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This Week In China Tech: Tencent, JD.com Spend $260M To Fight Alibaba, AI Customer Service And More
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 05:08
Headlines this week include a $260 Million investment from Tencent and JD.com to fight Alibaba's retail dominance, artificial intelligence taking customer service to new heights, and illegal means of loan repayments bein...
5 Things Great Social Entrepreneurs Do Differently
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 04:57
With more people joining the ranks of social entrepreneurship, it's important to learn what to do in order to be successful. From focus to tenacity, here's what great entrepreneurs do differently.
Amazon Is Buying Ring, The Pioneer Of The Video Doorbell, For $1 Billion
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 04:44
With crushing competition looming, Ring, the home security device company that has had a near monopoly on the market for video doorbells, is selling itself to Amazon for a reported $1 billion.
Video Series Celebrates Trailblazing Women of Color In Honor Of Black History Month
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 23:32
In honor of this special month, Walker's Legacy has produced a #BEENBOSS series, showcasing groundbreaking African American women who were trailblazers of their time.
Scott Amyx Redefines The Roadmap To Success With Six Simple Steps
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 23:16
This isn't going to be easy as Amyx points out, "A word of caution: doing what makes you uncomfortable does not feel great. We are creatures of habit and we like routine, even if it means that we suffer through the same ...
The Great Lawyer Ratings Racket And Ten Considerations For Locating A Good Attorney
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 23:11
Using a lawyer rating service is not the best way to find a good attorney, but there are some ways that will help.
6 states you should probably block from your ICO
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2018 23:10
GUEST: My blockchain startup, Mobius, recently conducted a $39 million token sale. But, given that the rules for token sales in the U.S. are still in flux, we had to do a lot of legal research before launching our sale. ...
Can Blockchain Challenge 'FANG' Tech Giants For Control Over Our Data?
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 23:00
Tech giants like Facebook and Google have been given free rein over our data for far too long many say. It could be seen as pure genius on their parts to have created services so ubiquitous we don't now even think of the...
Unicorn: Anaplan Takes A Bite Out Of SAP, Oracle With Enterprise Connected Planning Platform
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 22:43
Despite 20 months of uncertainty, Anaplan is now set to follow the trajectory of other leading enterprise cloud companies like Salesforce, Workday, and ServiceNow.
VCT Fund Raising Boom Offers SMEs Equity Funding Opportunity
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 22:36
Venture capital trusts could be a crucial source of equity funding for growing SMEs looking for equity capital
How blockchain can help IoT deliver ROI (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2018 22:20
VB LIVE: The Internet of Things is here — and blockchain technology is the key. Learn how the security and transparency of distributed ledger technologies can boost customer trust, unlock new business model use cases f...
California Democrats Hope To Squelch 'Windfall" Federal Tax Cut For Businesses
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 22:15Tobii Eye Tracker's accuracy frightens me
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2018 22:03
I’ve had a Tobii Eye Tracker sitting among a pile of PC peripherals that I want to cover or give away for a year now. I hate when this happens, but time and sanity is limited. But something came over me this week, and ...
Crytek replaces CEO Cevat Yerli with his brothers
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2018 21:25
German game developer and engine creator Crytek announced that Cevat Yerli will step down as CEO, and his brothers Avni and Faruk Yerli will take over as joint CEOs. Cevat Yerli will continue to serve as strategic shareh...
Virginia Tan Removes Barriers to Global Women's Empowerment
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 21:00
Lean In China co-founder Virginia Tan is changing the landscape of leadership and women's career success on a global scale.
Blizzard gives Overwatch a new hero: Brigitte
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2018 20:40
Overwatch is getting another new character as the game continues to grow nearly two full years after its March 2016 debut. Brigitte, an engineer who decided to fight as a squire, is a new support character who provides b...
Gun Buyers May Be Softening Toward Smart Guns
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 20:20
Jonathan Mossberg has been trying for 20 years to bring a smart gun to market
South Korea Triples Its Financial Commitment to Startups
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 20:17
South Korea's Big Bet on Startups
When Marketing Is A Waste Of Time & Money
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 20:15
If you've spent a lot of money and effort on marketing and feel it didn't work, you may be right. Except the problem isn't marketing in and of itself. It's something else. Miss this critical piece and you may just be flu...
Seat Of Power Episode 11: Lauren Bush Lauren Will Never Stop Fighting World Hunger -- Until It Ends
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 20:15
Lauren Bush Lauren is working to fight world hunger, no matter how daunting the problem may seem. "When FEED is no longer needed, that would be a glorious day."
Voice shopping may hit $40 billion by 2022 in the U.S. alone
Venture Beat - 28 Feb 2018 20:14
The voice shopping market is expected to grow from $2 billion today to $40 billion by 2022, according to a new survey of 1,500 owners of smart speaker like Google Home and Amazon Echo in the United States. The survey was...
Four Ways To Reduce Stress At Work
Forbes - 28 Feb 2018 20:12
We're so conditioned to be on the go 24/7 that even if it were possible to extend time, we'd likely still feel it isn't enough. If we make the time to step away from our work, we can break free from this cycle and take t...