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The trend of water-proofed electronic devices started picking up just few years ago. And if you’re wondering what kind of devices have gotten on the bandwagon, check them out below: Waterproof Phones A Smartphone Accident Survey released by SquareTrade in 2012 revealed that two of the five most common accident scenarios for iPhone are water-related. So, it is not surprising to see waterproofing as one of the additional features and selling points of the newly released iPhone 7....

Upload VR’s Upload Collective event recently ran a panel on the potential for the content that is VR-compatable. From a transcript provided by Venturebeat, several takeaways indicate the draw that is luring brands to VR and why each of those brands will need to rely on a VR creative. VR Is Better for Branding than Revenue Brands are investing in VR, says Mark Linao, an associate at Technicolor Ventures:...

Dupri founded Global 14 to connect individuals who are passionate about similar topics of interest. While he believes the main thread of the world is music, and his social network thrives on it, the site’s subject matter spans everything from politics to fitness. The platform operates on Dupri’s belief that connecting people can help accomplish larger-than-life goals, like the Downtown Project has. However, our guiding beliefs must be understood before we can achieve success....

JFDI.Asia was the first accelerator in Southeast Asia to be accepted into TechStars’ Global Accelerator Network, and for good reason. They offer startups a $15,000 net cash investment, access to pristine technical facilities, office accommodations, investment mentoring, and introductions to more than 100 active early-stage investors. Teams that apply to the program range from raw startups to companies with significant user bases and prior investments. The one common thread between all of the startups involved is that they demonstrate a real connection to Asia....

— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) September 12, 2017 Thanks to the new facial recognition technology in the new iPhone X, users will be able to send and receive these playful emojis in messages between friends with a few swipes of your finger. In addition to the facial recognition technology, the animojis will be able to record and send voice messages that will coordinate with the moving image. If your child has ever gone on an emoji rampage through your inbox, you know that this will provide hours of fun for your little one....

According to a recent study conducted by Ernst & Young, work-life balance has increasingly become one of the top reasons for quitting a job. The study, which took a global survey of full-time workers in eight different countries, aimed to understand the reasons why people quit, why they stay, and whether there were generational differences in their responses. Approximately 9,700 adults between the ages of 18 years and 67 years participated in EY’s survey, and came from a wide variety of companies in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Japan, China, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil....

ALICE, which stands for “a live, interactive customer experience,” is a flatscreen computer on a desktop, wall, or kiosk that goes in your business’s lobby. When someone walks in, ALICE detects motion and automatically plays a welcome message, prompting you to choose which employee you’re meeting with. Alternatively, ALICE can automatically connect to an employee (like a live receptionist) and start a video chat, so the guest is greeted by a real person....

The One Month startup course and competition was designed to help very early stage companies get up and running in just 30 days. There were ten judges for the competition, all entrepreneurs or experts in the tech space. Among them were One Month founder Mattan Griffel, Y Combinator partner Kevin Hale, Product Hunt’s Ben Tossell, and Justin Mares, author of Traction. The startups were judged on the quality and uniqueness of the idea, marketability, progress made during the 30-day course, and quality and commitment of the team....

M3D is the company in question and the product they are hoping to send out to the world is the M3D Pro. While the company has brought commercial 3D printers to the world with no issue, the M3D Pro will be able to bring that same power to consumers at a price that is more than reasonable. With a variety of inks for a number of purposes, everyday tech junkies will be able to make everything from exercise equipment to action figures in the click of a button....

The leak exposed many private details of both passengers and employees, including passport information, email addresses, and even social security numbers. Carnival Corp has declined to state or even estimate how many people have been affected by the leak. Cybercrime in general has risen significantly over the past year, with many businesses and individuals falling victim to leaks and phishing scams. However, these leaks are typically less severe than Carnival Corp’s – in this case, the leakers exposed a lot of extremely sensitive information....

After initially building another daily deals application, Henderson quickly found greener pastures in working directly with these larger manufacturers. According to Henderson, more than 20,000 new food products are introduced each year, and the manufacturers often have no way to get them in the hands of the distributors (mainly restaurants). “We built a marketplace to let that happen. The manufacturers have to distribute their new products, and the distributors save money....

At the Inc 5000 conference in San Antonio, Texas, I sat down with Mel Robbins, award-winning CNN commentator and best-selling author of Stop Saying You’re Fine, and The 5 Second Rule. We talked about how that little button could be dominating your morning productivity. Close to 65 percent of adults hit the snooze button, Robbins said. And based on our 75 minute block sleep cycles, each time we hit the snooze button, we put ourselves back into that groggy state....

The news comes alongside a variety of belt-tightening measures: The company will be reducing the number of new hires across the next year and won’t be renewing deals with around 50 US news partners. Meta will also be pushing for more AI-powered content recommendations, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. Why Are Revenues Down? Meta posted quarterly revenue of $28.8 billion, down nearly 1% from the previous year’s second quarter, and even a little below analyst predictions of $28....

Michael Chasen cofounded Blackboard in 1997 and served as CEO for 15 years. In that time, he grew the company to over 3,000 employees in 21 offices worldwide. They acquired 22 competitors, raised over $103 million, and finally sold for a whopping $1.7 billion. Now, he spends his time as an investor and advisor in education startups, continuing his quest to transform education through technology. Chasen took some time during SXSW to talk about the education industry at our SXSW Startup Celebration sponsored by CEA and ....

The move comes after several announcements touting the change and a trial run in October 2021. The company joins Zoom and other web conferencing services in providing this security feature for customers. With many companies moving to remote and hybrid working over the pandemic, web conferencing like Teams has provided a valuable way to stay connected, with features such as this protecting against security threats. Microsoft Teams is Now More Secure Microsoft’s end-to-end encryption support is in the process of being rolled out right now, with Microsoft saying in a blog post this week that the provision should be “generally available” to users....

Gaming has become increasingly popular, particularly since the start of the pandemic. This progressive albeit unique approach to connecting remote employees with their coworkers by Microsoft Teams could bridge the company culture gap that so many managers have been concerned about since the hybrid work model became so common. Sure, there are only four games, but Microsoft Teams gets updates so frequently, we wouldn’t be surprised if more games showed up along the way....

The customer is always right. At least, that appears to be the mantra behind Microsoft Teams updates, with the company regularly taking user feedback in service of comprehensive updates to the collaboration platform. While it might not be the best web conferencing tool on the market, it’s frequent updates make it a popular option for businesses with remote employees. Another one of those updates should be coming soon, and it will address a problem that many users have complained about in recent years....

The Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Tour is visiting 11 US cities to spread the word about their accelerator programs that run in 7 cities(Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, London, Paris, Seattle, and Tel Aviv) around the world. This tour is specifically to promote the Machine Learning Accelerator in Seattle which is currently accepting applications for their new class beginning on February 2, 2016. On October 21, the Microsoft Ventures Tour will make its first east coast stop in New York City....

The cost of a simple enterprise app would be much less than a medium enterprise app, whose cost would in turn be less than a complex enterprise app. Building a mobile application mainly involves human capital. If there is a single person working on the app development, the costs are obviously going to be lower. Excluding the costs of the hardware involved in the process of app making, you have to buy a domain name and hosting....

In a Star-Telegram story on the rise of Facebook-based businesses, Stacy Landreth Grau, associate professor of professional practice at Texas Christian University, explains the mompreneur’s success: “It all goes back to the fundamentals of having a good target audience. … Say I’m a mom and most of my friends are there, too. I’m probably going to sell very well if I have that network of similar connections to sell to, and especially if what I’m selling is valuable to them....