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China is dominating tech IPOs on U.S. markets in 2018
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 00:33
China’s growing prowess across a wide range of tech sectors has triggered a love affair between the country’s startups and Wall Street. Through the first three quarters of 2018, Chinese companies have far outpaced U....
Gaming influencer report: Ninja leaps to top in August
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 15:00
Ninja may have just missed out on being the top gaming influencer in July, but the popular Fortnite streamer was right back aboard the Battle Bus in August. As Fortnite's player base continues to grow with game releases ...
Founder of #MeToo on maintaining movement's values and focus after it went viral
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 22:10
When the #MeToo movement went viral last year following a tweet by actress Alyssa Milano, nobody was more surprised than Tarana Burke. More than a decade earlier, Burke had begun using the term as a way to help survivors...
Misfits Gaming owner Ben Spoont: Everyone will have an 'aha' moment in esports
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 19:25
To Ben Spoont, co-founder and owner of the Misfits Gaming esports organization, everybody eventually has an “aha” moment when they understand the passion around esports. For him, it came when he went to an Overwatch ...
Robin Hunicke interview -- Why developers should collaborate with VR platform makers
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 17:35
Virtual reality is still a fledgling industry, and it’s hard to make money on the relatively small installed base of VR headsets. But that doesn’t bother Robin Hunicke, the CEO and cofounder of San Francisco-based in...
Oculus talks the controller tracking limitation of Quest
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 12:34
Oculus Quest, the latest VR headset from Facebook, enables full six degrees of freedom (6DOF) tracking for both head and hands using the company's new inside-out system called Insight. This brings the standalone headset ...
Dead and Buried shows the arena potential for Oculus Quest
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 04:03
One of the most impressive VR technology demos we've ever seen is on display at Oculus Connect 5 in San Jose. In a corner of the convention center The VOID brought Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, demonstrating publicly...
Elon Musk to resign as Tesla chairman, remain CEO in $40 million SEC settlement
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2018 03:18
(Reuters) — Tesla and Elon Musk have agreed to pay $20 million each to financial regulators and the billionaire will step down as the company's chairman but remain as chief executive, under a settlement that caps a tum...