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Closing The Entrepreneurial Gender Gap Could Increase The Global Economy By $5 Trillion
Forbes - 1 Nov 2019 17:18
A new study by Boston Consulting Group found that supporting female entrepreneurs could increase the GDP.
She Turned Her Passion for Aviation Into a Million-Dollar Business
Forbes - 1 Nov 2019 03:22
Janine Iannarelli specializes in a narrow niche where there are few women: selling business jets. Here's how she built a thriving company.
BlizzCon 2019: Every trailer and announcement
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 22:25
Every trailer and announcement from BlizzCon 2019. Blizzard has a new Diablo and Overwatch. It's also making new content for World of Warcraft and more.
Apple requests U.S. tariff waivers for AirPods, Watches, and iPhone parts
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 21:47
Following the imposition of U.S. tariffs on certain Chinese-made products and components, Apple is requesting exemptions to keep its costs and prices down.
Overwatch 2 revealed at BlizzCon
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 21:16
Overwatch 2 is real. Blizzard announced the sequel today during the opening ceremonies for BlizzCon 2019 in Anaheim, California.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds is an eight-player, auto chess-inspired mode
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 21:04
Blizzard announced a new mode for Hearthstone today, Battlegrounds, during the opening ceremonies for BlizzCon 2019 in Anaheim.
Hearthstone's year-long story ends with Descent of Dragons
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:55
Blizzard announced Hearthstone's next expansion and set of cards today during BlizzCon's opening ceremonies in Anaheim, California.
BlizzCon fans will be able to battle DeepMind's AI in StarCraft 2
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:49
Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence program AlphaStar will battle attendees at BlizzCon 2019 in matches of the classic Blizzard real-time straetgy game StarCraft 2.
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is the MMO's next expansion
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:45
World of Warcraft is about to get darker ... or, at rather, more shadowy. Blizzard announce the Shadowlands expansion today during BlizzCon.
World of Warcraft Classic gets PvP update on November 15
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:38
World of Warcraft Classic has been a success since launching in August, and Blizzard is looking to keep that momentum going.
AI Weekly: Samsung comes to terms with Bixby's second-class status
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:30
Bixby is far from a forerunner in the burgeoning voice assistant segment, and Samsung is finally coming to terms with that.
Apple's HomePod now supports multiple users, but it's a buggy mess
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:28
After bricking some HomePods with iOS 13.2, Apple released iOS 13.2.1 to add multi-user support to the speakers, but bugs are holding the new feature back.
Blizzard president apologizes and takes responsibility for Hearthstone free speech blunder
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 20:14
Blizzard president J. Allen Brack opened the BlizzCon 2019 fan fest with an apology for miscommunicating during a protest over China's Hong Kong crackdown.
ProBeat: Alexa Answers devalues Amazon's virtual assistant
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 19:30
Alexa spits out the user-submitted questions and answers from Alexa Answers. This is a problem and Amazon needs to decide what the purpose of it all is.
Why encrypted email service ProtonMail is open-sourcing its mobile apps
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 18:23
Encrypted email service ProtonMail this week announced that its iPhone app is now fully open source, with anyone now able to peruse the code on GitHub.
How To Maximize Your Seasonal Sales With Minimal Budget - And No Sales Team
Forbes - 1 Nov 2019 18:02
Maximizing the holiday shopping season is critical to business success. For larger companies with in house sales divisions that's a breeze, but for startups with no dedicated sales or marketing teams, to engage customers...
Amazon is poorly vetting Alexa's user-submitted answers
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 17:29
An analysis of Alexa Answers data conducted by VentureBeat shows that questionable questions and answers are accepted and served to Alexa users.
Air France and Oledcomm partner on first commercial flight with Li-Fi
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 17:22
Li-Fi took a big step forward this week when Air France deployed the light-based wireless internet system on a commercial flight for the first time.
The DeanBeat: Death Stranding and the madness or genius of Hideo Kojima
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 17:00
Death Stranding, the big exclusive for the Sony Playstation coming Nov. 8, will reveal the madness or genius of rock star game developer Hideo Kojima.
China Telecom teases Samsung W20 5G folding phone for November 2019
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 16:41
Samsung's second folding phone could be the W20 5G, if the company delivers on a schedule and teaser offered by a Chinese cellular carrier.
3 Ways To Use Your Story To Build A Stronger Personal Brand
Forbes - 1 Nov 2019 16:01
To build a premium personal brand, you must first get into the driver's seat of your own story. Here are a few tips on how to leverage your life experiences to impact, influence, and profit.
Apple TV+ goes live with $50 annual plan, 7-day free trial
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2019 15:33
Apple has officially commenced international streaming of its initial slate of Apple TV+ shows, including a handful of wholly original programs.