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Walmart is testing grocery delivery robots
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 00:18
Walmart unveiled a partnership with Massachusetts-based Alert Innovation, a retail automation company, that'll see the latter's Alphabot technology deployed in a 20,000-square foot extension connected to the Salem supers...
The era of security tokens has begun
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 23:33
GUEST: The excitement that initial coin offerings (ICOs) have created in the past few years has been marred by an onslaught of scams, hacks, and critical mistakes committed by careless investors. As it turns out, one of ...
U.S. Democratic candidates told to ditch Huawei and ZTE devices
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 19:34
(Reuters) — The Democratic National Committee warned party candidates running in November elections not to use devices made by Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE and Huawei Technologies because they pose a securi...
Furious Seas brings exciting pirate ship battles to VR
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 18:03
If you can think of something you'd want to do in a video game or fantasy life, then chances are there's a VR app out there for you. Furious Seas, a new Early Access game from Future Immersive, was custom made for swashb...
How Hedera Hashgraph is building a fast and secure blockchain alternative
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 17:35
Hedera Hashgraph derives its name from an algorithm. It is based on the “hashgraph consensus” technology that gets around the big trade-off related to blockchain, the fundamental technology behind cryptocurrency. Blo...
Esports legitimizes itself -- it doesn't need the Olympics
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 16:15
GUEST: When table tennis was added to the Olympic Games in 1988, its proponents had spent 57 years pushing for its inclusion. But what may surprise you is that a major roadblock was internal from the International Table ...
How VR archery game QuiVr sold 100,000 copies in early access
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 12:34
Archery game QuiVr recently emerged from Early Access after more than two years of development. During that time, the game sold roughly 35,000 copies on Steam. Sole programmer Jonathan Schenker and business partner Aaron...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with retail-like updates
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 00:57
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17730 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes is the arrival of retail-like updates.
Elgato Stream Deck Mini review -- an improvement with fewer buttons
Venture Beat - 4 Aug 2018 00:36
REVIEW: Elgato Gaming has followed up its Stream Deck USB control-panel device with a new, smaller version called Stream Deck Mini. While the first Stream Deck sells for $150 and comes with 15 buttons, the Mini is sellin...