Startup News
PayPal's new Facebook Messenger extension helps sellers invoice buyers and receive payment
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 16:00
PayPal has announced a new integration with Facebook Messenger that’s designed to make it easier for small-scale sellers at garage sales, on Craigslist, or even on Facebook Marketplace to request and receive payments. ...
FETC 2018 Preview: Kami Is The Paperless Classroom Solution You've Been Looking For
Nibletz - 21 Nov 2017 20:55
Saying Goodbye To Paper and Pencil Just Is So Much Easier, With Kami It’s hard to believe but if all indicators are correct, in five to ten years, paper and pencil in school may totally be a thing of the past. Many sch...
How To Create An Investment Culture That Supports Female Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 21 Nov 2017 18:19
In the United States today, women are starting more companies than ever before. Here is how to create an investment culture that supports female-led startups.
5 Alexa skills to try this Thanksgiving
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 23:41
Many of us will take on a turkey this week, and while Amazon’s Alexa is by no means a sous chef, here are a few helpful Alexa skills that could be handy this Thanksgiving, selected from the more than 25,000 skills now ...
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV review -- not worth the gil
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 23:15
REVIEW: The fan service is strong with Square Enix’s Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV. I’m convinced that the studio had trouble deciding whether they wanted to make a Noctis dating simulator or a fishing game, ...
Microsoft just took a big swing at AWS and VMware with new cloud offerings
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 23:13
Microsoft is gunning for VMware and AWS with the announcement of two new services today that are designed to let enterprises bring more workloads to Azure. The company announced a beta service for its customers today tha...
ICO Headstart Is A Fundraising Platform That Measures The Trust Or Scam of ICOs
Forbes - 21 Nov 2017 22:29
ICO HeadStart is a fundraising platform that curates the most promising ICOs, which have been thoroughly screened, selected and certified with its Seal of Approval.
AI won't peak at human intelligence
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 22:20
GUEST: Over the past few years, AI has dominated news cycles and captured the imagination of entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers alike. We can see the potential: self-driving transportation on-demand, robotic assista...
Why doesn't Star Wars: Battlefront II have more hero skins? GamesBeat Decides
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 22:01
Star Wars: Battlefront II has emotes and win poses, just as Overwatch does. But while Blizzard Entertainment’s hit team shooter has plenty of costumes for your characters, Battlefront II does not. While different outfi...
How This Bootstrapped Czech Entrepreneur Sold $500,000 Of Hemp-Based Shoes In Just One Year
Forbes - 21 Nov 2017 21:44
This bootstrapped Czech entrepreneur sold $500,000 of hemp-based shoes in just one year. Made locally in the Czech Republic, this mission-driven brand is hoping to shake up the footwear industry with its emphasis on hemp...
Millennials Need To Stop Airbrushing Their Selfies
Forbes - 21 Nov 2017 21:08
Selfie photo editing apps reinforce media pressure to be picture perfect.
How BioSTL developed a 20-year plan to boost St. Louis' biotech industry
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 20:45
St. Louis’ current position as a global leader in plant science and biotech didn’t happen overnight. Instead, careful planning over the course of two decades laid the foundation for the booming startup ecosystem in S...
Facebook Messenger now supports 4K photos
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 20:43
Facebook Messenger has become an important way for people to communicate with each other, and it’s not only by text-based means. More than 17 billion photos are shared by the 1.3 billion monthly active users worldwide ...
Attention Trump Fans, Critics: If You Value Freedom Online, The FCC Needs To Know Now
Forbes - 21 Nov 2017 20:33
The agency wants to overhaul the rules on how internet companies can treat different content, which net veterans say would hit our wallets and free speech first.
Fight climate change...while earning up to 7.5% annually?
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 20:25
SPONSORED: Presented by Wunder Capital Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates that investment opportunity in the solar energy market through 2040 is approximately $2.8 trillion (see graph below). Much of that investment ...
Splatoon 2 paints new updates for November 23
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 20:15
Nintendo’s colorful team shooter Splatoon 2 is getting some new stages and looks. Some of the updates will unlock on November 23, while others will roll out beginning November 24. This content is free for folks who alr...
France's Blade prepares to launch its virtual PC subscription service Shadow in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 20:00
With $84 million of venture capital and a new Palo Alto office, the founders of Paris-based Blade are preparing to invade the U.S. market early in 2018. Blade, which makes a cloud-based PC service called Shadow, is the l...
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age's HD remake gambit pays off with 1 million in sales
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 19:50
Square Enix revealed on Final Fantasy’s official Twitter account that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has reached over 1 million in sales. The Zodiac Age is an HD remaster for PlayStation 4. Final Fantasy XII first c...
Magic: The Gathering -- Arena's closed beta launches December 4
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 19:25
Wizards of the Coast announced today that Magic: The Gathering — Arena’s closed beta will begin on December 4. Magic: The Gathering is the king of physical collectible card games, but its digital versions are behind ...
Behind Pinterest's push to make the world pinnable
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2017 19:15
“A picture is worth a thousand words” could very well describe the current search paradigm. We’ve spent years typing into a text field, but there are times when it’s hard to describe what we’re really looking f...
Check Out Reflector Teacher and Other Classroom Tools To Go Nuts For At FETC 2018
Nibletz - 21 Nov 2017 19:02
Squirrels Debuts Reflector For Teachers Just In Time For FETC 2018 If you’re a teacher using technology in the classroom you’re probably using or familiar with at least one of the technology solutions from Squirrels....
5 Signs Your Family Is Dysfunctional
Forbes - 21 Nov 2017 18:47
As we launch into the season of intense family time, let's get real and own the fact that we all have a little dysfunction in us.