Sandbox acquires Germany’s Sviper to add talent to gaming metaverse

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023, May 22-23. Register here. Sandbox expanded into Germany with the acquisition of game development studio Sviper. Sviper will add senior development, engineering and creative talent based in Hamburg, Germany to The Sandbox, a blockchain gaming company owned by Animoca Brands. The idea is … Read more

How D-Id merges avatars with conversational AI for enterprise use cases

View all on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Creating digital people (avatars) is a process that increasingly uses artificial intelligence (AI). And, the power of genetic artificial intelligence is now coming to avatars. This could have many implications for businesses, including customer support and experience. Today, Israeli startup D-ID announced the launch of … Read more

Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger Share Biz Advice for 2023

Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha” and chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is known for sharing advice and philosophies — and he continued that tradition in his 2022 annual shareholder letter, published Saturday. “Capitalism has two faces: The system creates an ever-growing pile of losers while at the same time offering a multitude of … Read more

6 steps to make tax season as painless as possible

The views expressed by the contributing Entrepreneurs are their own. Q1 marks the beginning of a critical time for businesses — tax season. As you know, it can be a busy and stressful time of year for most businesses, regardless of their age, industry or profitability. No one wants surprises after filing, so it’s important … Read more

The 6 Worst Titles to Make Money at Entry Level: Report

The views expressed by the contributing Entrepreneurs are their own. This article originally appeared on Business Insider. There are six college degrees that left graduates earning an average salary of $40,000 or less five years after graduation, according to an analysis by the New York Federal Reserve. The top salaries usually belong to graduates in … Read more

How to rebuild credit after bankruptcy

The views expressed by the contributing Entrepreneurs are their own. Bankruptcy can provide financial relief, but the downside is that it can negatively affect your credit. While bankruptcy will remain on a credit report for up to 10 years, the impact will diminish over time. Whether you’ve filed Chapter 7 (which means you’re able to … Read more

How model fitting brings productive AI to business

View all on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. There is a lot of hype and activity around generative AI models, especially in the short time since ChatGPT was first released. ChatGPT — and the GPT-3 Large Language Model (LLM) it’s based on — are trained on public data, which serves as an excellent … Read more

How to beat the winter blues and get motivated again

The views expressed by the contributing Entrepreneurs are their own. We all go through times when motivation is low. As the dead of winter sets in, the mornings get darker, the days get shorter, and you accept that the winter blues have taken their place. Your motivation is positively hungry. So how do you beat … Read more

4 ways mergers and acquisitions can transform your company

The views expressed by the contributing Entrepreneurs are their own. Not all mergers and acquisitions (M&As) end. In fact, 70-90% fail, mostly due to an inability to identify the right adaptations to acquire or the best ways to incorporate them. Maybe that’s why we hear such horror stories: A corporate takeover where people from the … Read more

How to Build a Million Dollar Social Media Business

The views expressed by the contributing Entrepreneurs are their own. Whenever I talk to entrepreneurs and brands, they always seem to complain about the lack of reliable and skilled social media managers. A quick look at your social media feed will show you how even 8 and 9 figure companies are missing out when it … Read more