Startup News
More Big Companies Are Hiring Freelancers. That's Good News For The Self-Employed
Forbes - 31 Aug 2022 04:45
The average enterprise company reported that "contingent" labor now makes up 28% of its workforce, according to The Contingent Labor Imperative: How Agile Enterprises Succeed in a Modern Workforce Model. And most firms t...
PlayStation Plus adds Need for Speed and Deathloop in September
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 23:50
Sony today revealed the games coming to PlayStation Plus in September, both to the Essential tier and to Extra and Premium tiers. The Essential tier games launch first, on September 6, while the other games launch later ...
Twitter and TikTok's data privacy controversies show the dangers of third-party apps
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 23:20
Recent data handling issues with Twitter and TikTok highlight why enterprises need to be wary of data privacy with third-party apps.
Selling Waterless Toilets And Creating A Circular Waste System
Forbes - 31 Aug 2022 22:57
Over two-thirds of the world lacks access to sewered toilets, resulting in massive environmental contamination and the spread of disease. That's where Loowatt comes in. The London-based company sells waterless toilets th...
B2B marketing strategies: Everything you need to know about building an original podcast series
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 22:07
Podcasts are an essential tool for B2B companies: They build brand awareness, help pipelines, engage new customers and tell customer stories.
How machine learning helps the New York Times power its paywall
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 21:40
The New York Times uses a causal machine learning model, called the Dynamic Meter, that is all about making its paywall smarter.
Sprocket Games raises $5M for its debut title, a social adventure game
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 21:00
Nascent studio Sprocket Games today announced it has raised $5 million in funding. The company, which was founded by veterans of Riot Games, Google, Blizzard, Obsidian and CCP Games, plans to use this money to build its ...
Data privacy truly matters to your customers. It's time to make it a core business value
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 20:07
Companies must be custodians of customer data. Otherwise, customers will opt out, or do business with other, more ethical businesses.
Customer retention challenges? This company can help with 'multidimensional' data listening
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 19:45
California-based StepFunction, which helps enterprises improve customer retention rate, has raised $5 million.
Eight Tips For Building A Product Prototype (Without Spending A Fortune)
Forbes - 31 Aug 2022 19:15
If you're just starting out as an entrepreneur, you may not yet have the budget for multiple iterations or complex software or tools to build your prototype, so finding a way to save money will be key.
Tencent and Sony purchase shares in From Software
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 19:06
From Software's parent company today announced it's offering shares in its company to Tencent via Sixjoy and Sony Interactive Entertainment.
How identity verification infrastructure as a service thwarts identity theft
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 19:00
Authenticate announces the launch of an Identity Verification as a Service solution to help enterprises combat identity theft.
Rocksmith+ is launching September 6 on the Ubisoft Store
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 17:45
The newest entry to the Rocksmith line of Guitar-Hero-With-Actual-Guitars is launching on September 6 as a subscription service.
Nvidia teams up with UN to boost data science in 10 African nations
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 16:00
Nvidia has teamed up with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to boost data sciencein 10 African nations.
NFL and Enthusiast Gaming launch Tuesday Night Gaming
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 15:00
The new initiative, called NFL Tuesday Night Gaming, brings together NFL players with gaming content creators.
Koop raises $5M to enable communities and creators to raise funds with NFTs
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 15:00
Koop raised $5M to enable communities and creators to raise funds with NFTs. Already $850 million has flowed into Koop projects.
Code visibility tool for enterprises untangles spaghetti code
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 15:00
CodeSee Enterprise, a platform for code visibility, is helping organizations understand their codebases and improve development practices.
The MLops company making it easier to run AI workloads across hybrid clouds
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 15:00
Run AI provides capabilities to share and optimize GPU resources for machine learning that can then be used to benefit other MLops technologies.
Nine Skills And Traits These Entrepreneurs Look For When Hiring For A Creative Role
Forbes - 31 Aug 2022 14:15
While nearly every role has some degree of creativity involved in its duties, heavily creative roles naturally require a different skill set from those roles that may rely more on logical or analytical thinking.
Are virtual collaboration tools a necessary evil for enterprises? How to mitigate the risk
Venture Beat - 31 Aug 2022 13:40
Virtual collaboration tools and messaging apps have become a standard in enterprise. But they continue to pose security and compliance risks.
Filling The Financing Gap For Crowdfunding Borrowers Who Don't Reach Their Goals
Forbes - 31 Aug 2022 13:34
What happens to local businesses looking for funding on crowdfunding sites when they can't reach their goal? That's the problem that a new program from crowdfunding platform Honeycomb and DreamSpring, an Albuquerque-base...
How You Can Generate More Revenue With Affiliate Marketing
Forbes - 31 Aug 2022 13:15
Here are 10 fundamentals that can guide your e-commerce brand to better revenue through affiliate marketing.