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California joins 18 states proposing Right to Repair Act, takes on new lobbying group
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 23:42
California Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman has introduced the California Right to Repair Act, marking the 19th state to propose pro-consumer repair legislation this year. Though similar bills have been proposed el...
CryptoKitties: Blockchain-based collectible hit debuts in China
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 23:30
CryptoKitties became a sensation after it debuted in November as a collectible game built on top of blockchain and the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Now the Axiom Zen game studio is announcing that it’s launching CryptoKitt...
Want To Avoid Burnout And Achieve Greater Success? Celebrate More
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 23:00Chatbots aren't failing us, our expectations for them are
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 22:10
GUEST: All machines built prior to the computer were designed to serve as an extension of the human body. Think of things like the crane, the bicycle, and the butter churner. The computer was the first machine built to e...
Card Products That Deliver Family Financial Control Help Greenlight Raise $23.5 Million
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 22:00
Greenlight is now at $23.5M in capital thanks to their $16 Million Series A round. New strategic investors and partners are enabling them to continue crossing the chasm into the mass market.
Card Products That Deliver Family Financial Control Net $16 Million In Series A
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 22:00
GreenLight announced their $16 Million Series A round along with strategic partnerships that enable them to continue crossing the chasm into the mass market.
Building Effective and Fulfilling Business Partnerships
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 21:31
Creating a company that sustains the test of time requires a network of allies, advisors, and partners. Learning to select the right partners and in turn trusting them is vital for success.
Amazon closes in on Apple in race to $1 trillion market cap
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 21:30
(Reuters) — Apple, the world’s most valuable publicly listed company, is in danger of being beaten by Amazon.com to the $1 trillion mark. Wall Street’s optimism about last year’s 10th anniversary iPhone had prope...
From Singapore To Myanmar, These Women Are Leading Groundbreaking Startups In Southeast Asia
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 21:30
In honor of International Women's Day, a look at some of the women entrepreneurs doing groundbreaking work in Southeast Asia.
Apple patent application details waterproof Lightning connector
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 21:10
As the difference between “water-resistant” and “waterproof” generally comes down to whether a device can survive a splash or submersion, removing or shrinking holes can make all the difference. Having already re...
Another World is DotEmu's latest retro remake, hits Nintendo Switch in April
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 21:05
DotEmu has brought retro titles like Windjammers and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap to modern consoles, and its newest old project is Éric Chahi’s 1991 classic adventure game Another World. It’s coming to the Ninte...
What America Can Learn From Iceland About Gender Equality
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 20:53
In honor of International Women's Day, here's a look at what US organizations and learn from Iceland, the world's leader in gender equality.
Good News From Trump: Tax Cut. Bad News From Trump: Trade War
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 20:48
President Trump's surprise announcement that he intends to raise tariffs on imported steel and aluminum has roiled securities markets, prompted the early exit of a top White House economic advisor and potentially could p...
Inbound Vs. Outbound Leads: Which Are Better?
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 20:43
If you had to choose to allocate marketing budget to inbound or outbound marketing tactics, which should you choose, and why?
Mother-daughter duo joins Y Combinator to accelerate drug discovery platform Macromoltek
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 20:36
EXCLUSIVE: While some Silicon Valley tech titans infuse themselves with rejuvenating blood in the hopes of living longer, others work on accelerating drug discovery to cure actual diseases. Dr. Monica Berrondo and her mo...
Spil Games hits 300 million mobile game installs without much paid advertising
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 20:30
Dutch mobile game publisher Spil Games announced it has hit 300 million installs for its mobile games. That’s a testament to the company’s method of testing titles on the web and then reposting the most popular title...
PropTester and KELRIK Release 2017 Proppant Market Report; Recovers to Largest Year in History
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 20:25
PRESS RELEASE: PropTester, Inc. and KELRIK LLC are pleased to announce the release of the 2017 Proppant Market Report. The Proppant Market Report is an annual review of the global proppant market in relation to prior yea...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is coming from Treyarch this year, Activision confirms
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 19:52
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, or if you prefer, Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII, is coming on October 12 as the latest installment in the first-person shooter combat series. OK, yes, the next Call of Duty has a Roman numeral p...
Collision Conference Preview: Curio Has Teachers Collaborating and Co-Learning Together
Nibletz - 8 Mar 2018 19:10
Collision 18 Preview: Curio Is The Future Of Professional Development The nibletz coverage team has just finished up at three of the biggest edtech conferences in the country, FETC, TCEA and SXSWedu. As you can imagine p...
Ubisoft confirms The Division 2 is in the works
Venture Beat - 8 Mar 2018 19:05
Ubisoft is preparing to go back to its open-world sci-fi/fantasy shooter series with The Division 2. The Massive development studio confirmed that the game is coming in a blog post on the publisher’s website today. The...
The Future of Franchising Is Female: Women Are Changing Gender Norms In Male-Dominated Industries
Forbes - 8 Mar 2018 18:31
These women in franchising are challenging the gender norms of male-dominated industries.
Collision Conference Preview: The Uber For Personal Trainers Has Arrived
Nibletz - 8 Mar 2018 18:20
Collision 18 Preview: Send Me A Trainer Is The Uber For Personal Trainers When you want a ride you go to an app and order an Uber or a Lyft. When you need a place to stay you go to airbnb. Now, thanks to the folks at Bou...