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Bark, a startup that uses machine learning to monitor kids' online activities, announced a $9 million funding round.

The FTC has taken a particular interest in the Los Angeles startup behind iBackPack, which raised nearly $800,000 across both crowdfunding platforms, then vanished without delivering on its promises.

Manassas, Virginia is best known as the site of the Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War. And now it’s home to an expanding chip factory, as Micron Technology announced today it is investing $3 billion by 2030 ...

Riot Games, which oversees one of the biggest games and esport in the world in League of Legends, is finally talking about how it will address concerns over a culture of sexism at its offices. Earlier this month, Kotaku ...

VB LIVE: Location data and intelligence is key to crafting a killer consumer experience, reaching them when and where their hearts, minds, and wallets are ready to be captured. Learn how it can help you capture new custo...

Based on Google's Wear OS, the sequel to last year's Full Guard is even larger and flashier than before, with a design that will certainly draw envious glances.

Virtual reality is starting to pay off in the medical field, as one major VR pilot test is being expanded to train more doctors. In 2016, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) partnered with Facebook and Oculus and deve...

Livestreaming is big business. It was already worth more than $30 billion in 2016, and it is projected to more than double by 2021 to reach $70 billion. A platform-agnostic ecosystem that quantifies and captures social m...

U.S. consumers spent $19.5 billion on gaming in the first half of 2018, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. This is up 40 percent from the same period last year. All sectors saw growth, including full game...

At IFA 2018 in Berlin, Casio announced the Pro Trek WSD-F30, the newest entrant in its Pro Trek Smart series. While it shares a lot in common with its predecessors aesthetically, it's sporting notable improvements under ...

Every few years, research firm Newzoo makes predictions about the future of esports. It has done that recently for the consumer side, but now it’s back to do that again for the business of esports. And it continues to ...

Google today unveiled a substantially redesigned version of its Wear OS watch operating system, improving the speed and performance of frequently used features -- health tracking, Google Assistant, and notifications.

GUEST: For years, Silicon Valley wasn't the main place many venture capitalists looked for deals — it was the only place. But the Bay Area is beginning to lose its once vice-like grip on talented workers, and its start...

SPONSORED: Melbourne is fast establishing itself as Australia's Tech City. With an impressive stable of home grown start-ups and a growing number of U.S. big names, Melbourne has reached a critical mass in its ecosystem ...

8 Circuit Studios has unveiled its first game, Project Genesis, a deep space survival game that is powered by the Ethereum blockchain. 8 Circuit Studios is an ambitious company that hopes to use blockchain, cryptocurrenc...

Looks like there are, or will be, some more Crazy Rich Asians in Singapore. Terra has raised $32 million to fuel its vision for creating Project Terra, the next-generation of digital money, based on blockchain and crypto...

IFA 2018 is underway in Berlin. It's one of the world's largest consumer electronics shows, with companies like Samsung, Microsoft, and LG represented. Here's what we expect to see.

EXCLUSIVE: Cheetah Mobile and artificial intelligence research firm OrionStar have released their new Cheetah GreetBot receptionist robot. The companies have engaged in sales agreements with 13 companies across 10 indust...

Cloud storage company Cloudian has raised $94 million in a fifth round of equity funding for its distributed file systems and object storage business for enterprise customers. This kind of hybrid cloud and on-premise sto...

Acer announced its latest Windows Mixed Reality headset during a packed press conference at the annual IFA event in Berlin this morning. The Taiwanese technology company was among the first third-party hardware developer...

A startup is taking on the whole fake news problem. Cybersecurity firm New Knowledge has raised $11 million to protect companies from covert, coordinated disinformation campaigns. Austin, Texas-based New Knowledge raised...

Going beyond the education market, Dell is launching its first consumer-focused Chromebook with the Inspiron consumer brand. It’s the first built-for-consumer Chromebook with the Inspiron brand, a premium look and feel...