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Google's I/O 2019 keynote fought Apple's privacy FUD with practicality
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 19:22
Apple has been waving the privacy flag to justify its underperformant services for years, but Google changed the conversation at I/O this year.
Seven Ways Business Leaders Can Engage With Their Community On Social Media
Forbes - 8 May 2019 16:52
Partner with your local influencers to gain access to a new audience.
Ramit Sethi's Lessons For Entrepreneurs On How To Be Rich
Forbes - 8 May 2019 23:30
How to save and invest even if your cash flow is uneven sometimes.
Google is testing Mini-apps in Search and Google Assistant
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 21:32
At I/O 2019 in Mountain View, Google detailed Mini-apps, interactive and app-like experiences for Search and Assistant.
The Road To Paradise: How One Entrepreneur Transformed His Company From $4 Million to $55 Million
Forbes - 8 May 2019 21:02
When founder Jere Simpson realized that the road his company, KITEWIRE, was on could never become the grand vision that he imagined, he launched his company on a journey that would change everything about how they did bu...
Three Innovators Changing The Education Landscape Today
Forbes - 8 May 2019 20:28
The U.S. education system is still stuck in the 20th century, but innovators like Mashea Ashton, Kevin Chavous and Hadi Partovi are working hard to fix our schools and help students access new opportunities.
John Wick Hex is indie darling Bithell Games' first licensed game
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 19:49
Mike Bithell's Bithell Games studio is working on its first licensed game, John Wick Hex, with publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment and Lionsgate for PC.
Google details Project Mainline: Updating Android modules via Google Play
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 19:00
Android Q's Project Mainline, Google's latest attempt to fix Android updates, will deliver code changes to internal OS components directly from Google Play.
Every new Google Assistant feature announced at I/O 2019
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 18:48
Google Assistant learned a lot this year at I/O, like Duplex for the web, personalization with facial recognition, and more answers to "how-to" questions.
Farmgirl Flowers' Counter-Intuitive Mother's Day Strategy And 5 Growth Tips For Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 8 May 2019 18:37
Grappling With How To Successfully Grow Startups Is Never Easy. Farmgirl Flowers Founder And CEO Christina Stembel Shares Her Top Five Tips Right Before The Mother's Day Rush.
How This Female Founder Created A Different Way To Shop
Forbes - 8 May 2019 18:18
Sonja Rasula had an idea to create a new kind of shopping experience -- one that featured local makers, and an eye for modern, minimalist design. This was in 2008. Ten years later, her Unique Markets are across the count...
Could Refugees Help To Solve The Post Brexit Language Skills Deficit?
Forbes - 8 May 2019 18:11
Brexit demands that Britainbuild itslinguistic prowess.British businesses quick on their feet to adapt to theseeconomic shiftscouldgain a competitive advantage by upskilling their workforce or sourcing the right talent -...
Stigma About Mental Health Issues In The Workplace Exists: Here's What Companies Can Do About It
Forbes - 8 May 2019 18:05
For all of the progress we as a society have made in bringing mental illness out of the shadows, a stubborn stigma persists. That stigma prevents us from talking openly about mental health issues and prevents those who n...
Pearl raises $11 million to analyze dental scans with AI
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 18:00
Pearl, a Santa Monica startup applying AI to dentistry, has raised $11 million in venture capital.
Copper, which develops CRM tools for G Suite, raises over $66 million
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 18:00
Copper, a San Francisco-based developer of G Suite customer relationship management tools, has received an extension to its series C funding round.
CES group reinstates innovation award for women's sex toy maker Lora DiCarlo
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 18:00
The Consumer Technology Association has reinstated an innovation award for Lora DiCarlo, the maker of the Ose sex toy that debuted at CES 2019.
How Microsoft's Fluid Framework flows
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 17:02
Microsoft's Fluid Framework sounds complex and ethereal, but it's really just a novel approach to an old problem, more or less using existing tools.
Logitech launches G502 Lightspeed wireless gaming mouse
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 17:00
Logitech has unveiled the Logitech G502 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse, a wireless version of its best-selling gaming mouse.
Despite Facebook's struggles, one important contingent remains loyal
CNBC - 8 May 2019 16:53
The number of small businesses who buy Facebook ads remains unchanged, meaning the company's struggles and the threat of government regulation has not hurt Main Street's ad spend, the second-quarter CNBC|SurveyMonkey Sma...
Where Trump has support in battle with Fed over rates: The smallest small businesses
CNBC - 8 May 2019 16:25
The smallest businesses on Main Street are preoccupied with high interest rates they say hold them back, while larger business owners are more focused on the tight labor market, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small B...
The impossible-to-judge Imperator: Rome has had a shaky launch -- why?
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 16:22
Imperator has the potential to be great, and it has the potential to get there in a hurry with a few balance and interface updates.
Google promises app developers more ad monetization options
Venture Beat - 8 May 2019 16:00
Google is going to let app developers bid on a target return on ad spend (tROAS), develop and manage their own creatives, and finally use Open Bidding.