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Google killed 3.2 billion 'bad ads' in 2017, up 88% from 2016
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 06:00
Google shared today that the company’s ads team killed 3.2 billion so-called “bad ads” in 2017, an increase of 88 percent from the previous year, when the company removed 1.7 billion “bad ads.” Put another way,...
Empathy Is the Key To Great Marketing Campaigns
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 16:00AI could help fight the spread infectious disease around the world
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 23:10
GUEST: Communicable diseases represent a critical challenge for resource-strapped public health infrastructures worldwide. As evidenced by the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, influenza A H1...
Fangamer is making vertical grip for Nintendo Switch for arcade-style play
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 21:46
As more games come to the Switch, it’s more noticeable how Nintendo hasn’t taken advantage of the system’s modular nature. The system debuted a year ago, and you would think that the company would have a line of cu...
Tech Check: This Business Owner Is Frustrated by Partner Companies Using Old Technologies
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 21:44
This week, we're doing a Tech Check with Cyril Cohen, President of Cyril's Foods.
For Honor gets Starter Edition just like Ubisoft's Rainbow Six: Siege
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 20:41
Ubisoft’s online melee fighter For Honor has had continual support and updates since its debut last year, and now the publisher wants to lower the barrier-to-entry for people with a $15 Starter Edition. This is a strip...
Bethesda will bring PSVR chart-topper Skyrim VR to SteamVR PCs on April 3
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 20:15
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR took PlayStation VR gamers by storm when it was released late last year, dominating PSVR sales charts and helping Sony to boost its headset sales. Today, Bethesda announced that it’s brin...
GamesBeat Summit: Adam Sessler will lead us into the world of influencers
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 19:35
Our latest speaker for GamesBeat Summit 2018 event is Adam Sessler, the influential former game TV show host — before we called such people called influencers. He’ll moderate a session on, of course, how to court inf...
The Cheapest And Most Effective Investment In Your Business
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 19:12
Looking for the best investment to make in your small business that will pay you dividends over time? The best, but undervalued one is staring you right in the face. It might take a little while to pay off, but if you wa...
Arvore will launch Pixel Ripped 1989 VR game in May
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 19:00
Brazilian game studio Arvore is diving into virtual reality with the unveiling of Pixel Ripped 1989. The new game will debut on the PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive and will be available May 22. The title was fi...
Tricks & Hacks For Entrepreneurs: 3 Simple Steps To Cut Your Working Time In Half
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 18:30Apple's Siri reportedly hurt by flawed code, scalability, and management
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 18:24
A new report today from The Information (paywalled, via 9to5Mac) discusses the troubled seven-year history of Apple’s digital assistant Siri, describing it as “a problem” for Apple, and blaming it for the underwhel...
Google Maps helps developers make massive real-world games
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 18:01
Pokémon Go took the world by storm in July 2016 when it debuted with game characters embedded in real-world maps. Now Google is making it easy for any game developer to do the same thing with Google Maps through the Uni...
Four British Medical Start-Ups To Watch In 2018
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 17:53
These four British start-ups are part of a booming medical and healthcare technology industry in the UK
Rex Tillerson Slinks Home After His Wild Affair With Trump Inevitably Crashes And Burns
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 17:51
For Tillerson, the big question is, of course, what next? He made arrangements before moving to Washington to be able to return to ExxonMobil. But would they want him back now?
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Enterprise Ireland Host Saint Patrick's Day Roundtable of Irish Firms That Employ 50,000+ In The United States
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 17:25
PRESS RELEASE: Today, Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar, hosted a discussion bringing together top executives from Irish firms responsible for the creation of a combined 50,000 jobs in the United States. ...
Viacom Takes All Of Their Channels Dark For 17 Minutes
Nibletz - 14 Mar 2018 17:25
Viacom Takes All Of Their Channels Dark For 17 Minutes To Stand With Millions Of Students Across The Country At 10:00am eastern rolling walkouts at schools across the country started happening as students stood together ...
How Blockchain Will Change HR Forever
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 17:21
Blockchain is about to revolutionize our way of doing business, but probably not in the way that you think. While it is most closely associated with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology is primed to ...
Why 2018 could be OneLogin's year
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 17:17
EXCLUSIVE: OneLogin, a pioneering startup in the identity-as-a-service realm, is in an interesting position: Its market is surging, but the competition it faces is only getting fiercer. While its early position afforded ...
SteamVR's automatic GPU and headset resolution optimizer makes VR smoother
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 17:08
Valve today announced the beta release of a major new feature for SteamVR users: automatic resolution optimization tailored to both the current GPU and VR headset. Without user involvement, the feature enables connected ...
Cambridge Innovation Center raises $58 million to grow its coworking hubs globally
Venture Beat - 14 Mar 2018 17:05
Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), which provides coworking space for startups, has closed a $58 million round of funding from European real estate developer HB Reavis (HBR). CIC campuses are essentially a mix of startup...
Motivate Your Employees With This Proven Strategy (And Eliminate Carrots And Sticks)
Forbes - 14 Mar 2018 17:05
If you want your employees to really excel, you incentive and/or threats are not the best choice. This one tip is the key to success.