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Digital Entrepreneurship - It's Not Just A London Thing
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 16:29
The development of the UK's digital entrepreneurship ecosystem is increasingly spreading beyond London and a few other well-established tech hubs. Best known as a steel town, Middlesborough - the center of the Teesside c...
Billionaire Stephen Ross And The Ten For One Charitable Deduction
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 15:44
Billionaire Stephen Ross claimed charitable deduction more than ten times the amount actually realized by University of Michigan.
Local tech ecosystems: Stop comparing yourselves to Silicon Valley
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 23:27
From Silicon Alley to Silicon Beach, existing tech hubs and emerging ones long to be seen like the Valley: the self-proclaimed epicenter of all things tech. But why is that? When did living in San Francisco become a nece...
This luxury SUV's activity key is a godsend for outdoor enthusiasts
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 23:10
What do you do with the keyfob for your luxury SUV when you go biking for the day? That’s a question not many people will ask — although if you do need to figure out the problem, there are not many solutions. In most...
Netflix's surprising subscriber growth pushes stock higher
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 22:44
Netflix delivered stronger-than-expected growth in subscribers in the second quarter, pushing the stock up as much as 9.7 percent in after-hours trading after it reported earnings for the quarter. Net new streaming subsc...
Redfin wants to take home $149 million in real estate IPO
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 22:11
Online real-estate brokerage Redfin announced terms for its planned IPO, saying it will sell 9.2 million shares priced between $12 and $14 a share. In that range, Redfin’s offering would give the company a market cap b...
Why The Trump Administration May Win An Emmy For 'House Of Cards'
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 21:38
It's been thirty years plus since 1984, but it seems Big Brother has finally come home to roost. Cartoon by Ed Hall.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds beats GTA V's peak Steam players record
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 21:35
The last-player-standing shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds isn’t just a breakout Early Access hit on Steam — it’s one of that PC gaming community’s most popular games ever. On Saturday, July 15, Battlegroun...
Why Verst is building a mobile-first CMS (podcast)
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 21:25
GUEST: We’re still many years away from computers being able to write and create content at the level that humans can. But today there are a number of ways we can leverage artificial intelligence to help us write and p...
How To Hustle Your Way To Becoming A Successful Entrepreneur
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 21:10
Are you one of the 71% of millennials who are disengaged at work? Learn how to hustle your way to a career change.
7 Signs Your SEO Strategy Is Not Sustainable
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 21:08
How can you tell if your SEO campaign is sustainable? It's actually easier to look for signs that it's not sustainable:
10 Best Franchises To Buy From 'Shark Tank'
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 20:59
Over the past eight seasons, the celebrity investors on ABC's hit business reality show 'Shark Tank' heard pitches from dozens of franchises. Some sported a robust history while others were still in diapers. Very few mad...
Amazon tanks Blue Apron's stock with one trademark filing
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 20:46
Blue Apron shares fell as much as 12 percent Monday following an ominous sign that Amazon is preparing a move into its niche market for meal-kit deliveries. On July 6, about a week after Blue Apron priced its IPO, Amazon...
What To Keep In Mind If Your Brand Is Considering Using A Chatbot
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 20:29
Chatbots, when used properly, can provide significant benefit to brands. Here's some tips and examples of brands using them today.
BbWorld 17 Preview: VoiceThread's Multimedia Platform Takes Learning To New Heights
Nibletz - 17 Jul 2017 20:23
VoiceThread Makes It Easy For Anyone To Create A More Immersive Presentation There are several tools out there that allow you to create presentations. Tools like Haiku and Power Point make presentations easy but lessons ...
Windjammers launches August 29 on PS4, Vita thanks to retro revival house DotEmu
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 19:52
Fans of the classic game Windjammers will have a chance to revisit it starting on August 29. Developer DotEmu, who specializes in bringing back retro titles like Double Dragon, will be releasing it for the PlayStation 4 ...
5 Ways To Turn Your Mistake Into A Valuable Life Lesson
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 19:44
You have to learn from your mistakes if you want to avoid repeating them.
BbWorld 17 Preview: Students and Scientists Do More With Labster
Nibletz - 17 Jul 2017 19:26
Labster’s Virtual Labs Empower Scientists, Educators and Their Stem Students Nothing beats hands on experience in a wet lab for scientists, researchers and students. However wet labs can be cost prohibitive. Also, in a...
Leap Motion raises $50 million for key component of VR's growth: hand-tracking tech
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 19:00
Leap Motion has raised $50 million for its virtual reality hand-tracking technology. J.P. Morgan Asset Management led the round. It’s a big vote of confidence in the next generation of VR, as Leap Motion makes sensors ...
Airbnb Builds Trust With These 3 Radical Design Choices
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 19:00
Airbnb uses design to create trust between strangers.
Tekken 7 imports one of SNK's Fatal Fury fighters to its roster
Venture Beat - 17 Jul 2017 18:40
Tekken 7 is adding another character from an SNK fighting series to its roster. This time, you can pay to unlock Fatal Fury’s chief villain, Geese Howard. He’ll be a part of the game’s second batch of downloadable ...
A Y Combinator-Backed Startup, Bulletin, Wants To Be The 'WeWork Of Retail'
Forbes - 17 Jul 2017 18:35
Cofounders Alana Branston, 30, and Ali Kriegsman, 26, first tried an online magazine to promote and sell small brands, but that venture foundered. Instead they're opening brick-and-mortar stores where brands pay rent for...