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Sky Invests £25m To Fight Plastic Crisis Highlighted By TV's Blue Planet
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 15:59
Today, Sky pledges £25m to protect the environment through a new impact investment arm called Sky Ocean Ventures. This will support businesses with products and technologies that reduce the destructive impact of plastic...
Rainbow Six: Siege test server gets fix for shooting while going prone
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 01:16
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege may finally get a major fix that fans have asked for since the tactical team shooter debuted at the end of 2015. Ubisoft is testing an update that fixes a misalignment issue between your...
Two Sisters Build A Business That Delivers Kits That Make Baking Gourmet Desserts Easy
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 18:56
High-quality ingredients and clever partnerships helped Red Velvet NYC create a niche in gourmet baking.
Trump Slump: Bankruptcies Likely As Family-Owned Gun Businesses Struggle, Says Investment Banker
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 16:48
The gun industry is struggling as sales fall during the Trump administration; meanwhile headline fears and issues of conscience mean there are few buyers for the businesses.
Deliver Killer Presentations -- Don't Look Like You Killed The Presenter
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 14:45Uber reaches settlement with family of woman killed by its autonomous car
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 14:20
(Reuters) — The family of a woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomo...
Why China's Largest Cryptocurrency, NEO, Is Aiming To Build A Smart Economy
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 06:38
NEO, formerly founded as AntShares in 2014, is building a smart economy that aims to make ownership of non-digital assets more transparent, verifiable and universally connected. The cryptocurrency is underpinned by three...
Facebook Should Beg to Be Regulated
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 17:48
Facebook is in serious trouble. It has shed almost a quarter of its market cap since the stock peaked at $190 in late January. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is being directly challenged by both the U.S. government and ...
Women Entrepreneurs: How To Hire Employees Wisely
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 16:48
Rebecca Barnes-Hogg, author of The Yolo Principle, The Ultimate Hiring Guide for Small Business, offers smart advice for women entrepreneurs.
10 Tips For Busy Entrepreneurs Who Want To Organize Their Work From Home and Travel Lives
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 22:47
Advice from organization and design experts Tori Springer and Lisa Adams for women entrepreneurs balancing the demands of working remotely.
CEO Victor Kislyi on World of Tanks 1.0: 'It's time to revamp Wargaming'
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 22:45
When I met Victor Kislyi at the recent Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, he was happy and tired. The CEO of Wargaming was happy because, after seven-plus years, the team finally moved the free-to-play PC game ...
Saying, "Yes," Can Grow Your Business in Unexpected Ways
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 22:20
5 years ago, the largest and fastest growing vertical in my business didn't exist, nor had I planned for it to be created. Here is the story of how saying, "yes," changed my business tremendously, for the good.
How insurance groups are decided
Nibletz - 29 Mar 2018 22:16
Whether you choose to buy or lease a car, you should always consider the insurance group of the vehicle in order to keep the insurance costs down to a minimum. Let’s take a look at each insurance group and what they me...
These 3 technologies are about to revolutionize the auto industry
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 21:10
GUEST: The automotive industry is facing a new era of self-driving cars, the "Uber Effect," and the decline of oil-dependent vehicles. For much of the 20th century, the car represented the modern frontier: speed, innovat...
Ericsson and South Korea partner on live music demo of 5G 'perfect sync'
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 20:54
One day after noting that it had won roughly 50 percent of the world’s 5G contracts, leading network hardware maker Ericsson announced a partnership with the South Korean government to show how 5G’s low latency capab...
Facebook begins fact-checking photos and videos to better protect elections
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 20:40
As Facebook works to stem the flow of inaccurate and false news, the company is finding that it’s not enough just to flag links to fake news stories. On a conference call with reporters, Facebook announced today that i...
Is It Possible To Future-Proof Your Marketing Strategy?
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 20:33
Can marketers look far enough head to predict the future? No. But there are things they can do today to help prepare them for tomorrow.
How This Executive Explores The Worlds Of Digital And Theater
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 19:45
Kathy Baird has worked in digital and integrated communications for 20 years. Baird serves as the Group Managing Director at Ogilvy and oversees large integrated programs. She also studied theater at the American Academy...
Far Cry 5 Arcade fans already re-made battle royale and Counter-Strike maps
Venture Beat - 29 Mar 2018 19:20
Ubisoft’s latest open-world adventure, Far Cry 5, has a solid campaign with excellent exploration and incongruous story elements, but it’s the Arcade mode that may end up defining its legacy. In Far Cry Arcade, playe...
Women Tech Leaders Say Blockchain Can Help Close Tech's Gender Gap In Asia
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 19:15One Key To Success As A Social Entrepreneur? Enjoy The Journey.
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 19:15
Have you ever heard someone tell you to "enjoy the journey?" Turns out, they were right. Here are a few things all social entrepreneurs can value, whether their company is thriving or failing.
Lessons Learned From One Year Of Mobile Growth Experiments
Forbes - 29 Mar 2018 19:15
Startup growth without any effort is a myth. Here's what I learned in one year of experimenting with product and marketing on a tiny budget.