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Like Mysterious MH 370 Flight, Air Lawyer Disappears
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 18:49
The Chicago lawyer who made headlines by filing a lawsuit against Boeing and Malaysia Airlines when MH Flight 370 first went missing, has herself disappeared, leaving a trail of unhappy clients wondering about the U.S. j...
How Two Restaurant Novices Built The UK's Biggest Smokehouse Chain
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 15:14
The accidental business partners who have set the UK barbecue restaurant business alight
How AI will make smartphones much smarter
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 23:10
GUEST: The future of the smartphone is rooted in advancements of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Through the wonders of AI, your phone will be able to track, interpret, and respond to patterns and trends th...
Ethernity Networks' Oversubscribed Placing Puts $58M Market Cap On Tech 'Game Changer'
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 22:25
Israeli-based data network processing tech firm Ethernity Networks has raised £15m ($19m) via an oversubscribed listing on London Stock Exchange's AIM segment and will use proceeds to expand its product range and ramp u...
Will a machine run your next ad campaign?
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 22:20
GUEST: Ready or not, the age of the machines has arrived. Whether it’s smart homes, online stores that know what you want before you even log in, or cars that see drivers as a necessary evil, AI-based machines are quic...
5 Millennial Instagramers Share How They Get Paid To Travel The World
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 22:09
Learn how to get paid to live your dream lifestyle with Instagram.
A Rust Belt comeback requires job hubs
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 22:07
The story of Cleveland’s long decline and nascent recovery is a well-worn one. Lately, the city has latched onto a local sports team’s slogan to brand its comeback: “Believeland.” This optimism is, in part, well-...
World of Tanks and Epic Games partner on Unreal Engine 4 indie game deal
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 21:45
With Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games has built a versatile development toolkit that works for major studios or tiny independent creators, and now Epic is working with a new partner to help find a home for some Unreal-based g...
Indie Megabooth levels up with Megashow, its arts-music-games festival
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 21:33
FEATURE: Ahead of the first-ever Megashow festival, the Indie Megabooth teamed up with publisher Devolver Digital to showcase independent games in a parking lot across from the Electronic Entertainment Expo proper. Large...
Ford forms robotics research team to explore AI beyond cars
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 20:57
Ford CTO Ken Washington today announced that the automaker will create a robotics and AI research team to explore AI beyond autonomous cars. “This is the next step in Ford’s automation story,” Washington said. “F...
Meet BabelOn, An LA-Based Startup Helping You Speak to Anyone And Be Understood by Everyone
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 19:48
BabelOn is building the evolution of speech and voice - using multidimensional voiceprint technology.
ISTE 2017: Cubit Is Perfect For Students That Want To Do More
Nibletz - 29 Jun 2017 19:31
ISTE 2017: Create Amazing Projects With Cubit Cubits are electronics and robotic project kids that allow students to do more with their projects than other similar kits. In fact it seems wrong to even call Cubit, kits, b...
Watch us play Diablo III's Necromancer class and explode some corpses
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 19:26
Blizzard is keeping the content rolling into Diablo III, and the most recent update is the return of the Necromancer character class from the previous game. You can get the Necromancer now for $15. While the Necromancer ...
LinkedIn open-sources tools for managing website outages
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 18:00
LinkedIn’s engineering organization has made a couple of key tools available as open source projects to help businesses deal with what happens when their applications fail. The tools help organizations automatically co...
Kaleidoscope launches funding platform for premium VR content
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 18:00
Virtual reality festival Kaleidoscope is launching a platform for raising money for premium VR content. The funding platform is an outgrowth of René Pinnell’s VR showcase, which debuted in 2015. To help VR industry le...
Google's AI-powered video analyzer hits public beta
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 18:00
Google released its Cloud Video Intelligence API to the world today by making it available in public beta, as part of the company’s ongoing push to make AI accessible. The Video Intelligence API is designed to let user...
How This Mission-Driven Company Landed Over 20 Press Mentions In One Month
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 17:54
Tom Cridland started a London-based sustainable fashion brand, The 30 Year Collection. This spring, he garnered over 20 press mentions for his brand in one month and increased sales by tenfold. How did he do it?
ISTE 2017: We Check Out The Belkin Store and Charge Go
Nibletz - 29 Jun 2017 17:40
ISTE 17: Belkin Unveils New Storage and Charging Solution At ISTE 2017 Belkin, one of the most trusted brands in accessories in the world, unveiled a new storage and charging solution for in classroom devices at ISTE 201...
As Paris' mega startup campus Station F opens its doors today, Silicon Valley has gone all in
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 17:30
France’s most audacious attempt to turn itself into a startup capital will lift the curtain tonight when Paris’ Station F officially opens its doors to the world. The brainchild of telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel, w...
Boston Startup ClimaCell Wants To Be The Bloomberg Of Weather Forecasting
Forbes - 29 Jun 2017 17:13
Shimon Elkabetz faced multiple near-death experiences related to the weather during his 11 years in the Israeli air force. Aimed at forecasting the weather with pinpoint accuracy, Elkabetz's startup, ClimaCell, draws met...
3 things your Spotify listening habits say about you (and what it means to advertisers)
Venture Beat - 29 Jun 2017 16:50
SPONSORED: Presented by Spotify Since Shuhei Hosokawa first published the "The Walkman Effect" to talk about the impact of public headphone use back in 1984, music's mobility has certainly been ramped up a notch or two. ...
ISTE 2017: See How Kidblog Is Turning Kids Into Journalists
Nibletz - 29 Jun 2017 16:35
ISTE 17: Kidblog Turns Students Into Journalists In A Safe Environment Ou r9 year old edtech reporter has been reporting on education technology since she was six years old. But she was excited to find out that Kidblog l...