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Crypto Is Booming -- Where Are The Women?
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 02:37
Women have a chance to lead and win in the growing crypto industry.
After the Aurora Theater Shooting, This Grandmother Started A $3M Gun Academy
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 19:26
The story of a gun training academy in Mississippi designed to help empower women.
Macquarie Capital and R/GA team up to invest in disruptive tech startups
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 16:30
Financial investment giant Macquarie Capital has teamed up with digital advertising and brand agency R/GA to invest in a wide range of startups that have potential to disrupt both traditional and digital markets. The com...
Automakers must decide how much uncertainty is acceptable for autonomous vehicles
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 23:10
GUEST: While machine learning can guide AI to react to scenarios that it has seen many times before, there's an immense hurdle in training AI for one-in-a-million situations. Addressing these edge cases is vital to auton...
Fortnite debacle has PlayStation boss Shawn Layden looking at crossplay 'possibilities'
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 22:48
Sony Interactive Entertainment is softening its language when it comes to cross-platform multiplayer. While the publisher has spent the last few years defending its choice to prohibit people on PlayStation from playing w...
8 Ways To Become a 'Travelpreneur' And Work While Traveling
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 22:18
This woman created her dream job, traveling the world and helping people find their purpose. Now she's sharing how, so you can do it too.
RXBAR, JFK, And How To Win The Hard Way
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 22:08
RXBAR founder on the agents of doubt: "They're just (expletive deleted) haters, and you can't listen to them."
Apple and Samsung settle 7-year U.S. patent dispute
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 21:11
(Reuters) — Apple and Samsung Electronics on Wednesday settled a years long patent dispute, according to a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The terms of the settlement were not...
Getting Prepared For What Life Throws At You
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 21:02
Getting ahead of life before life happens can save families drama, trauma and chaos, big money, and allow them to be more present in situations when it really counts.
Twitch gets transparent about how it wants to boost discovery
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 20:04
Twitch has one of the largest and most dedicated audiences on the internet, but it is still difficult to carve out your own following on that platform. The company announced today that it is working on a broad initiative...
Google's computer vision model tracks objects and colorizes videos
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 19:54
Researchers at Google have created a machine learning system that not only adds color to black and white videos, but that can constrain colors to particular objects, people, and pets in any given frame.
Oculus Rift now requires Windows 10
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 19:08
Oculus has just raised the minimum and recommended spec for Rift devices to Windows 10, and is warning that users of older Windows OS versions “may not be able to use many new and upcoming features and apps.” If post...
How To Evaluate A Franchise Opportunity In 10 Simple Steps
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 19:05
Before investing significant time and money into evaluating a franchise opportunity, this simple 10-step process will provide important information before moving forward. Franchise investors including individuals, PE gro...
Kik tests its Kin cryptocurrency with 1,000 random users
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 19:00
Chat app Kik today introduced its Kin cryptocurrency to a limited number of customers for the first time. A randomly selected 1,000 users will be the first to use the cryptocurrency. Initial Kin currency given free to al...
Why The Equal Pay Debate Isn't Just About Salary And Title
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 18:54
So far companies are not analyzing pay fairness with anywhere near the degree of granularity required to ensure that there is equal pay for equal work. Recent legislation gives added incentive to get it right to avoid co...
Guardian Optical Technologies raises $3.1 million for its in-car computer vision sensor
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 18:50
EXCLUSIVE: Guardian Optical, a computer vision startup based in Tel Aviv, Isreal, has developed in-car camera technology that can detect motion as faint a micrometer.
How Can You Tell Which Decisions Need Extra Effort?
Forbes - 27 Jun 2018 18:30
Most companies don't track decision practices with the same discipline applied to other business areas. How can you tell which decisions need the extra effort?
Pokémon Quest hits iOS and Android after May debut on Nintendo Switch
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 18:15
Announced and released one month ago for Nintendo’s Switch, the Pokémon Company’s boxy role-playing game Pokémon Quest is now available for iOS and Android devices as well. Easy to figure out and free to play, the ...
PUBG Corp. drops its battle royale lawsuit against Epic and Fortnite
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 18:10
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds studio PUBG Corp. today dropped its lawsuit against Fortnite creator Epic Games, via Bloomberg. The legal issue took two rival games to the battle royale world of courts and lawyers, but the...
Microsoft launches Azure IoT Edge out of preview
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 18:00
Microsoft announced a major update to Azure IoT Edge, its cloud solution for internet of things devices. It's exiting preview and gaining support for new hardware devices, management services, and developer tools.
Box adds AI services from Microsoft Azure and IBM Watson
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 18:00
Ahead of its BoxWorks developer summit in San Francisco, Box unveiled a slew of AI-centric additions to its Box Skills library from IBM and Microsoft.
Facebook's 'keyword snooze' hides phrases from your News Feed for 30 days
Venture Beat - 27 Jun 2018 17:57
Facebook announced today that it is now testing a Keyword Snooze button, which will allow users to hide TV spoilers, political discussions, or other unsatisfying posts from their News Feeds more effectively. The feature ...