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Bitcoin recovers some losses after its worst week since 2013
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 04:14
(Reuters) — Bitcoin rose 15 percent on Tuesday, recouping about half of the losses it sustained last week, its worst since 2013, as investors who had missed out on earlier rallies bought the world's biggest and best-kn...
Flurry: Apple led holiday device activations, but Samsung gained ground
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 19:16
Apple had a very good 2017 holiday season, once again holding the top place in smartphone and tablet activations, though it remained at 44 percent of total activations in both 2016 and 2017, according to Flurry Analytics...
How This Social Entrepreneur Impacts The Slums Of Mumbai To Silicon Valley
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 16:45
From working in the slums of Mumbai to leading world initiatives with The United Nations, this social entrepreneur has excelled at making a difference on a global scale. Overcoming various life and health challenges, lea...
Top 5 Tech Trends that CMOs Cannot Ignore In 2018
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 16:27
MarTech has exploded in popularity in the last year. These are the 5 trends that CMOs cannot afford to overlook in 2018
BeeChat, the First Cryptocurrency Messenger, Captures Millions of Users After Launch
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 04:25
PRESS RELEASE: As cryptocurrencies continue to gain traction around the world, the launch of BeeChat marks the advent of the first blockchain based digital currency and cryptocurrency messenger platform in the world. Thi...
This Millennial Couple Quit Corporate Life And Built Their Dream Business
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 00:19
This couple turned $4,000 in savings into a startup that hit $700,000 its first year.
Understanding The New Tax Law: A Q&A With David Kirk, Former IRS Attorney Turned EY Tax Partner
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 23:57
There are few people who understand the tax law as well as David Kirk, former attorney for the Office of the Chief Counsel at the IRS and now a national tax partner for EY. In this Q&A, I sit down with David to get his t...
Res-lution Gel: The Solution!
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 23:38
The back story about the Res-lution Gel is equally fascinating from a purely entrepreneurial standpoint (one that Forbes.com could wrap their hands), one that resonates! This story surrounds a twenty-three year old man n...
Y Combinator on 2018 trends and growing your startup after the seed stage
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 23:20
Twice a year, the crème de la crème of Silicon Valley flocks to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View to listen to 100 or so startups deliver carefully curated pitches at the widely popular Y Combinator (YC) Dem...
4 creative ways brands use Alexa skills in content marketing
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 22:10
GUEST: As we enter a new year, it’s important to take a look at emerging marketing technologies and understand how they might fit into your annual goals for content planning. Voice is certainly one of the technologies ...
7 Social Media Trends That Will Dominate 2018
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 21:55
These are seven of the most important trends I'm predicting will make their presence known in 2018.
4 U.S. tech hubs to watch in 2018
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 21:30
ANALYSIS: The two questions I get asked most frequently when I tell people that I report on tech startups across Middle America are: Which startups outside of Silicon Valley are getting the most traction? And which citie...
What Should Companies Do, And Not Do, During Proxy Contests?
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 21:28
Of course, there are important rules-of-the-road for these discussions and not every director is well equipped to handle such a conversation. However, investors, in general, look to directors to represent their best inte...
How To Make Influencer Marketing A Global Experience In 2018 And Beyond
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 21:16
Brands to realize that there are no borders when it comes to influencer marketing.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus had the best writing of 2017
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 21:01
Writing in games is strange. It’s bigger and more complicated than writing for a film, a novel, or a song. Games can convey a plot with characters, but they can also tell stories through their worlds or through the obj...
GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson's top 10 games of the year
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 20:47
FEATURE: When I think about 2017, thoughts of playing my Nintendo Switch anywhere I want — in my bed, on my couch, in the car, on a train, on a plane — first come to mind. But my top 10 games of the year isn’t abou...
PS Plus games coming in January 2018: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Telltale's Batman, and more
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 20:32
Your PlayStation Plus subscription is giving you access to some big games in January. Here are the free titles coming Sony’s premium gaming service in January for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 (yup, it still gets some),...
GamesBeat Rewind 2017: What Remains of Edith Finch has the standout gaming moment of the year
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 20:17
This year’s video games have gifted us with an array of stunning moments, like punching Nazis or scaling Hyrule’s highest mountains or spinning frantically in battle, unsure whether to trust the voices in our heads. ...
Thousands Of Pets Were Abandoned in Puerto Rico-- Here Is How You Can Help
Forbes - 27 Dec 2017 19:44
Thousands of pets were left abandoned in Puerto Rico after the passing of Hurricane María. PetFriendly is fighting to save these animals, and to provide a safe space for them to call home.
Minority Media bets on VR arcade games to survive
Venture Beat - 27 Dec 2017 19:30
Virtual reality developers have to be creative to survive the VR desert, where sales haven’t kept up with expectations. So Vander Caballero, founder of Minority Media and creator of the VR game Time Machine VR, has ado...