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A Deep Look Inside The Gig Economy
Forbes - 11 Jun 2018 17:03
"The gig economy, it turns out, is not the on-demand improvement to the 'future of work' that its creators once imagined. But it will play an important role in exemplifying what that future might look like."
A Serial Entrepreneur Identifies The Sweet Spot Between Customer Experience And Security
Forbes - 11 Jun 2018 16:29
Serial entrepreneur Mickey Boodaei co-founded Transmit Security a cross-channel identity platform that is designed to simplify, accelerate, and reduce the cost of identity-related projects. He also did so to enable enhan...
Everything Ubisoft announced at its E3 2018 press briefing
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 23:59
It may not surprise you to know that Ubisoft’s presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles included its annual, lengthy musical tie-in to its annual Just Dance franchise. But we also got updates on...
Cannabis Lifestyle Media and Brand Platform PRØHBTD Secures $12 Million Funding
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 23:25
PRESS RELEASE: PRØHBTD, the leading cannabis lifestyle media and brand platform, has raised USD $12 million in funding, $8 million of which was recently secured from a Series A round of investment. In addition to being ...
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey lets you choose a male or female hero
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 23:23
Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed is taking us to ancient Greece this fall on both land and sea, as the forces of order and chaos will fight amid the conflict between Athens and Spart. The French video game publisher made t...
For Honor: Marching Fire adds China to the fight on October 16
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 23:17
Ancient China is journeying to the West in the latest DLC for Ubisoft’s melee fighter For Honor. The developer showed off For Honor: Marching Fire along with a new castle siege mode on stage at its press event ahead of...
Star Fox is a Nintendo Switch exclusive for Starlink, launches October 16
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 23:08
Ubisoft and Nintendo are collaborating again. Star Fox will be in Ubisoft’s Starlink: Battle for Atlas, which is launching for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch on October 16. Star Fox will only be on the Switch vers...
Ubisoft's Transference depicts a creepy family in VR
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 23:03
Ubisoft is getting near to shipping its virtual reality game, called Transference. The game invites you to "enter the home of a mind" in the fall of 2018. Made by Ubisoft Montreal’s studio, The Funhouse, Transference l...
Skull & Bones will unleash pirates on the Indian Ocean in 2019
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:57
The pirate game Skull & Bones set sail on Ubisoft’s stage. The developer showed off a new trailer at its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event with more details on what it’s like to be a scourge of the Seven Seas....
How the net neutrality repeal will affect you
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:47
It's official: The FCC has repealed net neutrality policies that prevented ISPs from blocking, throttling, and otherwise discriminating against apps, websites, and services. Here's what you need to know.
The Death Of The Freelance Revolution Is Greatly Exaggerated
Forbes - 11 Jun 2018 22:39
Recent research seems to suggest that fewer people are choosing a freelance career. But, as the freelance revolution matures, it is important to understand how freelancing is evolving and changing and what it means for y...
The Division II is getting eight-player raids
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:37
Ubisoft showed off more of Division II during its Electronic Entertainment Expo event today in Los Angeles. Notably, Ubisoft revealed that the sequel will have raids. Raids are the most challenging cooperative experience...
Trials: Rising brings motorbike mayhem in February 2019 for PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:31
Trials: Rising screeched onto the stage at Ubisoft’s E3 event. The stylish, over-the-top motorcycle game will enter a closed beta later this year and the full game will launch February 2019 on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation...
Rainbow Six: Siege has over 35 million players
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:22
Ubisoft announced today during its Electronic Entertainment Expo event today in Los Angeles that Rainbow Six: Siege has over 35 million players. That number was at 30 million the last time Ubisoft released player numbers...
Beyond Good & Evil 2: Ubisoft plans to bring fan art and music into the game
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:15
Ubisoft has figured out where it’s going to get its next billion developers to fill out all of the art and music required for its open world sci-fi game, Beyond Good & Evil 2. It’s you, it revealed today at its event...
Beyond Good & Evil 2 teases Jade as the villain
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 22:12
Ubisoft showed off more of Beyond Good & Evil 2 during its Electronic Entertainment Expo event today in Los Angeles. The first Beyond Good and Evil came out in 2003. Although it was not a strong seller, it attracted a cu...
How 5 new studios will help Microsoft in the console war
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 21:46
Microsoft’s deals to buy or build five game studios could shake up the balance of power in the game industry, and these moves were the biggest news to come out of its 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show ...
Friday the 13th: The Game's future is on pause due to a legal dispute
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 21:10
Jason Vorhees might be able to smash through doors with his Rage ability, but Friday the 13th: The Game has found itself pinned down by a legal dispute. Developer IllFonic’s asymmetrical multiplayer game won’t be get...
How To Deal With A Cofounder Leaving, And Ways To Prevent It
Forbes - 11 Jun 2018 21:06
What do you do when your partner decides that it's time to move on? And what if this news is completely unexpected? A lot of founder disagreements come down to three things - decision making, control, and ownership.
Unravel Two is about the connecting thread of friendships
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 20:35
Ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Electronic Arts and Coldwood Interactive surprised folks by launching Unravel Two on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 during the EA Play event. It’s the sequel to Coldwood’s...
Everything Square Enix announced at its E3 2018 press briefing
Venture Beat - 11 Jun 2018 20:16
Square Enix may not have the most to show off at the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles this week, but it does have some of the most anticipated games in development. During its press briefing, ...
Why This Startup Created A Deep Learning Chip For Autonomous Vehicles
Forbes - 11 Jun 2018 20:16
An Israeli artificial intelligence startup gets $12.5 million in funding for a deep learning processor they plan to apply to autonomous vehicles.