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Conversica raises $31 million to grow its conversational AI sales assistant
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 16:26
Conversica, an AI platform that helps sales teams convert in-bound leads through automated conversations, raised $31 million in a series C round of funding.
Crytek says The Climb on Oculus Quest will be a full port
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 04:03
Crytek won't be making any cutbacks to the content of its debut VR game, The Climb, as it ports it to Oculus Quest. The Climb was one of the first games confirmed to be coming to Quest when the headset was revealed at Oc...
Google's reCaptcha v3 analyzes signals across pages to detect potential attackers
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 22:59
Google's reCaptcha v3 API ingests and analyzes signals from multiple webpages to generate a score discriminating a human from a bot, which developers can use to customize actions.
Data startup H1 raises $6 million to develop AI tools for searching disease research
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 22:40
H1's AI-powered search platform surfaces disease research papers from hundreds of thousands of web profiles, journals, and conferences.
Blockchain billionaire Brock Pierce on saving Puerto Rico, cryptocurrency games, and fighting controversy
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 21:15
Brock Pierce is a crypto billionaire who wants to save Puerto Rico, bring blockchain to gaming, and give away all of his money to charity.
Amazon expands white-box Alexa device lineup with new home hub and gateway hardware
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 20:11
The Calix GigaSpire Max and Gemtek ViTA are new ODM smart home hubs that tap Amazon's Alexa Voice Service for speech recognition.
Google launches $25 million AI Impact Challenge
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 20:00
Google.org is launching a $25 million challenge to support AI for the benefit of the planet and humanity, part of a new AI for Social Impact initiative.
BenQ EX3203R monitor review -- All of the features with disappointing HDR
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 19:55
PC gaming is finally getting consistent HDR support, but are monitor manufacturers holding up their end of the bargain? BenQ is trying.
OnePlus 6T maintains pricing advantage over rival flagship phones
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 19:37
With the OnePlus 6T now officially unveiled, we can take a look at how OnePlus' newest device compares on price to other flagships that have launched this year.
Get and keep customers with AI-driven UX design (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 19:32
User experience (UX) is overtaking price as the top competitive differentiator, and with AI, you can move to the head of the pack.
You can now unlock August Smart Lock with your voice
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 18:00
Ever wish you could unlock your August Smart Lock with voice? Now you can. And if you've got a Doorbell Cam, you can trigger routines with IFTTT and Alexa.
OnePlus 6T launches with 6.41″ display and in-screen fingerprint reader, starts at $549
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 17:55
OnePlus finally launched the OnePlus 6T today, with in-screen fingerprint reader, smaller notch, and no headphone jack.
Farmstead partners with Udelv for autonomous grocery delivery
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 17:45
Farmstead is teaming up with Udelv to pilot autonomous grocery delivery in the Bay Area. It's the startups first foray into driverless car tech.
PlayStation Classic's full game list includes Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 17:20
Sony revealed the full list of the 20 games that will come with the PlayStation Classic, which comes out on Decembe 3.
SuperData: Destiny 2 and Spider-Man lead September digital console game sales
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 17:00
Destiny 2 had the most digital sales of any console game across world in September, according to market researcher SuperData.
DJI's Mavic 2 Enterprise is a modular drone for commercial use
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 16:30
DJI's new Mavic 2 Enterprise is a drone aimed squarely at the commercial sector. It ships with modular add-ons, including a flashlight and loudspeaker.
Techfugees Global Challenge winners target health, jobs, education, social inclusion for refugees
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 16:05
The Techfugrees Global Summit included a startup competition across five categories: health, jobs, education, social inclusion, and access to information.
Amazon says it has donated $100 million to charity through AmazonSmile in 5 years
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 15:36
Amazon has donated more than $100 million to charity through AmazonSmile, a charitable program it launched in 2013.
Dell launches Alienware Area-51 R7 gaming desktop with AMD 2nd-gen Threadripper
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 15:00
Dell launches its Alienware Area-51 R7 gaming desktop with Advanced Micro Devices' second-generation Ryzen Threadripper processors.
Nvidia researchers train robots to pick up objects using synthetic datasets
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 15:00
Resarchers from the Nvidia robotics lab used synthetic data to train a robot to pick up household objects, like a can of soup or a box of Cheez-Its.
iOS 12.1 leaks reveal iPad Pro shape and Apple Pencil 2's gesture UI
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 14:56
A rounded screen and dramatically improved stylus with integrated controls are expected to be stars of Apple's media event in Brooklyn, New York.
Christmas Spectacular in New York will feature 100 Intel Shooting Star Mini drones
Venture Beat - 29 Oct 2018 14:00
This year's Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes will feature special guests: 100 choreographed Intel Shooting Star Mini drones.