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Hong Kong protesters are voting with their wallets
CNBC - 17 Jan 2020 02:45
Some Hong Kong residents are using apps to look for businesses backing protests in a bid to support them.
How To Avoid Being Married To Your Business In The 21st Century
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 15:00
Your organization simply won't survive long without the right team to help you carry the burden.
Five Fertility Industry Predictions For 2020
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 15:00
For women embarking on their pregnancy journeys, 2020 will bring plenty of exciting innovations and more choices to help them start their families.
AI Weekly: Meta analysis shows AI ethics principles emphasize human rights
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 22:30
A report found that among the dozens of existing sets of AI principles, eight core themes emerged -- with human rights featured prominently.
Living Sober In An Industry Steeped In Addiction
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 22:07
Restaurateur Steve Palmer's quest to offer sobriety to the restaurant industry.
Apple should replace the iPhone's Lightning port, not remove it
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 22:03
European regulators are hoping to force Apple to adopt USB-C for iPhones, but the company might drop its data and power port for wireless alternatives.
Tennessee Gov. Lee to sign anti-LGBTQ adoption bill despite Amazon, Nike opposition
CNBC - 17 Jan 2020 21:29
Companies including Amazon, Nike, Warby Parker and Marriott express disappointment after Tennessee Gov. Lee's announcement he will sign an anti-LGBTQ adoption bill into law.
The Company Making Tutors Into Influencers
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 20:51
Faced with £9,000 tuition fees Ismail WHO decided to work as a personal tutor rather than taking out a loan.
ProBeat: Your business should adopt Chromium Edge, but not yet
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 20:30
Should you ditch Chrome, Safari, legacy Edge, and IE for Chromium Edge? From everything I've seen, your business should definitely give it a shot.
SenseTime's AI generates realistic deepfake videos
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 18:55
In newly published research, tech startup SenseTime and collaborators detailed an AI system that generates realistic deepfake videos.
The DeanBeat: A Westworld 'activation' that illustrates the creepy side of tech
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 18:00
Dean Takahashi attended a dinner hosted by HBO's Westworld crew, where a fictional company called Incite proposed making our life decisions for us.
Marvel's Iron Man VR gets delayed to May
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 16:47
Marvel's Iron Man VR is now not coming until May 15. It was origianlly supposed to hit February 28 exclusively for PlayStation VR.
EU mulls 5-year ban on facial recognition tech in public spaces
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 16:21
The EU is mulling a ban on facial recognition technology in public areas to give it time to work out how to prevent abuses.
Apple Arcade's Kings of the Castle turns a trope on its head
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 16:00
Kings of the Castle from developer Frosty Pop has debuted as the latest mobile game on Apple Arcade. It was made by a team of five people.
Category Creation 101 Is About Feeling The Pain
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 15:53
If you're going to create a category that solves someone's pain, you have to actually feel that pain. That's straight from a true category creator, Sangram Vajre, co-founder and Chief Evangelist for Terminus.
What You Can Learn About Increasing In-Store Impulsivity From Amazon 4-Star And Toys'R'Us
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 15:00
How can your in-store experience be used to drive purchases?
Funnel raises $47 million to automate data collection for marketers
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 14:22
Funnel, a Swedish startup that enables marketers to automate their data collection, has raised $47 million in a series B round of funding.
From The Traditional To The Outrageous, Four Brands That Use Honest Transparency To Build Loyal Customers With Non-Traditional Marketing and Branding
Forbes - 17 Jan 2020 02:21
Build your brand with honesty and transparency. Four brands doing just that.
Google parent Alphabet is the fourth U.S. company to pass $1 trillion market cap
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 02:02
Google parent Alphabet becamethe fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than $1 trillion, following Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft.
NPD: The 20 best-selling games of 2019 in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 01:31
it's time to run down the 20 best-selling games of 2019 in the United States, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.
NPD: The top 20 best-selling games of the decade in the U.S.
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 01:30
The top 20 best-selling games of the decade include a lot of Call of Duty, a lot of Rockstar, and other recognizable brands.
December 2019 NPD -- Call of Duty, Star Wars close out 2019 on top
Venture Beat - 17 Jan 2020 01:29
December 2019 NPD video game report reveals that the industry is still waiting on the transition to the next generation of consoles.