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How To Make Four-Day Work Weeks Actually Happen
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 17:06
"The real question we should be asking is why we have decided that 40 hours is what it takes to accomplish a job. In a way, we have infantilized the workplace by tracking hours obsessively."
Ordermark raises $18 million to help restaurants manage disparate delivery platforms
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 17:00
Ordermark, which developed a restaurant solution that unifies disparate delivery providers, has raised $18 million in venture capital.
Social Entrepreneur Confronts Twin Honduran Demons Violence And Corruption
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 17:00
Social Entrepreneur Confronts Twin Honduran Demons Violence And Corruption This article is the second in a three-part series of reports from Honduras.
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot launches without Oculus Rift support on Steam
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 04:07
Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot is out and will not have official support for the Oculus Rift on Steam. You can play it on Vive on PC or PSVR.
Use This Improvisation Technique To Build Collaboration
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 00:15
Collaboration has moved from a "nice to have" business philosophy to a "must have" business strategy. Try this technique from improvisational comedy to create an environment of psychological safety in which people choose...
Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 sound card review -- The best for making and listening to audio
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 23:05
The Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 is an incredible sound card with a ton of extra features that make it worth its $350 asking price.
Why This Refugee Is Turning Reclaimed Life Jackets Into A Fashion Statement
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 22:40
The world is facing a refugee crisis. Mohamed Malim, himself a former refugee, is determined to help. His fashion company, Epimonia, makes bracelets from recycled life jackets worn by refugees on their journeys to safety...
Google announces winners of its 2019 Science Fair
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 21:15
Google announced the winners of the 2019 Google Science Fair, including an Irish teen who removed microplastics from water using ferrofluids.
Publisher Jeff James Reveals The 7 Keys To A Business Book's Success In The Moneyball Era
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 20:43
The new 7 elements needed for a business book to succeed, according to Jeff James, publisher of the new imprint, HarperCollins Leadership, who is bringing a Moneyball approach to the hidebound world of publishing.
Building a world-class sales organization (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 20:03
Join this VB Live event to learn the essential strategies and key best practices that can make your company into a world-class sales organization.
Heroes of the Storm reminds us it isn't dead with a new, original hero and ranked system
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 19:36
Blizzard announced today that Heroes of the Storm is getting a new character, Qhira. It will also be releasing a change to to the game's ranked modes.
Waze now lets drivers invite multiple riders to join a carpool
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 19:24
Waze, the community navigation app owned by Google, now allows Carpool users to invite up to four other people to join a ride.
AI researchers test a robot's dexterity by handing it a Rubik's cube
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 18:48
Researchers describe in a new academic paper an AI system that can solve a Rubik's cube using humanlike dexterous hands.
Microsoft acquires BlueTalon to bolster data governance offerings
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 18:30
Microsoft announced that it has acquired BlueTalon, a cross-platform data access control solutions provider, for an undisclosed amount.
New Super Lucky's Tale comes to Switch on November 8
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 17:55
Playful Studios announced today that New Super Lucky's Tale will be coming to Nintendo Switch on November 8.
How To Use Business Financing To Turn Money Into Time
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 17:48
Small business financing isn't just about obtaining more working capital. It can also buy more time for your business to make ends meet, especially in the early stages.
Just Eat and Takeaway.com merger designed to ward off younger rivals such as Uber Eats
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 17:46
Just Eat and Takeaway.com announced a $10 billion merger, one that is designed to stave off younger upstarts such as Uber Eats and Amazon-backed Deliveroo.
Day 2 of the Conversational AI Summit: Getting customer-obsessed
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 17:15
Check out a rundown of the second day of the Conversational AI Summit, cohosted by Bold360 by LogMeIn at this year's Transform event, and view the talks.
The Difference That Makes A Difference
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 17:09
You, no doubt, have heard that in order for your business to stand out, you need to differentiate yourself. But what if in doing so, you were incredibly intentional on how you went about it? What can be tweaked in order ...
Media Mogul, Necole Kane, Shares 5 Lessons She Learned After Successfully Rebuilding Her Company
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 17:01
Media Mogul, Necole Kane knows a little something about transitions. When she made the decision to shut down her celebrity gossip blog in 2015, the website pulled in 20 million paid views a month. Today, her women's life...
What Not To Do After A Job Interview
Forbes - 29 Jul 2019 16:57
Just like preparing for and going on a job interview, the waiting period afterwards also has rules you should follow. Take a look at five of the things you shouldn't while you wait.
Trinity Cyber raises $23 million to foil hacking attempts in real time
Venture Beat - 29 Jul 2019 15:49
Trinity Cyber, a startup that combines threat detection with inference to combat hackers, emerged from stealth with $23 million in capital.