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If You Think You Can Serve Everyone In Your Business, You'll Serve No One Well
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 16:37
Wanting to serve the entire world is noble, but not a good business strategy. Pick your ideal niche, then rock in it.
Sunnova Raises nearly $1 Billion Based on Strength of Business Approach
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 16:25
PRESS RELEASE: Sunnova Energy Corporation, a leading residential solar service provider in the U.S., announced today it has raised aggregate capital of nearly $1 billion in the past three months after closing a $140 mill...
Metroid: Samus Returns is a 2.5D reimagining of the Game Boy original
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 19:09
Nintendo didn’t just reveal a new Metroid Prime, it is also making a side-scrolling sequel for the 3DS. Metroid: Samus Returns is a 2.5-D exploration game for Nintendo’s last-generation handheld, and it is due out Se...
Apple issues $1 billion green bond after Trump's Paris climate exit
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 23:50
Apple Inc offered a $1 billion bond dedicated to financing clean energy and environmental projects on Tuesday, the first corporate green bond offered since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris...
Congress' instinct for self-preservation could save late-stage startups
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 23:30
GUEST: Silicon Valley often has a hard time reading political tea leaves. The logic that drives tech and venture capital tends to be the diametric opposite of what drives decisions in Washington, and neither side seems c...
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions is a remake with a twist
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 23:11
Nintendo revealed Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions during its Nintendo Electronic Entertainment Expo Treehouse Live livestream today. The turn-based role-playing game is coming out for the 3DS handheld ...
Facebook's smart assistant M now speaks Spanish in Mexico and the U.S.
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 22:26
More than 150 million Spanish speakers in Mexico and the United States can now receive suggestions from intelligent assistant M on Facebook Messenger. Mexico and the United States are the largest and second largest Spani...
Facebook: 43 million people have already posted 115 million times about E3
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 22:01
Facebook announced that over the past 30 days, 43 million people made 115 million posts, likes, and comments related to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show whose expo finally opens today. For ...
Finding And Retaining Winners In Your Business
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 21:45
Finding good people to work in your organization is easy, but finding and building winners who achieve results is not. Here are some tips on finding, measuring, and retaining your winning team.
Donald Trump's Bizarre, Terrifying Yet Highly Entertaining Personnel Choices
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 21:42
As the AP reported, Donald Trump's personnel choices have proven a bit baffling -- and are already biting him on the hindside. Cartoon by Shannon Wheeler.
AWS' high-security GovCloud heads to the Eastern U.S.
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 21:28
Amazon Web Services is spinning up its second set of data centers for government customers in the United States, this time in the Eastern U.S. The US-East region will provide cloud services that conform to government sec...
CircleUp25: Which are the most innovative consumer and retail brands of 2017?
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 21:21
Each year, we host CircleUp25, our awards recognizing the most innovative consumer and retail brands. Today, we're opening the call for nominations.
Funomena's VR game Luna immerses you in the world of a little bird
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 21:01
Funomena showed off its soothing virtual reality game Luna at a recent preview event. I played it in a hands-on demo, narrated by Funomena CEO Robin Hunicke. Luna is an open-ended puzzle and creativity game, driven by a ...
Microsoft is positioning Forza Motorsport 7 as the flagship title for Xbox One X
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 20:35
This holiday season will be a critical one for Microsoft as it launches its newly announced Xbox One X. And to show off that new console, Microsoft is launched Forza Motorsport 7 on October 3 as one of the flagship games...
4 Simple Ways To Make Data Easier To Understand
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 20:05
Creating compelling charts means using design to highlight and pull story and meaning from raw data. Here are some quick tricks from The Presentation Company.
Retro Studios is not making Metroid Prime 4
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 19:52
Nintendo finally gave Metroid fans what they wanted with the announcement of a major new entry in the series for the Switch, but the developer most closely associated with the best 3D Metroid games is not working on this...
Inside Microsoft's strategy for the Xbox One X reveal
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 19:45
Microsoft unveiled its Xbox One X video game console on Sunday ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The console debuts worldwide on November 7 for $499. You can use the same peripherals for the game console a...
Sorted.ai's Messenger bots to target progressive voters in 2018 midterms
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 19:43
Lynn Fischer has made Facebook Messenger bots for the Women’s March on Washington and Pope Francis, as well as HillYeah, a voter engagement bot deployed during the 2016 election. Now her company Sorted.ai plans to appl...
Uber's Travis Kalanick Takes Leave Of Absence As Company Focuses On Culture Fixes
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 19:26
The rideshare company's CEO and co-founder is taking time to mourn the loss of his mother as Uber works to revamp a corporate culture that's given rise to months of scandal and tumult. An outside review says his responsi...
3 Little Known Tips On How To Start Your Start Up
Nibletz - 13 Jun 2017 19:23
If you're fed up working for a corporate job where you're not earning as much as you'd like and feel that you're completely wasting your time doing work that you have no interest in, then you might just be an entrepreneu...
The Story Behind the Street Style "IT" bag - Les Petits Joueurs
Forbes - 13 Jun 2017 19:22
Les Petits Joueurs whimsically embellished handbags have become a social media darling, cultivating collectors from global fashion influencers. For designer Maria Sole Cecchi, she credits the strong brand identity and th...
Uber CEO takes leave, now the company must grow up
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2017 19:20
ANALYSIS: Uber, the unorthodox ride-hailing company that shook up the taxi industry, is itself undergoing a shakeup on a seismic scale unprecedented in Silicon Valley, most significantly with the leave of absence for its...