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Startup Accelerators Hold The Keys To Gender Equity In Tech
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 23:07
Only 3% of venture capital goes to female founders. But there is one segment of tech that is beating the odds. As a woman and edtech entrepreneur, I'm at the center of the quietest multi-billion dollar segment in tech wh...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Sets and Timeline
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 23:04
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, bringing new features as well as various improvements. This build is part of the RS4 branch, which represents the next Windows 10 update the company has yet to a...
Gorogoa's genius design makes you feel brilliant
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 22:57
On Twitter, Vlambeer developer and cofounder Rami Ismail praised indie puzzler Gorogoa: “[It] makes you feel clever for simply following along with its cleverness,” Ismail wrote. “It makes you feel joy for simply p...
8 robots worth bringing home this holiday season
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 22:34
Alongside the growth in adoption of conversational AI like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant, social robots are beginning to enter the home to help people get things done and play games together. Unlike other electro...
Tech giants and universities must work together to build the future of AI
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 22:10
GUEST: The concept of AI has been a subject of fascination for almost as long as computers have existed. However, we’ve only recently begun to see what a future with AI might actually look like and — despite the grim...
PJ Bouten's Showpad Bridges Gap Between Marketing Content And Sales Enablement
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 22:08
PJ Boutren co-founded Showpad in Gent, Belgium in 2011 to help sales and marketing organizations work better together by delivering powerful reporting on content usage and sales productivity. Sales can focus on selling w...
7 Social Media Trends That Dominated 2017
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 22:01
What was going on in the social media world this past year? What were the prevailing social media trends of 2017?
Call of Duty: WWII -- Slegehammer features Hitler's Wolf's Lair map in The Resistance DLC
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 21:53
Call of Duty: WWIIs‘s return to the “boots on the ground” combat of the Second World War has proven to be very popular, and now Activision and developer Sledgehammer Games are revealing the first gameplay trailer a...
Why we need a new model of payments: fluid, flexible, data-driven
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 21:45
SPONSORED: Presented by Wirecard Payments. It's a largely invisible component of any business, but it is arguably the most important. Moving money back and forth between a business and its vendors, employees, and custome...
Ten Of 2017's Best Books For Leaders Will Put You Ahead Of The Competition
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 21:34
The authors of some of the best business books of the year offer plenty of invaluable advice for entrepreneurs, managers, leaders and aspiring change-makers. These 10 insights from 4,000 pages of books will put you ahead...
SendBird raises $16 million to help developers add messaging features to their apps
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 21:29
SendBird, a company that provides the infrastructure for developers to build messaging and chat services into their apps, has raised $16 million in a series A round of funding led by Shasta Ventures and August Capital, w...
Want To Launch A Successful Startup? Disrupt These Industries
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 21:19
The complaints being aired on social media can provide entrepreneurs with valuable insight on how to disrupt lucrative industries. Let's take a look at three industries that present opportunities for entrepreneurs lookin...
This Book Will Make You Ready To Be An Entrepreneur
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 21:18
Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Dr. Sean Wise has something he wants to tell you. Grab a pen and paper. Class is in session.
Educate Your Employees Correctly
Nibletz - 19 Dec 2017 20:57
People learned from ancient times. Through centuries learning acquired new characteristics and new approaches to it. Learning is crucial for any human being. Today, innovation rules the world. Many commonly known tech...
Linden Lab's Sansar VR world adds fashion market for user-created avatar clothes
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 20:15
Linden Lab‘s Sansar social VR world has launched a fashion market for user-created avatar clothing. The move opens entrepreneurial and creative opportunities for users, much like happened with Linden Lab’s predecesso...
Success Means Not Having A Back-Up Plan. How To Commit--And Succeed.
Forbes - 19 Dec 2017 20:08
By staying focused on long-term goals, investing in your business ecosystem, and eliminating the allure of an alternative plan by staying centered on an authentic commitment to your business goals, you can bolster the st...
Kingdom: New Lands coronates Skull Island expansion and arrives on PS4 on January 16
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 20:02
Developers Noio’s and Licorice’s monarchy simulator Kingdom: New Lands is getting new territory with its Skull Island expansion, which will add another win condition and another island to explore. It’s free for fol...
Twitch's will launch its livestreamer game show Stream On in March
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 20:00
Twitch announced today that it’s debuting Stream On, its first game show for livestreamers on its platform. Up to 14 competitors will be asked to showcase their ability to engage and entertain an audience online. A pri...
Star Wars VR experience is coming to The Void's new Southern California and Vegas venues
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 19:45
The Void has won a heap of praise for its New York-based virtual reality experience: Ghostbusters: Dimension. And now the Lindon, Utah-based company is expanding to open two new Void Experience Centers in Las Vegas and G...
Apple's new TV deals signal near-term plans for a Netflix competitor
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 19:22
OPINION: After a decade selling boxes that play other companies’ TV shows, Apple last year started developing and acquiring original TV programs — a tangible major step into content for the hardware and software make...
Catherine: Full Body brings Atlus's guilt-driven puzzle game to PlayStation 4 and Vita
Venture Beat - 19 Dec 2017 19:15
Atlus announced Catherine: Full Body today, a new version if its puzzle game that is coming out for PlayStation 4 and Vita. So far the studio has only announced the game for Japan, but it’s typical for Atlus to bring a...
When Your Chromebooks Break, Who Are You Gonna Call For Parts? Chromebookparts.com
Nibletz - 19 Dec 2017 18:45
FETC 2018 Preview: Chromebook Parts Is Your One Stop Shop For Any Chromebook Parts Your School Needs Chromebooks are the #1 device in 1:1 implementations in K-12 schools across the country. Districts love their ease of u...