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When engineers become managers: How to be a great technical leader

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Startups: How to survive the Gartner Hype Cycle

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‘Regulation crowdfunding’ isn’t the mess opponents predicted

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U.S. government says SMS codes aren’t safe – so now what?

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Free DLC for indie games: financial suicide — or smart marketing?

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What Instagram’s analytics API means for social marketers

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Why A.I. will never be truly useful

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3 ways Pokémon Go can make players happy with push notifications

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How a conversational chatbot will change how we work

Cortana arrives on Xbox One along with background music, enhanced language settings

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What’s missing from Tesla’s new public transport plan

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How the Indie.vc model is disrupting VC firms

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Pokémon Go, Hearthstone show the importance of community in mobile games

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Why we’ll soon see Pokémon-free zones

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Expedia explains why your app may be pointless, what you’re doing wrong—and how you can fix it (VB Live)

GamesBeat 2016 explores how to take games between Asia and the West

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Brexit’s damage to startups has already begun

Elon Musk says you’ll be able to decide who can use your self-driving Tesla

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GamesBeat 2016 explores how to do a game publishing deal

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