google+ now has Topics
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 21:58
Google is back at it, adding stuff to Google+, its 6-year-old social network. Today Google said it’s dropping a new card called Topics into your home stream. It provides links to pages containing posts on subjects that...
Amazon's Alexa can now whisper in your ear
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 21:31
Amazon released new features today to give the developers of Alexa skills the choice to add more excitement to Alexa’s voice, and the ability to speed or slow her pace — or even whisper. The new feature is available ...
6 ways Cortana can improve your commute
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 21:10
GUEST: One of the best things about Microsoft’s Cortana in comparison to other voice-activated personal assistants is it really tries to make it all about you. It remembers your preferences, likes, dislikes, and even y...
Razer says its wireless Lancehead mouse is reliable enough for esports
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 21:01
Razer claims that its new mouse outperforms “every other wireless gaming mouse” on the market, and it is positioning this new device at the high end of the price spectrum as well as a viable option for pro gamers. Th...
5 Ways To Come Up With New Blog Post Ideas In 15 Minutes Or Less
Forbes - 27 Apr 2017 20:33
It's possible to generate new content ideas in 15 minutes or less. Here are 5 approaches for doing so.
HP Spectre x360 13 4K review: A beautiful display that kills the battery
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 20:26
REVIEW: A few months ago HP went ahead and released a new version of its very good 13.3-inch Spectre x360 convertible laptop with a 4K Ultra HD display. A screen this fancy was previously only available on the 15.6-inch ...
AMD's Radeon software adds Quake Champions promo link to your PC's desktop
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 20:14
If you installed AMD’s new Radeon software today, you probably noticed a new icon on your Windows desktop. AMD launched the latest version of its Crimson ReLive Edition software, which features support for Warhammer 40...
Stanford University to pilot sexual assault reporting software Callisto
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 19:56
Stanford University will soon begin a three-year pilot of sexual assault tracking program Callisto. The pilot was announced Wednesday in a Stanford news release published in response to a new report on sexual assault ini...
Chrome will start marking sites in Incognito mode as non-secure in October 2017
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2017 19:40
Google today announced the second step in its plan to mark all sites as non-secure in Chrome. Starting in October 2017, Chrome will mark sites with entered data and sites in Incognito mode as non-secure. S is a more s...
Has Trump Helped Small Business During His First 100 Days?
Forbes - 27 Apr 2017 19:24
A review of Trump's first 100 days as President... and how his actions have affected small business owners.