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VR isn't a content business yet, but Hollywood is looking for a way in
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 23:33
GUEST: Sitting in a plush, darkened studio lot theater this past week in Hollywood at yet another forum heralding the dawn of the VR ecosystem, I couldn’t help noting how much interest is building in virtual reality an...
Why the next Amazon Echo and Dot will have a screen
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 22:15
GUEST: 2017 is already going down in history as the year that voice computing went mainstream. Amazon leads the pack, selling well over eight million Echos and Dots in just two years, and leveraging their Amazon Voice Se...
How "TrumpCare Returns" Affects Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 6 May 2017 21:48
The main points that we need to focus on are the (1) tentative protections for Americans with preexisting conditions assuming states do not apply the waiver, (2) the removal of the health insurance tax penalty and (3) he...
Why Intel is taking self-driving cars out for a spin
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 20:05
Kathy Winter is going to spend a lot of time in the garage. But she’s not a mechanic. Winter is the vice president and general manager of automated driving solutions at Intel. She helped dedicated the new Intel Advance...
These investor laws are stunting startup growth
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 19:25
GUEST: Columbus, Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago, Cleveland -- startup hot spots like these are popping up across the nation as innovation and entrepreneurship are on the rise. However, while momentum is building in the Mid...
Orai app uses AI to help you become a better public speaker
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 18:10
When Danish Dhamani arrived in the U.S. from Tanzania four years ago, he found that he wasn’t a good public speaker. So he set about trying to fix that by going to Toastmasters meetings. There, he learned some tricks t...
Top tech stories from India this week
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 17:02
GUEST: Here’s a quick wrap-up of the biggest stories from India this week. 1. India's top court is considering whether to allow the government to link the country’s biometric ID database to tax filings: The governmen...
5 Alexa skills to try this week
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 16:44
Below are five Alexa skills worth trying this week chosen from the New, Trending, and Customer Favorites This Week categories of the Alexa Skills Store. In Alexa news this week, on Friday, images began to emerge of an Am...
55 Freelance Businesses You Can Start For Free Tomorrow Morning
Forbes - 6 May 2017 15:04
Do you want a freelance business you can start for free from your bedroom or anywhere else, armed with just your passions and skills? Take a look at these 55 such freelance businesses - you can start one of them for free...
3 Practices to Become a Great Listener
Forbes - 6 May 2017 15:00
Ineffective listening can lead to damaged relationships, inefficient use of time and energy, and silos between key people in an organization. Here's how to improve your listening skills - fast!
Workforce Representation Is About Quotas, Not Growth: It's Time To Embrace Diversity With Inclusion
Forbes - 6 May 2017 12:29
It's time to move human capital management to the center of an organization's growth strategy that gives people the influence and start growing from the center out where everyone has the opportunity to be inclusive and i...
More than 5% of Facebook's workforce deals with AR and VR
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 12:03
Two pieces of information from Facebook sources have given us new insight into the division of labor inside the social media giant. Words spoken by Oculus team's head of PC VR Brendan Iribe and a passage from Facebook's ...
French candidate Macron claims 'massive' hack as emails leak
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 06:02
(Reuters) – Leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a “massive” computer hack that dumped its campaign emails online 1-1/2 days before voters choo...
This surprisingly self-aware SUV points cameras everywhere
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 01:10
Cameras and sensors. Those are the two technical features to look for in modern cars. As we approach the age of the connected automobile, when every vehicle is more self-aware on the road (for example, it knows about sto...
Mount & Blade takes on esports after selling 7 million copies
Venture Beat - 6 May 2017 00:31
Not all esports games are shooters or multiplayer online battle arenas — sometimes pro gamers wanna compete in an action role-playing game. Mount & Blade, which is medieval role-playing game, debuted in 2008, and over ...
6 Millennials Share Why They Joined The Gig Economy And Ditched Their Day Jobs
Forbes - 6 May 2017 00:21
Considering the leap to self-employment as a freelancer, consultant or otherwise? Hear how (and why) these millennials successfully ditched their full-time jobs and landed in the gig economy.