Add another industry luminary to the growing ranks of video game crowdfunding site Fig: Cliff Bleszinski, former Epic Games developer and recent founder of Boss Key productions. Bleszinksi joins other names like Brain Fargo and Tim Schafer in making a bet that crowdfunding is a real and viable part of the future of video games, but that the Kickstarter model can’t shoulder the burden alone. Fig is an equity crowdfunding site, where backers are rewarded with a financial stake in the game they help fund, however small. So that means when you invest in a game on Fig, you might make some of that money back.

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People are often concerned about the safety and security of open source software. After scares like Heartbleed, many have questioned whether the inherent openness of open source is too flaky (and, well, just too open) for some application scenarios. But the converse argument states that open source technology has more ‘eyes and hands’ on it than proprietary, so it could in fact be more robust. So when it comes to cryptocurrency safety for Bitcoin wallets, would open source be a good thing or a bad thing?

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After spawning a cultural phenomenon with her Instagram account, “Crazy Jewish Mom,” Kate Siegel made the risky decision to quit her full-time job with only three months rent saved. It paid off.

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Backed by an Uber cofounder, restaurant booking app Reserve has realized it’s hard to challenge OpenTable by passing the charges on to diners. It’s hoping a new restaurant focus and software will help it compete.

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Strategy eSports gaming could be the next frontier for businesses looking to make money in competitive video game play.

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Most of the data and analytics systems being used today were not built to handle the volume and variety of information now available. That situation causes many organizations to adopt a limited big data solution rather than developing a comprehensive strategy. Consequently, the tendency has been to focus on solving one problem at a time, which causes data to be separated into silos and massively duplicated.

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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is out today, and you may want a bit of advice before you start from someone who has already beaten the game. Here are a few things you should know before firing up your PS4.

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