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CTA: Consumer tech spending will increase a modest 1% in Q4
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 17:00
Consumer tech spending is expected to increase only 1 percent to $96.8 billion in the fourth quarter, according to the Consumer Technology Association, the trade group that puts on the annual Consumer Electronics Show. B...
Middle-earth: Shadow of War review -- a grind as epic as its story
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 03:47
Any review of Middle-earth: Shadow of War has to acknowledge that it is a monumental achievement from developer Monolith and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It’s a huge open world that I have enjoyed ...
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center celebrates two-year anniversary as Guy Kawasaki rings the bell remotely
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 02:33
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center celebrated its two-year anniversary today, marking the occasion by inviting ex-Apple evangelist Guy Kawasaki to ring the bell remotely. The center also hosted the fourth graduating class...
Robotic monitoring and AI-powered surveillance are changing home security
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 23:10
GUEST: Can your digital assistant really be trusted with your home’s security? Amazon and other major companies are betting big on it. Digital assistants, the core of your smart home’s interface, leverage artificial ...
The Evolved Man: 7 Reasons Why Millennial Men Are Reinventing Masculinity
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 22:49
Millennials are shifting what it means to be masculine. Learn 7 ways "evolved" masculinity can elevate your success and relationships.
Why Your Followers Should Be Producing Most Of Your Social Media Content
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 22:41
What if, instead of producing your own content, you let your followers do the work for you?
More Fun Than Hermès -- An Offbeat New Silk Scarf Brand to Watch
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 22:27
Centinelle scarves are the quirky, luxury pieces that make your outfit and you'll hand down to your grandchildren.
Star Wars: Battlefront II developer addresses pay-to-win concerns
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 22:06
Publisher Electronic Arts and developer DICE just finished the beta test period for the upcoming sci-fi shooter Star Wars: Battlefront II, and while fans had a lot of nice things to say about the way it plays, a lot of p...
Investing In The Age Of Climate Change
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 22:04
The transition to a low-carbon economy requires a massive transformation, including transition efforts to be made by global capital markets. Faced with this new reality, investors have to start asking themselves the foll...
'South of Market: The Musical' Serves Up Tech Industry Tropes With A Side Of Self Reflection
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 21:27
'SOMA the Musical' is both painfully funny and so funny it's painful.
Kony Named a Leader for Low-Code Development Platforms by Independent Research Firm
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 21:25
PRESS RELEASE: Kony, Inc., the leading enterprise mobility and digital applications company, today announced it has been named a "Leader" in Low-code Development Platforms for application development and delivery (AD&D) ...
Technology: Killer or Savior Of The American Dream?
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 21:17
We've all heard it: technology is widening the opportunity gap and perpetuating social inequality. But what if this is the result of human design? Could we harness technology's power to save the American Dream?
4 questions business leaders must answer before hiring a chief AI officer
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 21:10
GUEST: Do enterprises need a chief AI officer (CAIO) to shepherd their forward progress in a world of increasing automation? Sandy Carter, tech veteran and author of Extreme Innovation, said that “new roles like the CA...
Supply Chain And The 3G Effect
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 20:39
Chief Supply Chain Officers are still a fairly new phenomenon. Compared to more established C-level roles such as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer, the idea of a board-level executive in charge of al...
Spintires: MudRunner trailer shows off the ultimate turf-wrecking truck sim
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 20:27
I can come up with a million things I like about games, but No. 1 on that list is realistic terrain deformation. That’s a nerdy way of saying I love the tracks the giant trucks leave behind in vehicle simulator Spintir...
The Weinstein Company Can Kiss Its Oscar Prospects Goodbye
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 20:17
Once a perennial Oscar darling, Harvey Weinstein is now a toxic name in Hollywood and his company must face the likelihood that it will be completely shut out of awards season honors.
Three's Company? What Jerry Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. And Isaiah Thomas Have In Common
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 20:16
What do Jerry Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. and Isaiah Thomas have in common? The answer might surprise you.
Waymo demanded $1 billion in settlement talks with Uber
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 20:11
(Reuters) — Alphabet Inc’s Waymo sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber Technologies Inc as conditions for settling its high-profile trade secret lawsuit against the ride-services compan...
This Business Owner Doesn't Let Dyslexia Get In The Way Of Her Dreams
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 20:03
Angie Rodriguez is as good with people as she was bad at school. She couldn't read and write when she graduated, but now she owns her own franchise.
Why We Hate Business Meetings, And 3 Fixes That Will Turn Them Around
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 19:57
Bolder meetings are better meetings. More people will respond to your meeting requests once they know those meetings are worth their time.
Microsoft and Amazon unveil Gluon to help developers adopt machine learning
Venture Beat - 12 Oct 2017 19:34
Collaboration in the realm of artificial intelligence leads to some strange bedfellows in the tech world. That’s certainly the case today, when Microsoft and Amazon Web Services announced their collaboration on Gluon, ...
How Think Tanks Are Expanding To Welcome The Fastest Growing Group Of Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 12 Oct 2017 19:09
Black women often attend conferences and meetings targeted to their race- the highest percentage of any minority. As a result more of these events are adding content and speakers to attract these multicultural millennial...