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New Amazon Web Services VP, Sandy Carter, Daughter Missing In Seattle Area
Nibletz - 25 Oct 2017 04:20
Kassie Carter-Allensworth, Teen Daughter Of New Amazon Web Services Vice President Sandy Carter, Missing In Seattle Area Chances are if you’re big into women in technology you’re familiar with the name Sandy Carte...
Seagate launches 4TB hard drive for the PlayStation 4
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 22:00
Seagate has doubled the capacity of its latest hard drive and is announcing a 4 terabyte drive for the Sony PlayStation 4. The Seagate Game Drive can store more than 100 games. Available today, it sells at retail for $13...
The Art of Succeeding By Building on Small Failures
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 17:17
"Learn from your mistakes" is an old adage with a new name -- agility -- and it's helping businesses grow.
Terrifying Truth: Ransomware is Everywhere
Nibletz - 25 Oct 2017 00:03
At its basest level, ransomware is a form of kidnapping. Hackers effectively "kidnap" a business's data and information systems and threaten to destroy it unless the business pays a ransom for its safe return. Businesses...
Measuring corporate accountability in an era of audacious bots
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 23:10
GUEST: We live in exciting times of unprecedented progress. Automation has a significant role in propelling human advancement, and digital transformation is the new status quo. RPA, AI, and cognitive machine learning tec...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with settings and Chinese font improvements
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 22:56
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with additional settings and improvements to the Microsoft Yahei font. This build is part of the RS4 branch. Windows 10 is a service, meaning it was built in a ve...
Google launches Android Studio 3.0 and Android 8.1 Oreo Developer Preview
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 21:25
Google today launched Android Studio 3.0, the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE), with new features like app profiling tools to quickly diagnose performance issues, support for the Kotlin prog...
AI-powered devices are helping consumers battle climate change
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 21:10
GUEST: You may separate your recyclables, take quick showers, and avoid using harsh chemicals, but we all know our individual efforts to save the environment go in vain if others aren’t following suit. Large-scale effo...
New $60M Funding For HK Travel Startup Klook Brings In Israel's OurCrowd To Asia
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 21:06
Hong Kong travel platform Klook pulls in $60 million from top VC firms and Israel-based OurCrowd making its first, trand-setting investment in Asia as Israel-Greater China tech innovation ties grow.
Steam finally offers digital gift cards
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 20:27
With the holidays approaching at a rapid clip, Valve Corporation’s digital game store Steam unveiled new digital gift cards in addition to those available at retailers such as GameStop and Best Buy. These will enable u...
Game Boss interview: Zoe Quinn's Crash Override Network fights online abuse
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 20:20
As we noted in part one of our interview, Zoe Quinn endured an appalling amount of Internet hatred related to the Gamergate controversy. In response, she wrote a book Crash Override, chronicling how Gamergate almost dest...
6 Reasons Why Freelancers Should Care About Bookkeeping
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 20:08
With the exception of accountants, bookkeeping isn't often a priority for freelancers. That's a shame, because every freelancer should prioritize bookkeeping. Here are six reasons why.
Destiny 2 PC players claim Bungie is banning them without justification
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 19:59
The Destiny series has finally made the leap to PC, and you know what that means: cheaters. It’s not that difficult to use tools to “hack” PC games to get an advantage, and that could ruin Bungie’s new sci-fi sho...
4 Tech Conferences You Can't Afford To Miss This Fall
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 19:33
Conferences are the perfect tool to create your own advantage by opening yourself up for life-changing encounters and inspiring speakers. At one of these fall conferences, you might just forge the tech industry's next le...
Solve Problems In Unsexy Industries: How Curiosity Can Be A Powerful Entrepreneurial Force
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 19:28
Solve painful problems. It's the sole job of an entrepreneur.
Original Hoverboard Maker, Tired Of 'Unsafe' Stigma, Has New Board That Won't Explode
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 18:16
The makers of the original hoverboard are tired of the bad rep
Metal Gear Survive and its ironic title will launch February 20
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 18:15
Konami announced today that Metal Gear Survive is coming out on February 20 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It will cost $40. This is the first game in the Metal Gear series that will come out since series creator H...
Always Be Willing To Run For The Bus
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 18:09
After a close call on a backpacking trip in Costa Rica, entrepreneur Christina Wallace shifts her mindset, taking up a new motto: "Always Be Willing To Run For The Bus."
How SpankChain, An X-Rated Blockchain, Wants To Be Porn Stars Go-To Cryptocurrency
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 17:17Microsoft kills Kinect, its motion control camera for Xbox and Windows
Venture Beat - 25 Oct 2017 17:00
Microsoft is no longer making the Kinect, as reported by Co.Design. The motion-sensing and voice-recognizing device for Xbox One and Windows will disappear from store shelves once the current stock runs out. Microsoft on...
EDUCAUSE Preview: Protect Your Students and Faculty With Regroup
Nibletz - 25 Oct 2017 16:55
Regroup Goes Above and Beyond To Provide College Campuses With A Reliable, Feature Packed Mass Notification Platform. Active shooters, nearby criminal activity, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards or even blackouts are reas...
I Just Lost My Company's Biggest Deal. Now What?
Forbes - 25 Oct 2017 16:34
When I lost one quarter of my projected revenue for the entire year in a single phone call, I dealt with losing my company's biggest deal like a snotty, spoiled, little crybaby. Why being a sore loser in business might a...