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National Cryptocurrencies? All Currencies Will Be Digitized, Cryptocurrency Expert Says
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 01:08
Digital dollars are the future of cash, say cryptocurrency experts.
Are ICOs The New Startup Lifeblood?
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 23:20
No matter what product or service you sell, every entrepreneur will at some point be challenged to raise capital to grow their business. ICOs continue to emerge as an alternative to the traditional models of startup inve...
15-second countdown ads could be the new killer format
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 22:10
GUEST: Luxury Italian retailer Yoox has announced it is running an exciting new type of pre-roll ad on YouTube: 15-second buy-it-or-lose-it offers. The company will be runnign the ads until mid-December in a few regions ...
Economists Say The Trump Tax Plan Will Have Disastrous Consequences
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 20:33
Never did I imagine that something resembling the current tax plan could possibly be proposed by the Trump administration, let alone then approved by the Senate. What in God's name are these people thinking? Does anyone ...
Expert Tips To Help Small Businesses Maximize Holiday Retail Sales
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 20:32
Whether you started planning for the big holiday sales during the summer or have done nothing yet, you still have time to generate additional revenue if you act now.
Netgear opens its first retail store with B8ta in Silicon Valley
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 20:25
Netgear has dipped its toes into the retail market with the launch of a co-branded store with electronics retailer B8ta at a prime location at the Santana Row luxury outdoor mall in San Jose, California. The new concept ...
Top 10 startup ecosystems in the world 2017: China rising
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 20:25
GUEST: When I ranked last year’s top 10 startup ecosystems, they didn’t show much movement from the year before. But this year's analysis has shown tectonic shifts in the world's innovation landscape. A new entrant h...
Winners And Losers Of The Senate Tax Bill
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 19:21
The Senate passed HR 1 late last night, clearing the final hurdle to once-in-a-generation tax reform. But who wins under the Senate bill, and who loses?
Dames Making Games must find a new home for its inclusive nonprofit workspace
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 18:02
Dames Making Games is a Toronto-based arts nonprofit that focuses on creating an inclusive community for video game developers, particularly those who are transgender, nonbinary (not identifying as only a man or woman), ...
Fintech is facing a short, game-changing window of opportunity
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 16:00
GUEST: Until this week, many people had never heard of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Then it became part of a dramatic showdown between advocates and critics of regulation, as two individuals with dram...
Sony teases a big PSVR game from 'two legends'
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 13:34
Sony's annual fan event, the PlayStation Experience, is right around the corner, and it looks like a big reveal is in store for PlayStation VR (PSVR). This week the company revealed the panels that will run throughout th...
The Surprising Solution To The Global Water Crisis: Solar Power
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 13:00
2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, but one social enterprise has a solution for rural villagers. Learn the three takeaways we can use to solve the water crisis.
Net neutrality needs you as much as you need it
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 08:42
The battle for net neutrality is ramping into high gear, as we anticipate an FCC vote on December 14 to either confirm or reject Chairman Pai's draft order to undermine the 2015 Open Internet Order. With the future of th...
Samsung strategy chief wants to chase more big acquisitions
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 03:12
(Reuters) — Samsung Electronics' $8 billion purchase of automotive and audio electronics company Harman has given the technology conglomerate confidence to chase more big deals, its strategy chief said on Friday. Young...
National Committee for Games Policy's backstory: politics, religion, and 'The Art of War 2'
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 01:46
Kenneth Tran wants you to believe that he is going to Washington, D.C. to solve gaming’s loot box problem. He is the director and founder of the National Committee for Games Policy, which announced its formation earlie...
Penguin Publishing's Book Gifting Hotline: The Triumph Of Human Personalization In The Algorithm Age
Forbes - 2 Dec 2017 00:58
For the past four years volunteers at Penguin Random House have manned the Penguin Hotline to assist consumers find the perfect book to gift to their loved ones. In 2016, the Penguin Hotline received and answered over 30...
House Intelligence Committee advances deeply flawed NSA surveillance bill
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 00:53
A bill to extend one of the NSA's most powerful surveillance tools, and further peel back American civil liberties, was approved today by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in a strict party line vote (...
Tobii's eye-tracking makes over 100 games more accessible
Venture Beat - 2 Dec 2017 00:25
Over 100 games now support Tobii‘s eye-tracking technology, including blockbuster hits like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Origins and indie favorites such as Ori and the Blind Forest. That means that these games are ...