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Facebook used AI to remove 8.7 million images of child nudity last quarter
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 20:50
Facebook said it's using artificial intelligence to detect and remove child pornography from user accounts. It activated the system last quarter.
Etsy says what we all know: AI can have bias
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 02:36
Etsy rebuilt its search framework around artificial intelligence, which made results more personal than before. But it isn't immune to bias.
Coord's Surveyor app uses AR to map curbs and sidewalks
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 15:00
Coord, a startup funded in part by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs, released an augmented reality app -- Surveyor -- that allows users to capture curb data.
Yext Brain aims to help businesses organize conversational AI data
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 01:30
Yext Brain organizes business listings data -- including hours and addresses -- for conversational AI like Amazon's Alexa, the Google Assistant, Siri.
AMD stock crashes 22% after earnings, but CEO is confident
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 23:59
Advanced Micro Devices saw its stock price plummeted as much as 22.5 percent in after-hours trading, after it reported third-quarter revenues that were slightly less than what the market expected and forecast conservativ...
PUBG Mobile hits $100 million slower than Fortnite because of China
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 23:51
PUBG Mobile does not generate revenue from its huge Chinese audience, so it has had to limp to $100 million based on spending from other regions.
Cursor Enterprise AI helps companies find and use their code across cloud services
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 23:25
Cursor Enterprise helps unify disparate cloud services with a suite of purpose-built collaboration and management tools, plus AI-driven insights.
Xbox Live usage and spending up thanks to games like Fortnite
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 23:06
Microsoft today confirmed that its gaming business continues to grow, and active Xbox Live members reflect that. Monthly active users on Xbox Live hit 57 million in the first quarter of Microsoft’s fiscal 2019. That’...
Microsoft's gaming revenue surges 44% in Q1 2019
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 22:47
Microsoft released its results for Q1 of financial year 2019, and it showed increased gaming revenue by 44 percent compared to the same period last year.
Microsoft reports $29.1 billion in Q1 2019 revenue: Azure up 76%, Surface up 14%, and Windows up 3%
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 22:07
Microsoft today reported fiscal Q1 2019 earnings, including revenue of $29.1 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per share of $1.14.
Amazon brings Alexa for Business to third-party devices
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 22:00
Alexa for Business can now be used with third-party devices with Alexa inside. New Alexa for Business devices are in the works from companies like BlackBerry.
Steam is helping indies survive China's new-game freeze
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 20:46
China hasn't approved any new games for release since March. This has publishers turning to foreign markets and indies turning to Steam.
Apple's iOS 12 reportedly blocks Grayshift's passcode-cracking hack
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 20:31
Apple's latest fix has stumped both law enforcement officials and forensic tech providers, including an ex-Apple security engineer who has hacked devices.
Twitter considers new status and reply features to encourage friendlier conversations
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 19:02
Twitter may soon add icebreaker questions and status indicators to the platform, in an attempt to guide users to have more meaningul conversations.
Pimax prices 5K and 8K VR headsets at $700-$900, reveals iffy specs
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 18:51
If you've been hoping for a $900 VR headset that displays upscaled sub-4K content, preorders for the Pimax 8K are opening today.
Battlefield V deploys its battle royale mode in March
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 18:35
Electronic Arts has laid out the road map for Battlefield V's post-launch content, which includes new maps and single-player content.
Placer.ai raises $4 million to use AI to track foot traffic
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 17:00
Placer.ai closed a $4 million funding round today and launched a free version of its service for tracking and predicting foot traffic with AI.
AT&T: 5G network launches in 'next few weeks' for parts of 12 U.S. cities
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 16:57
The U.S. carrier AT&T says it will launch its mobile 5G network "in parts of 12 cities" within the next few weeks, narrowing the timeline down to November 2018.
Special Projects shows AR-aided desktop computer replacement Magic UX
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 16:03
A U.K.-based consultancy has dreamed up a way to use mobile device AR sensor data to create an interlinked virtual workspace, viewed one app at a time.
Walabot Home detects if seniors fall in their homes
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 15:30
Vayyar's Walabot Home can detect if seniors fall down in their homes, and it can notify caregivers about it in real time.
Google to bring personal data controls directly into each of its products
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 15:05
Starting with Search, Google is bringing data history view-and-delete features directly into each of its products.
Warner Bros. brings dragons to Game of Thrones: Conquest mobile game
Venture Beat - 24 Oct 2018 15:03
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and HBO are adding dragons in an anniversary update to the strategy game Game of Thrones: Conquest.