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Venture investors, this is what a good outcome looks like
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2018 21:10
GUEST: On the heels of a Supreme Court decision that will allow states beyond Nevada to legalize sports gambling, the much-publicized FanDuel merger officially closed to the tune of a $465 million exit for the daily fant...
A year in, Amazon's HQ2 search proves tech's West Coast exodus will be slow and secretive
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2018 19:25
OPINION: One year ago, Amazon announced that it intended to build a second headquarters, dubbed HQ2. But Amazon didn’t have a specific destination in mind to build its headquarters — instead, it invited any metropoli...
Gadi Singer interview -- How Intel designs processors in the AI era
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2018 17:35
Intel is the world’s biggest maker of processors for computers, but it hasn’t been the fastest at capitalizing on the artificial intelligence computing explosion. Its rival Nvidia and other AI processor startups have...
Nintendo holds off Spider-Man, Pokémon Go in gaming industry TV ad spend
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2018 15:10
Nintendo upped it spend in August to an estimated $6.2 million from July's $5.8 million, while PlayStation is back on the chart after dropping off in July -- but this time with just a single spot, promoting Marvel's Spid...
Firewall: Zero Hour tops PlayStation Store's VR chart
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2018 12:34
August's PlayStation Store charts are in, and unsurprisingly, First Contact Entertainment's Firewall: Zero Hour reigns supreme, at least in the U.S. The 4-vs.-4 multiplayer shooter, which is exclusive to Sony's headset, ...
Steam August VR hardware survey: Oculus Rift makes its biggest leap over HTC Vive
Venture Beat - 9 Sep 2018 04:03
August's Steam hardware survey results are now in, and the Oculus Rift takes its biggest leap over the HTC Vive yet. Last month's survey showed less than a 2 percent difference in the use of the two leading PC VR headset...