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Balancing Money And Meaning: Social Entrepreneur Ryan Letada Rebrands Migration
Forbes - 24 Oct 2019 04:34
There are multiple ways to have a fulfilling and financially rewarding career. Ryan Letada, CEO and Founder of NextDayBetter is one such success story, marrying his non-profit and media experience to tell immigrant stori...
The RetroBeat: Digital Eclipse revisits (and maybe improves) Aladdin for Genesis
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 23:45
I love retro video games (hence this column’s existence). I also love Disney. Yes, I’m one of those folks, the person who would karaoke a song from Moana at the bar. That guy who spends 75% of his vacations at Disney...
Hasbro closes Backflip, studio behind DragonVale and Transformers mobile games
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 23:15
Hasbro has shut down its Backflip Studios (maker of DragonVale) mobile game business in Boulder, Colorado, according to social media posts.
Amazon reports $70.0 billion in Q3 2019 revenue: AWS up 35%, subscriptions up 34%, and 'other' up 44%
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 22:07
Amazon today reported fiscal Q3 2019 earnings, including revenue of $70.0 billion, net income of $2.1 billion, and earnings per share of $4.23.
Micron Technology acquires Fwdnxt to move into AI hardware and software
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 20:45
Micron Technology said it acquired Fwdnxt, a maker of hardware and software tools for artificial intelligence deep learning applications.
The Beer Brewed From Leftover...Bread
Forbes - 24 Oct 2019 20:13
The craft beer market is a big one: in the US, retail sales now account for more than 24% of the $114.2 billion beer market.
T-Mobile's 600MHz 5G rollout may disappoint on speed and compatibility
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 20:11
T-Mobile is about to fire up its new 600MHz 5G network with new devices, but speeds and device compatibility may disappoint early adopters.
Ubisoft lowers financial targets after soft Ghost Recon: Breakpoint launch, major game delays
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 19:51
Ubisoft announced today that it is lowering financial targets for fiscal 2019 - 2020, now expecting net bookings of $1.6 billion.
Shroud joins Ninja in livestreaming exclusively on Mixer
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 19:44
Shroud is leaving Twitch to join Mixer exclusively just like Ninja. This gives Microsoft a vector to grow both Mixer and its influencer marketing.
Get In Touch With Your Inner Cheerleader With This Celebrity Trainer's On-Demand Work-Out Subscription
Forbes - 24 Oct 2019 19:03
Grab your pom poms--it's time to get fit with an on-demand, cheer-based fitness program designed by celebrity trainer, Lauren Boggi that you can do in the privacy of your home or anywhere you go.
Google is training graph neural networks to predict smells
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 19:00
Machine learning that predicts smells can be used to create synthetic perfumes and reduce the ecological impact of harvesting natural resources.
Google achieves state-of-the-art NLP performance with an enormous language model and data set
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 18:30
Google researchers trained an enormous machine learning model on an equally enormous data set to achieve state-of-the-art results on NLP benchmarks.
Sidepreneurship: The Booming Trend For Women
Forbes - 24 Oct 2019 18:18
Is this form of entrepreneurship good or bad for women over 50?
Caffeine debuts livestreaming shows, starting with rapper Offset playing games
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 18:00
Caffeine has found a new direction for its its livestreaming platform, and today it is announcing that rapper Offset will create a couple of new live shows.
Enterprise search that keeps pace with Google-set expectations (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 17:27
Getting enterprise search right is more important than you think. Join this VB Live event to learn how AI lets companies keep pace with Google.
Prescription Eyeglasses Without An Eye Doctor? These Brands Say Yes
Forbes - 24 Oct 2019 16:45
Some new at-home services let you safely order prescription glasses without an eye doctor.
Google Stadia's first game-dev studio opens in Montreal
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 15:55
Google is opening a Stadia studio in Montreal as part of its effort to build first-party games for the cloud-streaming service.
Apple TV app is now available for select Amazon Fire TV devices
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 15:36
Following Roku's recent release of an Apple TV app, Amazon now has a version for some Fire TV devices, bringing Apple TV+ content to millions of customers.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare multiplayer impressions -- A romp through a battlefield playground
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 15:30
While single-player is ponderous and serious, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's multiplayer is more like a competitive sport.
GameStop may begin selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare early
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 15:21
If you preordered Call of Duty: Modern Warfare at GameStop, you may not have to wait until midnight to pick it up and start playing early.
Want Your Organization To Matter To More People? Start Here.
Forbes - 24 Oct 2019 15:11
Meet the entrepreneur on a mission to revitalize our civic spaces.
U.S. Congress grills Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's Libra, privacy, elections, and more
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2019 05:20
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg conceded on Wednesday that the company's planned digital currency Libra was a "risky project."