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'Minority Report' adviser John Underkoffler ponders the user interfaces of the future
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 23:33
John Underkoffler is the CEO of Oblong Industries, and he is perhaps best known as the science advisor for the landmark sci-fi film Minority Report. Long before the body suit of Ready Player One, Underkoffler helped envi...
Dennis 'Thresh' Fong on competitive gaming, then and now
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 21:10
Back when he was known as “Thresh,” Dennis Fong was the original professional gamer. He’s also the CEO of game video sharing site Plays.tv, and so he has decades of visibility into esports, which has become one of ...
The traditional CEO-CIO relationship is changing
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 20:15
GUEST: Every year, Gartner surveys CIOs on how their jobs are changing in the digital age. The latest report - released April 6 - found that digital business has never been more top of mind for CEOs and that "CIOs should...
4 Ways To Make Extreme Wellness A Part Of Your Daily Routine
Forbes - 21 Apr 2018 18:22
Every leader and employee can benefit from "extreme wellness." Here's how.
The Web of Profit: A look at the cybercrime economy
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 18:10
GUEST: Last April, I started a conversation with cybersecurity company Bromium. The company was keen to uncover where the streams of revenue generated by cybercrime eventually go and whether this money is ultimately supp...
Tamatem has built a thriving mobile business by bringing games to the Arab world
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 17:02
FEATURE: Mobile publisher Tamatem has brought 40 games to the Arabic-language market and racked up millions of downloads. Its newest title is Airport City, a simulation game from Lithuanian developer Game Insight. It wil...
Nintendo Labo could be the second coming of Wii Fit
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 16:15
ANALYSIS: Nintendo Labo hit the world today with an unusual quiet. Warm impressions of the winsome cardboard construction kits and their attendant video games flitted around the internet and the video game obsessed corne...
A Brand Daily Double: The Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs
Forbes - 21 Apr 2018 15:18
Lessons for marketers from two iconic brands that are joined at the hip.
Consoles need to ditch discs and embrace digital downloads
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 15:00
ANALYSIS: Sorry, cartridge and disc collectors — in the foreseeable future, console gaming is going to become either download-only or download-first. This might bother some console gamers, but I’m excited to see this...
You Can Craft Your Reality: Shift From Feeling Bad To Good In 4 Simple Steps
Forbes - 21 Apr 2018 14:09Vive Pro sends out its AR dev kit
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 12:34
HTC just released its software development kit for the front-facing cameras on the Vive Pro. The new update should help turn the device into the kind of augmented reality developer kit Magic Leap has been distributing qu...
SmugMug acquires Flickr from Yahoo
Venture Beat - 21 Apr 2018 02:39
SmugMug, a photo-sharing service for consumer and professional photographers has acquired Flickr, the two companies announced this afternoon. Flickr was sold by parent company Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon that includes ...
This Founder Once Battled Anorexia. Now She's Calling Out Weight Watchers And Helping Others
Forbes - 21 Apr 2018 01:45
Melainie Rogers, M.S. RD is the founder and CEO of BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment Center. From spearheading a global campaign to beating the deadliest of mental illnesses, the recovery advocate shares how she's cultiv...