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Inner peace is as difficult to define as it is elusive. However, having a solid inner foundation is an essential part of leadership.

Software testing company Applitools has raised $8 million for its technology that uses computer vision to recognize changes to websites or mobile apps like typos, missing icons, or other content. Developers using Applito...

Nex Machina is both overwhelming and watchable. It is a dual-stick shooter that is reminiscent of Robotron or Smash TV, but it updates that formula by swarming your monitor with particle effects, vivid colors, and destru...

Pandora uses machine learning to find music recommendations, and anyone who likes indie music is likely going to benefit. In my experience, searching for a synth-rock band like Novo Amor usually yields only a few suggest...

The PC market has now been in decline for 11 quarters in a row, according to research firm Gartner. For Q2 2017, both Gartner and IDC found PC shipments were down globally. Gartner estimates worldwide PC shipments fell 4...

VB LIVE: It's a tough balancing act between delivering rich content and letting players enjoy the game without a painful loading screen. Catch up on this VB Live event for a deep dive into the best practices for reducing...

Can an AI really adapt to your preferences? That’s one of the big questions for the rest of this year and into 2018. Personalization in general is difficult because we’re all different. For shopping to become more pe...

Octane AI today announced the release of a new feature called Decision Data that tracks the performance of quick replies and buttons that bot users choose most often chatting with a bot. “You get to see what people dec...

The more content that social networks have to filter through, the tougher the task becomes of showing the most relevant content to each user every time they log on. In a panel at MB 2017, engineers from Instagram and Lin...

The second boss fight in Splatoon 2 is a sword battle. You face off against Octo Samurai, an enormous cephalopod who brandishes a paint roller like a katana and rides around on an itty-bitty unicycle. Like the first boss...

Chatfuel will launch a new service next month to design automated bots for brands that want customized conversational experiences. The company has created bots such as the popular Golden State Warriors bot, as well as fo...

Computer vision startup Clarifai has launched a mobile software development kit (SDK) in limited preview today to process and carry out artificial intelligence on iOS devices. Versions for Android and Internet of Things ...

A big part of any SEO strategy depends on link building; so how will you adapt as the field changes?

Emotionally responsive avatar creator Soul Machines today unveiled two new characters for its virtual assistant services named Roman and Shushila. Roman joins other characters like Nadia, Rachel, and BabyX, becoming Soul...

PRESS RELEASE: KEEN Growth Capital ("KEEN"), a leading early-stage venture fund focused on better-for-you food and wellness brands, today announced the acquisition of a material interest in the ownership of The Jersey To...

AI is modernizing all manner of legacy industries, including the valuation of used cars. Kelley Blue Book is leveraging artificial intelligence services from AWS to create a bot that understands voice and text to help pe...

To ape Charles Dickens, it is the best of times, it is the worst of times — for media today. Even as President Donald Trump assails news coverage of his administration, his election has reminded America’s citizenry o...

Africade is the first art exhibition dedicated solely to African video games, and it’ll run in The African Studies Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel from July 29 to December 1. Africa is a small market for games, but it’s ...

PRESS RELEASE: Care/of, the personalized vitamin and supplement company built on honest guidance and top-tier ingredients, today announced the completion of a $12 million Series A financing round. The company, which laun...

Sports Direct provides another example of how entrepreneurial business founders can find themselves in difficulties without the right support

Findo, an AI-focused smart search startup that’s striving to help people find information buried in cloud accounts, documents, and email attachments, has announced a new personal assistant designed to automatically cre...

PRESS RELEASE: Wellframe, a leading mobile-enabled care management solution provider, today announced the organization's Series B round of financing, led by F-Prime Capital, with participation from existing investors inc...