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Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 12:00Cisco to acquire cloud communications company Broadsoft for $1.9 billion
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 16:23
Networking giant Cisco has announced plans to pay out $1.9 billion to acquire Broadsoft, a Maryland-based cloud communications company that creates software for PBX systems, team collaboration, and other related enterpri...
How To Increase Diversity Without 'Lowering The Bar'
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 16:00Eventbrite Is Shutting Down Cannabis Events, Leaving Organizers With Little Recourse
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 23:58
Eventbrite has locked cannabis-related event organizers out of their accounts, leaving them without ticket payouts or access to their guest lists. But enforcement is arbitrary, and many cannabis-friendly events remain li...
Peter Thiel-backed mobile bank N26 is expanding to the U.S. in 2018
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 23:45
N26, a mobile-first bank available in Europe, has announced plans to launch in the U.S. next year, representing the first non-EU market for the company. Founded out of Berlin in 2013 originally as Number26, N26 offers on...
Why Messaging is More personal, Contextual and Engaging
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 23:20
Interview with 360i on the messaging space
AI-enabled personalization is easier than you think
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 23:10
GUEST: Since the invention of mass media, the primary focus of marketing has arguably been to increase its level of personalization. Marketers constantly seek more targeted audiences and strive to deliver messages that s...
Amit Walia, AI smarts, and Snapchat becomes useful again - VB Engage
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 23:07
This week, Travis and Stewart discuss the perils of unlocking your phone with your face. Let’s just say that Stewart isn’t a fan. It's a bit creepy. They then talk about Snapchat’s newfound usefulness, location-bas...
Blizzard is going to make it easier to gift your friends things like Hearthstone packs
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 23:00
Blizzard announced new features coming to its Battle.net game launcher. Notably, you’ll be able to use a new Shop tab to easily buy and gift your friends in-game items like packs of Hearthstone cards. The Shop tab is a...
Cloud9 raises $25 million, and investors include WWE and Wizards co-owner
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 22:40
Esports organization Cloud9 announced today that it closed a $25 million round of Series A funding. Some of the investors from the seed round earlier this year have joined, such as Founders Fund and the tech investor Bil...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds dev invests in gaming capital firm ESDF
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 21:54
Bluehole is hard at work trying to get PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds out of Early Access on Steam and on Microsoft’s Xbox One console, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t juggling other ventures. The studio i...
AI and quantum algorithms together can compute a better world
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 21:10
GUEST: We are in a race for quantum supremacy. Google, IBM, and researchers across the globe are working on solving the most complex of computations, computations that could only be solved by the most advanced quantum co...
Jury.Online Wants to Disrupt Lawyers And Their High Prices
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 20:59
The internet has revolutionized the way we perform day-to-day tasks and provided businesses with endless opportunities. Can it also deliver justice? Can the internet modernize traditional judicial systems and legislation...
This Is The One Thing No One's Been Telling You About Becoming More Influential
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 19:44
Spoiler alert: it's through hosting events. We've combined the knowledge of 10 seasoned community builders to break down how to plan top-notch events (of any size or complexity) and how your influence will improve as a b...
Projection: First Light is a puzzle platformer with puppetry
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 19:40
Projection: First Light is a puzzle-platformer that explores different cultures in a world of shadow puppetry. It’s the debut game from Australian indie studio Shadowplay Studios, and it’s slated for release in Q2 20...
Could Hemp Fashion Be the Key to Fixing India's Cotton Economy?
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 19:35
Cotton has become a controversial Indian crop, with serious concerns about its effect on the environment and poor farmers. A wonder crop could be the answer--if a Bombay startup can succeed in proving a use beyond smokin...
Makers Academy Launches Scholarship Programme To Promote Diversity In UK Tech
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 19:12
Coding school startup Makers Academy today announced the launch of its new fellowship programme to be awarded to four students enrolled in their 12 week - software engineering course in 2018.
Nintendo Switch gets the demon-summoning fantasia it deserves with Shin Megami Tensei V
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 18:45
Atlus already teased it was working on a Shin Megami Tensei role-plainyg game for the Switch. But now we know that it will be the next main installment in the series, Shin Megami Tensei V. Atlus made the reveal with a Ja...
12 British Tech Businesses Ignoring Brexit To Target Europe
Forbes - 23 Oct 2017 18:39
A Mayor of London trade mission aims to connect a dozen British technology companies with new opportunities in France and beyond, despite the challenges of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union
Amazon says its new North American headquarters has received 238 bids
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 18:37
Who wants to be home to Amazon’s new headquarters? It would appear just about every corner of the North American continent. Amazon disclosed on Monday that it had received 238 proposals from cities and regions around t...
Next Nintendo Direct will welcome us to Animal Crossing for mobile ... and only mobile
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 18:30
Nintendo announced today that its next Direct presentation will focus on Animal Crossing for mobile. The show will start streaming at 8 p.m. Pacific on October 24 and last about 15 minutes. We don’t know if it will be ...
Jury.online wants to replace lawyers with blockchain technology
Venture Beat - 23 Oct 2017 18:00
The old jokes are often the best ones. “What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea?” “A good start.” One blockchain technology startup has its sights on sinking at least one category of legal advice...