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How Cody Friesen extracts water from air and kindles hope at Zero Mass Water
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 18:45
Like the story of the novel Dune, Zero Mass Water converts air and solar energy into water, allowing it to create pure drinking water in arid places.
Want To Move To Africa? Follow These 3 Tips From Someone Who Did
Forbes - 12 Jan 2019 11:30
Many Americans and Europeans of African descent are choosing to move to Africa. Entrepreneur, and repatriate, Viola Labi gives three tips to consider before you do.
Google DeepMinder Leaves To Pursue Climate Change Venture
Forbes - 12 Jan 2019 04:44
DeepMind rarely loses staff but Jack Kelly is one of two DeepMinders to announce a new venture this week.
Three Good Reasons Why You Should Not Lead Like Tony Soprano
Forbes - 12 Jan 2019 01:30
The 20th anniversary of The Sopranos is a good time to revisit the many downsides to fear-based leadership.
Nvidia opens robotics research lab in Seattle
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 01:00
Nvidia today opened a research lab for robots that are good at collaboration with humans. The lab will house 50 roboticists and machine learning experts.
4 days at CES: The best surprises, the worst disappointments
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 23:15
Here is a look at the most pleasant surprises and the most uninspiring disappointments we came across during our four days at CES 2019.
CES 2019: Consumers react in real time to hot product announcements
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 22:10
Toluna's poll of 1,000 U.S. consumers showed that the average consumer isn't as enthusiastic as we techies are, at least in reacting to CES 2019 news.
How big was 2018 for VC? Historic.
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 21:15
Nearly 8,383 venture-backed companies raised more than $130 billion last year and exit values surpassed $120 billion. It was a historical year indeed!
Meet The Macedonian Software Engineer Fighting Air Pollution With An App
Forbes - 12 Jan 2019 20:26
Macedonia's Tetovo and Skopje lay unenviable claim to being Europe's two most polluted cities in 2018. But a Macedonian software engineer is hoping to make vital environmental change- with an app.
U.S. tech startups face new government controls in 2019
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 19:10
New protections that limit the sharing of critical technologies with foreign individuals will affect a large number of startups this year.
Rebranding Your Company: Why And How To Do It
Forbes - 12 Jan 2019 18:32
This is a huge decision - but can be critical for your company's growth.
How automated supermarkets are shaping up for 2019 and beyond
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 17:15
Barely a week into 2019, and we've seen some notable developments that will help supermarkets automate operations and keep pace with Amazon.
Top 5 countries for soft-launching hyper-casual games
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 16:10
Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Turkey are the 5 best countries for developers and publishers to soft-launch their hyper-casual games.
This bundle lets you build and host your own WordPress site for $50
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 14:10
The WordPress Build & Host Bundle offers lifetime subscriptions to a page builder and web hosting so you can easily create your own site.
'Meta Company is insolvent' as AR company faces patent infringement lawsuit
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 13:34
Genedics, LLC, submitted a letter in the case allegedly written by Meta Chief Financial Officer John Sines, which states "Meta Company is insolvent."
What Would A World With Decentralized Transport Look Like?
Forbes - 12 Jan 2019 09:25
How will decentralization change the way we get from point A to point B every single day?
GamesBeat Decides 107: A magician, a USB stick, and Medieval Times
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 04:30
It took two weeks, but 2019 has finally begun popping off. We had no news, and then suddenly Epic Games, Ubisoft, Unity, and Randy Pitchford happened.
Apple considered Samsung and MediaTek for 5G modems in 2019 iPhones
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 04:02
Apple held talks with Samsung Electronics and MediaTek along with existing vendor Intel to supply 5G modem chips for 2019 iPhones.
AI Weekly: Charlatan AI is a public nuisance
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 01:29
Tech companies should spare the world overblown or fabricated depictions of what their artificial intelligence can do, because there's a lot at stake.
Minecraft's cats, pandas, and thriving Marketplace partners
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 01:15
The Minecraft Team worked with partner GameMode One to launch a free map called Catastrophic Pandamonium as part its winter event. Here's why that matters.
At CES 2019, VR and AR took small but meaningful steps forward
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 01:05
Check out some of the most interesting VR and AR devices we saw at this year's CES, including new headsets and tracking technologies.
Bungie-Activision divorce analysis: Royalties, underperformance, and Destiny 3
Venture Beat - 12 Jan 2019 00:12
Analysts respond to and attempt to explain the thinking behind Activision and Bungie's Destiny divorce.