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U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey shows support for sharing economy
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 23:33
GUEST: Just 10 years ago, the idea of leaving your home for a long trip meant you were paying for something you wouldn't use. Your car would sit in the garage, your apartment or house would sit empty, and you'd still be ...
3 (Non-Tech) Ways To Get Millennials Into Your Brick-And-Mortar Toy Store
Forbes - 10 Jun 2017 23:33
If you own or manage a brick-and-mortar toy store, what can you do to bring in Millennial moms and dads--parents who can find, compare and purchase thousands of toys in mere seconds online? The answer is surprisingly low...
EA donates $1 million for anti-bullying charities
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 22:18
Electronic Arts is making a commitment to inclusive gaming with a donation of $1 million to anti-bullying groups. CEO Andrew Wilson announced today during the company’s EA Play event that the publisher will make a dona...
FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch: EA confirms Ultimate Team, Joy-Con controls
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 22:04
FIFA is coming back to Nintendo’s platform, and publisher Electronic Arts confirmed onstage today during its Hollywood fan event before next week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo tradeshow that this offshoot of its fl...
Star Wars: Battlefront II will get free DLC after November 11 launch
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:55
Star Wars: Battlefront II is one of the most anticipated games of the year. And Electronic Arts figured out how to the shooter even more special by announcing at a Hollywood event today that it will give free content to ...
Seed is EA's new research division for cutting-edge game experiences
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:45
Patrick Soderlund, the head of studios at Electronic Arts, announced the company has created a new game research division called Seed, or Search for Extraordinary Experiences. He said EA is doing research on games for ne...
EA Sports looks to grow Madden, FIFA, and NBA Live
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:41
A generation of people can tell how old they are by how many Madden video games they’ve seen in their lives, and that annual tradition won’t stop in 2017. EA detailed Madden NFL 18: LongShot, FIFA 18, and NBA Live 18...
BioWare reveals its Destiny-like project Dylan, now called Anthem
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:39
Electronic Arts and BioWare have reportedly put the Mass Effect series on hold, and that has the renowned developer preparing something new. BioWare revealed its project Dylan during EA’s media presentation before the ...
EA debuts A Way Out from the creator of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:29
Electronic Arts has once again shared its stage during its media presentation prior to the Electronic Entertainment Expo tradeshow in Los Angeles with a smaller studio with a unique new game. Hazelight, a new studio from...
Battlefield 1's In the Name of the Tsar expansion has 8 multiplayer maps for Russian campaign
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:11
Electronic Arts gave us a first look at the next expansion pack for Battlefield 1, a Russian campaign dubbed In the Name of the Tsar. It’s part of EA’s attempt to hang on to its players year-round, keeping them engag...
Will autonomous vehicles solve traffic safety inequality?
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:10
GUEST: Last year 40,000 people died in traffic crashes in the United States. That devastating figure hasn't been distributed equally across all sectors of the population. Low-income areas were disproportionately affected...
Watch EA's E3 media presentation right here
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 21:05
We’re live from E3. Electronic Arts is kicking off the event, and you can watch right here.
Portugal's scaleup ecosystem is growing twice as fast as the European average
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 19:25
GUEST: During the past few years, many have covered the remarkable and rapid road that Portugal, and particularly its capital, Lisbon, has travelled by reframing its financial and economic woes into an opportunity for th...
ISTE 2017: Check Out These 43 Companies In San Antonio June 25th-28th
Nibletz - 10 Jun 2017 18:39
ISTE 2017 is just two weeks away. The annual International Society For Technology In Education conference is the largest EdTech conference in the Western Hemisphere. Over four days, teachers, administrators, technology d...
One year in: How publishers are finding wins with Facebook Instant Articles
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 17:02
GUEST: In her 2017 Internet Trends report, Mary Meeker reported that time spent using the Internet on mobile rose again in 2016 to 3.1 hours per day, up from 2.8 hours per day in 2015. Internet usage on PCs, in contrast,...
Test your idea abroad before you scale it in America
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 16:15
GUEST: The United States is a fantastic market for startups, with its huge single market, open-minded buyers, access to fantastic tech talent from the world's greatest universities, and the holy grail of venture capital....
How To Leave Stress At Work So You Don't Take Out Your Frustration On Your Family
Forbes - 10 Jun 2017 15:27
Leaving your work related stress at the office may not be as hard as you think. A new study reveals two simple but effective ways to come home in a better mood.
Gorogoa is a creative indie game where you zoom inside illustrated panels
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 15:00
I’ve never seen a game like Jason Roberts’ Gorogoa, and that’s a good thing. It is an indie title where you play with illustrated art panels, like the frames of a comic book. You are looking for a magical creature,...
5 Alexa skills to try this week
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 15:00
Below find a list of five noteworthy Alexa skills worth trying selected various Alexa Skills Store categories including Customer Favorites This Week, Top Enabled, and Skills Trending This Week. In Alexa-related news this...
Digital Marketing Agency Kotton Grammer's Meteoric Rise To Fame
Forbes - 10 Jun 2017 15:00
Kotton Grammer's digital marketing agency's meteoric rags-to-riches rise portrays the proverbial American Dream. Discover the 8 steps for creating and scaling a successful online marketing business in today's web climate...
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 08:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 9 technology M&A transactions, 4 IPOs and 67 tech funding deals totalling about €232 million (abut $260 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European te...
LucidSound's LS20 headset brings amplified audio to Switch, mobile, and more
Venture Beat - 10 Jun 2017 02:01
A major frustration while traveling or commuting is the loud noises of planes or subway cars drowning out the audio from your headphones. Some devices just don’t put out enough volume. Audio-device manufacturer LucidSo...