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AI Weekly: How to regulate facial recognition to preserve freedom
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 23:14
Today Microsoft president Brad Smith called for federal regulation of facial recognition software. Smith offered few constructive suggestions about how this regulation should be shaped, but here are a few things that sho...
Researchers use AI and accelerometer data to predict heart rate while saving battery life
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 22:40
In a study published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, researchers at Philips Health and the University of Bristol describe a machine learning algorithm that can predict heart rate from almost exclusively from these sens...
U.S. lets ZTE resume business by lifting supplier ban
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 22:08
(Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday lifted a ban on U.S. companies selling goods to ZTE, allowing China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment maker to resume business. The Commerce Departmen...
Grandmaster Lee Sedol to launch blockchain version of Go board game
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 20:35
South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol became famous for losing to Google’s AlphaGo artificial intelligence in a match playing the ancient Chinese board game. And now Sedol is launching a blockchain-based Go game projec...
Riot Games sells cancer patient's LoL character skin for charity
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 20:00
A cancer patient had a dream to make his own League of Legends skin, or customized character appearance. Contacted through Make-A-Wish Foundation, Riot Games agreed to let him do it. And it turned out so good, Riot Games...
Roblox expects to pay content creators $70 million this year
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 19:51
Roblox is one of the biggest games in the world due to its popularity with younger audiences. It is a free-to-play online experience for PC, mobile phones, and Xbox One where players hang out and compete in games that ot...
Microsoft urges government to regulate facial recognition systems
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 19:35
In a blog post, Microsoft President Brad Smith called on lawmakers to draft policies that'd guide the development and deployment of facial recognition technologies.
ProBeat: I hope Twitter has many more purges planned
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 19:30
OPINION: Twitter is finally doing some solid cleanup work and, surprise, surprise, everyone is pissed. The social network has made many asinine mistakes over the years, but removing locked accounts from your follower cou...
Rapyd launches cardless payments and cash withdrawals in over 100 countries
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 18:30
EXCLUSIVE: As more people work remotely and move from country to country, it is important to find new ways to transact, withdraw local currencies, and receive payments. Enter Rapyd, a platform that digitizes cash and oth...
Enosi launches a blockchain-based energy trading platform
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 17:30
EXCLUSIVE: Blockchain technology has been disrupting the energy sector for several years now. WePower and Screems are just a few of the projects bringing distributed ledger technology to the industry. Today, blockchain e...
The DeanBeat: ArenaNet's disaster sends shock waves into gaming
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 17:00
I was on vacation last week, hanging out with my extended family and playing a few games on my aging iPhone 6, my Nintendo Switch, and the Oculus Go. I was ready to write about that vacation gaming for this column, but t...
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Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 16:35
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Showpad uses augmented reality to help salespeople sell stuff
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 16:21
Augmented reality (AR) may not be a new medium, but with the rise of powerful mobile devices, it could be on the cusp of breaking into the mainstream. We reported yesterday that in the first six months of 2018 the number...
Sony Japan Studio interview: How Astro Bot's VR changes 3D platforming
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 16:00
FEATURE: When virtual reality is at its absolute best, it’s magical — a chance to put on glasses that instantly transport you to another world. That’s why so many VR games use a first-person perspective to let you ...
U.S. ranks No. 1 for ICOs, followed by Switzerland and Singapore
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 15:00
As initial coin offerings continue to explode, a new study found that the U.S. has become the leading territory for such deals, despite a murky regulatory picture. According to a report released today by the Crypto Finan...
Adobe plans full Photoshop for iPad in 2019
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 14:50
A full version of Adobe's Photoshop for iPad will likely debut at Adobe's MAX conference in October 2018, and hit the market in 2019.
Beat Saber PSVR is 'almost 1-to-1' with PCs, PS4 Pro will bump resolution
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 14:14
Beat Saber’s formula — the rhythms of Dance Dance Revolution mixed with Fruit Ninja gameplay and Tron aesthetics — has proved popular with PC VR gamers, and Sony PlayStation VR owners will soon get in on the action...
Mobile cybersecurity is a hellish nightmare that's getting worse by the day
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 14:05
FEATURE: Despite screaming headlines about the growing vulnerabilities of mobile devices and promises to take the matter seriously, both individuals and corporations alike are still essentially walking around with their ...
Pi-top raises $16 million for modular PCs that teach you how to code
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 11:49
Pi-top, a fledgling ed-tech startup that encourages anyone to build their own computers and learn to code, has closed a $16 million round from U.K. investment firms Hambro Perks and Committed Capital. Founded out of Lond...
Apple launches $300 million green energy fund in China
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 06:48
(Reuters) — Apple will launch a $300 million clean energy fund in China, the firm said in a statement on Friday, working with its suppliers to invest in renewable energy projects that could power close to 1 million hom...
Smaato: Media, retailers, and automotive are the top advertisers in mobile games
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 02:05
Smaato analyzed its data from its real-time advertising platform and it came up with the top advertisers who spend the most money on ads for mobile games. The study found that media accounted for 26 percent of ads, retai...
Fight gaming fraud with AI and machine learning (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 13 Jul 2018 01:10
VB LIVE: Fraud tanks your game’s reputation and directly impacts your bottom line. It’s also been notoriously difficult to combat - until now. Learn about how artificial intelligence can keep your game and players sa...