Startup News
Meet The Women's Health Companies Disrupting The Wearable Space
Forbes - 16 May 2019 20:28
It's National Women's Health Week (NWHW), an initiative aimed at raising awareness about health issues that affect women. Design, technology and female leadership have met to create some of the smartest innovations that ...
Will Soccer Fans Warm To Blockchain Voting? One Entrepreneur Thinks So
Forbes - 16 May 2019 17:04
Premier League soccer club, West Ham United has partnered with Socios.com, which will see fans buying digital tokens that will allow them to vote and access special offers. But why deploy blockchain technology as part of...
Entrepreneurs: Six Key Steps To Succeed When Starting From Nothing
Forbes - 16 May 2019 17:04
What are the main ingredients to a startup's success? HEC Paris Entrepreneurship Professor Etienne Krieger looks at six keys that can make a new business truly successful.
Kids Help Phone Celebrates 30 Years. It's Time For Corporations To Do More For Mental Health.
Forbes - 16 May 2019 13:14
It's time for the corporate world to do more in supporting youth mental health issues. Kids Help Phone is one of those organizations doing good.
We All Want To Shop Local But Britain's Small Companies Say Google Search Favors National Brands
Forbes - 16 May 2019 01:21
It's Local Business Week here in the U.K. but those of who aim to celebrate the event by buying from a neighborhood trader may well find that Google search tends to favor big brands. Christine Telyan of Euni tells Trevor...
Nintendo Switch Online's vouchers turns $100 into two $60 games
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 00:28
Nintendo revealed a new voucher program available to Nintendo Switch Online members.
Super Mario Maker 2 adds story mode, multiplayer, and tons of new tools
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 00:24
Super Mario Maker 2 is going to be a beefy sequel. Today, Nintendo announced a bunch of new features for the game as part of its Direct video series. Originally revealed in February, Super Mario Maker 2 is the follow-up ...
Why The Midwest Drives Top Venture Returns
Forbes - 16 May 2019 22:51
Partnering with PitchBook, Silicon Valley Bank, & CBRE, my firm analyzed a broad spectrum of Midwest startup & VC data. This analysis revealed trends that tell a much more powerful story about the Midwest's success than ...
Nvidia's Q1 revenues down 31% to $2.22 billion, beating modest estimates
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 22:42
Nvidia reported earnings and revenues that were well below last year's figures, but the graphics and AI chips company beat analyst expectations.
Fact or Fiction? Leading Philanthropists Debunk 3 Myths About Women Founders
Forbes - 16 May 2019 22:09
Women founders face greater challenges when it comes to fundraising. Philanthropists from Skoll, Google.org, BlackRock, AT&T, and Okta share their take on the following myths: are women too risk averse? Not charismatic e...
Verizon CEO touts 1.5Gbps peak 5G speed as S10 reviewers hit approved sites
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 22:04
Verizon just set the top bar for its 5G service in two cities at 1.5Gbps, but realistically, few users are going to see that sort of speed with the S10 5G.
PUBG Mobile passes 100 million monthly active players, launches season 7 battle pass
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 21:53
The new update comes with several improvements, as well as new weapons and skins. And the Royale Pass offers additional rewards for hardcore players.
Microsoft makes Google's BERT NLP model better
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 21:31
Microsoft AI researchers used methods laid out by in part by Google AI chief Jeff Dean for its MT-DNN achieve state-of-the-art language understanding.
IBM researchers analyze the makeup of breast cancer cells with AI
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 20:00
In a newly published paper, researchers at IBM and the University of Zurich detail an AI-driven cell analysis technique that targets breast cancer.
Google's Live Transcribe is getting sound events and transcription saving
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 19:54
Google is updating Live Transcribe with new features, sound events, and transcription saving, coming to the speech recognition tool next month.
Why Supporting Small-Town Social Innovation Matters
Forbes - 16 May 2019 19:52
Curious what social innovators are working on in Appalachia, the Navajo Nation, and rural Minnesota? We ask Ashoka Fellows.
NTSB: Tesla's Autopilot was enabled during fatal Model 3 crash
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 19:35
A report by the NTSB shows that Tesla's Autopilot system was engaged in the minutes leading up to a fatal Model 3 crash in Florida last March.
10 Ways To Maintain Employee Trust During Tough Business Pivots
Forbes - 16 May 2019 19:15
Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share advice for maintaining employees' trust and engagement during times of significant change at your business.
Amazon's online drug push has one start-up shifting its business to bolster retail pharmacies
CNBC - 16 May 2019 18:52
Nimble, a venture capital-backed start-up, wants to help thousands of independent pharmacies go digital.
Some Sonic drive-ins are getting AI-powered menu kiosks
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 18:13
Select Sonic Drive-In locations will test an AI-driven menu kiosk later this year. It'll tailor recommendations to individual customers.
The Decline of Customer Service in America
Forbes - 16 May 2019 18:03
A renewed commitment to improving the consumer experience is your best business strategy.
Oculus Quest will have 1 million YouTube VR videos at May 21 launch
Venture Beat - 16 May 2019 18:00
If you're buying an Oculus Quest on launch day, there's no need to worry about adequate VR content: There will be over a million YouTube VR videos to watch.