Leading Digital Publisher Axel Springer to Acquire Stake in Thrillist Media Group – Business Wire (press release)

BERLIN & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axel Springer SE, the leading digital publisher in Europe, today announced it intends to acquire a minority interest in New York City-based Thrillist Media Group (TMG), a leading digital media company and lifestyle destination for millennial men. The investment is an…

Swiss agree to extradite Costa Rican to US in FIFA case – The San Diego Union-Tribune

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland’s justice ministry on Tuesday granted an American request to extradite former Costa Rican soccer federation president Eduardo Li in the FIFA bribery case. Li was ousted from the FIFA executive committee two days before he could take up his seat…

2015 Boating Industry Movers & Shakers Finalists – Boating Industry

Jonathan Sweet, Editor in ChiefSeptember 15, 2015Filed under Features, In This Issue Now in its fifth year, the Movers & Shakers awards recognize innovative leaders, people unafraid to take chances to improve the industry. Since 2011, we’ve recognized dozens of those Movers & Shakers, yet…

Online-only eVersity ready to enroll after just 18 months – Arkansas Online

There’s a fixture on Michael Moore’s desk. It’s the number 49, and it’s crossed out. The number is something of a motivator for the University of Arkansas System’s vice president for academic affairs. It’s where Arkansas ranks in the nation in the percentage of residents…

GamesBeat 2015 snares Magic Leap’s Graeme Devine as a new speaker – VentureBeat

Our latest speaker, Graeme Devine looks like a character from Game of Thrones. The chief creative officer and vice president of games at Magic Leap is one more among the cast of characters from gaming who will talk at our GamesBeat 2015 conference at the Grand Hyatt…

‘Star Wars’ BB-8 droid to be sold as working robot – Toronto Sun

GLENDALE, Calif. — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new Star Wars droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this holiday season. The robot — which looks like a mechanical head on a spinning ball — was the…

Briefs: Kabillion, SIRO, Vubiq, Alcatel-Lucent – CED

Kabillion today announced it has secured distribution deals with DISH Network L.L.C. and Hulu for animated properties that originally aired in the U.S, on the Kabillion network. These new partnerships mark Kabillion’s first distribution agreements with DISH and Hulu making the new distributor’s content immediately…

Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail

From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…

The importance of search engines for your dental practice: New patients start here – Dentistry IQ

Before people select a health-care provider, hospital, or facility for their medical needs, they often begin their decision journey online. Studies by the Pew Research Center found that eight in 10 online health inquiries start at a search engine. Your dental practice’s website serves many purposes….