Startup News
Bitcoin Mania Is Reaching A Fever Pitch
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 04:14
Bitcoin is trading 9-times its "transaction value."
Three Reasons Why The ICO Market Is Cooling Down, But Crypto And Blockchain Are Here To Stay
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 05:20
Initial coin offerings may have petered out after a year-long winning streak, but some startups are still raising money through ICOs because legitimate blockchain and cryptocurrency projects need backing. A look at what ...
Would You Pay $400 Or More For A Book? This Author's Readers Are Willing
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 04:37
Looking to scale up his writing business, Dana Derricks decided to write books that sell for $400--and up. Some readers are buying.
SoftBank offers to buy Uber shares at a $48 billion valuation, a 30% discount
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 07:24
(Reuters) — Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is offering to purchase shares of Uber Technologies Inc at a valuation of $48 billion, a 30 percent discount to its most recent valuation of $68.5 billion, a person familiar with...
121 Marina at Ocean Reef Offers Exclusive Residences Within A Private Club, Private Airport Included
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 03:55
Family-focused Ocean Reef Club is getting its first new build condominium complex in two decades complete with its own set of private services and amenities.
Startup Festival 2017 Spotlight: Motus Operandi The Robotic Arm Of The Future
Nibletz - 28 Nov 2017 03:31
Motus Operandi Is Improving Robotic Arms With Smart Motion The nibletz team is bringing you great coverage from Startup Festival 2017 in Seoul South Korea. The festival runs from this Thursday through Saturday at Coex Ha...
Sensor Tower: Animal Crossing gets 15 million mobile downloads in 6 days
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 02:20
Judging by the flood of memes on Twitter about Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it’s no surprise to hear that it had a successful launch. In the first six days, it’s been downloaded at least 15 million time...
Want to break into the AR or VR industry? Here's how
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 01:50
GUEST: Everyone gets excited when a new technological frontier takes off. However, with rapid growth comes uncertainty. When the landscape is shifting dramatically, it can be difficult to identify a reliable plan for bui...
Spinnortality shows how a megacorp CEO takes over the world
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 01:30
According to Spinnortality, a dystopian society doesn’t get built in a day. It involves a lot of research and development, overthrowing a government or two, and sinking funds into insidious media takeovers. The cyberpu...
Understanding user privacy in the age of smart speakers
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 00:10
GUEST: Voice is becoming a primary interface. It’s in many of the technologies we use on a daily basis, like our home appliances, cars, and mobile apps. We can turn off the lights, order takeout, buy our weekly groceri...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds mobile: 100 battle royale clones jump onto an island
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 23:37
Tencent is bringing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to mobile as part of its deal with the Bluehole Games and its new in-house studio, The PUBG Corporation, but the partners may find that market oversaturated with battle...
Testimony In Waymo Suit Alleges Uber Had Trade Secret Theft-Unit: Report
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 22:12
Days before Uber's self-driving car division was set to face off with Google's in court, accusations by a former Uber employee have sent the case off the rails.
Infrastructure 3.0: Building blocks for the AI revolution
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 22:10
GUEST: By any measure, we’ve entered the age of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The confluence of massive data, cheap storage, elastic compute, and algorithmic advances, particularly in deep learning, has...
How This Pregnantish Entrepreneur Turned Her Fertility Issues Into A First-To-Market Business
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 21:53
Relationship expert, TV host and self-help book author, Andrea Syrtash, is combining her content expertise and her experience as a fertility patient to help a drastically underserved market that's expected to be worth mo...
Gang Beasts brawls its way out of Early Access on December 12
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 21:45
Gang Beasts is a delightfully goofy multiplayer brawler set in the colorful metropolis Beef City. Indie developer Boneloaf and publisher Double Fine Productions released it on Steam Early Access in 2014. It’ll be launc...
One Simple Research-Backed Way To Increase Your Freelance Rate By 65% Overnight
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 21:40
Consistently growing your income is essential to keep your freelance business afloat. The big question is, how do you command higher rates? Use this very simple method that helps you start earning up to 65% more per hour...
eBay now lets you start shopping with a Google Assistant smart speaker and finish on your phone
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 21:21
Today, eBay released an updated version of its Google Assistant app that lets users start a conversation about an item they want to buy on a smart speaker and then continue the shopping experience on an Android or iOS sm...
Hearthstone: Kobolds & Catacombs expansion launches December 7
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 20:54
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Hearthstone‘s next expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, will launch December 7. The free-to-play digital card game is available for PC and mobile. Hearthstone has been a big hit s...
4 Ways 'Hustling' Will Radically Improve Your Career
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 20:47
Here are the top four things Ellen Bennett, founder of Hedley & Bennett learned when she joined forces with Instagram and launched the School of Hustle.
How To Build The A-team: What I've Learned From Pitching New Business
Forbes - 28 Nov 2017 20:43
Here's who you really need to bring onboard for your venture - and how to manage them to bring out their rock star qualities.
Startup Festival 2017 Spotlight: Korean Startup Yeolrim Has Created The Smart Hearing Aid
Nibletz - 28 Nov 2017 20:35
Korean Startup Yeolrim Has Created The Smart Hearing Aid Our coverage of Startup Festival 2017 continues. Asian startups are creating some amazing technology. One of those companies is based right in South Korea where th...
Unity buys Game's Multiplay game server hosting business for $25.2 million
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2017 20:32
Unity Technologies has bought the game server hosting Multiplay Digital division of United Kingdom retailer Game Digital for $25.2 million. The deal is part of the company’s ambition to be more than a game engine maker...