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ISTE 17: Learning Alive Brings The Flashcard To Life Learning Alive brings learning to life right before students’ very eyes. Using Augmented reality, Learning Alive has taken the flash card and turned them into someth...

Overwatch League is taking some important steps this week to ensure that it has parity between its teams in cities around the world. The esports organization, which Blizzard owns and operates, posted a letter from commis...

GUEST: Technology is rapidly changing the customer service arena. Over the past few years, automated phone calls, social media, live chat, and instant messaging customer service strategies have become commonplace. Some e...

This week, Travis and Stewart interview Damien Mahoney, who tells us everything we need to know about user-generated content, machine learning, AI, and what the future holds for consumer engagement. In the news, we discu...

ANALYSIS: Capping a tumultuous year for the music-streaming pioneer, Pandora is losing founder and CEO Tim Westergren as well as its president and chief marketing officer. The departures signal a larger influence of Siri...

Ubisoft has revealed a new Assassin’s Creed game, Rebellion, for mobile. The free-to-play, strategy role-playing game is coming “soon” to iOS and Android devices. Assassin’s Creed is a series of stealth-based act...

GUEST: You probably know that by 2022 an estimated 5 million jobs worldwide will be lost to AI-enabled automation technologies. You probably also know that Oxford University says that 47 percent of American jobs are at r...

The head of the studio that made Prey and Dishonored is stepping down and leaving parent company ZeniMax Media. Arkane Studios president Raphael Colantonio is exiting the studio he cofounded in 1999, according to a blog ...

Google's featured snippets mean fewer users are clicking through to actual websites. Could that compromise the value of SEO campaigns?

FEATURE: The Game Devs of Color Expo (GDOC) gathered in Harlem for the second year in a row this weekend to celebrate and showcase diversity in games. The one-day event coincided with LGBT Pride weekend in New York City,...

Will AI bots leveraged by entrepreneurs lead to greater efficiency and growth, or just more lost jobs?

Will AI bots leveraged by entrepreneurs lead to greater efficiency and growth, or just more lost jobs?

Founder of worldwide clothing brand The Hundreds, Bobby Kim tells his story of leaving law to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams. Wise beyond his 37 years, he shares four mindset shifts to which he attributes his success.

The theme park simulation game Planet Coaster has received another free update, and it’s the biggest one yet. Planet Coaster launched on PC last November. It has over 700,000 owners on Steam, according to Steam Spy. Si...

Facebook, the social network created in a Harvard University dorm room in 2004, now has more than 2 billion users around the world. The achievement was announced today in a Facebook post by CEO Mark Zuckerberg to his 92 ...

Microsoft’s premium network service Xbox Live Gold is back with some more games to give away to its subscribers, and July is all about cute characters and violent maniacs. Games With Gold is a feature of the $60-per-ye...

Going from a services company to a technology company isn't just about changing the business model, it's about truly changing everything.

Acquired.io has raised $2 million to make it easier for mobile advertisers to manage user acquisition campaigns across dozens of channels without a lot of manual hand-holding. The Foster City, California-based company ha...

A round-up of innovative immigrant food entrepreneurs at this year's Fancy Food Show in New York City. Part 1.

Millennial CEO, Nick Newsom, shares his beliefs on work-life balance, how he integrates it into his everyday, and how it's paying off in his business.

Technology has invaded the restaurant business, except at the table. Most fine dining establishment servers still take your order by hand. And that may not change soon, restaurant owners say

Every leader wants to nurture a team of self-starters. Here's how to do it.