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WiZ Announces Lifestyle Smart Lights Feature with New Scheduled Presets at CES 2018
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 01:25
PRESS RELEASE: WiZ Connected Light, the leading innovator of smart lighting technology, today announced the new Scheduled Presets function enabling your smart lights to know your regular activity level throughout the day...
Coming Soon Again: This Best Worst Movie Is A Hilarious Guide To Business Success And Failure
Forbes - 6 Jan 2018 22:09
The circumstances that led to the film The Room's initial demis and ultimate triumph are instructional to anyone trying to launch or maintain a successful venture
Acer unveils 4 new laptops, including 'the world's thinnest'
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 22:00
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, Acer today unveiled three new laptops in its Windows 10 lineups: Swift 7, Nitro 5, and Spin 3. The company also added a new Chromebook 11, and revealed U.S. ...
Russian Hackers, Kaspersky Scandal, Blockchain - New Entrepreneurial Goldrush?
Forbes - 6 Jan 2018 19:33
Blockchain technology is rapidly moving beyond Bitcoin to become an "apps" development tool for millions of non-technical users worldwide. This represents a rare opportunity for entrepreneurs to go global in areas that a...
2018's top 5 biggest upcoming games
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 15:03
On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, we determined the games you need to look forward to for the rest of the year. We have spoken, and so it is written! Enjoy this list of the only games you are legally permitted ...
GamesBeat Decides 66: In 2018, it's all about us now
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 04:02
Friendship ended with 2017. Now 2018 is my best friend, and it’s time to look at its games. On this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast, we pick out the five biggest upcoming releases that you should get excited about. ...
Twitter admits world leaders like Trump have special status
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 03:27
(Reuters) — Twitter Inc on Friday reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status on the social media network, pushing back against users who have called on the company to banish U.S....
Sensor Tower: Mobile game spending hit $48.3 billion in 2017
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 03:05
Mobile spending was up across the board globally in 2017 mostly due to games. Total app spend was up 35 percent year-over-year, reaching $58.6 billion on the Apple App Store and Google Play according to mobile market ana...
4 things I learned building chatbots for major brands in 2017
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 02:10
GUEST: In 2017, my team powered chatbots and voice skills for leading brands like Nike, Vice, Jameson, Marriott Rewards, Simon, Gatorade, and more. We witnessed new user behaviors and uncovered an evolved set of best pra...
Microsoft launches super-speedy cloud networking out of beta
Venture Beat - 6 Jan 2018 01:12
Microsoft gave its cloud customers a free speed boost today with the launch of an Accelerated Networking feature that's been in beta for almost a year and a half. When customers turn it on, their Azure compute instances ...