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ISTE 2017 Preview: Zulama
Nibletz - 17 May 2017 06:55
Pittsburgh Startup Zulama Gets Students Interested In Computer Science. What’s the best part of computer science? Creating video games of course. At least to middle and high school students. That’s the logic behind Z...
5 Common Unethical Marketing Practices: Are You Guilty?
Forbes - 17 May 2017 20:49
If you market your business in a way that's unethical, you could drive people away from your business. Are you guilty of any of these 5 common unethical marketing practices?
Kansas City Gets New Venture Fund With $25M For Startups
Nibletz - 17 May 2017 06:30
Leawood Venture Capital is a new venture fund based in Kansas City that opened their doors t the beginning of the year. Th fund has already started investing in local startups. In April Leawood participated in Pepper IoT...
Injustice 2's facial animations raise the industry bar
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 23:58
I’ve always been more of a Marvel guy than a DC fan. Sure, I can appreciate the DC stars like Batman and Superman, but its universe of superheroes and villains doesn’t do a whole lot for me. This also goes for the fr...
7 roles chatbots could play in media and entertainment
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 23:10
GUEST: One of the more fun assertions you hear tossed around nowadays is “Chatbots will kill apps, websites, and basically everything else, too” — except, it seems, email. Having been in the marketing business for ...
Google gives developers more monetization options with Payment API, redesigned AdMob, and Play store ads
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 23:00
While Google’s Marketing Next conference is next week, the company had some developer-specific ads news to share at its I/O 2017 developer conference. The company highlighted three improvements for developers: the Goog...
Survey: Payment Technology And Fraud Challenges Are Big Concerns For Small Business
Forbes - 17 May 2017 22:58
The more we integrate our business and financial systems, the more we open up the potential for business improvement but also the potential for system vulnerability and worry.
4 Tactics To Grow Your Side Hustle Faster
Forbes - 17 May 2017 22:57
Want to make quicker progress growing your side hustle? Building regular accountability into your workflow will make you responsible for delivering on your goals. Get started with these four accountability hacks today.
Google updates Firebase with performance monitoring and phone authentication, starts open-sourcing SDKs
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 22:49
At its I/O 2017 developer conference today, Google announced new features for Firebase, its service for helping developers build apps for Android, iOS, and the web. At the same time, the company also started open-sourcin...
Former Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash rejoins Greylock
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 22:32
Adam Nash is returning to venture firm Greylock as an executive-in-residence, where he plans on helping its portfolio companies around strategy and business development while also helping to find new opportunities. His h...
Google opens Android Instant Apps SDK to all developers
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 22:23
At its I/O 2017 developer conference today, Google launched the Android Instant Apps SDK. Now all developers can write Android Instant Apps, as opposed to just a handful of partners. Google Play product manager Ellie Pow...
Google unveils Android Studio 3.0 with new performance profiling tools, Instant Apps, and Kotlin
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 22:15
At its I/O 2017 developer conference, Google today unveiled Android Studio 3.0, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE). You can download the new version for Windows, Mac, and Linux now directl...
Grantmaking's Six Degrees Of Separation
Forbes - 17 May 2017 21:59
Why successful philanthropists are the ones that get closer to the communities they serve.
Frame raises $16 million to bring your desktop to the cloud
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 21:32
COMMUNITY: Frame raised $16 million to help build out a cloud-based platform that hosts desktop workspaces capable of handling data-intensive applications. Microsoft Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and In-Q-Tel particip...
DoorDash sees 25% lift from AI recommendations
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 21:21
Food delivery company DoorDash says personalized restaurant recommendations based on AI are seeing a significant lift in orders, compared to regular recommendations based on popularity. In an interview with VentureBeat, ...
Ready to pay trillions for self-driving car roads?
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 21:10
GUEST: Car companies say self-driving cars are coming soon, but that’s only half the story. Automakers can build cars with semi-autonomous hardware, but they aren’t in the business of building infrastructure. From th...
Why I Upended My Business To Focus On Boomers
Forbes - 17 May 2017 21:05
The founder of EVELO Electric Bicycles explains how changing his business model to target boomers paid off and why other entrepreneurs should do the same.
Android to launch TensorFlow Lite for mobile machine learning
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 21:03
Android app developers will soon have a specialized version of TensorFlow to work with on mobile devices. TensorFlow Lite, which will be part of the TensorFlow open source project, will let developers use machine learnin...
What should you expect from Microsoft at E3? GamesBeat Decides
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 21:01
The Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show grows ever closer, and we must face it with brave, determined resolve. This week on the GamesBeat Decides podcast, co-hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti determine whether th...
Google announces new Daydream VR hardware -- no phone required
Venture Beat - 17 May 2017 21:00
Google has big plans for virtual reality Vice president of virtual reality at Google Clay Bavor announced that the company is working on standalone Google Daydream VR headsets during the Google I/O event in San Francisco...
7 Tips For A Successful Business Exit
Forbes - 17 May 2017 20:58
Planning a successful business exit strategy? Here is what you need to consider.