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Pro Sports Going Green Makes Dollars And Cents
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 16:33
A number of Pro Sports teams and stadiums are going green and saving money. It just makes dollar and cents!
Amazon debuts Alexa Routines for customizable and scheduled tasks
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2017 04:13
Amazon’s Alexa is getting the ability to respond to custom phrases, schedule actions by smart home appliances, and give you a rundown of the weather, traffic, or news. Routines first began to roll out to Echo device us...
How This Woman Small Business Owner Earned the Title "Pit Bull In Lipstick"
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 23:55
National Women's Small Business Month features Jude Hooper and her tenacity as a small business owner.
Day In The Life: Documenting Endangered Species & Environmental Crises With Anne de Carbuccia
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 22:57
French-American environmental artist and founder of One World One Planet, Anne de Carbuccia, documents what is fast disappearing for future generations while issuing a plea to re-imagine a new world by changing the behav...
3 Out of 4 Americans Have Never Heard Of An ICO, 68% Have No Knowledge of Ethereum
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 22:57
Most Americans are utterly unaware of cryptocurrencies in spite of their growing market caps and increasing influence.
When A Slap On The Wrist Kills: Activists Push Charges In Workplace Deaths
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 22:30
A new database from the Center for Progressive Reform tracks instances where state prosecutors brought have criminal charges in workplace injuries and deaths. And there aren't very many of them.
EA results remind the industry that sports, not just Battlefield, pushes profits
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2017 22:29
Electronic Arts continues to reap benefits from its position as the leader in sports games, as both Madden NFL and FIFA Soccer produced solid results on multiple platforms in the most recent quarter. EA said that more th...
Bias Mitigation Will Be The Next Wave Of Productivity
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 22:25
Great companies leap forward not by streamlining or managing headcounts, but rather by maximizing output. So the question for business leaders becomes: How can my company further increase productivity in a landscape of p...
10 Investors Who Are Authentically Committed To Funding Female Founders, Part 1
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 22:18
With so much noise and so little action, it's hard to stay optimistic about the state of venture capital. We need proactive VCs who will lead the charge for change. Here are 10 investors who are putting money where their...
Meet A Founder Who Can Get Rid Of Your Nausea and Migraines
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 21:36
A clinician turned founder finds success in a simple solution to an everyday problem.
The 5 Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Launching Something New
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 21:34
It's hard enough to build and launch a startup. Avoid these five mistakes and you will be well on your way to building a company that lasts.
How a Peer Group Transformed My Life & Business
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 21:32
The path to successful entrepreneurship is never straight and narrow, but I think the tipping point for many company founders comes when business as usual just isn't working anymore. To grow, to expand--maybe even just t...
Luxury Fashion Retailer Moda Operandi Declares Commitment to Emerging Designers With 'The Platform'
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 21:16
For luxury fashion e-tailer, Moda Operandi, 25% of their company sales center around emerging designers and CEO, Deborah Nicodemus, has turned this slice of their business into the basis of their latest endeavor, The Pla...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is 'on track' to leave Early Access in late December
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2017 21:00
The battle royal military shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds isn’t finished yet, but developer Bluehole Studio says it is on pace to complete it by “late December.” This would take the last-player-standing mul...
How A Tiny Arts Organization Used Social Media To Land $12 Million -- And Stop A Robbery
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 20:59
Small businesses and others on tight budgets have a harder time than ever making an impact on Facebook. Here are tips for combining organic and paid approaches.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds launches December 12 on Xbox One
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2017 20:58
One of PC gaming’s biggest hits is finally making the leap to consoles when PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (read my early access review) goes live on Xbox One on December 12 for $30. The unfinished battle royal shoote...
Alpha In The Sovereign Asset Class: Can ESG Yield More Rewards?
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 20:54
Brazilian Credit Default Swaps (CDS) boomed in parallel with this unprecedented corruption affair. If links had been more directly made between political governance loopholes and the performance of Brazilian bonds, inves...
Google brings fast wireless headphone Bluetooth pairing to Android
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2017 20:52
Google today announced a new feature called Fast Pair to quickly sync a pair of headphones with an Android smartphone. Fast Pair requires you to simply place a pair of headphones in Pairing mode near an Android device. T...
Meet Two Millennial Founders Opening A Safe Home For Male Survivors Of Sex Trafficking
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 20:47
As the social sector works to end sex trafficking, one major population has been largely left out of the equation: boys and men. These two social entrepreneurs are working to change that, by opening the nation's first lo...
How To Tap Into The Millennial $200 Billion Buying Power With Social Media
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 20:46
Reaching millennials today is essential: Learn the best ways to capture them on social media.
7 Ways To Rescue A Stagnant Social Media Campaign
Forbes - 31 Oct 2017 20:34
Sometimes, you'll notice your follower or engagement counts remaining stagnant or declining. How can you rescue a stagnant social media campaign?
Watch Microsoft's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Xbox stream from Paris here
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2017 19:46
The Paris Games Week event is underway now, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is preparing to grab the spotlight. Microsoft is broadcasting live from the fan gathering to talk about the last-person-standing Battle Roya...