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Uber shutters its self-driving truck business
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 23:21
Uber has shuttered its self-driving car unit, the company announced today. It'll pivot employees its autonomous car platform.
Fortnite might skip the Google Play Store in favor of direct installs
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 23:05
Epic Games’s Fortnite is an unstoppable juggernaut, racking up over 100 million downloads and $160 million on the Apple App Store in its first five months. And it’s coming for Android next — though players might be...
Google hires Sony's PlayStation VR guru and Magic Lab head Richard Marks
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 22:15
EXCLUSIVE: Google has hired Richard Marks, a former senior research engineer who helped created Sony’s PlayStation VR virtual reality headset and its PlayStation Move controllers, GamesBeat has learned. If there’s an...
Mozilla is rebranding Firefox and wants your opinion
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 21:00
Mozilla is rebranding Firefox. The company is asking for feedback on the new look, which will try to cover the various Firefox offerings. For most people, Firefox refers to a browser, but the company wants the brand to e...
EA launches Origin Access Premier subscriptions for hot PC games
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 19:45
Electronic Arts said today that players can now sign up for Origin Access Premier, a new subscription tier for PC gaming that offers full access to EA's latest releases on the PC. It’s part of EA’s attempt to build N...
Purported 2018 iPad Pro image shows new back, Smart Connector location
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 19:27
A CAD rendering of the 2018 iPad Pro might reveal the upcoming device's back, and it includes two surprises: a completely redesigned rear surface, and a relocated Smart Connector.
Google debuts VR-ready Chrome for Daydream View and Lenovo Mirage Solo
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 19:00
If you're excited by the prospect of browsing the web from the comfort of your VR headset, good news: Google is bringing its Chrome browser to Daydream View and Lenovo Mirage Solo headsets today.
Dropbox adds 1TB of storage to its Professional and Business plans for free
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 19:00
Dropbox today increased the storage space for its paid tiers by 1 terabyte for no additional charge. Dropbox Professional users are getting a bump from 1TB to 2TB, while Dropbox Business users are going from 2TB to 3TB. ...
4 reasons why it's the right time for a career in cybersecurity
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 18:26
SPONSORED: Industry watchdog CyberSeek calculated that there were more than 300,000 cybersecurity jobs up for grabs in the U.S. in 2018. But for every cybersecurity job opening, only 2.5 qualified candidates exist.
Fortnite passes 100 million downloads and $160 million in revenue on iOS
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 17:55
Fortnite has cleared 100 million downloads on Apple’s iOS platform in 138 days, or less than five months, according to Apptopia, a third-party provider of app store data. And the hot free-to-play battle royale game has...
Twitter is partnering with academics to curb hate speech, polarized discourse
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 17:40
Twitter is providing support to two groups of academics looking to study the prevalence of some of the social platform's most problematic content -- as well as how Twitter can make people more open to different viewpoin...
Researchers teach AI to predict personality traits from eye movements
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 17:11
Researchers have created a system that can predict personality traits from eye movements alone.
Nokia and T-Mobile sign $3.5 billion 5G deal, called 'world's largest'
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 16:41
(Reuters) T-Mobile named Nokia to supply it with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday, marking the world’s largest 5G deal so far and concrete evidence of a new wireless upgrade cyc...
On the eve of a 6-month pilot, Drive.ai details its self-driving car plans
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 14:00
Drive.ai's autonomous car service is finally here, and it's launching in Frisco, Texas.
Unknightly is becoming the Thief of VR
Venture Beat - 30 Jul 2018 04:17
Little known fact: Legendary stealth series Thief once had a VR demo, but it never materialized into a full game. Hopefully, Unknightly can fill the void the series has left behind. It's fitting that this experience from...