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The Key To Successful Presentations: K.I.S.S. (Keep It Short And Simple)
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 15:52
Presenting or speaking in public is not the time to show off your knowledge in depth. But it's the perfect platform for a "KISS."
4 Technologies To Take Your Retail Marketing Efforts Off The Beaten Path
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 23:08
While 87% of digital transformation decision-makers are preparing for technologically disruptive competitors, half feel like their own companies are unprepared. If you don't want to be on the wrong side of digital disrup...
ISTE 2018 Preview: QBall Is The Original, Throwable Microphone
Nibletz - 13 Jun 2018 22:55
Qball Is Driving Student Engagement To New Heights If you were to tell me that there was a magic ball that would drive student engagement, my old gym teacher, Mrs. Judge would be quite impressed. Where there is a magic b...
Netflix won't stream real games, but EA, Google, and Microsoft will
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 22:09
ANALYSIS: The tech world was buzzing today with a report that Netflix will stream Telltale Games’ Minecraft: Story Mode — an initiative that looked like the video subscription giant was planning to dip its toe into t...
FaceMetrics lands $2 million to gamify kids' screen time and track immersion with AI
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 21:30
EXCLUSIVE: FaceMetrics has announced $2 million in funding to boost its AI-powered assistant for children, Read2play. The app uses facial and eye tracking to determine a child's engagement with iPad apps, helping childre...
Google Duplex proves human language is the only API that matters
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 21:10
GUEST: When Google demonstrated its Duplex digital assistant in May, people worried that the vocal tics Duplex used to sound more human were creepy and unethical. But what we can definitely say about those tics is that t...
The RetroBeat: Mega Man 11's caretakers explain why the series had such a long break
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 21:05
OPINION: I fell in love with Mega Man 11 when I played it during the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this week in Los Angeles. It’s beautiful, sharp, smooth, fun, and challenging. But why did it take so long fo...
HOW TOAST AIMS TO BUILD THE MOËT HENNESSY OF CANNABIS: COLORADO EDITION
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 20:51
As Colorado's legal weed market matures, the value of cannabis has dropped drastically while consumers' demand for premium pot is soaring. Who survives this shift remains to be seen, but one company has not only built th...
3 Health-Boosting Foods Trending In Food & Beverage Industry And Why
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 20:19
Reports by Research and Markets show that the global markets for functional food has grown consistently and is projected to exceed 304.5 billion by 2020. What is driving consumer demand for food & beverage products enric...
Story Of The Vine: Portland's Division Wines Unites Oregon's Best, Global Wine
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 19:34
The future of wine making is very bright. At the risk of sounding deliberately diplomatic, the truth is, I am drawn to, and excited about, so much of what is going on in my immediate area.
BioWare's Casey Hudson: from Mass Effect burnout to HoloLens and back for Anthem
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 19:21
Casey Hudson is one of BioWare’s longtime leaders who helped launch big games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the Mass Effect series. BioWare, which Electronic Arts acquired in 2007, put him in charg...
Fortnite debacle sours PlayStation's victory lap at E3
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 19:01
OPINION: As I enjoyed some braised chicken and a Golden Road brown ale at the PlayStation media briefing after party prior to the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Monday night, I realized I was in the middle of Sony’s ...
Docker previews application management features for developers working across multiple clouds
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 19:00
At its annual user conference, Docker today announced that it is preparing a series of new features to reduce complexity for developers using its container-based application system. Kicking off DockerCon 2018, the compan...
First, Fire All The Employees
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 18:44
For well over a hundred years we've been searching for an answer to the question: does a jobless future lead to a life of leisure or a dystopia of mass unemployment? But the debate distracts from issues that deserve our ...
Facebook will require advertisers to disclose where they got uploaded customer data come July 2
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 18:38
Facebook has been able to receive billions of dollars in revenue from advertisers each quarter thanks to its powerful custom ad targeting features that allow advertisers to target a wide cross-section of users on the pla...
The Spectrum Retreat hands-on -- puzzles and displaced reality at the Penrose hotel
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 18:32
The Spectrum Retreat‘s Penrose is a hotel with impeccable service, lovely spacious rooms, and stylish art deco trimmings. But you have no idea why you’re there, and you soon realize that this is one inn where you can...
Leo AR Partners with 8th Wall to Expand Its AR Marketplace to 90% of the World's Smartphones
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 18:25
PRESS RELEASE: Leo AR, the "Amazon of Augmented Reality," and the AR development platform 8th Wall today announced a new partnership that will dramatically increase the number of mobile devices that Leo's iOS and Android...
Oracle's Internet Intelligence Map presents a real-time view of online threats
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 18:25
Oracle's Internet Intelligence Map presents country-level DNS, BGP, and traceroute volumes in an easy-to-use graphical interface.
Who Would Have Thought A Research Project Could Become A Great Startup?
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 18:04
Forbes 30 Under 30 Consumer Tech honoree Arun Saigal founded Thunkable, the platform where anyone can build their own native mobile apps. Thunkable was incubated at Google Research and MIT and now has 500K users and more...
The Name Of Your Next CEO Will Surprise You
Forbes - 13 Jun 2018 18:03
CEOs used to come from sales, marketing, finance. That's about to change.
Within leverages WebVR to offer device-agnostic VR videos via the web
Venture Beat - 13 Jun 2018 18:00
Until recently, finding new virtual reality content to watch has generally required use of a VR device maker’s app store, but Within wants to change that by bringing VR content to a traditional web interface. Working i...
How to Protect and Prepare Your Small Business for Emergencies
Nibletz - 13 Jun 2018 17:55
Running a small business can be an excellent opportunity to earn money, and it can give you the freedom to write your own work schedule. However, you have certain vulnerabilities when you’re a solo business owner. One ...