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5 Reasons Why College Is The Best Time To Start A Business
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 03:50
If you're still in college and you think you're not ready to start a business, think again. There are endless resources for student entrepreneurs, and this article makes a case for why you should seriously consider getti...
'Liquid Air' Technology Offers Prospect Of Storing Energy For The Long Term
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 16:05
Highview Power's new energy storage plant liquefies and stores frozen air then releases it to produce electricity when needed. It offers the possibility of long-term energy storage to help integrate more renewable energy...
Stephanie Watine Arnault: From LVMH Fashion Empire To The Art Of Hosting With Clos19
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 23:58
As a member of the LVMH empire, Stephanie Watine Arnault went from learning about retail while working at Louis Vuitton, to launching the luxe online travel and entertaining platform, Clos19. Find out why the art of host...
I'm excited about E3 2018 -- here's why I'm not a cynic (this year)
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 23:22
We live in cynical times, so it’s hard to express raw joy or enthusiasm these days without anticipating a needlessly snarky response from the peanut gallery. Nevertheless, I’m putting this out there: My excitement fo...
Interview: Ikaruga's beloved developer Treasure on keeping games old-school forever
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 22:40
Treasure won. Masato Maegawa and his crew of arcade game obsessives tore out of Konami in 1993 to start their own company. To make games the right way. "If we don't find the game interesting ourselves," said founder Masa...
PlayStation Aim is Sony's best VR controller - now it just needs games
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 22:05
ANALYSIS: Just like more than half of PlayStation VR’s 2 million users, I arrived late to the PSVR party, but waiting until last year meant that the platform had a robust library of games at reasonable prices. One of t...
AAA will award a lucky couple a Las Vegas wedding in a self-driving van
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 21:44
The AAA wants to award a lucky couple a Las Vegas wedding in a self-driving van. Interested participants have until June 20 to enter the competition.
How The Cannabis Industry Became America's Hotbed Of Invention
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 21:06
The business leaders and entrepreneurs in the American cannabis industry have been forced to be inventive and adaptable, while maintaining transparency and compliance. It's like dancing a marathon with the music constant...
Indivisible is a hand-drawn combo of Metroidvania and turn-based RPG
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 21:05
Indivisible is gorgeous. Lab Zero Games’ project has hand-drawn art and animation that makes it look like a playable cartoon. But this pretty game is much more than eye candy. I played Indivisible, which is coming out ...
AI Weekly: Apple and others are democratizing AI tools, and that's both good and bad
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 20:21
AI toolkits like Apple's Core ML 2 and Create ML are democratizing AI, but not always to peaceful ends.
4 Startup Growing Pains, Plus How To Deal
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 19:55
Growing pains at early stage startups are inevitable, but they are also incredible learning opportunities that build muscle and propel you forward. There's a reason why a search on Amazon for "change management" nets ove...
Esports reaches for the eyeballs at E3
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 19:35
The esports craze has picked up in a big way over the past year, and that’s reflected in the events taking place at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles next week. E3 generates...
ProBeat: Facebook is an expert at not asking for your permission
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 19:30
OPINION: The latest Facebook privacy scandal, a bug that set the sharing setting of 14 million users’ status updates to public, hit just one day after Facebook confirmed the last hubbub, namely that it has data-sharing...
Global Fishing Watch tracks ocean poachers with the help of AI
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 18:37
Researchers at Global Fishing Watch, a platform cofounded by Google, Skytruth, and Oceana, developed algorithms that can spot illegal fishing practices and track ships without GPS transponders.
E3 chief says not all of gaming's big secrets are spoiled yet
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 18:35
Mike Gallagher promises that we don’t know every secret associated with new games being unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles next week. Of course, he has to say that, as he is CEO of the En...
How Anthony Bourdain Inspired My Career
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 17:48
A look back at a powerful interview with Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert about food, travel and more.
A Few Thoughts For Entrepreneurs Wrestling With Depression
Forbes - 8 Jun 2018 17:45
Depression is an epidemic among entrepreneurs and creatives. While I don't have all the answers, I have learned a few things along my journey that can help to put challenging circumstances in perspective.
Video platform Yeay partners with WOM to monetize peer-to-peer recommendations
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 17:30
EXCLUSIVE: Organic reach still trumps paid user acquisition. And organic users bring in more potential new customers through word of mouth. Today, video commerce platform Yeay announced that it will be the first platform...
The DeanBeat: E3 is back with dozens of games we'll want to play
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 17:00
The annual ritual of sacrifice that addles the brains of game journalists around the world is at hand. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game trade show in Los Angeles, gets started on Saturday and runs all...
Doctor Smart uses blockchain technology to provide instant global health care
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 16:30
EXCLUSIVE: Blockchain technology is changing the way health care is provided to patients around the world, as the transparency of a distributed ledger is a good fit for the industry. An ecosystem for digital health care ...
ISTE 2018 Preview: Hamilton Buhl Knows STEM, STEAM and EdTech
Nibletz - 8 Jun 2018 16:16
From Circuits To Robots, Headphones To Microphones Hamilton Buhl Knows STEM, STEAM and EdTech Preparing students for college and for the real world is more hands on than ever. Today’s college and university classes are...
EA Play aims to draw 40,000 players as it kicks off E3
Venture Beat - 8 Jun 2018 16:15
Electronic Arts is one of the biggest companies in the game industry, but it’s now in its third year of being a renegade, as it broke away from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to do its own event in 2016. EA is ...