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Pinterest’s computer vision tools can be used to identify things you see in the world, but the real goal is to be able to recognize your style, even if it doesn’t have a name. “We don’t have to know the name of y...

Colombian social entrepreneur Marta Echavarria set up the world's first $18M water fund and now invites us all to change the way we think about the business of water.

New Infographic From Kajeet Takes A Look At The Growing World of 1:1 If you’re in the K-12 education industry than you are no doubt familiar with the term “1:1”. School districts across the country are trying to fi...

Walmart.com is bigger than you might think. The site has 60 million items for sale, Walmart CTO Jeremy King said at the VB Summit in Berkeley, California today. That's up from 700,000 items when he joined Walmart in 2011...

A larger supply of cryptocurrencies has the potential of eventually crushing Bitcoin prices.

Millennials want to get promoted but often don't know how. These 4 qualities are what managers are looking for to promote from within and will help you climb the ladder faster, smarter and into a job you want.

VB EVENT: Amplero, a marketing technology company using artificial intelligence to fuel one-on-one customer interactions, is updating its software to let companies bring their own machine learning models. This way, compa...

It’s becoming increasingly easier to accomplish tasks with your voice, but voice computing won’t replace the graphical user interface, said Alexa Engine VP Al Lindsay. “Both the [Echo] Show and the Spot have screen...

Subsurface Circular is a short, text-based adventure from Bithell Games, an indie studio that Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone, Volume) founded. Though most of the gameplay is through dialogue, it features slick visuals of...

Machine learning and deep learning AI have gone from the niche realm of PhDs to tools that will be used throughout all types of companies. That equates to a big skills gap, says Gil Arditi, product lead for Lyft’s Mach...

As I write this, my Astros are warming up for Game 1 of the Series, and their #1 pitcher is getting ready to show why he's number one. But for us to win, and just like in building a team, it's going to take superstar per...

The very rich can pay to have a rain-free day -- or a rain-filled one. Why didn't this happen for the Napa wildfires?

REVIEW: High Hell plunges you into a delirium of bullets, bold colors, and basket-case missions. You’ll sabotage blimps, rescue chimps, and slay a dog pimp. It’s a fast-paced shooter catering to speed runs (one of th...

It was already a busy year, but publishers are apparently trying to test if they can kill people through overexposure to huge game releases. On Friday, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Super Mario Odyssey, and Assassin�...

Little PINK Book CEO Cynthia Good has a gift for finding niches and knowing when to pivot; two critical elements to successfully running a business.

They are putting video games on computers now, which is something scholars once thought was impossible. Yes, this even means you can play developer Bungie’s new online sci-fi shooter, Destiny 2, from publisher Activisi...

In August 2014, Zoe Quinn found herself under the Eye of Sauron. The reference to J.R.R. Tolkien’s evil character with a searing, burning eye is an apt way to describe the Internet haters that came down on top of the g...

Blood has a very short shelf life, and in many countries, getting blood to where it's needed can be a transportation nightmare. Zipline uses drones to deliver blood to the hardest to reach parts of the world. Their first...

Tax Court rules that utility executive who had commanded a nuclear submarine should have more closely question tax advisers.

Double Fine’s fifth annual Day of the Devs indie games festival is coming up. It’s a one-day free event from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on November 11 in San Francisco, and it’s presented in partnership with Iam8bit, a produ...

Last month, Microsoft announced Microsoft Teams will replace Skype for Business and become the core communications client in Office 365, but didn’t provide a timeframe. Today the company released its roadmap for this c...

GUEST: Alexa: Will you bring jobs to my city? This, in a nutshell, seems to be the main strategy of far too many policymakers trying to create jobs in their states and cities this year, rather than investing in the prove...