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Building A Circular Economy: A Society Where 'There's No Concept Of Waste'
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 21:10
A new report provides insights into the circular economy, which would keep resources in circulation for a long time, then recover, recycle and reuse them when their day is done.
HoliFrog: How This Female Founder Went From PR Maven To Product Maker
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 17:02
Emily Parr has spent her entire career cultivating the images of some of the most recognizable beauty brands in the world. Now, she has launched her own.
A Crash Course In Copywriting From A Million-Dollar, One-Person Business Founder
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 03:31
Justin Goff built two million-dollar businesses with no employees but the owners. Now he's used what he learned there to write copy for fast-growing companies and teach copywriting to apprentices.
From Zero To One: How Neka Pasquale Built Fresh Food Sensation Urban Remedy
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 22:58
Neka Pasquale is the founder of Urban Remedy, an organic food company that provides ready-to-eat meals, juices, cleanses, and snacks. I spoke with Pasquale after the panels about her journey to founding Urban Remedy, how...
Customers will be all-in on bots in 2020 and other CX predictions (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 22:03
Join this VB Live event for a review of the CX landscape, and learn what to brace yourself for in the future, why Gartner is bullish on chatbots, and more.
Hackers used WhatsApp to spy on senior government officials in at least 20 countries
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 21:49
NSO Group spyware on WhatsApp was allegedly used to track government officials from at least 20 countries on 5 continents around the world.
China launches national 5G, promises 50 cities by end of 2019
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 21:40
Wide swaths of China now have 5G cellular service, confirming a leaked November 1 national commercial launch date with aggressively priced data plans.
The Non-Technical Founder's Introduction To Tech
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 21:31
Here are the main concepts non-technical founders need to know to work with developers and designers, and co-create products people want to use.
How To Start A One-Person Business Without Fear
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 21:13
Making the transition to being your own boss can be very daunting, even if you yearn for the freedom and independence that comes with it. Here's how to break through your apprehensions and make it happen.
How AI Is Uprooting Recruiting
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 20:42
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have become essential prerequisites for enhancing recruiting efforts.
Epic adds free Infinity Blade content to Unreal Engine Marketplace
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 20:14
Epic Games is passing on more of its art assets to the Unreal Engine development community, adding material from the Infinity Blade series.
Amazon's voice-based Alexa skill personalization is now generally available
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 19:46
A new feature -- skill personalization -- allows Alexa voice app developers to deliver tailored experiences to users based on their voices.
Caulipower Founder Gail Becker's Advice For Aspiring Food Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 19:45
Gail Becker is the founder and CEO of Caulipower, a food company on a mission to provide affordable healthy alternatives to highly processed foods. Learn about her experience breaking into the food industry, how she crea...
Dropbox doubles Extensions support to include WhatsApp, Workplace by Facebook, Microsoft Teams, and more
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 18:00
Dropbox has doubled its Extensions support to include WhatsApp, Workplace by Facebook, Microsoft Teams, and numerous others.
Defense Innovation Board unveils AI ethics principles for the Pentagon
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 17:45
AI ethics principles to guide U.S. military applications of artificial intelligence were approved today by the Defense Innovation Board.
How To Nominate A Company To Be A Forbes Small Giant
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 17:43
We're asking readers to help us identify the best small companies in America for the list of Forbes Small Giants 2020.
You can now unlock WhatsApp for Android with your fingerprint
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 15:50
WhatsApp is rolling out fingerprint unlocking to Android phones, some 9 months after the Facebook-owned company added biometric security to its iPhone app.
DotData raises $23 million to automate data science tasks
Venture Beat - 31 Oct 2019 15:45
DotData, a provider of automation tools that operationalize data science processes, announced it has raised $23 million in series A funding.
A Conversation With Accion Venture Lab's Tahira Dosani
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 15:40
Accion Venture Lab's Tahira Dosani talks about her new fund and the need for seed-stage financing of fintech companies in emerging markets.
Impact Investors, Philanthropists, Social Entrepreneurs And Nonprofits Need To Stop Taking Sides
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 15:00
Too often, I hear voices in one camp suggest that players in one of the others are doing it wrong. Most, in fact, do more good than harm.
What All Raise Teaches Us About Scaling The Women's Movement
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 15:00
We caught up with All Raise CEO, Pam Kostka, to learn about how to build and scale a social movement using technology's growth playbook.
How Would Mahatma Gandhi Build His Movement Today?
Forbes - 31 Oct 2019 14:57
Today, would Mahatma Gandhi have to pursue impact investors? Is that a better way to build a movement?