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Nintendo Switch Online service debuts in second half of September
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 04:54
The Nintendo Switch Online service debuts in the second half of September, and the Japanese company detailed what players will get for their subscriptions. The Switch Online membership will get players access to online p...
Doom Eternal gameplay reveals grappling hook action and more
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 20:11
QuakeCon is happening in Texas this weekend, and Bethesda kicked off the fan gathering by letting developer id Software show off its upcoming shooter Doom Eternal. This is the followup to 2016’s Doom reboot, and it con...
ProBeat: Android adoption needs a bigger slice of Pie
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 19:30
OPINION: Android Pie has the potential to capture more adoption than past Android releases. If all goes well, Android Pie could be adopted faster than its predecessors Nougat and Oreo.
San Diego Fire Department to test remotely piloted drones as part of FAA program
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 19:12
The San Diego Fire Department today began tests of camera-equipped drones to help fight fires. Firefighters on the ground will deploy the drones, but once they're in the air, the drones will be controlled by trained dron...
David Marcus leaves Coinbase board to focus on Facebook's blockchain project
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 19:02
Three months after Facebook announced that it was starting a blockchain initiative, the executive in charge stepped down from his position as a board member at Coinbase, fueling speculation about the project's scope. Dav...
Doom co-developer is now working on Starfield as Bethesda Game Studios Dallas
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 18:42
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles in June, Fallout 4 developer Bethesda Game Studios revealed that it is working on four games. Now, to help ensure the studio has the resources it needs to co...
Watch QuakeCon (and the first Doom Eternal gameplay) live right here
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 18:09
The annual celebration of id Software and its publisher Bethesda Softworks is underway once again, and you can watch it live by clicking play on the video above. Bethesda is hosting esports events for games like The Elde...
AI Weekly: Budget phones could signal the AI revolution
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 17:30
Budget smartphones have the potential to democratize AI. In fact, they're already doing just that.
The DeanBeat: Could the U.S. have a trade war with China over games?
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 17:00
Donald Trump’s trade war with China over steel and aluminum seems like a battle from the last century. It begs the question: What would happen if we had a trade war over things that really mattered, like intellectual p...
Ericsson is increasing 5G and AI investments to speed U.S. rollouts
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 16:30
Ericsson announced today that it is increasing its investments in the United States to speed deployments of 5G, AI, and automation technologies in North America.
Galaxy Home: Samsung's smart speaker success depends on Bixby's global aspirations
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 16:03
ANALYSIS: Samsung made a slew of announcements at its Unpacked 2018 event in New York yesterday, including the Galaxy Note9 phablet and a new Galaxy smartwatch. But a new product line is often what garners the most inter...
Academy Software Foundation will let filmmakers use open source creative software
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 16:00
The movies are going open source. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Linux Foundation today launched the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) to provide a neutral forum for open source software develop...
Apple rehires top Tesla engineer Doug Field for Titan car project
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 15:27
After five years of working at Tesla, Apple’s former VP of Mac hardware engineering, Doug Field, has returned to Cupertino — but apparently to work on Apple’s autonomous car initiative Project Titan, not on Macs. A...
Andreesson Horowitz leads $20 million investment in Wonderschool to expand marketplace for in-home preschools
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 12:00
Wonderschool, an education technology (edtech) startup that enables any qualified person to launch their own in-home childcare services, has closed a $20 million series A round of funding led by Andreesson Horowitz, with...
Clash Royale League will kick off August 20 with a $1 million prize pool
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 09:01
Supercell is on schedule to launch its fall season of its Clash Royale League on August 20, with a prize pool that will total $1 million. The Helsinki, Finland-based company hopes that mobile game esports will take off a...
Tesla's board is seeking more information on Elon Musk's financing plan
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 05:56
(Reuters) — Tesla’s board has not yet received a detailed financing plan from CEO Elon Musk, and is seeking more information about how he will take the U.S. electric car maker private in a proposed deal worth $72 bil...
AltspaceVR lets you build your own sharable space in virtual reality
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 02:00
AltspaceVR has released tools to let users create their own sharable spaces in virtual reality. It uses a drag-and-drop interface, allowing you to place objects in a 3D space using AltspaceVR-compatible headsets — incl...
Let's talk about Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 01:01
If you’re hanging on to the hope that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC this year or early in 2019, please give that up. Rockstar Games is launching its Western sequel for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26, ...
After misconduct allegations, MidBoss embraces new company culture and strives to promote queer games
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2018 00:45
Indie studio MidBoss has quietly picked up the pieces after allegations of sexual harassment and wage theft emerged against its former CEO and founder Matt Conn. It’s now under the leadership of temporary CEO Cade Pete...