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Europe has slight lead over U.S. in emerging blockchain digital securities market
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 13:43
As Blockchain technology and tokenization transform global financial markets, the companies driving this disruption are scattered around the globe, according to a new study. While new innovative clusters in recent decade...
Facebook beats Q3 2019 revenue and profit estimates despite regulator scrutiny
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 23:28
Facebook reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, and profit rose as growth in expenses slowed from a year earlier.
The Secret To Our Customer Success? A Pair Of Red Sparkly Chucks (Yes, Really)
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 22:49
Companies have long operated on the belief that the customer is always right. We're way past that now. The customer has to be at the heart of everything you do -- long before you even come into contact with them. Becomin...
Zynga posts mixed results: Record bookings of $395 million, but short on profits
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 22:05
Zynga had a strong third quarter in revenues and bookings, but it paid out higher bonuses to its acquired companies and so profits fell short.
Place Marketing: How One Midwestern City Is Transforming Its Brand
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 22:01
A critical element of successfully and authentically branding a city is to involve community members--the people living and working and playing in the spaces you're attempting to brand.
AliveCor and Xiaomi-backed Huami will co-develop ECG wearables
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 21:53
Two of the biggest names in smartwatches and heart monitoring are coming together for future ECG wearables and services, including new form factors.
Trick Or Treat And Learn About Recycling, From TerraCycle and Rubicon Global
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 21:52
Rubicon Global and TerraCycle recently teamed up to run a Halloween recycling campaign in schools.
Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How To 'Create & Cultivate' Your Business
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 21:22
Five marketing takeaways small business owners need to know.
Samsung and Medtronic use app for Parkinson's disease patient therapy
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 20:35
At Samsung Developer Conference 2019, Medtronic and Samsung showed off an app that lets patients manage their own therapy for Parkinson's disease.
4 Ways Your Business Can Attract The Attention Of Fortune 500 Brands
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 20:11
Effectively closing a Fortune 500 client takes a different sales approach than with most types of companies. Here are four ways to stand out from the crowd and deliver a compelling pitch to a large brand.
DeepMind's AlphaStar Final beats 99.8% of human StarCraft 2 players
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 20:00
In a paper published in the journal Nature, scientists at DeepMind say their AI system -- AlphaStar Final -- defeats 99.8% of active StarCraft 2 players.
Google Cloud launches celebrity recognition service
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 19:47
Google's eponymous Google Cloud Platform can now recognize celebrities in images and videos, courtesy a new celebrity-detecting AI model.
The Founder Of TLDW (Too Long Didn't Watch) Is Changing How People Consume Video Content
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 19:45
Launching this week, TLDW (too long didn't watch) turns long videos into digestible summaries to help people consume video content easier and faster. Mariel Vargas, founder and CEO of TLDW, wants to change how billions o...
7 Business Books to Unleash Your Inner Leader
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 19:16
What kind of leader are you? What type could you become if you need to change? These books will help you find your way.
Nine Tips To Ensure Your Business' Brand Remains Timeless
Forbes - 30 Oct 2019 19:15
A panel of Young Entrepreneur Council members details what it takes to create a "timeless" brand for your business.
Google launches TensorBoard.dev and TensorFlow Enterprise
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 19:00
Google Cloud debuted TensorFlow Enterprise, an optimized version of open source machine learning framework TensorFlow for large businesses.
You should watch the spoiler-heavy Death Stranding trailer
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 18:56
The Death Stranding launch trailer is out, and it spoils some key elements of the game. But a Kojima trailer is a rare thing, and you shouldn't miss it.
Meet EDSFF: 1PB of flash storage in a single rack
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 18:40
EDSFF promises higher storage density, better efficiency, more capacity, and storage disaggregation via high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity.
Apple TV+ looks increasingly desperate to lure viewers ahead of launch
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 18:29
Days before its official launch, Apple's subscription video service is fighting mediocre reviews by expanding free trials to even more potential viewers.
Why not having a succession plan can derail your business -- and put your legacy at risk
CNBC - 30 Oct 2019 18:04
Having a solid succession plan in place is crucial to ensure a seamless transition of ownership, especially when faced with the unexpected. According to Rocket Lawyer, however, 72% of companies don't have one. Here are s...
November 2019 Xbox Live Games With Gold: Star Wars and Sherlock Holmes
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 17:51
November 2019's Games With Gold includes a classic Xbox Star Wars game and an Xbox One Sherlock Holmes mystery adventure.
RhythmNet uses AI to estimate your heart rate using your face
Venture Beat - 30 Oct 2019 17:30
In a preprint paper on Arxiv.org, researchers at Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a system that can estimate heart rate from video of a person's face.