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Advice from trans-activist and author Janet Mock on finding her voice and being heard.

GUEST: Minnesota is home to a number of Fortune 500 retail companies like Target, Best Buy, and Supervalu. It also boasts a number of Fortune 500 companies that build out the entire retail ecosystem, including supply cha...

Context is everything. GumGum founder Ophir Tanz explains how his company got to $110 million in revenue by matching ads to online images.

GUEST: Year after year, blockbuster films are replete with Turing-test-passing examples of AI — and this past year was no exception. From Blade Runner 2049 to Marjorie Prime to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it seems the pu...

The Council is a narrative adventure that features historical figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte and George Washington in a murder mystery starring what seems to be an Illuminati-esque secret society. Developer Big Bad W...

With a new CEO and a push into corporate customers like AXA, L'Oreal and PayPal, Coursera is looking to keep the promise of the massive open online course, or MOOC, alive and making money.

Tidal, the high-quality music streaming site designed mostly for musicians disillusioned with iTunes and Spotify royalties, is amazingly still here. As first noted by The Verge, Tidal’s latest push for continued attent...

Meet the teen entrepreneur who's helping businesses understand next-gen consumers

For business owner Tracy Flanagan, helping veterans transition to the civilian economy is a critical mission.

Malicious computer viruses and data hacks can hobble any business, potentially exposing even a mom-and-pop shop to customer lawsuits, government fines, IT repair costs and bad publicity.

Dawani first advised community members to explore the power of Facebook's network effect. In Dawani's words, you never want to feel "left out." Instead, you want to be part of your network's lives. This makes people chec...

GUEST: My introduction to the startup community in St. Louis came by accident. I stumbled into it while looking for stories of innovation and positive change in a city labeled as racist and backwards following protests i...

As a longtime Destiny player, I've occasionally found myself wishing for the companionship of one of the game's Ghosts -- floating robots that offer commentary, guidance, and the occasional wisecrack, along with persiste...

Hot on the heels of Amazon’s late November port of its Silk web browser from Fire tablets to Fire TV, Mozilla announced today the release of Firefox for Fire TV, a free “full web” browser optimized for televisions....

Magic Leap has come out of hiding. After several years of rumors and $1.9 billion in funding, the Florida company unveiled its Magic Leap One AR goggles for the first time. Magic Leap said its “creator edition” will ...

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has received a patch to give it new graphics options on the Xbox One X. The open-world role-playing game came out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2015. Fans and critics praised it for its ...

Opening your garage door with an Apple Watch? If you’re the one opening the door via HomeKit, that’s pretty cool. But what if a stranger can also access your home? Not so cool. Back in October, a developer discovered...

What's the key to Sheryl Sandberg's massively successful personal brand? And, more importantly, how can you apply those lessons to building your very own?

EXCLUSIVE: Framer, an Amsterdam-based visual design tool company, is announcing it has raised $7.7 million in venture capital in a round led by Silicon Valley venture fund Accel. Framer makes a full-service screen design...

Eureka Park Preview: BioInteractive Technologies Is Debuting TENZR, The First Hands Free, Camera Free, Wrist Worn, Gesture Control Device at CES 2018 A Canadian Startup, called BioInteractive is the first company in the ...

The time has come for sales and marketing to work together as one for the greater good. Yes that sounds cheesy but it's also true.

Activism would be straightforward if parties acted rationally and pursuant to the interests of their principals. Unfortunately, in 2017, certain incumbents targeted by activists have become more emboldened to employ liti...