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Softbank says its $50 billion will reach entrepreneurs from Kansas to Kentucky
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 16:15
It’s a bold vision: 50,000 new American jobs to be created by a series of investments from Softbank Capital. And with the investments coming from a $100 billion fund, that jobs number feels like a sure thing. What’s ...
How Amazon Embraces Risk As Its Best Friend To Get Out In Front Of Change
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 15:58
Organizations that build high performance leaders and teams focused on inclusion and the power of individuality grow and share more, evolve faster, and make their organizations healthy again. Amazon proves this point and...
Consumer Appetite Will Dictate Level Of Disruption In Europe's Banking Industry
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 23:50
New British and European Open Banking rules come into effect in January 2018 giving new market entrants access to the same data as the incumbents. A report just out suggests customers may lead a revolution in consumer fi...
Samsung wants your fridge to be the command center for the connected home
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 22:15
ANALYSIS: From connected ovens to smart beds, the burgeoning “internet of random things” (IoRT™) industry is showing no signs of easing. Earlier this week, Ring — funded to the tune of $209 million — announced ...
What Amazon taught us this week: Data-centric companies will devour competitors
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 21:10
GUEST: The initial head-scratching phase over the Amazon-Whole Foods deal is giving way to some aha moments as commentators absorb the idea of a mostly online retailer buying something as tangible and localized as an org...
Microsoft wants to make Direct Reality VR's answer to DirectX
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 20:05
Just ahead of Microsoft's media event prior to E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show) last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Given the company's penchant for relabelling virtual reality as...
How To Be Successful With Affordable Housing Without Being Evil
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 20:00
Daryl Carter, CEO of Avanath Capital Management, has developed a model for investing in existing affordable housing that both delivers financial returns and preserves affordability for residents.
Donut County shows how much fun you can have with a hole
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 19:25
In Donut County, the starring role is a hole. I realize how ridiculous that sounds, but this is a pretty quirky game. I played it at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and it was surprisingly fun. All you do ...
Got Gray Hair? Don't Despair - This Non-millennial Entrepreneur Rejected VC And Won
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 19:22
Two middle-age entrepreneurs bootstrap their software startup to success without venture capital
Will Impact Investors Embrace Employee-Owned Companies?
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 17:03
For social entrepreneurs concerned about growing income inequality, one way to spread the wealth is through employee ownership. Why aren't impact investors more interested?
State of Decay 2 fully simulates the world of the undead
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 17:02
Most undead games try to hook you with the number of zombies you can shoot in a minute. But Microsoft’s upcoming State of Decay 2 is different. It fully simulates the world and makes you worry about whether your commun...
Is Neurodiversity The Right Talent Path For Your Organization?
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 15:00
We all know teams with diverse backgrounds, disciplinary training, gender, culture, and other individual qualities perform better than homogenous teams. And now it seems that neurodiverse teams may have an even stronger ...
Brookings Institution Takes On Biggest Charitable Tax Break Used By President Trump
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 14:49
Brookings Institution report highlights abuse of deductions for conservation easements. More than half of the dollar value of President Trumps disclosed charitable contribution were for conservation easements.
ISTE 2017: Incident IQ Takes The Worry Out Of IT For Schools
Nibletz - 24 Jun 2017 14:10
ISTE 17: Incident IQ Gets Students and Teachers Right Back to Work Instructional time is very important. It’s hard enough to keep a room of thirty or so students engaged no matter what the subject matter. Throw in a te...
Google Home 6x better than Amazon Alexa in 3,000 question test
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 12:03
Don’t judge a smart speaker by its sales -- at least that’s the story floating around the internet today, as Ad Age has revealed a study showing that Google Home is six times likelier than Amazon Alexa to answer user...
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 08:44
This week, Tech.eu tracked 12 technology M&A transactions, 2 IPOs and 57 tech funding deals totalling about €751 million (about $841 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel. Here's an overview of the 10 biggest European ...
Twenty Years Later And Marc Harris Organisation Clients Are Still Being Prosecuted
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 07:44
The U.S. Department of Justice announces a guilty plea by Joyce Meads for evading taxes on oil well royalty income through a scheme devised by the notorious Marc M. Harris Organisation
DoJ asks Supreme Court to decide Microsoft foreign email battle
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 05:10
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to hear a case that could have a massive impact on the way tech companies respond to law enforcement agencies’ requests for user data. At issue is a warrant, i...
It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
Forbes - 24 Jun 2017 04:13
The current economic and entrepreneurial conditions in Main Street America: An allegorical comparison of the disruptive state of affairs in the 21st century marketplace and Charles Dickens' analysis of 18th century Engla...
AI is still several breakthroughs away from reality
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 03:27
While the growth of deep neural networks has helped propel the field of machine learning to new heights, there's still a long road ahead when it comes to creating artificial intelligence. That's the message from a panel ...
PC Gaming Weekly: Beyond E3's spectacle, smaller games shine
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 02:44
I’m still in my recovery coma after last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, the huge game industry gathering at and around the Los Angeles Convention Center. E3 itself is a three-day tradeshow, but it's long burst...
Andrew Ng to launch Deeplearning.ai months after departure from Baidu
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2017 02:33
Former Baidu chief scientist Andrew Ng today announced plans to launch a new business called Deepelarning.ai. The company launched with little information about what to expect beyond an exploration of the “frontiers of...