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The Art Of Being Self-Made: A Conversation With DJ Khaled
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 23:52
DJ Khaled reflects on his come up story, biggest motivations, and the importance of taking your dreams into your own hands.
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Cortana Collections and consolidated settings
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 23:49
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Cortana Collections and some settings being consolidated. The Fall Creators Update, which ships next week, is now finalized, so all new builds are part of th...
How Trump Is Winning The Insane, Cynical Culture War With The NFL
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 23:11
It almost seemed like the league and commissioner Roger Goodell would stand up to Trump. But that's when public sentiment was on the side of the league. Cartoon by Rob Tornoe.
The Philippines Chewing On Ways To Cash In On West's Healthy Food Obsession
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 22:08
Healthier and organic Philippine products are on a mission to make it in Europe. With innovative products like Mango Flour, businessmen are optimistic they can make it out of the supply chain and into grocery shelves.
Three Leadership Lessons Learned While Touring The New Dallas Cowboys Headquarters
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 21:54
The new headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys can teach you a thing or two about leadership.
IGN acquires Humble Bundle, the digital game and media store that benefits charities
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 21:24
IGN, the major gaming and entertainment site, has bought Humble Bundle, as Gamasutra reports today. Humble Bundle sells groups of games, books, and other media in a pay-what-you-want setup, with a portion of sales going ...
Cuphead sales pass 1 million in two weeks
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 21:12
The fiendishly difficult run-‘n’-gun Cuphead launched two weeks ago on September 29, and developer StudioMDHR announced today that it’s now sold more than one million copies. From the bottom of our hearts, thank yo...
This Week In Credit Card News: Defaults Steadily Rising; Google Teams With Retailers To Fight Amazon
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 21:05Donna Karan Really Stepped In It: Will The Stink Stick To Her Brand?
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 20:50
Karan's comments in defense of her friend Harvey Weinstein put her in direct conflict with her brand's identity. With social media and the 24/7 news cycle, it's become all too easy for the personal to cross over into the...
10 startups to compete in Girls in Tech Amplify contest
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 20:05
The nonprofit Girls in Tech has named 10 female-led startups that will compete for cash and other prizes for the “next great female-founded startup.” The sixth annual competition will take place in San Francisco on W...
ProBeat: Facebook ramps up its VR price war
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 19:30
OPINION: In July, there was a single week when Facebook’s Oculus cut prices for its Rift VR headset and Touch controller to $400 for a limited time, a rumor suggested a $200 standalone Oculus VR headset was coming next...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Oculus Go standalone VR, and Star Wars loot boxes
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 19:22
Hello, and welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the classic space game Star Control II is getting a sequel, Fortnite: Battle Royale reaches 10 million players, and Hearthstone boss Ben Brode tells us w...
Feeding Kickstarter, Estée Lauder And Google, Refugee Chefs Fuel Catering Startup Eat Offbeat
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 19:13
Manal Kahi is the CEO and co-founder of Eat Offbeat, a catering company comprised of resettled refugee chefs. Kahi discussed why she chose the social enterprise model over the non-profit model at this year's Social Enter...
Motion Picture Academy Board Will Meet Saturday To Discuss Possible Ouster Of Harvey Weinstein
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 18:26
"The Academy should consider condemning him in the most forceful terms. Kick him out? He's already out."
Liberwave Is The Uber For College Textbooks
Nibletz - 13 Oct 2017 18:25
Aggie Startup LiberWave Is Attacking The P2P College Textbook Market When it comes to college students selling books and other college material to one another, there's a new game in town and they're iterating faster. Cap...
Grand Theft Auto Online's new land, sea, and air races make for a mad, mad, mad, mad world
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 18:09
Grand Theft Auto Online‘s next update, Transform Races, is coming out on October 17. It will add races where you can instantly transition to different vehicle types. So you could start in a car, go to a boat mid-race, ...
Fewer Trophies, More Mistakes: Flywheel Sports CEO Sarah Robb O'Hagan On The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 17:52
In 2016, Sarah Robb O'Hagan resigned from a top job at Equinox to answer a question: Why were young employees becoming so afraid of failure? Her answer, Extreme You, is both a book and a movement about maximizing human p...
HappyOrNot raises $14.5 million to expand its 'smiley' feedback terminals
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 17:29
HappyOrNot, the Finnish company behind the familiar feedback system that puts physical terminals in retail and other public locations, has raised $14.5 million in a Series A round of funding led by European VC firm and e...
Will Your Taxes Change In 2018? The Tax Reform Plan Has 3 Major Hurdles To Overcome First
Forbes - 13 Oct 2017 17:16
Will your taxes increase or decrease in 2018, under the new tax reform bill? It's possible they won't be affected at all. Speaker Paul Ryan is urging representatives to pass the bill before Christmas - but with few detai...
EDUCAUSE Preview: PureStorage Grows At The Speed Of College
Nibletz - 13 Oct 2017 17:15
PureStorage Eliminates Data Storage Bottlenecks On Your College or University Campus We’ve spent a lot of time talking about the massive amounts of data that are generated on today’s college and university campuses. ...
The DeanBeat: Optimism and despair over VR at Oculus Connect
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 17:00
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, injected a dose of optimism into the crowd at the Oculus Connect event this week at the San Jose Convention Center when he set a goal of getting a billion people into virtual reality. Th...
Facebook may add hundreds of employees to its growing Chicago office
Venture Beat - 13 Oct 2017 16:35
Facebook is growing its Chicago presence in a big way, making room in its downtown office for potentially hundreds of new employees. Facebook is adding three floors and around 100,000 additional square feet to its office...