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Why More Americans Are Breaking $1 Million in One-Person Businesses
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 04:31
New Census data shows that the number of businesses with no employees that are breaking $1 million continues to rise.
Apple offers to fix 'sticky' MacBook keyboards and refund prior repairs
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 23:53
Following numerous complaints and class action lawsuits, Apple belatedly announced today a "keyboard service program for MacBook and MacBook Pro," enabling users with sticky keys to obtain free repairs or refunds for ear...
A Crypto Startup Aims To Bring Stability To A Volatile Market
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 23:47
A startup, Reserve, with investor backing from a consortium including Peter Thiel, aims to solve the price volatility challenge precluding cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, from becoming a transactional means of exchang...
Sea of Thieves' updates are transforming player behavior
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 23:31
Sea of Thieves is one of the biggest Microsoft releases of 2018, and during our conversation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show, executive producer Joe Neate was quick to point to a wall of stats that all hi...
MJ Arsenal Creates High Tech, High Touch Cannabis Glassware
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 23:28
Affordability, functionality, and innovation are the three pillars that help separate MJA from the pack. The cannabis accessory market is crowded with overblown prices and limited functionality.
Health care bots are only as good as the data and doctors they learn from
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 23:10
GUEST: The knowledge needed to be a successful conversational bot is where health care diverges greatly from other fields. We can divide that knowledge into two major categories: What do you know about the individual? An...
Richrelevance opens up AI black box for custom shopping experiences
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 22:39
Richrelevance uses artificial intelligence to personalize online shopping experiences for customers.
Microsoft's decision to skip Xbox VR is unsettling for Xbox One X owners
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 22:16
ANALYSIS: Microsoft didn't provide a firm reason when it disclosed two weeks ago that a virtual reality headset isn't coming to the Xbox One, but the reasons seem clear -- it was either about money, platform support, or�...
Kingdom Hearts III director explains why Pirates of the Caribbean is back
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 21:08
Kingdom Hearts III — which comes out on January 29 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One — showed up a lot during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles earlier this month. When it showed up at the Sony prese...
Three Languages You Must Master As A Social Entrepreneur
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 20:00
To be a social entrepreneur, you must be bilingual. You need to speak the language of your team, partners, and beneficiaries. TalkingPoints Founder & CEO Heejae Lim explains how to master the languages of social entrepre...
Five Ways Millennials Can Stand Out At Work
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 19:55
As a Millennial, the best way to stand out at work is to showcase your talents and highlight your skills. You have the power to re-write the dialogue and pave your own path to success.
ProBeat: Instagram's 1 billion users make Facebook's $1 billion acquisition look brilliant
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 19:30
Instagram this week launched IGTV, a standalone video app for Instagram users. So Facebook is still pushing to compete with YouTube; that’s cool. But I was more interested in the other news announced at the event in Sa...
How Vodafone realized 5X LTV with artificial intelligence (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 19:18
VB LIVE: Increasing retention by just 10 percent will boost your business value by more than 30 percent. And AI is what can take you there, helping you anticipate customer needs, create personalized campaigns, identify h...
Amazon FreeTime Unlimited brings 10,000 kids' books and videos to iOS
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 18:40
Amazon’s subscription service for kid-friendly videos and books, FreeTime Unlimited, is now available on the iOS App Store. The app is a free download, but depends upon a monthly subscription to work. FreeTime Unlimite...
Researchers trick Watson AI into seeing cats as 'crazy quilts' and 'cellophane'
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 17:52
At the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition in Salt Lake City, Utah this week, researchers from UnifyID demonstrated that stylized photos of felines trip up Watson's object recognition tool more than 97....
CES Asia 2018: Technology trends from China and beyond
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 17:16
ANALYSIS: The annual CES trade show in Las Vegas has been wooing technology fans for more than five decades, but since 2015, CES has also lent its familiar brand to a smaller event in Shanghai, China’s most populous ci...
The DeanBeat: Leaves and other false trends of E3 2018
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 17:00
One of the unintentionally funny moments of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at Microsoft’s press event, where Ralph Fulton, creative director of Playground Games, announced the Forza Horizon 4 racing ...
How Do You Plan To Be A Good Mother And An Entrepreneur?
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 17:00
When Daily Harvest founder Rachel Drori was raising funds, a VC asked her: How do you plan to be a good mother & an entrepreneur? The bad news is, too many female founders still get asked this kind of question. The good ...
Entrepreneur Tze Cheng-Chun On Accidentally Disrupting The Art World
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 16:44
I constantly have to remind myself that my main responsibility is not "running the company." It's managing my team so we can collectively run the company to the best of our abilities.
Uprise Art Founder Tze Cheng-Chun Aims To Disrupt The World Of Art-Collecting
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 16:44
I constantly have to remind myself that my main responsibility is not "running the company." It's managing my team so we can collectively run the company to the best of our abilities.
How Tourism Can Do More Good: This New Hotel In Nairobi Puts All Its Profits to Work
Forbes - 22 Jun 2018 16:44
The newly opened Acacia Tree Lodge marries the best of East Africa with modern amenities desired by international guests. But what's less noticeable is that the hotel is a social enterprise, investing in the next generat...
Ninja Theory's Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice passes 1 million downloads
Venture Beat - 22 Jun 2018 16:38
Developer Ninja Theory announced on Twitter that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has now passed 1 million downloads. Hellblade came out in August 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The third-person action game stan...