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SEC sues Elon Musk for fraud, seeks to remove him from Tesla
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 04:52
(Reuters) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday accused Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk of fraud and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series...
Mario Kart VR is coming to the U.S. thanks to HTC and Bandai Namco
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 23:41
Mario Kart VR is coming to the United States. The virtual reality attraction is already running in Japan and the U.K., and now HTC and Bandai Namco are preparing its American debut. This immersive VR Mario Kart experienc...
Facebook reveals data breach affecting nearly 50 million accounts
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 22:21
(Reuters) — Facebook said on Friday that hackers had discovered a security flaw that allowed them to take over up to 50 million user accounts, a major breach that adds to a bruising year for the company’s reputation....
As White House holds 5G summit, FCC debuts industry-guiding 5G FAST Plan
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 20:28
On relatively short notice, the White House today convened a 5G Summit consisting of morning and afternoon sessions for regulators, legislators, and telecom representatives. While its specific purpose wasn’t clear ahea...
AI Weekly: AI is getting political in Washington, and it's about time
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 20:19
Amid rage brewing on both sides of the political spectrum over testimony by Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh, it would be understandable if you missed some significant artificial intelligence news in Washi...
ProBeat: Oculus Connect 5 taught me Facebook Live still sucks
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 19:30
OPINION: As part of our Oculus Connect 5 coverage this week, we sent Dean Takahashi to the event in San Jose, California while the broader VentureBeat team supported him remotely by watching the livestream. Unfortunately...
Intel has chip supplies to hit revenue targets, but supplies for unexpected demand will be tight
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 19:27
Intel has been struggling with its transition from 14-nanometer manufacturing to 10-nanometer manufacturing, and it has been talking about that for the past year. But interim CEO Bob Swan reassured customers and partners...
FIFA 19 on Switch is a graphics upgrade over FIFA 18
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 19:06
FIFA 19 is out today on Nintendo Switch. This is the second entry in the series to hit the hybrid home/handheld console. Considering FIFA 18 was an early Switch game, I would expect to see some visual improvements. And F...
How to leap barriers and and implement a winning AI strategy (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 18:50
VB LIVE: Without data there’s no AI — but without getting people, process, and principles aligned, there’s no AI strategy for your business. Learn how to ensure your AI deployment is successful, and how to avoid lo...
Why is Verizon chasing 4G speed records with 5G only days away?
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 18:22
ANALYSIS: After nearly a year of hype, actual 5G service is now only days away. Verizon is launching commercial offerings in four cities next week — but the same carrier is touting an eleventh-hour breakthrough in 4G. ...
Superhot VR on Oculus Quest hands-on -- More room to maneuver in slo-mo shooter
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 18:15
Facebook’s Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headset will have 50 titles when it debuts in the spring of 2019. And one of those is Superhot VR, the slow-motion shooter game developed by Superhot Team for the Oculus...
Amazon scientist explains how Alexa resolves ambiguous requests
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 17:55
During a blockbuster press event last week, Amazon took the wraps off a redesigned Echo Show, Echo Plus, and Echo Spot, and nine other new other voice-activated accessories, peripherals, and smart speakers powered by Ale...
GOeureka uses blockchain to unlock 400,000 hotel rooms with zero commission
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 17:30
Booking hotels can be an expensive business for consumers once commission fees are added in. And few booking services offer rewards or reasons for travelers to return to the platform, which leads to a “comparison engin...
The DeanBeat: Will the Oculus Quest get Zuckerberg to his 1 billion VR users?
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 17:00
It was a big moment for virtual reality this week when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Oculus Quest, a standalone, wireless VR headset that will debut for $400 in the spring of 2019. The Quest raises the questi...
Tempo lets you exchange cryptocurrency via app, debit card, and over 105,000 locations
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 16:30
A significant challenge in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology world is converting digital assets to fiat currency. There are only a few fast, reasonable options available. A crypto payment network that is attem...
How ILMxLAB and Oculus will bring Vader Immortal to life in virtual reality
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 16:15
Disney’s ILMxLAB and Facebook’s Oculus VR announced this week that the Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headset will debut in the spring of 2019 with a new original Star Wars VR story dubbed Vader Immortal: A St...
Samsung reveals Galaxy Watch Golf Edition with integrated Smart Caddie
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 16:04
Catering to a very specific demographic, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Watch Golf Edition — a customized version of its latest smart watch that most notably features a golf app called Smart Caddie. As discovered by ...
Robotic process automation startup Softomotive raises $25 million
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 15:45
Robotic process automation, or RPA as it is usually abbreviated, isn’t the sexiest term to emerge from the technology industry, but it is fast becoming a core component of companies’ push to optimize their workflows ...
TAL Education Group buys Chinese kids game maker Dr. Panda
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 14:30
EXCLUSIVE: The Chinese education company Dr. Panda has amassed over 90 million app installs and 5 million monthly active users for its kids games on iOS and Android. And now fellow Chinese firm TAL (Tomorrow Advancing Li...
Funding Circle IPO continues Index Ventures' bonkers 2018: 8 exits and $1.65 billion in new funds
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 13:15
As if Index Ventures wasn’t already on fire this year, the venture capital firm saw yet another exit from one of its portfolio companies today. The latest celebration is for Funding Circle, whose IPO on the London Stoc...
Tattoodo launches tattoo booking platform for individual artists
Venture Beat - 28 Sep 2018 10:00
Tattoo app Tattoodo today launched a platform that lets people book appointments for tattoos around the world. A Tattoodo pilot program had made booking appointments with a limited number of tattoo shops possible in the ...