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How This Millennial Built A 7-Figure Business Using Equity Crowdfunding
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 21:56
If you're looking to grow your company, you may need to look no farther than your very own community.
MyOn's Todd Brekhus Recognized With Lifetime Achievement Award
Nibletz - 16 Jan 2018 14:55
SIIA Honors myON President Todd Brekhus with a Lifetime Achievement Award myON, leading provider of digital literacy solutions, announced today its president, Todd Brekhus, has been named the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Wi...
Star Wars: Force Arena turns 1 with 6.5 million players for its card-based battler
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 23:17
Netmarble Games is celebrating the one-year birthday of Star Wars: Force Arena with an in-game event that will run until January 25 on iOS and Android. Players can collect characters from the recent Star Wars: The Last J...
Guest Authorship Is Strong As Ever: 8 Tips To Get Started
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 22:49
Here's a list of simple tips to help you get started with guest authorship quickly, even if you've never tried it before.
U.S. security concerns could stall Huawei's and ZTE's 5G expansions
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 22:35
ANALYSIS: Will U.S. citizens get their first 5G phones from Huawei or ZTE? Not if Congress has its way. Over the past week, members of Congress have been getting tough on the two Chinese companies, formally identifying b...
Xbox One Elite Controller 2.0 reportedly has adjustable analog-stick tension
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 22:25
Microsoft is working on the next iteration of its Xbox One Elite controller, according to recent reports. I still think the Xbox One Elite Controller is the best gamepad I’ve ever used, but Microsoft has plenty of feat...
Marketers: Here's Why Equifax's Breach Is Your Problem
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 22:18
The equifax breach could have implications for your small business. Marketers need to worry and take action now.
American history podcasts are having a moment
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 22:13
OPINION: With podcasts enjoying a surge in revenue and VC investment and collectively surpassing 65 million monthly listeners for the first time, VentureBeat’s Paul Sawers makes a good case for why 2017 was the year of...
Ethical AI happens before you write the first line of code
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 22:10
GUEST: As internally developed artificial intelligence systems move from lab to deployment, the importance of creating unbiased, ethical systems is greater than ever. The challenge is that there is not a simple solution ...
The Charles Manson Estate Battle: Is The Fight Worth It?
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 21:58
Charles Manson's body remains in limbo as several men wage war over his estate. To the victor goes the right to profit from the Charles Manson legacy. The courtroom battle raises many legal and ethical questions that may...
San Francisco Banker From Mexico Launches FoodBytes! For Food/Tech Entrepreneurs, Part I
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 21:56
Foodbytes! brings food/tech startup founders together with seasoned professionals in the food and agriculture industry. Entrepreneur, turned Rabobank banker Manuel Gonzalez launched FoodBytes! in 2015; events help both e...
Advice For Early-Stage Food/Tech Social Entrepreneurs By FoodBytes! Founder Manuel Gonzalez, Part II
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 21:55
FoodBytes! brings innovative food/tech startup founders together with seasoned professionals in the food and agriculture industry. FoodBytes! founder Manuel Gonzalez, a yogurt entrepreneur turned banker, gives pointers t...
Survios's VR racer Sprint Vector dashes into closed beta on January 19
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 21:15
Virtual reality studio Survios is now taking signups to beta test its futuristic track-and-field racing game Sprint Vector. The beta will be available for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift through the Oculus Home and SteamVR ...
Rise and Fall's Loyalty system will get me back into Civilization VI
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 20:55
Like GamesBeat managing editor Jason Wilson, I fell off of Civilization VI surprisingly early. But while Steam Workshop mods helped him sink more than a hundred hours into the game over the past couple of weeks, I’m wa...
Disney hits reset on mobile games with new development partners
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 20:35
Disney executive Kyle Laughlin announced today that the entertainment giant has hit reset on its game strategy and formed new relationships with four development partners. Disney will work on future games with Ludia, Glu...
Are Your Employees Wasting Time On Social Media? Here Are Three Benefits
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 20:19
Your coworkers are doing it. Your managers are doing it, too. It's likely you've even done it today. I'm talking about scrolling through social media in the workplace.
How Kids Would Make Age-Friendly Cities
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 20:11
At the New Jersey regionals of the Future City 'Age-Friendly City' competition, middle school students offered practical and fanciful ideas to age better.
Google will expand cloud infrastructure with 3 subsea cables and 5 new regions
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 19:35
Google announced today that it's going to massively expand its global cloud infrastructure with three new subsea cables and five new regions. The regions, all coming online this year, will be available in the Netherlands...
Want To Join A Corporate Board? Here's How, Part One
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 19:05
Would you like to be on a corporate board? I'm here to tell you that you can. I've been on the Luby's/Fuddrucker's board since 2003, and it has been one of the greatest experiences of my life.
Arianna Huffington's Thrive Global and Samsung launch tech detox app
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 19:00
Between emails, social media accounts, calls, text messages, WhatsApp, and more, our smartphones have become ticking bombs, gradually turning us (and our children) into co-dependent, digital junkies. Media mogul Arianna ...
Facebook promises to 'massively' simplify Messenger in 2018
Venture Beat - 16 Jan 2018 18:59
New features have led to Facebook Messenger, an app used every month by 1.3 billion people, becoming too cluttered, said Messenger chief David Marcus today. Users should expect steps to be taken in 2018 to simplify the M...
Bitcoin's $12,000 Plunge Reveals Cryptocurrency's Epic Gamble
Forbes - 16 Jan 2018 18:53
Virtual economies and cryptocurrencies seem to be on the rise, but are they a safe bet? The best known of these, Bitcoin, has seen its value soar lately, and many believe that this is creating a bubble. Even investors li...