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Are You Solving Your Customers' Real Problems? Here's How To Find Out
Forbes - 21 Feb 2018 16:00
Here's what happened when one company tried to solve the moving problem -- without figuring out the trust problem first.
The Market Is Imperfect: Let's Deal With It
Forbes - 21 Feb 2018 15:00
Where markets fail, Social Impact Incentives can offer a very effective way to align positive impact and profitability of social enterprises. The first two such transactions are leading the way.
Panic Bot summons help in a workplace emergency
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 22:42
In the future, when a construction worker or hotel maid says “Help!” or “Emergency!” on a radio or chat group, it may automatically summon help from colleagues or send an alert to appropriate company personnel. T...
CISO/Security Vendor Relationship: How to Get a Prospect to Test Your Security Product
Forbes - 21 Feb 2018 22:03
Here's what cybersecurity professionals say works to get them to be aware and ultimately test a security vendor's product.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds gets new crates and ping-based matchmaking
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 21:21
While PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp. continues its ongoing fight against cheaters, it is still sneaking out some updates to its battle royal shooter. The studio is introducing a pair of new loot box...
Apple applies to expand Apple TV trademark to video games in over 60 countries
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 21:05
Although Apple’s video gaming track record has largely rewarded enthusiasm with disappointment, a new Apple TV trademark application discovered by Patently Apple indicates that the company is still interested in video ...
Memora Health uses texting to keep patients on top of their own care
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 20:42
EXCLUSIVE: Memora Health wants to automate patient discharges and follow-ups through its SMS-based virtual assistant so as to relieve care teams of certain administrative hassles. The Mountain View, California-based star...
Ubisoft researcher takes a bird's-eye view of tech, games, and entertainment
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 20:00
Lidwine Sauer is paid to be one of Ubisoft’s big thinkers. She’s the director of insights and trends for Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab, a technology research division that absorbs all of the innovations happen...
Overwatch League will reward Twitch viewers with tokens for in-game skins
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 20:00
Twitch announced today that a new program will give Overwatch League viewers tokens that they can use to buy team-based character skins inside Blizzard Entertainment’s popular shooter. Overwatch League is Blizzard’s ...
One Place Where Blockchain Could Really Help: Voting
Forbes - 21 Feb 2018 19:23
The technology underlying Bitcoin has the potential to make voting safer and easier.
Spring CUE 2018 Preview: Alma Is Rethinking Student Information Systems
Nibletz - 21 Feb 2018 19:10
CUE 18 Preview: Empower Your School With Alma, A Refreshing Take On Student Information Systems Just 20 years ago, student information systems looked a lot like those file cabinets above. Deep inside the manilla folders ...
Blade's Shadow cloud gaming PC starts shipping in California
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 19:00
Blade is launching a cloud-gaming service dubbed Shadow in California today. The service enables any mobile device or computer, including a small hardware device dubbed the Shadow, to log into the service and get access ...
Google launches Cloud IoT Core service out of beta
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 19:00
Google Cloud today launched its service for managing connected electronic devices out of beta. Cloud IoT Core offers a system for managing the connection of internet of things (IoT) devices, like sensors, with Google's c...
Newzoo: Esports could hit 380 million fans and $906 million in revenues in 2018
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 18:00
Global esports revenues will grow 38 percent to $906 million in 2018 and further grow to $1.65 billion by 2021, according to a new annual report on esports by market researcher Newzoo. North America will account for 38 p...
SXSW Accelerator Preview: Upgraded Turns Your Event Tickets Into Smart Tickets
Nibletz - 21 Feb 2018 17:55
SXSW Startup; Upgraded Is The Most Secure Way To Manage Your Event Tickets Over the years we’ve seen the arrival and evolution of the downloadable and printable ticket. Gone are the days of the ticket stub and the card...
CardLife's liberating world is a game inside a cardboard creation tool
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 17:50
SPONSORED: Presented by Intel With Robocraft, its game of battling robots, Freejam made its love for user-generated content known. With its latest game, the studio is going back to the ultimate source of user-generated c...
Coursera's Bet on the Upskilling of American Workers
Forbes - 21 Feb 2018 17:45
How does the online education giant Coursera see "the future of work"? Which training and certifications does it see as most promising for individuals, and what partnerships with employers is it betting on?
CobraXtremeHD Corp. Announces Launch of Official Website to Sport Camera Market
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 17:25
PRESS RELEASE: Force Protection Video Equipment (OTC: FPVD), which sells HD body camera systems and accessories for law enforcement, announced today the launch of the CobraXtremeHD.com website. CobraXtremeHD sells HD vid...
CUE 18 Preview: Vernier Continues To Pioneer Hands On, Connected Science
Nibletz - 21 Feb 2018 17:10
Spring Cue 2018: If It’s A Science Sensor, It’s Vernier If you ask someone from Vernier they’ll tell you they’ve been the source for connected science since the Apple II. In laymen’s terms that’s 1981. Since ...
Apple leaks new iPads in regulatory filing, suggesting imminent release
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 16:43
Apple has requested and received permission from the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) to market previously unknown iPad models, notes Consomac (via AppleInsider), a regulatory step that typically signals a near-term re...
SXSW Accelerator Preview: AR With No Device Or Green Screen Required
Nibletz - 21 Feb 2018 16:35
SXSW Startup: ARwall Is Creating Amazing AR Technology With No Green Screen Or Device Required Augmented Reality (AR) is an amazing tool in the film and video industry as well as the tech industry. While we’re all soak...
Intello Announces $1.3M Seed Round and Launches Self-Serve Platform to Optimize SaaS Spend, Usage and Compliance
Venture Beat - 21 Feb 2018 16:25
PRESS RELEASE: Intello, the intelligent SaaS (software-as-a-service) optimization provider, today announced a $1.3M funding round and public launch of their platform. The round was led by Emerge with participation from B...