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You Too Can Use The Jedi Mind Tricks That Got Me Through The Hardest 36 Hours Of The Year
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 21:11
During the most demanding 36 hours of the year, a huge personal crisis landed in my lap. These are the Jedi mind tricks I used to get through it with the Force by my side.
Futuristic Big Rigs Hit The Road As Waymo, Tesla, Uber Test Next-Gen Semi Tech
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 21:04
The Alphabet unit will haul loads for Google in Atlanta starting this month, as Uber fires up its robotic trucking program in Arizona. Meanwhile, prototype Tesla Semis start test deliveries of battery packs from the Giga...
A Real World 'Star Trek' Replicator Is Now Possible Thanks To New Breakthrough
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 21:00Artifact hands-on: Valve's Dota 2-based card game sure isn't Hearthstone
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 20:05
PREVIEW: I’m a big Hearthstone fan, and no other digital card game has competed against Blizzard’s market king for my affections. The Elder Scrolls: Legends? No thanks. Gwent? Get bent. But Artifact, Valve’s upcomi...
Italy, Portugal, and Australia plan 5G spectrum auctions ahead of 2019 rollouts
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 19:32
Italy, Portugal, and Australia are each setting the stage for 5G cellular network launches in 2019, as regulators in each country have announced near-term plans to auction 5G-specific radio spectrum to mobile carriers. T...
How Travis Cloyd became a VR film visionary
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 19:30
Travis Cloyd started making virtual reality films three years ago, and he has made four of them so far. That record was enough to earn him the award for VR Visionary at the Cinequest film festival in San Jose, California...
5 Reasons Why Your Startup Should Hire A Teacher
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 19:13
You may be surprised to find out how much entrepreneurs and teachers have in common. If your startup is looking for strong new hires, here are five reasons why you should consider hiring an educator.
Nickelodeon's trademark green goo is heading to IMAX VR arcades with SlimeZone
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 19:00
Nickelodeon’s signature green slime is getting a no-mess makeover in virtual reality. Its VR game SlimeZone is a social hub of family-friendly activities, and starting today, it’s in IMAX VR arcades in Los Angeles, N...
The Ingredients Of Success: How El Bulli Chef Ferran Adria Shaped My Company
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 18:55
Working 15 hour days in the world's most famous kitchen gave me the tools I use to this very day to succeed in business
Nevada Is Breaking Cannabis Sales Records, Including $30M In Taxes For The State
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 18:46
Cannabis Market Blooms In The Dessert, Outpacing Other State Launches
Google Maps marks Mario Day by adding a Super Mario Kart to your navigation
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 18:31
In case you missed the memo, tomorrow (March 10) is Mario Day — a day to celebrate the world’s favorite animated plumber. And to mark the occasion, Google has partnered with Mario’s maker Nintendo to bring the char...
The Will To Win: Ways Women Entrepreneurs Can Overcome Obstacles And Succeed
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 18:03
"Women should get rid of the ideas that they can't be considered equal to men. In business, there are no women, there are no men, there are no skin colors...only the desire to succeed is what will get you past the everyd...
The DeanBeat: Atari's groundbreaking women speak across the decades
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 18:00
International Women’s Day was one of the most celebrated women’s events in history. It was observed with a sense of urgency, as it came in the wake of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. It made me think again abou...
Pathrise wants to be the Y Combinator for tech students
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 17:32
EXCLUSIVE: Finding a job is hard for anyone. But when you're fresh out of college, with few professional contacts and crippling loans to pay back, finding that first job can be even more stressful. Pathrise wants to help...
Apple confirms investigation of creepy Chinese iCloud incident
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 17:21
Apple’s recent handover of China’s iCloud accounts to a government-run company appeared to have gone smoothly, but a deeply unsettling report related to the transition has gripped Chinese media, leading Apple to anno...
SXSW 2018: WanderSafe Is The Safe Travel App That You Need
Nibletz - 9 Mar 2018 17:05
WanderSafe Is The Ultimate Travel Safety App For The Solo Explorer Do you remember those travel commercials that said “you’ll never roam alone”? That’s a great idea at face value but what if you like traveling al...
Playwire launches web video monetization platform for small publishers
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 17:01
EXCLUSIVE: Playwire built its business in internet video, providing free and paid video players for independent video publishers who didn’t want to be dependent on YouTube. Now the company is looking to make itself eve...
SXSWedu: Tatum Talks To The Woman Who Makes The Things At Bird Brain Technologies
Nibletz - 9 Mar 2018 16:25
Bird Brain Technologies Curriculum Director, Bambi Brewer, Talks To Tatum About Making All The Things. Our 10 year old edtech reporter Tatum F insists that she’s going to be a “YouTuber” when she grows up. With ove...
Battle of Broadcom claims its first victim: Paul Jacobs out as Qualcomm's executive chair
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 16:10
The Jacobs’ family semiconductor business, otherwise known as Qualcomm, has been battered by market forces in recent years and is now trying to fight a hostile takeover bid by Broadcom. While it remains to be seen whet...
ASOS lets fashionistas everywhere find new clothes using just photos
Venture Beat - 9 Mar 2018 16:01
Why type in vague search terms and scroll through reams of results when you can snap a simple photo and immediately find exactly what you’re looking for? That’s the premise behind the rise of computer vision search s...
Four Audience Development Strategies To Survive Facebook's Algorithm Change
Forbes - 9 Mar 2018 16:00
A drop in traffic means a drop in site revenue -- here's how brands can pivot quickly and effectively in light of Facebook's algorithm change.