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Collision Conference Preview: Buy Delicious Food For Pennies On The Dollar With BuffetGo
Nibletz - 23 Mar 2018 16:25
BuffetGo Helps Eliminate Food Waste By Selling Excess Food To Everyone For Pennies On The Dollar Across the United States up to 40 percent of prepared food goes uneaten. Meanwhile one in five households don’t have enou...
SEC official: Cryptocurrency trading needs stock market principles
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 03:40
(Reuters) — The cryptocurrency trading marketplace could be improved by applying some of the principles from the stock market such as best execution and surveillance, a senior U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of...
Dell-Backed Software Firm Pivotal Files For IPO
Forbes - 23 Mar 2018 23:42
With all eyes on Dropbox's IPO, another clouding company files to go public.
In Far Cry 5, you heal your dog by petting him
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 21:56
All dogs go to heaven, except for Boomer. Far Cry 5‘s faithful canine companion is just like the real thing — he plays fetch (with guns) and protects his humans (from cultists) — but with one important difference: ...
How to keep AI from dulling your brain
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 21:10
GUEST: Artificial intelligence is becoming so ingrained in our society that many of us can’t imagine living without it. The most interesting thing about this phenomenon is that because major tech companies have seamles...
Saga lands $30 million to create a new breed of stable cryptocurrency
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 20:49
The creation of a stable cryptocurrency is a challenge many blockchain startups are rising to, using various methodologies. The latest entrant is Saga, which just landed $30 million to fund the creation of a new, stable ...
PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene points to PUBG's future after its smashing first year
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 20:48
In exactly one year since launching on Steam in Early Access, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has shipped more than 40 million copies. That’s an astounding mark, and no one is more surprised than PlayerUnknown h...
Far Cry 5's intro is cinematic and fast-paced
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 20:16
I’m playing through Far Cry 5 right now, and I’ll have a review up soon. I went into the game with some doubts, but that skepticism had nothing to do with Ubisoft’s capability to create a cinematic and compelling o...
Apple proposes 13 new emojis representing users with disabilities
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 20:10
At some point over the past five years, emojis evolved from a niche into an important form of communication — a point that hasn’t been lost on Apple. Having previously suggested new professions and diversity icons, t...
ProBeat: Deleting Facebook, step by step
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 19:30
OPINION: If you want to delete your Facebook account, because of the latest #deletefacebook trend or simply because you're done with the service, you'll have to go through a few steps. This is permanent and completely di...
Elon Musk deletes SpaceX and Tesla Facebook Pages, axing more than 5 million followers
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 19:15
Elon Musk today ordered staff at his business SpaceX to delete its Facebook Page. Other Musk ventures, such as Tesla and SolarCity, also deleted their Facebook Pages. Combined, SpaceX and Tesla had more than 5 million fo...
Sonic the Hedgehog's logo has a secret, weird backstory
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 19:03
The Sonic the Hedgehog logo is a work of art. Just look at it up there. That emblem is bold, colorful, and full of character. But why is the Sonic emblem so extravagant? Why is it an emblem at all, actually? Hirokazu Yas...
The 1 Truth You Should Know That Most Leaders Keep Quiet
Forbes - 23 Mar 2018 18:57
This is the one thing leaders need to understand--that a title doesn't mean you know more, that years on the job don't always mean you should be making all decisions, and that cheering for your employee's success is the ...
Arizona Becomes First U.S. State To Launch Regulatory Sandbox For Fintech
Forbes - 23 Mar 2018 18:45
The sandbox will provide fintech, blockchain and cryptocurrency innovators a two-year window to test new products on the market before needing to apply for full licensure.
Blade is building the infrastructure for an urban air transport future
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 18:17
There’s been a great hullabaloo in recent times about the rise of airborne urban transport. Two companies showcased their so-called “flying car” concepts at CES this year, for example. Elsewhere, Airbus completed t...
Organizational Change Can Suck: 3 Ways To Manage Fear And Stay Energized
Forbes - 23 Mar 2018 18:13
Change is hard. For many reasons: a weak culture that isn't aligned with the mission, leadership misalignment, lack of participation and buy-in, under-communicating a powerful vision, over-communicating a poor vision, co...
Dropbox opens trading at $29, up 38% on IPO price
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 17:35
It’s D-Day. Dropbox Day, that is — the day that one of the biggest names in the technology startup world ceases to be a private company and embraces Wall Street. The company’s shares started trading this morning on...
SXSW 2018: Zillable Is Collaboration Built On A Social Framework
Nibletz - 23 Mar 2018 17:35
Teams Big and Small, Are Getting More Done With Zillable Move over Slack-ers there’s a new collaboration platform in town. Zillable is helping teams both big and small, from startups, to fortune 500s, communicate, coll...
SuperPhone: A Smarter Way To Build Relationships And Grow Your Business
Forbes - 23 Mar 2018 17:07
I've written several posts on how entrepreneurs should strive to build genuine relationships instead of just "networking." As entrepreneurs, you should be obsessed with data and KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) in your...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2018 shows the heartbreaking story of Muslims in gaming
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 17:00
Game developer and educator Osama Dorias let out some emotion and passion during his talk on “Muslim Representation in Games.” It was one of those rare moments at the Game Developers Conference this week that I’ll ...
Why survival sim Frostpunk is eerily relevant
Venture Beat - 23 Mar 2018 16:50
SPONSORED: Presented by Intel Six days. That's how long I survived Frostpunk's harsh world until the people overthrew me. Eliminating homelessness and mining coal for our massive heat-emitting generator only got me so fa...
How To Build A Marijuana Unicorn: An Interview With MedMen Spokesman Daniel Yi
Forbes - 23 Mar 2018 16:37
Part Two of this exclusive interview with MedMen's Daniel Yi. We discuss MedMen's future, the inspiration for their retail space and why the company decided to move on from private equity and go public.