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(Reuters) — Japan's Toshiba said on Thursday it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital LP, overcoming a key – albeit not its last – hurdle as it scrambles for funds...

European regulators are giving Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube six months to voluntarily get more aggressive about blocking and removing hate speech and terrorist-related content or face possible new regulations...

The more I hear from business leaders and founders, "Just create a company based on your passion." The more I wonder, "Okay, but what does that actually mean?"

GUEST: As the automotive industry continues to focus on in-vehicle technology and connectivity, the benefits to drivers expand on a near-daily basis. Since the “connected car” formally debuted in 1996, it has been a ...

Going public is a key milestone for a private company and a time-honored way to raise capital. But from the underwriting process to the legalese-filled SEC filings, the road to an initial public offering (IPO) is a long ...

Dystopia has never looked as good as it does in Ruiner, a fast-paced cyberpunk top-down shooter that debuted Tuesday for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. It’s the debut from indie studio Reikon Games. Devolver Digital,...

EXCLUSIVE: For the first time since Samsung and AT&T teamed up to offer a rugged Galaxy S variant in the form of 2013’s Galaxy S4 Active, the U.S.-only annual handset will lose its single-carrier exclusivity. T-Mobile ...

REVIEW: The SNES Classic Edition is a cute device, and it’s great because it has so many wonderful games. Its 21 retro hits, include platformers, fighters, role-playing games, racers, and more. They all range from grea...

GUEST: Brands have long sought the ability to understand, relate to, and motivate target consumers. The entire advertising-technology industry tirelessly innovates to find new signals that provide even the smallest bit o...

VB EVENT: Amid all of the hype around artificial intelligence, there was a moment last year where something real and transformational happened, and that foreshadowed how powerful AI will one day become. Google released a...

Apple makes just enough changes to each iPhone every year to make the upgrade seem compelling. This year, it's all about wireless charging. But iPhone fans have another tough decision to make: The much improved iPhone X ...

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The Nintendo Switch is the hot gaming device right now, and publishers are finding that the hybrid home/handheld console’s owners are hungry for software. Electronic Arts may capitalize on this with the release of FIFA...

Six months after debuting its Family Link app on an invitation-only basis, Google is today officially launching the service for any parent in the U.S. By way of a quick recap, Family Link enables parents to remotely cont...

I bet your PC’s audio setup is wack. Maybe you have a USB headset, a cheap speaker set, or a nice pair of headphones plugged into a motherboard. All of those devices work, but you can and should do a lot better. I know...

IKEA is buying TaskRabbit, which helps a lot of people assemble IKEA furniture.

Because GamesBeat still believes the internet has a sense of humor, we’ve got another Cuphead video for you. The platformer from StudioMDHR and Microsoft debuts on the Xbox One and Windows on Friday. And I’m here to ...

Hilary Swank discusses her newest venture into fashion with "Mission Statement", a luxury women's collection that merges high design with high performance to create a new category that goes beyond athleisure.

Spinoffs. Remasters. Side-games. These exist outside the realm of core games. It’s the difference between a Final Fantasy VII and Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon. But for a series as vast and old as Mario, it can be diffic...

Janessa Leone, 30, runs her own millinery label that sells a line of 24 hats in more than 450 stores worldwide, including at Barney's, Nordstrom and at her own Culver City, CA brick and mortar shop, opened last year.

In six years, Munich-based 'process mining' company, Celonis has grown from a consultancy-led startup to a company employing 120 people. With new investment secured, co-founder, Bastian Nominacher, reflects on the growth...

EXCLUSIVE: Augmented reality is set to become more mainstream thanks to Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore development platforms, marking the birth of a new marketing channel. And as with all shiny new objects, market...