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Chip factory spending to hit all-time high of $67.5 billion in 2019
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 17:50
Global chip fabrication (fab) equip spending will increase 14 percent in 2018 to $62.8 billion and is expected to rise 7.5 percent to $67.5 billion in 2019, according to semiconductor equipment trade group SEMI. That’s...
Getty Images brings catalog of 200 million stills to Amazon Echo Show and Echo Spot
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 16:35
What good is a smart display without highly visual experiences to go along with it? Rounding out the Amazon Echo Show and Echo Spot’s offerings are built-in Prime Photos integration and video flash briefings, to name a...
Unikeys launches Ukey card to store cryptocurrencies in a familiar form factor
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 16:30
We’re still at the beginning of the blockchain and crypto journey, and making it easier to store and use cryptocurrencies through common platforms and devices will be essential to mainstream adoption. With that in mind...
Australian study: Loot boxes are more like gambling than baseball cards
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 23:36
In June, the Australian Parliament's Environment and Communications References Committee began researching video game loot boxes. Just two-and-a-half months later, the group has reported its findings. And it's bad news E...
Facebook announces pilot to monitor hacking threats against U.S. political candidates and staff
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 23:15
As the U.S. midterm elections draw closer, Facebook announced today that it is rolling out a pilot program that U.S. political campaigns can enroll in to get additional security protections for their Pages and accounts. ...
Amazon and Apple: Same valuation, but a trillion miles apart
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 23:10
GUEST: Apple's latest raft of iPhones comes just a month after it became the first US company to be valued at a trillion dollars. Given the ups and downs in Apple's 42-year history, it's an incredible feat. It's made no ...
Sea of Thieves update delayed to stop it from pillaging system memory
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 22:26
The Forsaken Shores are coming to Sea of Thieves. But not until the end of the month. Developer Rare has postponed the release of its latest content update. The pirating adventure’s Forsaken Shores will now debut Septe...
Final Fantasy: Record Keeper gets an Octopath Traveler event
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 21:44
Square Enix announced today that its mobile game Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is getting an Octopath Traveler event, which starts today and lasts until September 26.
Greenhouse integrates IBM Watson Talent's AI-powered recruitment features
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 21:20
EXCLUSIVE: Finding the right job candidate isn’t easy. About 42 percent of employers are worried they won’t be able to find the talent they need, according to a survey conducted by CareerBuilder, and 72.8 percent say...
Apple updates Apple TV Remote, revamps Workflow as Shortcuts for iOS 12
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 20:11
Though most of Apple’s just-released iOS 12 operating system is self-contained, some of its key enabling apps are being released today as standalone downloads so they can be separately updated as necessary. New version...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout beta extends to noon Pacific, increases to 100 players
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 19:24
Treyarch announced today that it is extending the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4‘s Blackout mode on all platforms to noon Pacific today. The studio is also increasing the player count for the mode to 100. Black Ops...
Apple rolls out iOS 12, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 19:08
Following plans Apple announced while debuting three new iPhones and the Apple Watch Series 4 last week, the company today began rolling out the iOS 12 mobile operating system to users around the world. A beta was first ...
NYU applies open source Google AI to diagnose lung cancer
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 18:55
If recent research is any indication, artificial intelligence (AI) has a bright future in medicine. Nvidia developed an AI system that can generate synthetic scans of brain cancer. Google subsidiary DeepMind has demonstr...
MovieCoin brings blockchain to blockbusters so you can invest in Hollywood
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 18:30
Blockchain is coming to Hollywood. We’ve already covered the likes of TaTaTu, which uses blockchain to combine social activity with movie watching, but there is more than one potential blockchain blockbuster on the way...
Facebook's bug bounty program will now accept reports about third-party apps
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 18:20
Facebook announced today that it is expanding its bug bounty program as the company faces increasing criticism for past vulnerabilities in third-party apps that access Facebook user data. The social media giant will now ...
Google's Cloud Inference API generates predictions from datasets with 'trillions of events'
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 18:00
Businesses of a certain size that measure clicks, sensor readings, and other event-driven data produce datasets that can exceed millions or even billions of records. It’s no easy feat implementing a system that can der...
Orii ring ships, turning your finger into a smartphone speaker and mic
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 17:09
Though the wearables world is largely focused on watches and headsets, Origami Labs’ Orii is different — a Bluetooth ring that turns your finger into an alternative speaker and microphone for your smartphone. Debuted...
Shadow of the Tomb Raider interview -- how developers view Lara Croft's evolution
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 16:30
Shadow of the Tomb Raider debuted on Friday as the third and final part of Lara Croft's coming-of-age trilogy as an adventurer. Square Enix’s reboot of Lara began with Tomb Raider in 2013 and continued with the coming ...
AirPower reportedly overheats, so Apple may use name for something new
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 15:25
Apple was unable to solve multiple engineering issues within the AirPower wireless charging mat, according to a detailed behind-the-scenes report, and is considering using the name for a separate product. The report from...
Base10 Partners launches $137 million early-stage AI startup fund
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 13:30
Base10 Partners today announced the launch of a $137 million fund to invest in early-stage startups using AI that aim to change industries by empowering workers instead of automating them out of jobs. The prime directive...
Indiana's Emplify raises $7.5 million for its employee satisfaction software
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 13:00
Emplify, a two-year-old software startup that helps companies track employee satisfaction, today announced that it has raised a $7.5 million round of financing. The round was led by the growth equity arm of New Jersey’...
Freightos raises $44.4 million to expand its on-demand global freight platform
Venture Beat - 17 Sep 2018 12:30
Freightos today announced it is has raised $44.4 million in venture capital as the Israeli startup continues its push to drag the unwieldy logistics industry into the modern age. Launched in 2016, Freightos’ cloud-base...