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Facebook to pull controversial data-collection app for iOS
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 12:33
Hours after reports of a data-collection research app involving teens, Facebook says it will be discontinuing the app on the iOS platforn.
Big Retail Brands Are Waking Up To Ethical Fashion
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 16:58
Today, J.Crew and Madewell are launching their first round of Fair Trade Certified™ products, indicating that even the big brands are beginning to think more deeply about their production process.
Sensor Tower: EA grosses $1 billion in lifetime mobile revenue for free-to-play sports games
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 03:45
Sensor Tower estimates that EA Mobile's free-to-play sports games have brought in more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue.
An Immigrant Entrepreneur's Biometric Gun Lock Saves Lives. But Can He Grow The $1M Company?
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 18:52
Omer Kiyani has been a safety engineer for his whole career. Building a better gun lock shouldn't be that difficult, he reasoned.
Foxconn may not build LCD panels in Wisconsin, cites labor costs
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 16:37
Foxconn says it's too expensive to manufacture LCD screens in the U.S., so it may add more R&D jobs at a new Wisconsin plant than manufacturing jobs.
From Actress To Activist And Beyond: A Growth And Confidence Journey
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 13:24
Former Irish TV and stage actress Lise-Ann McLaughlin shares her five steps to personal growth, leadership and self-confidence.
Microsoft's gaming revenues up 8% thanks to Xbox One software and Game Pass
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 23:31
Microsoft announced its earnings for the second quarter of financial year 2019, revealing that game revenues are up 8 percent.
Facebook revenue hits $16.9 billion in Q4 2018 despite tumultuous year
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 23:19
Facebook's revenue grew 30 percent year-over-year, while monthly active users and daily active users grew 9 percent each.
Want To Start A Successful Business? Answer These 3 Questions First
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 23:13
Ask these three simple questions, and get endless answers about starting a business.
Best Practices For Data Hygiene
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 23:03
Customer intelligence is the lifeblood of organizations. When sales and marketing professionals are swimming in heaps of dirty data, they are shackled from making informed data-driven decisions.
Apple reportedly plans 3-lens and laser 3D cameras for 2019-2020 iPhones
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 22:57
Major camera changes are coming to future iPhones, including wider zoom range and AR features, but the biggest changes will likely hit in 2020.
Google will begin wiping Google+ from the face of the Earth on April 2
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 22:40
Google says it'll begin deleting all Google+ content starting April 2, and that features like Google+ Sign-in and Google+ comments will soon stop working.
Why Stealth Mode Could Be The Best Growth Tactic For Your Business
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 22:27
Many startups are going into stealth mode, flying under the radar and avoiding attention and publicity. The idea is to develop products and services in secret, out of the sight of competitors, launching only when the pro...
This Accelerator Is Helping To Solve Some Of The World's Most Pressing Environmental Problems
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 21:48
Interview with Dawn Lippert, Elemental Excelerator's CEO. Their focus is on sustainable solutions and innovations for water management, agriculture, energy usage, waste, and transportation.
Blueprint Local: Creating Wealth-Building Ecosystems In Local Communities
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 21:38
Blueprint Local aims to create viable local ecosystems with long-term staying power.
Returnly raises $8 million to streamline customer returns
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 21:14
San Francisco-based post-purchase payments company Returnly has raised $8 million in series A funding and secured a $300 million credit facility.
Deutsche Telekom offers 5G security plan to certify Huawei network gear
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 20:55
Faced with the alternative of discarding inexpensive Huawei 5G hardware, T-Mobile's parent company instead offers a plan for mitigating possible threats.
Limiting Beliefs: What Are They And How Can You Overcome Them?
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 20:35
Entrepreneur Nila Holden shares her story about how a limiting belief from her childhood could have held her back from achieving business success.
Brick And Mortar: How Much Office Space Do We Need To Succeed?
Forbes - 30 Jan 2019 20:31
Office interactions provide real value. But like many sales business owners, I am less and less convinced that my enormous brick and mortar outlays create an appropriate return when the spaces are so often half empty.
IDC: Smartphone shipments declined 4.9% in Q4 2018, Apple regains second from Huawei
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 19:55
In a report, IDC said that 375.4 million units were shipped during the fourth quarter of 2018, which is down 4.9 percent year-over-year.
FBI charges second Apple employee with stealing autonomous car secrets
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 19:54
A Chinese national working for Apple has been arrested after allegedly taking confidential self-driving car secrets from the company.
February 2019 PlayStation Plus games -- For Honor and Hitman
Venture Beat - 30 Jan 2019 19:26
Sony has revealed February's free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers, which includes the last titles ever being offered for PlayStation 3 and Vita.