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Bitcoin, Or Bitcoin Cash?
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 04:43
Bitcoin has lost 8% of its value in the last seven days, while Bitcoin cash has gained close to 109%, which one is a better buy?
Three Common Misconceptions About Legacy Planning
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 21:08
The phrase "legacy planning" is becoming increasingly used in place of, or to supplement, estate planning. Unfortunately, like many buzzwords its meaning can vary depending on the person speaking or the audience's predis...
British EdTech Startup SAM Labs Raises £5.1M Series A Round
Nibletz - 15 Nov 2017 13:25
SAM Labs Raises £5.1M Series A Round To Bring More STEAM Tools To Classrooms SAM Labs, an edtech startup that empowers teachers with the most engaging STEAM classroom solutions, today announced the completion of a $6.75...
China's Richest 2017: World's Most Populous Nation Breeds Younger Than Average Billionaires
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 23:45
The average age of those on the 2017 Forbes China Rich List is more than a decade younger than their U.S. peers. We take a closer look at the most junior Chinese billionaires and how they made their wealth.
Google Docs is down for some, and users are not impressed (Updated)
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 23:12
The internet expressed outrage today over the fact that Google Docs was temporarily down. According to people on Twitter and also DownDetector.com, the popular document software didn’t work as intended, but Google’s ...
Destiny 2 sees up to a 53% performance boost on PC with Nvidia's latest drivers
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 22:46
Nvidia has launched new drivers for its graphics cards today in preparation for the debut of Star Wars: Battlefront II, but the company has also continued to squeeze better performance out of the PC release of Bungie’s...
Chatbots can save you from trying to diagnose that cough yourself
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 22:20
GUEST: When a person feels sick, they might start deciding whether it seems serious enough to visit a doctor. However, things like having to get to the doctor’s office, long delays in the waiting room, and the potentia...
Government And The Chief Risk Officer -- A New Normal?
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 22:08
Change, and periodic ambiguity, in the global political and regulatory environment inherently create volatility, which can paralyze both human and financial capital as well as hinder performance. Interestingly, even deve...
What is wrong with Star Wars: Battlefront II? GamesBeat Decides
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 22:01
Star Wars: Battlefront II comes out this week and a lot of people are already playing it and yelling about it on the internet. Numerous fans don’t like its business model and progression system, and they are letting pu...
Unity and Lionsgate find horror film's VR ad can get your blood flowing
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 22:00
Unity Technologies and film studio Lionsgate have created a virtual reality advertisement for the launch of the Jigsaw horror film, and an analysis shows that, no surprise, a horror VR experience can really rattle your e...
Google gives developers more tools to make better voice apps
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 21:49
Google Assistant received some major upgrades in recent days, and today Google Assistant product manager Brad Abrams announced a series of changes to help developers make voice apps that interact with Google’s AI assis...
How Brooke Wall Built A Bridge Between The Worlds Of Hollywood & Fashion
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 21:48
Brooke Wall helped create the cult of the celebrity stylist. Two years after selling the company she founded in 2000 to entertainment juggernaut Endeavor (formerly WME-IMG), she talks about the colossal business of creat...
Golden Globes Might Place 'Get Out' As A Comedy, But Jordan Peele Says It's a Documentary
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 21:28
Is racism funny? Let's take a look at the reason why the Golden Globes are placing 'Get Out' into the comedy/musical category and how the film's stars are reacting to the news.
Star Wars: Battlefront II dev on switching to cosmetic loot crates: 'Nothing is too late'
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 21:06
Electronic Arts employees and Star Wars: Battlefront II devs are answering questions on Reddit today as part of an effort to win back some fans and address concerns after a recent EA comment that defended the upcoming mu...
Atomist launches to help developers automate repository creation and code deployment
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 21:00
EXCLUSIVE: A new company emerged from stealth today, aimed at helping developers better automate the work they’re doing. Called Atomist, it’s designed to help developers automatically create source code repositories ...
Star Wars: Battlefront II producer says fan estimates on unlocking perks, heroes are wrong
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 20:38
Star Wars: Battlefront II has inspired a number of loot-box economists to post estimations of how many hours it will take to unlock every star card item that gives perks to your characters. One story claimed (on SWTORstr...
The Founder Of UncommonGoods Shares The Best Failure Of His Career
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 20:12
Sometimes the lowest point in a company is also the most important. Founder of UncommonGoods, David Bolotsky, shares how he used a crash to turn his company around for the better.
Lineage 2: Revolution launches its lucrative mobile battlefields in the West
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 20:01
Lineage 2: Revolution has already conquered Asia, and it’s here to do the same in the West. And it’s off to a good start: Over 1.5 million players have already signed up for South Korean developer Netmarble’s massi...
Disney Pixar takes first step into virtual reality with the skeleton world of Coco VR
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 20:00
Disney Pixar is launching Coco VR, the company’s first virtual reality experience and a promotion for the upcoming animated film Coco. The VR app debuts today as an exclusive on the Oculus Rift, and it’s one more exa...
This Cuphead cake tutorial is something we can all digest
Venture Beat - 15 Nov 2017 19:37
Want to really impress your relatives this Thanksgiving? Why not bring them a cake that looks a video game character’s head? Or you can just make this Cuphead treat for yourself to munch on while you try to beat the di...
As Entrepreneurship Thrives, Women Are Starting More Innovative Businesses Than Men
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 19:28
A new report shows Americans see plenty of business opportunities and more women are going after them.
This Fitness CEO is Revolutionizing the Franchise Industry Just By Caring More
Forbes - 15 Nov 2017 19:21
Bedros Keuillian says both the fitness and franchise industries have become archaic. He decided to shake things up and now business is booming.