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Casper IPO: What Does It Mean For The Tech World?
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 23:54
The bar has certainly gotten higher.
Cision Vs. Meltwater Vs. Propel: Two Goliaths And A David
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 23:03
An underdog startup is challenging two legacy industry giants for the title of best PR software. The young brand Propel is taking on the 150-year-old, $800 million revenue top dog Cision and the 19-year-old, $300 million...
AI Weekly: Announcing our AI and security special issue
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 21:59
The second VB special issue, on the topic of AI and security, is forthcoming. We look at how AI technologies are impacting cybersecurity, and more.
Garnett Lee joins Raw Fury to take care of business for indies
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 21:31
Former 1UP Yours host Garnett Lee has left Amazon and is moving into a new role at indie-publishing house Raw Fury games.
T-Mobile says DSS issues may delay 5G rollouts, but Verizon disagrees
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 19:24
Though T-Mobile is calling a key 5G network enabling technology into question, rival Verizon says it's still on track to meet prior rollout commitments.
From internet satellites to moon landings, the space race is on
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 18:25
The 21st-century space race cranked up a gear this week, with satellite launches, IPOs, investments, and moon landings all on the global agenda.
The DeanBeat: Ubisoft's Mythic Quest is a TV show that doesn't look down on gamers
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 18:00
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, which debuts today on the new Apple TV+ entertainment service, is a first in showing its respect for gamers.
Hearo.Live launches esports viewing open beta and raises $1.8 million
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 17:35
Edward "Ned" Lerner thinks of Hearo.Live as an ancient Greek amphitheater, where fans can gather online to cheer for online esports events.
What Is The Magic Number Of Employees In A Startup Or Company, In One Location, Before Tribalism Begins To Break It Apart?
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 17:17
Protect your company values, culture and mission. Too many employees in one location can lead to tribalism.
MIT CSAIL's TextFooler generates adversarial text to strengthen natural language models
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 17:00
Researchers say they've developed a framework -- TextFooler -- that generates adversarial examples capable of fooling leading natural language models.
GamesBeat Summit speakers: Randy Pitchford, Shannon Loftis, and Mitch Lasky
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 16:30
VB EVENT: GamesBeat Summit 2020 will focus on the latest trends in the gaming ecosystem, and today we’re introducing a trio of speakers who are known for being outspoken advocates for the game industry. In separate fir...
5 Things Successful People Don't Care About
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 15:16
There are many different versions of success and one person's dream might be another's nightmare. Regardless of how you define success, here are five things that truly successful people just don't care about.
Credit Checks: The Good, The Bad And The Just Don't Go There
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 15:15
With white-collar crime estimated to cost the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars annually, many leaders consider pre-employment credit checks as a security step for their business.
On CRM: ActiveCampaign Raises $100M Because E-Mails Are More Important Than Ever
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 15:00
This is not "blasting" generic, spammy messages. It's about creating a finely-tuned communications process to automatically send unique message to individuals based on their needs and preferences.
Making it personal, keeping it conversational: Enterprise messaging in 2030
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 14:10
Brand marketers have seen the future of enterprise comms, and it's not email or apps. It's almost certainly rich conversational messaging.
Six Tips For Avoiding A Cash Flow Crisis
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 14:09
Cash flow crises send even profitable businesses into a spin. Here's how to avoid them
Do You Love Your Job? If Not, Here Are 9 Things To Do
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 11:00
Have you asked yourself the question "Do I have 10 years of experience, or do I have one year of experience ten times?" The equation of what makes for job happiness keeps shifting and expanding. So it's not unusual or un...
Uber grows customers and revenues, but net loss widens
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 09:41
Uber accelerated its target to achieve a measure of profitability, but the company still expects to lose a total of more than $1 billion this year.
Google releases TyDi QA, a data set that aims to capture the uniqueness of languages
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 02:05
Google's TyDi QA data set -- which contains diverse question-answer pairs in 11 different languages -- is meant to spur AI natural language development.
Soccer Superstar Alex Morgan Shares Her Top Three Lessons For Business Success
Forbes - 7 Feb 2020 00:53
At Create & Cultivate and Disney's Polka Dot Summit, US Soccer co-captain Alex Morgan shares the lessons that she has learned on the soccer field that have helped her succeed in the business world.
Borderlands 3 sales near 8 million copies
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 00:19
Take-Two Interactive announced today that Borderlands 3 sales are nearing the 8 million copies mark.
U.S. Homeland Security has used facial recognition on over 43.7 million people
Venture Beat - 7 Feb 2020 00:15
During a Congressional hearing, U.S. Homeland Security officials revealed that tens of millions of people have been scanned by its biometric systems.