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SpaceX competitor Vector raises $70 million to build more rockets
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 19:00
SpaceX competitor Vector raised $70 million to build more rockets. The company plans to launch its first Vector R rocket into space by the end of the year.
Can you deliver the ad personalization your customers demand? (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 23:45
Personalized web and mobile ads that reflects your customers' tastes, values, and preferences is what keeps them clicking -- but it's hard to pull off.
Sensor Tower: Candy Crush Friends Saga's 10 million first-week downloads have a sour note
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 23:20
Candy Crush Friends Saga hit 10 million downloads in its first week, but the franchise is trending downard.
Google Play offline peer-to-peer installs prevents malicious Android apps from spreading
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 23:07
Google's authentication service prevents malicious apps and updates installed from offline sources from infecting devices. It's now available in beta.
Regina Dugan: Companies using AI should consider worst-case scenarios
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 19:45
Last week at the Samsung CEO Summit held at The Masonic in San Francisco, former DARPA director and leader of secretive skunkworks divisions at Facebook and Google Regina Dugan said companies need to think about how usin...
ProBeat: Facebook's Portal is dead on arrival
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 19:30
Facebook's Portal and Portal+ smart speakers are dead on arrival -- inevitably bound to fail because of the social network's consistent privacy scandals.
Apple warns developers to get apps Notarized against malware threats
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 18:33
Apple is today telling developers to submit their apps for notarization, a process that insures the app is malware-free before users begin to download it.
AI Weekly: For evidence of academic investment in AI, look no further than Pittsburgh
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 18:30
MIT is investing $1 billion in a new college of computer engineering, but it's not the only U.S. institution funneling funds into artificial intelligence.
The Pixel 3's dual cameras are a tacit admission that AI can't do everything -- yet
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 17:58
OPINION: Google’s latest flagship smartphones — the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL — are finally shipping to customers, and the reviews are unanimous: The rear camera and dual selfie cams are best in class. But as good as ...
Tesla drops 'full self-driving capability' option for new vehicles (updated)
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 17:25
Tesla has removed the controversial 'Full Self-Driving Capability' option for new customers. It appears to be a temporary move.
The DeanBeat: Apple's iPhone XS Max is great for games, but they're still catching up
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 17:22
Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat checks out what some of the coolest games look like running on Apple's flagship iPhone XS Max.
Digital detox: The rise of the stripped-down secondary phone
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 17:20
With an explosion of "companion" phones hitting the market, here's a look at the options and what a perfect secondary phone might look like.
PS4 zombie exclusive Days Gone shuffles to April
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 16:55
Days Gone runs away from its original Februrary release date.
Vuzix will sell Blade AR glasses in November, retail bundle in 2019
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 15:50
They look like sunglasses but pack a full color display capable of augmenting reality -- for just under $1,000. Blade will become available in November.
Comeback Cities tour takes politicians, venture capitalists to tech startups in the South
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 15:40
Led by Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), partners from firms including GV and Bloomberg Beta met with startup founders in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
SuperData: Oculus Quest will mainstream VR in 2019, but AR will lead by 2021
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 15:00
The Nielsen-owned data analytics company expects VR to go wide next year thanks to an affordable standalone headset, as AR grows in popularity.
Drive.ai's self-driving car service opens to all in Arlington, Texas
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 14:00
Drive.ai is broadening deployment of its self-driving car service to every resident, employee, and visitor in Arlington, Texas.
The business case for machine learning
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 13:10
When planning a cloud migration, it is crucial to know that you are sizing optimally before you move \ but also after you've made the jump.
EU leaders ready sanctions amid fears of election hacking
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 11:11
EU leaders are readying sanctions amid fears that the upcoming European elections could be subjected to foreign interference.
MapleStory 2 hits 1 million downloads
Venture Beat - 19 Oct 2018 00:31
MapleStory 2 is one of the most played games on Steam right now, and that makes it one of the most-played MMOs on the platform by default.