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'Changing the Way Consumers Engage With Content': AskTipster Founders Look To Leverage Technology, Augmented Reality
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 4:07pm | 451Read More...Andrew Duplessie and Daniel Taylor, founders at AskTipster, a social media company, spoke with Benzinga about their aims to build out the DTX empowerment ecosystem, in addition to improving how people interact with stories. Background Launched in 2015, the New York fintech started out as...
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On, Wisconsin: University Wins Half Billion In iPhone Patent Suit, Another Sign Schools Are Research Cash Cows
Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 4:11pm | 799Read More...In another sign that universities mine vast fortunes from their research, a federal judge has ordered Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to pay the University of Wisconsin $506 million for infringing on a patent related to iPhone tech. U.S. District Judge William Conley in Madison added $272 million to a $...
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From Top Model To Top MBA Program Professor
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 11:30am | 265Read More..."America's Next Top Model" host, Tyra Banks, is transitioning from the runway to the classroom to co-teach a branding-based course through Stanford University's MBA program, a top five MBA program according to the U.S. News & World Report. The course, "Project You:...
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Older Investors Are Conned By Financial Frauds
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 4:33pm | 299Read More...Older investors are more vulnerable to financial frauds as emotion drives their investment decisions, according to the findings of new research by psychologists at Stanford University. The research found that if older adults (ages 65–85) were "induced" into an emotional state,...
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Top Wall Street Executives To Gather At White House Cybersecurity Summit
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 3:12pm | 494Read More...For the first time ever, President Obama has called on best-in-class executives from several sectors to convene at Stanford University on Friday in order to discuss how to move forward with his cybersecurity initiative. The event is designed to help corporate leaders work together with the...
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New Battery Technologies Could Dramatically Change Electronics Market
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 3:08pm | 585Read More...Ever consider how much we depend on batteries on a daily basis – and how disruptive a dead or weak battery can be? Cell phones, lap top computers – and perhaps even your car, if you drive an electric/hybrid – cannot function without long-lasting, rechargeable batteries. It's shocking news,...
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10 Things Every Startup Founder Should Know
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 9:44am | 489Read More...These 10 tips could prevent your startup from facing certain doom. "You can go it alone for a while, but eventually team is everything," advises Scott Bell, CEO of the wealth management firm MyGDP. Second, Bell told Benzinga that you should "read James Altucher's How to Have a BIG Idea. And then...
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Bono Covers Bob Dylan Song at Steve Jobs Memorial
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 8:46am | 377Read More...Colleagues, family and friends gathered to remember one of the tech industry's greatest thinkers and innovators. According to the New York Times (via Business Insider), U2's frontman performed a cover of the Bob Dylan song, “Every Grain of Sand,” at the memorial, while Joan Baez sang “Swing Low,...
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Apollo Group Joins Learning Technology Partnership with Stanford University
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 8:11am | 281Read More...Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) today announced a two-year partnership with Stanford University to conduct research as part of the Media X program, which studies the impact of information and technology on society. Apollo Group will join such participants as Cisco Systems, Intel and Konica...
