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Where To Go Next: 27 Best Places To Travel In 2020
Forbes - 18 Dec 2019 13:00
To help fuel your wanderlust, we tapped into travel experts to find out the places on their radars for 2020.
This Latina Entrepreneur Shares 4 Things She Kept In Mind As She Built Her New Venture And Raised $4 Million
Forbes - 18 Dec 2019 22:32
Closing in on a year and a half, Kinside has graduated out of Y Combinator and has recently publicly launched with a total of $4 million in VC funding raised over 18 months.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Dream' speech comes to VR in February 2020
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 21:29
The famous speech in Washington D.C. will become fully interactive next year, including a digital recreation of Dr. King himself.
Despite increased realism, King's Bounty 2 isn't ditching the fantasy
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 23:37
King's Bounty 2 was one of GamesCom's low-key announcements. Publisher 1C Company talks about what's old and what's news with this tactical-RPG series.
NeurIPS 2019 featured robot curling players and coffee makers
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 23:10
NeurIPS 2019, one of the largest AI and machine learning conferences globally, featured novel work in robotics and machine automation.
IBM's new cobalt-free battery uses materials extracted from seawater
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 22:50
IBM on Wednesday said it has come up with a new battery technology that uses materials extracted from seawater and requires no cobalt.
How To Manage A Brand Crisis In 2020
Forbes - 18 Dec 2019 22:23
Many brands don't plan effectively for a crisis until they're smack in the middle of one. Your crisis management efforts will be much more likely to go smoothly and prevent long-term damage if you already have a plan in ...
Uber creates AI to generate data for training other AI models
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 21:12
Uber AI researchers propose a machine learning model architecture that generates synthetic data to train other, separate and distinct models.
N3twork will develop Funko Pop! Blitz mobile game with Universal
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 21:00
N3twork, the maker of the Legendary mobile game and publisher of third-party titles, has secured the rights to develop Funko Pop! Blitz from Universal Games & Digital Platforms, which is winding down its internal develop...
DeepMind and Google recreate former NFL linebacker Tim Shaw's voice using AI
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 19:00
Google and DeepMind collaborated to recreate the voice of Tim Shaw, a former professional football player who left the NFL following an ALS diagnosis.
The Game Awards audience grows 73% to 45.2 million livestreams viewed
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 19:00
The Game Awards announced that last week's video game showcase reached more than 45.2 million global livestreams viewed, up 73%.
How To Run A Startup If You Are Busy With A Job
Forbes - 18 Dec 2019 18:10
Most entrepreneurs launch their startup while students, employed or running another business. The idea of needing to quit everything before building a startup is bad advice, at least in the early stages of the venture. H...
The rise of the event technologist, attendee satisfaction, and ROI
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 17:50
Event technology is opening up new opportunities for businesses to interact with attendees, track engagement throughout the event cycle, and more.
Modern Warfare is the most-played Call of Duty this generation
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 16:58
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is setting franchise records for this generation. It is averaging more players, and those fans are playing for longer sessions.
For PayPal, Honey Makes The World Go Round
Forbes - 18 Dec 2019 16:07
Our thesis --that there is immense value for consumers, merchants, and payment providers in virtual shopping assistants- was proved correct by the sale of our largest competitor to the world's leading payment company for...
CES 2020 expected to draw 170,000 techies to Vegas for 2.9 million square feet of exhibits
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 15:30
The Consumer Electronics Show is coming around again, as 170,000 techies prepare to invade Las Vegas in the first week of January.
Google, Amazon, and Apple join forces to develop IP-based smart home connectivity standard
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 15:23
Google, Amazon, and Apple are collaborating as part of a working group to develop a new IP-based smart home connectivity standard.
The Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars fan service, recycled plots, and nostalgia are strong with this one
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 15:16
The Rise of Skywalkers offers a decent conclusion to a confused Star Wars trilogy by rehashing old storylines and bringing fan favorites out of mothballs.
Paige raises $45 million to detect cancer with computer vision
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 15:00
Health care startup Paige has raised $45 million to diagnose cancer with the help of computer vision trained with clinical imaging data.
Pervasive encryption: The core of modern data security
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 14:10
Pervasive encryption is the most comprehensive way to protect data both digitally and physically at every level, from the network, dataset, and database.
As National Van Lines' ESOP CEO Maureen Beal Nears Retirement, She Sits for an Interview with Mary Josephs
Forbes - 18 Dec 2019 13:00
For nearly a decade, I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Maureen Beal, the third-generation owner and chairman and CEO of National Van Lines. Maureen, who began as a teen switchboard operator at the compa...
Facebook to hire community reviewers to fact check content ahead of 2020 presidential election
Venture Beat - 18 Dec 2019 08:46
Facebook will recruit community reviewers to fact check content in a U.S. pilot program, as the social media platform looks to detect misinformation faster.