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How DraftKings CEO sees the future of daily fantasy sports and esports betting
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2018 21:10
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has been through a lot. He cofounded his daily fantasy sports company in 2012, and he had to pitch scores of venture capitalists before finally scoring venture money in 2013. In 2015, a DraftK...
The Valley needs a business Mr. Rogers ... and I think I found him
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2018 21:10
GUEST: Mr. Rogers is having a "moment," with the "Won't You Be My Neighbor" documentary doing big box office and a full-on Hollywood biopic starring Tom Hanks going into production this fall. It's causing many observers ...
Austin needs to do a better job of recruiting tech talent
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2018 19:25
GUEST: Austin is hot, and I don’t just mean the 100-plus summer temperatures or the green chile pork at Torchy’s Tacos. Real estate services company CBRE says Austin is the fifth largest expansion market for Bay Area...
Fly like Thor in this VR experiment (but have your health insurance ready)
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2018 12:34
What could be safer than putting on a VR headset, grabbing a motion controller by the wrist strap, and then twirling it above your head to take flight? WyVRn developer Hamster Ball recently showcased this frankly terrify...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with promise of Tencent games compatibility
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2018 06:18
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Tencent games compatibility promise and five bug fixes. This build is from the RS5 branch, which represents the Windows 10 update the company plans to releas...
Why bad internet undermines innovation in the U.S. -- the view from Kazakhstan
Venture Beat - 15 Sep 2018 00:31
SPONSORED: Presented by Kazakhtelecom I have recently returned from a business trip to the U.S., where I had to travel about 3,000 miles around the country. I was shocked at how badly the mobile and wired Internet works ...