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The Best New Books About Silicon Valley
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 21:05
Silicon Valley looms large in the economy and our collective imagination. These seven books offer an unfiltered view of the tech hub and some of its biggest players.
Animoca Brands acquires Power Rangers game developer nWay for $7.69 million
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 04:05
Animoca Brands has agreed to acquire nWay, developer and publisher of Power Rangers: Legacy Wars for $7.69 million.
Intel acquires AI chip startup Habana Labs for $2 billion
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 16:24
Intel announced that it has acquired AI chip startup Habana Labs for approximately $2 billion, strengthening its position in the market.
Verizon's Los Angeles 5G relaunch hints at carriers' top 2020 issue: Coverage
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 22:42
The top U.S. cellular carriers promised super-fast 5G networks in 2019, but now face the challenge of actually delivering on that hype in 2020.
Why Customer Engagement Should Be Every Business's Top Priority in 2020
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 22:32
Customer engagement is about inspiring your customers to interact with your brand and willingly take part in the experiences you're creating for them. If you do it right, you'll grow your brand and build customer loyalty...
Get Extraordinary Results Through The Art Of Block Time
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 22:11
Time blocking is simple, proven and easy. So why aren't more CEOs using it?
How Sustainable Businesses Can Save The Planet In 2020
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 22:06
Sustainability strategies are not only vital to protecting our environment; they're also essential growth strategies for modern businesses.
TeamSpeak becomes the official voice chat for the Overwatch League
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 21:45
The Overwatch League is collaborating with TeamSpeak, making TeamSpeak available as the esports league's official voice chat supplier.
Amazon's Alexa Knowledge Skills enables voice-guided FAQs, glossaries, and more
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 20:15
Amazon today announced Alexa Knowledge Skills, which lets businesses create voice-guided FAQs, glossaries, product catalogs, and more.
Gecko Robotics raises $40 million for industrial inspection robots
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 18:52
Gecko Robotics has raised $40 million to develop inspection robots aimed at the power, gas, oil, and manufacturing industries.
6 Skills To Unleash Your Inner Unicorn-Entrepreneur
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 18:27
Can you unleash your smart inner-entrepreneur and acquire the skills to grow? Or should you seek venture capital (VC)? Only you can answer this question. But if you want to build your venture, control it, and keep the we...
AI experts urge machine learning researchers to tackle climate change
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 18:16
Yoshua Bengio, Google Brain founder Andrew Ng, and Google AI chief Jeff Dean say the machine learning community must join the fight against climate change.
3 keys to moving toward white-box, explainable AI (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 17:50
Join this VB Live event to learn why explainable AI is getting more attention, and why it is key in creating customer trust and better business results.
Meet The Social Entrepreneur Building A Mobile Layaway Platform For Africa's Farmers
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 16:52
Social entrepreneur Anushka Ratnayake and her innovative fintech organization myAgro are leveraging mobile technology to fill a market gap for African farmers.
Hot Wheels id teaches kids coding and augmented reality with Swift Playground
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 16:30
Mattel has announced that kids will be able to learn programming through a combination of Hot Wheels id with Apple's Swift programming language.
Apple News and ABC News team up for 2020-2021 U.S. election coverage
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 16:13
Apple's News app aggregates content from multiple sources for every topic, but the company is naming ABC News as a special partner for election coverage.
App Annie: The biggest apps and games of the decade
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 16:01
Netflix was the No. 1 app of the decade in consumer spending, while Clash of Clans took the No. 1 spot for consumer spending on games, App Annie said.
App Annie: The biggest apps and games of 2019
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 16:00
Free Fire and Facebook Messenger were the most downloaded game and app (respectively) of 2019, according to mobile market data and analytics firm App Annie.
Fabric's Tel Aviv robot-powered microfulfillment center begins grocery delivery
Venture Beat - 16 Dec 2019 16:00
Fabric, a startup developing a compact automated fulfillment center platform, announced that its first grocery site has begun fulfilling orders.
Seven Effective Ways To Implement Data-Driven Decisions
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 15:15
Implementing real change using data only improves the operations of a business.
Why Intention, Self-Care and Facing Your F.E.A.R. Creates Stronger Leaders
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 15:01
Jessica Rovello, the C. E.O. and co-founder of Arkadium, an award-winning agency that creates interactive digital content for some of the world's biggest brands, might know this better than most.
Should You Insource Or Outsource Your Tech Development?
Forbes - 16 Dec 2019 15:00
Always remain focused on your core strengths, and try to make your insourcing and outsourcing decisions based on your business focus.