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Apple officially kills AirPort and Time Capsule routers
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 23:26
Belatedly confirming a November 2016 report that Apple planned to exit the wireless router business, the company today issued a statement that it is discontinuing its AirPort wireless base station products, and releasing...
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery tops Apple App Store charts a day after launch
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 23:20
Jam City and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery launched yesterday, and it soared up the Apple App Store charts within the first 24 hours. It’s the No. 1 game in the f...
Pinterest can now filter beauty tips results by skin tone
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 23:13
In order to help users access a diverse array of images more easily, Pinterest is rolling out a beta feature today that will allow users to filter results for beauty tips by skin tone. Search for a term like “red lipst...
Intel stock rises 8% after hours as data center revenue grows 24%
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 23:04
Intel reported stellar first quarter earnings result as strong demand for data center server chips and memory held strong. In after-hours trading, Intel’s stock price is up 8 percent. Intel generated more than $16.1 bi...
Xbox made $2.25 billion for Microsoft last quarter
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 22:43
Microsoft’s video game-related revenue continues to expand as it shifts its focus to services like Game Pass. The company’s Xbox division brought in $2.251 billion in the quarter that ended March 31. That’s up 18 p...
Homo Machina uses your phone to show how the human body is a machine
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 22:30
Mobile game Homo Machina is like a stylish take on that Magic School Bus episode where they shrink down and explore their sick classmate’s insides. Instead of a cartoon aesthetic, though, developer Darjeeling has opted...
Microsoft's quarterly revenue rises to $26.8 billion, driven by Office and cloud gains
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 22:29
Microsoft posted largely positive financial results from its fiscal third quarter today, showing strong growth across much of its business, including its much-watched cloud businesses. Overall, the company reported reven...
Proxy Advisory Firms Get Shotgun Treatment From Wall Street
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 22:28
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Tom Donohue called the services a racket
TrueBridge Digest: Stay Informed & Entertained (Vol. 2)
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 21:58
Here we share some favorite technology and venture capital books, blogs, and podcasts from entrepreneurs, venture investors, industry experts, and LPs.
H1Z1 maker Daybreak Game Company lays off staff
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 21:36
H1Z1 game publisher Daybreak Game Company has laid off an undisclosed number of staffers at its headquarters in San Diego, GamesBeat has learned. The online game publisher helped pioneer the “battle royale” craze wit...
Stellar Labs Appoints Airline Veteran Vicki Nakata to Lead Business Development and Customer Success
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 21:26
PRESS RELEASE: Silicon Valley technology company Stellar Labs, Inc. ("Stellar") today announced the appointment of Vicki Nakata as Vice President of Business Development and Customer Success. In this role, she will overs...
American Firms Are Less Racially Integrated Today Than A Generation Ago
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 21:22
Large American companies are less racially integrated today than a generation ago--in fact, businesses have returned to the bleaker segregation levels of the 1970s, new research shows.
Appodeal raises $8 million for transparent mobile ad monetization
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 21:00
Appodeal has raised $8 million for its ad monetization platform. The San Francisco company was formed to provide independent ad mediation, or figuring out what ad to run in order to maximize monetization when an app need...
Google simplifies connections between its cloud services and Kubernetes clusters
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 20:32
Google Cloud announced a new pair of tools in beta today designed to simplify the process of integrating its cloud services with applications that are managed by a Kubernetes cluster. The Kubernetes Service Catalog and G...
Watch Fortnite's meteorites crash near players as Epic teases Season 4
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 20:24
I’m taking a break from shouting on a street corner to share with you the news of the end times. That comet (or maybe alien spacecraft) that was hanging over the Fortnite map for the last several weeks has now transfor...
How This Woman-Led Company's CEO Chooses Her Staff
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 20:07
Sufferfest Beer Company's CEO and Founder Caitlin Landesberg shares the 7 tips she uses while looking to hire a new team member, helping them flourish and keeping them happy.
Microsoft's Javier Soltano on Alexa, Cortana, and building 'the real assistive experience'
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 19:26
This year has brought a fair number of shakeups at some of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google’s AI chief left for Apple, Amazon’s AI research chief left for Google, and Windows chief Terry Myerson left Micr...
My Awakening: The Secret Behind How I Grew My Business by 815%
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 19:04
People ask me how I experienced so much growth in my business over such a short time given all the things I am involved with. The answer in a word is passion. Since I have aligned my passion with my business, I no longer...
Qualcomm caps phone licensing fees, hopes for Apple settlement in 2018
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 18:42
Chipmaker Qualcomm is signaling that it’s ready for a truce in its ongoing patent licensing dispute with Apple, as CEO Steve Mollenkopf hit CNBC’s airwaves today to predict that the companies will resolve their issue...
Data Samurai: Why Your Business Needs A New Breed Of Data Analyst
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 18:30
As organizations look to hire more analytics talent this year, they're going to need a new breed of data analyst--a data samurai. This article examines the five key shifts that will distinguish tomorrow's data samurai fr...
2018 Mock Stock Draft
Forbes - 26 Apr 2018 18:13
In lieu of the NFL Draft this evening, CressCap is hosting a Mock Draft of its own. We will be drafting the top stocks an investor can add to a portfolio. Here are our top 10 picks across CressCap's covered sectors based...
SuperData: Fortnite is now the biggest free-to-play console game ever
Venture Beat - 26 Apr 2018 18:00
Fortnite: Battle Royale had a chart-topping month in March, and the good news keeps on coming for developer Epic Games. The popular last-player-standing is now the biggest free-to-play console game ever in terms of reven...