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ICOs Won't Make Startups Skip Accelerator Programs
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 03:55
ICOs have gained tremendous popularity as a funding method for many investors and startups. What does this mean for accelerators?
Gab raises $4.8 million for its extremist-friendly social network, claims 400,000 accounts
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 15:35
Amid ongoing disputes about free speech and hate speech, “alternative” social network Gab says it has raised $4.8 million and is planning a $10 million initial coin offering (ICO). Gab, which has become popular among...
Grand Theft Auto V is still Take-Two's biggest hit with 90 million copies sold
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 23:41
One of the biggest games of the decade has hit another milestone. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has sped past 90 million copies sold-in to retailers and sold-through digitally worldwide. The 2013 open-world crime game ...
AfterNow Prez Lets You Create Impactful and Memorable AR Presentations Using the HoloLens
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 23:26
PRESS RELEASE: AfterNow Prez is a new presentation tool created using cutting-edge mixed reality technologies that allows anyone to create immersive and compelling presentations that are memorable. It's perfect for sales...
Zynga closes 2017 with strong poker and Words With Friends 2 revenues
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 23:05
Zynga is on a roll as it hit its financial targets for the past three quarters, including the fourth ended December 31. The company reported that Words With Friends 2 and a reinvigorated Zynga Poker produced solid holida...
Google has paid security researchers almost $12 million for bug bounties, $2.9 million in 2017 alone
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 23:01
Google today announced it has paid out almost $12 million since launching its bug bounty program in November 2010. In the past year alone, the company paid 274 different security researchers $2.9 million, although the ye...
How Much Do We Really Know About Google's Ranking Algorithm?
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 22:42
How much do we really know about Google's ranking algorithm? And why is Google so secretive about it?
Nest joins Google's hardware team to power more products with AI
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 22:31
Smart home company Nest will join Google’s hardware team, CEO Marwan Farwaz announced today. The consolidation will allow Nest to bring more Google Cloud AI services and Google Assistant into its hardware. Nest was acq...
Google is reportedly building a game-streaming subscription service
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 21:05
Google could be taking the plunge into subscription video games with a new project, codenamed Yeti. The subscription-based streaming service will potentially run on Chromecast or a new console that the company may be wor...
The Moth Set To Kick Off SXSWedu
Nibletz - 7 Feb 2018 20:40
The Moth Set To Kick Off SXSWedu Next Month: Four Educators Showcase Their Journeys and the Importance of Crafting Their Own Stories The SXSW EDU® Conference & Festival announced today its exciting opening keynote featu...
Survios dashes ahead with Sprint Vector despite VR slowdown
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 20:30
Survios isn’t slowing down because the virtual reality market has been slow to take off. Instead, the company is running full speed ahead with the impending launch of its latest VR game Sprint Vector, a “get off the ...
The Trade Desk Reaps Rewards Of Growing Programmatic Advertising Market It Helped Create
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 20:25
Four of every five US digital display dollars will transact programmatically in 2017, totaling $32.56 billion, according eMarketer. The Trade Desk , founded by Jeff Green, is a programmatic demand side platform that help...
Survey: Freelancers Stay Optimistic, Despite Unsteady Income, Deadbeat Clients
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 20:11
New research by PayPal underlines a challenge many self-employed professionals live with: unpredictable pay.
How a population boom is fueling Charleston's tech scene
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 19:45
GUEST: One of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S., Charleston, South Carolina is now the No. 1 mid-sized metro for millennials, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. As of 2016, the metro area was growing a...
SXSW Accelerator Preview: FastVisa Is The Easiest Way To Apply For An Immigration Visa
Nibletz - 7 Feb 2018 19:35
FastVisa Helps People Skip The Research and Apply For Their Immigration Visa This year’s 50 finalists for the 2018 SXSW Accelerator are some of the best we’ve seen since the start of the accelerator competition. Each...
Will They Trickle Down? Five Views On What Trump's Tax Cuts Mean For Business Leaders
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 19:30Tech Check: This Executive Thinks Telecom Providers Are "Stuck In The Caveman Era"
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 19:11
This week, we're doing a Small Business Tech Check with Abinash Tripathy, Founder and CSO of Helpshift, Inc. How do you compare?
Google Drive now lets you comment and collaborate on Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and images
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 19:00
Yesterday, Microsoft announced plans to attract new OneDrive customers through a special “free-switch” offer aimed at rival cloud storage services from the likes of Google. Today, Google revealed it was turbo-chargin...
Vreal raises $11.7 million for VR streaming platform
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 19:00
Vreal has raised $11.7 million in venture capital funding for its platform for streaming virtual reality experiences to both VR users and spectators on 2D screens. Axioma Ventures led the round, with contributions from n...
Analogue's Super NT is the best way to play Super Nintendo games
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2018 18:45
REVIEW: You have a lot of choices when it comes to playing Super Nintendo games, but every method has its down sides — except for maybe the new $190 Super NT from Analogue. The Super NT is a new console that Analogue b...
One Of Silicon Valley's Oldest VC Firms Adds Two Partners In New Look
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 17:35
Menlo Ventures has added two new partners including Naomi Pilosof Ionita as the firm continues a generational change buoyed by exits including Roku and Uber.
Need A Shot Of Capital For Business Growth? Here's How To Find A Working Capital Loan This Year
Forbes - 7 Feb 2018 17:28
Many small business owners don't have the funds to finance shorter, fast-turnaround situations. But securing a working capital loan can help your company reach the next level.