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5 ways iMessage is better in iOS 11
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 22:18
OPINION: With the arrival of iOS 11 Wednesday, iPhone and iPad users now have a new version of Apple’s mobile iOS operating system, and it comes with a lot of new features like personalized Siri suggestions, ARKit for ...
Why The Delaware Blockchain Initiative Matters To All Dealmakers
Forbes - 20 Sep 2017 17:55New Orleans Salivates Over A Restaurant Breakup, As Star Chefs John Besh And Alon Shaya Part Ways
Forbes - 20 Sep 2017 17:31
Chef John Besh helped finance Alon Shaya's climb to restaurant stardom. Now, the two star restaurant figures are parting ways.
Team Building: Minders, Finders, Grinders
Forbes - 21 Sep 2017 01:41
One of the greatest challenges for small business owners is hiring and retaining great people. Here are some of the lessons I've learned along the way.
AOC introduces 32-inch curved 144Hz 1440p FreeSync monitor for $430
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2017 01:37
It’s a rough time to update your graphics card due to surging prices caused by cryptocurrency mining and video memory prices, but that doesn’t mean you can’t put that money toward other upgrades. For example, AOC, ...
AI will simplify talent acquisition
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2017 01:10
GUEST: Recruiters vet thousands of applications and conduct hundreds of interviews each year. This process generates an absurd amount of data that can be difficult for the average human to handle. Modern recruiters are v...
The most attractive place for tech outside of Silicon Valley is... Canada
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2017 01:00
ANALYSIS: It’s no secret that Google searches for “how to move to Canada” surged after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But there’s now new data that Canadian startups are seeing more interest from U.S. worke...
When NFL Retirement Is Just The Beginning: Q&A with Ryan Mundy, NFL Safety Turned VC
Forbes - 21 Sep 2017 00:51
Ryan is now the Chief Strategist At Techlete Ventures, but he's attacking the next phase of his professional career with the same vision, work ethic and discipline that allowed him to excel on the football field. His new...
iOS's early AR games play with perspective and pigeons
Venture Beat - 21 Sep 2017 00:30
Augmented reality is one of the most talked-about features of the iOS 11 launch. When Apple unveiled its ARKit, it told developers it wanted to make iOS the “the largest AR platform in the world.” Studios have publis...
Microsoft OKs Hyperkin's remake of the original Xbox Duke controller
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 23:37
“The Duke” will return to enact its revenge upon all of us. Microsoft has approved Hyperkin’s updated remake of the original Xbox controller, and it is rolling into the next phase of production before the device la...
Artificial intelligence still requires intelligence
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 23:20
GUEST: In the world of business and design, we have started using terms like “algorithm” and “machine learning” as magic calculations for problems we would like to gloss over. These terms often become blockers fo...
Acast raises $19.5 million to grow its podcasting platform in the U.S. and enter new markets
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 23:00
Audio and podcasting platform Acast has raised $19.5 million from a group of Swedish investors, including Swedbank Robur funds Ny Teknik and Microcap. Founded out of Stockholm in 2014, Acast is an all-encompassing podcas...
Sarah Kunst on 500 Startups ignoring sexual harassment evidence: 'Backchannels don't work'
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 22:50
A panel on combating sexism and harassment in Silicon Valley today stirred a heated debate onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Sarah Kunst, who came forward about being sexually harassed by 500 Startups cofounder Dave McClure...
Great Sales Presentation--Now, Leave Something Behind That Will Help Close The Deal
Forbes - 20 Sep 2017 21:45
After your stellar face-to-face sales presentation, it's anyone's guess whether your prospect can sell your offering internally. Put the odds in your favor with a killer collateral that sells the deal after you're gone.
Quartz adds augmented reality models to its news reports
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 21:31
Quartz is known for its news app that delivers the day’s events in short conversational pieces, allowing readers to dive into more detail if they want or move on to the next story. It’s structured like a text convers...
San Francisco's Pythagoras Pizza Developing Tokenized Franchise Model
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 21:25
PRESS RELEASE: Pythagoras Pizza is developing a Tokenized Alternative to Franchised Governance in which all contributors can share in the success of the companies they help build. In this radically fair model, hardworkin...
Pymetrics raises $8 million for job-matching with AI and neuroscience games
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 21:15
Pymetrics, which uses artificial intelligence and neuroscience games to match people with the best job, announced today the close of an $8 million round. Jazz Venture Partners led the investment, with participation from ...
Ever takes on Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, and others with AI facial recognition service
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 21:02
EXCLUSIVE: Ever, maker of a consumer app for storing and organizing digital photos, is getting into the enterprise market. Today, the company announced Ever AI, a set of APIs that are supposed to provide a wide variety o...
Nest unveils new outdoor camera, doorbell, and home security system
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 21:01
Nest today unveiled four new products: the Nest Secure home security system, the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor camera with facial recognition, the Nest Hello doorbell, and an upcoming new smart lock. The news was announced during ...
Globalfoundries' 12-nanometer process can boost chip speeds by 10%
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 21:00
Globalfoundries, one of the world’s biggest contract manufacturers of chips, has unveiled a new 12-nanometer manufacturing process that can yield a 10 percent performance gain over the previous generation. This kind of...
This is the 18:9, quad-camera Huawei Mate 10 Lite
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 20:45
EXCLUSIVE: In less than a month, Huawei will introduce its fall flagship lineup in the form of at least three large-screen Mate smartphones: Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, and Mate 10 Lite. Details about the trio have been slowly...
Battlerite goes free-to-play with an official release on November 8
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2017 20:40
Indie studio Stunlock Studios announced today that Battlerite is getting an official release on November 8. The PC arena brawler, which is in Early Access, will be free-to-play at that point. During Early Access, Battler...