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Toka raises $12.5 million to strengthen countries' cyber defenses
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 05:00
Better late than never. The U.S. special counsel indicted 13 Russian nationals for committing cyber fraud in support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. And now Israel’s Toka is announcing it has raised $12.5 mi...
IBM researchers train AI to follow code of ethics
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 23:20
GUEST: In recent years, artificial intelligence algorithms have become very good at recommending content to users -- a bit too good, you might say. Tech companies use AI to optimize their recommendations based on how use...
SmartNews app reaches 10 million monthly users as it counters fake news
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 22:00
EXCLUSIVE: SmartNews said it has reached more than 10 million monthly active users in the U.S. and Japan for its news discovery experience that is curated by machine language and trusted journalism sources. The news app ...
Danger Zone 2 gets the depth players wanted the first time around
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 21:08
Three Fields Entertainment is already back with its third game after launching Dangerous Golf and Danger Zone last year. This time it’s Danger Zone 2, which takes the score-chasing car-crashing puzzle action of the fir...
AR demos keep showing cool tech that just isn't practical
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 20:49
New augmented reality announcements and demos now surface every day, but almost every piece of AR news suffers from the same issue: No matter how cool it sounds at first, it will generally not be practical for regular pe...
Google researchers create AI that maps the brain's neurons
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 19:48
Google researchers, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, have developed a neural network that maps neurons inside the brain more accurately than previous methods.
How Illinois universities are getting more students interested in STEM careers
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 19:30
GUEST: States around the U.S. face a pressing challenge: where to find the talent to fill 500,000 new STEM jobs in the next decade. To meet this need, Illinois universities are investing in new forms of experiential educ...
Apple promises 70 new emoji in 2018, such as superheroes, hair, and food
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 19:21
Apple will add over 70 new emoji to its 2018 operating system releases, enabling iOS 12, macOS Mojave, and watchOS 5 users to further customize the hair and expressions of the popular messaging icons.
Kairos wants to stop cryptocurrency theft with facial recognition software
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 19:17
EXCLUSIVE: Facial recognition company Kairos today announced the release of the Kairos Protocol, a biometrics verification system for cryptocurrency transactions to prevent theft through blockchain transactions. In addit...
Octopath Traveler shows how Nintendo Switch could be a JRPG beast
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 18:03
OPINION: I love playing Japanese role-playing games, but I rarely play them on a TV or computer. Portable systems have spoiled me. Yes, I’m still playing these games at home … just not on a big screen. I work from my...
Samsung promises secure 3.5GHz gear for South Korea's December 5G launch
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 17:31
Samsung announced it will have both 3.5GHz and 28GHz hardware ready in time for South Korea's launch of next-generation 5G networks: initial 5G transmissions will begin on December 1, 2018, with commercialization in Marc...
Klang Games raises $8.95 million for space colony online simulation
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 17:30
Klang Games, a Berlin-based game development studio, has raised $8.95 million in funding to support Seed, an artificial intelligence-driven massively multiplayer space colonization online simulation. The online game will...
Microsoft's AI for Earth Innovation Grant gives data scientists access to AI tools
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 17:04
Microsoft is teaming up with National Geographic to launch the AI for Earth Innovation Grant, an initiative that'll provide researchers access to AI development tools.
Amazon AI predicts users' musical tastes based on playback duration
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 16:07
Researchers at Amazon have developed a method that uses playback duration and an AI model to predict musical taste.
KPMG: Tech CEOs fear 'return to territorialism' as risk for growth
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 15:30
The majority of technology CEOs surveyed globally (54 percent) believe that a "return to territorialism" is the greatest risk to their growth, according to a new report by KPMG, the audit, tax, and advisory services orga...
AdHive launches AI-powered platform to promote ICOs
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 15:30
EXCLUSIVE: Regardless of the buzz around ICOs and other blockchain token generation events, one thing remains true. If you want people to invest in your project and hit your targets, you need to attract a large community...
Apple won't repair 2016-2017 MacBook Pros with 'quieter' 2018 keyboard
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 15:19
Apple may have fixed the MacBook Pro’s lawsuit-inspiring keyboard in its just-released 2018 model, but it will keep repairing defective 2016 and 2017 laptops using problematic older components. MacRumors reports that A...
Digital Surgery's AI platform guides surgical teams through complex procedures
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 15:00
EXCLUSIVE: Digital Surgery's AI platform helps to guide surgical teams through complex medical procedures with audio and visual cues.
Indianapolis' HighAlpha raises over $100 million for its enterprise software-focused 'venture studio'
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 14:43
High Alpha, a self-described “venture studio” based in Indianapolis, announced today that it has raised more than $100 million to fund new enterprise software startups in Indianapolis and the Midwest. The $100 millio...
5 things to know as EU readies massive Android antritrust fine against Google
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 13:16
More than one year after the European Union hit Google with a record $2.72 billion antitrust fine over search engine abuses, regulators are reportedly on the verge of levelling an even larger fine related to the Android ...
AI drug discovery startup Verge Genomics raises $32 million
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 13:00
Silicon Valley startup Verge Genomics, which uses AI to accelerate drug discovery, has raised $32 million in a funding round.
China's ZTE stock surges after U.S. lifts supplier ban
Venture Beat - 16 Jul 2018 11:26
(Reuters) — Investors on Monday cheered the lifting of a U.S. supplier ban on China's ZTE, pushing its shares up 17 percent, though analysts cautioned the telecommunications equipment maker still faced many challenges ...