Graduation season is almost here, and I’m sure just like myself, seniors across the country are in a frenzy trying to apply to different graduate schools, solidify job opportunities, or just figure out what the heck we are going to do with our lives, once we walk across that stage. 

Monopoly is the board game infamous for destroying friendships, because it's a simulation of real life where your friends all owe you money (or vice versa, unlucky soul).

But Imgur user elpher has devised a game-winning strategy to help you win the game quickly and cleanly, and it works two-fold: it destroys the game's little plastic economy to bankrupt other players, and it makes those players refuse to play it with you again.

It's a good time to be a tech professional.

Finding high-paying jobs in the tech field isn't hard. But staying on top of the in-demand skills is a bit harder.

Job website Dice.com recently published its 2016 salary survey. The company surveyed 16,301 IT professionals in the fall of 2015 to come up with this list of average salaries for people with particular in-demand skills.

If you've ever wondered whether the grass would be greener — or if you literally make more green — by moving to another state or working in tech, we have your answer. We've ranked the average salary of tech workers in all 50 states, using the latest data from a new survey conducted by Dice.com. While you'll need the necessary skills to get your foot in the door of a tech job, this roundup gives you the chance to at least see how your state, and those across the country, stack up.

So you thought that things couldn’t get more intense than watching GoPro footage of a base jumper soaring through canyons before landing in the snow? Turns out you were wrong. Soon, you can watch it live as well, with all the added tension of a live unfolding drama.

In a mouth-watering move, live-streaming app Periscope and action-camera maker GoPro have announced a partnership which means that GoPro users “can now broadcast their daring adventures live through Twitter’s Periscope app, opening the door to a whole new dimension of real-time video sharing”, according to the Guardian newspaper.

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Charlottsville, Virginia, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Chattanooga, Tennessee might not be at the top of your list of metropolitan areas that have attracted a lot of venture investment deals. Still, a new report from the National Venture Capital Associaton shows significant changes based on their compound annual growth rate for the number of companies receiving venture capital funding since 2010.

Easy come and easy go. It takes no time to build a tech startup, or for it to get off the market.

Sixty-five young people, some of them students, gathered in Jakarta during a weekend in early October to receive a short course on how to build a company in 54 hours.

By the end of the workshop, which was organized by micro business accelerator KIBAR, the 12 teams had their startups up and running.

Image: Best product: Tani Hub team presents their product at the pitching session. The team won a free facility at the co-working space Conclave, South Jakarta, as the best product.

Email has evolved significantly since its inception in the early 1970s. By the time the 90s rolled around, email had become commonplace in the home, and people lived for that little voice that said, “You’ve got mail!” The evolution of email has made it an important function for everyone, everywhere. It’s become the official form of communication for businesses around the world and might be one of the most critical applications out there. From fun-filled advertisements to sensitive customer information, a company’s email is used for sending hundreds of messages daily.

The Intellectual Property (IP) & Science business of Thomson Reuters launched The State of Innovation, a new website for tracking innovation trend data and industry-specific insights on the lifecycle of innovation. It offers the annual Top 100 Global Innovators list and a list of Citation Laureates, as well as information from the “The Future Is Open: 2015 State of Innovation” report.

Whether you’ve been dreaming of starting that Etsy store or you’re just flat-out sick of where you work, thinking about quitting your job is always scary. What if you and your next boss don’t get along? What if your business venture fails? Sure, it’s risky—but many times, leaving a so-so job turns out to be the catalyst for something greater. Here, three people share their stories:

Good news if you’re a technology worker or planning to be one: Average salaries in the U.S. jumped 7.7% to $96,370 annually, according to the annual salary survey by Dice, a careers site for tech professionals. Salaries in seven metro areas hit the six-figure mark for the first time since the survey started more than a decade ago.

When General Electric announced last week that it would move its headquarters to Boston, the accompanying $145 million incentive package received a lot of attention. Now that more details are being released, it turns out the agreement is much more interesting than the total dollar value or cost per job calculations. Here are 5 important points about the deal.

The 100 Rising Stars in this, the inaugural Global Corporate Venturing awards, represent the top 1% of the industry.

Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) selected these stars as representing the brightest prospects, and those who have already been changing the industry. The selection process involved researching more than 10,000 industry professionals across more than 1,000 corporate venturing units to identify these stars. GCV was looking for those below the top rank of the venturing hierarchy in long-established units, based on their deals, career development so far, being an heir apparent and being the glue in the unit.

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As you probably know, I like to talk. More than that, I like to observe and listen. In the last few weeks my travels for the Wharton Global Consulting Practicum and for my own company, Benari, took me to such far-flung places as board rooms and business schools in Israel and cancer centers in Ghana and Senegal. I had an opportunity to watch all kinds of people in action and listen to their stories about striving to ensure great success for their organizations.

The Seventh Annual State of Entrepreneurship Address

'America's New Entrepreneurial Growth Agenda'

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor-- Washington, D.C.

11:30 a.m.: Doors Open
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Lunch and Program 

Kauffman Foundation President and CEO, Wendy Guillies, will present the 2016 State of Entrepreneurship Address highlighting an actionable policy agenda for renewing economic growth. “America’s New Entrepreneurial Growth Agenda” will present recommendations culled from some of the nation’s foremost thinkers on how to foster dynamism, entrepreneurship, and economic opportunity.

Following the address, a panel of contributors will present recommendations from “America’s New Entrepreneurial Growth Agenda,” and policy leaders will share their own insights.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is back at work after his paternity leave. He posted a snap of his wardrobe, decked with identical grey shirts and hoodies. He also jokingly asked his followers for fashion advice. The image has gone viral on Social media, with Fashionistas and Style Gurus going gaga over the young billionaire's unique wardrobe. Well, it's not.

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In an age of continuing electronic breaches and rising geopolitical tensions over cyber-espionage, the White House is working on a national cybersecurity strategy that’s expected in early 2016. Helping to draft that strategy is Greg Shannon. He was until recently chief scientist at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute and is now on leave to serve as assistant director for cybersecurity strategy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The state of Illinois is getting back in the venture-capital business for the first time in several years.

Treasurer Michael Frerichs says he'll start investing more than $220 million of state treasury money with venture funds across the state.

The Legislature first authorized the state to invest up to 1 percent of its funds in venture capital in 2002, which resulted in over $65 million that ultimately flowed to startups such as Diagnostic Photonics, SpotHero and Sittercity. (The original legislation was co-sponsored by then-state senator Barack Obama.)

Image: Michael Frerichs - http://www.chicagobusiness.com

Y Combinator President Sam Altman has been saying for a while that he believes going through more than one accelerator program can be a negative indicator for a startup.

But when he blogged about that over the weekend, 500 Startups founding partner Dave McClure took exception.

As more people move to urban areas, cities face ever more economic and environmental challenges, including resource constraints, economic restructuring, aging populations, and pressures on public finances. In their efforts to accommodate growing urban populations and the accompanying challenges, governments can use modern information and communication technologies to create “Smart Cities” and smart buildings that improve the quality and interactivity of urban services while reducing costs and ensuring sustainability.