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EXCLUSIVE: HackNotice is an information security startup offering real-time threat intelligence for consumers on Android, iOS, and the web. Created by Steve Thomas, the free service builds on his previous startup, Pwned...

REVIEW: One of the biggest barriers that kept me from enjoying PC gaming years ago was ergonomics. Sitting at a desk with a mouse and a keyboard can seem uncomfortable before you realize how to relax your shoulders and w...

On Friday, June 22, Game of War: Fire Age developer Machine Zone laid off a significant portion of its marketing and user-acquisition team, according to affected sources and those familiar with the company. Approximately...

Will Harry Potter prosper in Asia? That question is at hand as Jam City launches its Western hit mobile game, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, in Hong Kong and Taiwan on the Google Play and iOS App Store. Jam City and War...

A decade ago, Steve Demeter created Trism for the App Store, and the simple match-3 mobile game with triangles became one of the early successes that proved mobile gaming could work on the iPhone. It made Demeter famous ...

After four years, Magic Leap announced today that it will begin shipping the Magic Leap One Creator Edition to developers this summer. The company also confirmed that it is using an Nvidia Tegra X2 multi-core processor i...

VB LIVE: Hiring is fundamentally important, because winning teams are the determining factor in the success or failure of companies, says John Jersin, head of product at LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Today that means invest...

In a new paper, researchers at Google subsidiary DeepMind tested the ability of machine learning models to reason abstractly, like humans.

The Gardens Between is a puzzler that warps time in the name of friendship. It’s Australian indie studio The Voxel Agents’ latest game, and in addition to launching on PC and PlayStation 4, it will arrive on Nintendo...

Respected technology analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today released a new research note focusing on Apple's fall 2018 lineup, notably including several new dimensional specifications and products including Macs, iPads, and Apple W...

NetEase’s horror-themed mobile game Identity V launched globally on iOS devices last week after racking up millions of downloads in China. Today, the free asymmetrical multiplayer title is available to players on Andro...

Dirt Protocol has raised $3 million to build a trusted platform for structured data. The company is creating a protocol known as Dirt for crowdsourcing trusted information, using the secure, transparent decentralized led...

BackerKit developed software that helps manage the logistics of a crowdfunding campaign. And now its founders have announced The Creative Fund, which has the goal of pledging $1 to every project on Kickstarter. One dolla...

Facebook AI researchers have created a pair of AI systems that navigate the streets of New York City using only 360-degree images, natural language, and a map with local landmarks like banks and restaurants for guidance...

Way back in 1991, director James Cameron gave us “Terminator Vision,” the augmented reality view that showed us how a cyborg (played by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger) saw the world. That vision proved to be very inspir...

In a new paper, researchers at Cisco, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and the Higher School of Economics present a system that leverages dialectical differences in diction and intonation to create new acc...

Disney and Blizzard Entertainment are partnering to bring Overwatch League to Disney-owned channels, such as ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, and Disney XD. Overwatch League is Blizzard’s big esports initiative for its popular team-...

Following the announcement that the U.K.’s Information Commissioner has decided to fine Facebook $664,000 for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, much of the chatter has focused on the small size of the fine a...

SPONSORED: Intel is partnering with Microsoft and the Seattle Indies Group to bring the Intel Buzz Workshop back to the Emerald City on July 20. The one-day event provides an affordable networking opportunity for young a...

Kik, through the Kin Ecosystem Foundation, wants to foster more usage of and innovation around its cryptocurrency, and so the foundation will give up to 25 developers a total of about $3 million in the currency to develo...

Magic Leap, the secretive startup responsible for the Magic Leap One augmented reality platform, has selected AT&T as its exclusive wireless distributor for U.S. consumers, and received an investment from the carrier.

Online insurance platform Next Insurance has raised $83 million in a series B round of funding led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from insurance giants such as Munich Re and Nationwide Insurance, as well as Ame...