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CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $15 million to build more blockchain cats
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 15:01
CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $15 million you can raise and trade more blockchain cats.
CES 2019 will have 4,500 exhibitors, 2.75 million square feet of space, and 180,000 attendees
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 14:00
CES 2019 will be as big as ever when in comes around again, according to the Consumer Technology Association, the lobbying group that puts on the show in Las Vegas each January. The biggest tech trade show will likely ha...
IBM, Harvard develop tool to tackle black box problem in AI translation
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 23:15
A new tool tackles the black box problem by letting creators of deep learning applications visualize the decision-making an AI makes when translating a sequence of words from one language to another.
Apple's Q4 2018: $62.9 billion in revenues, another record on iPhone sales
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 22:31
Apple had yet another record quarter as it wrapped up fiscal 2018, thanks in part to debuts of Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max.
Baidu's DuerOS is now on 150 million devices, up from 100 million in August
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 22:10
Beijing tech giant Baidu this week announced that DuerOS is now installed on over 150 million devices and has more than 35 million monthly active users.
8BitDo's N30 Pro 2 controller offers more design options
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 21:59
8BitDo makes excellent controllers, and it is updating its N30 Pro gamepad with some of the features it has put into its other devices.
Facial recognition software finds 78% of speakers at tech events are men
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 21:16
Tech and venture capital events rank among those least likely to have women speakers, according to an analysis of events in 23 countries by Bizzabo.
Currant Smart Outlet uses AI to cut down on energy consumption
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 20:50
The Currant Smart Outlet uses artificial intelligence to help homeowners cut down on energy waste. It starts at $59 and is available now.
Kuo: Expect 3D object-scanning cameras in iPads and iPhones by 2020
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 20:17
Time of flight 3D-scanning cameras are on their way to Apple's tablets and phones, says a top analyst, and will power AR, productivity, and photo features.
OpenAI made a system that's better at Montezuma's Revenge than humans
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 19:20
OpenAI's reinforcement learning system managed to beat human players at Montezuma's Revenge, a notoriously challenging game for AI.
Android Pie has a battery life problem
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 19:14
Seeing battery drain after upgrading to Android Pie? Here are the causes, fixes, and workarounds. Google is investigating the Android P battery life issues.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is anime and a live service
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 18:24
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's release date is December 7, 2018. While we wait, Nintendo is revealing some new features -- like its plans for DLC.
Oculus reportedly plans Rift S, a small PC VR upgrade that's not Rift 2
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 18:10
Oculus's more powerful complete redesign of Rift has reportedly been scuttled in favor of a simplified VR headset that can run on a greater number of PCs.
Alexa gains Reminders API, calendar availability, and integration with Routines
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 18:00
Three productivity-centric features are heading to Alexa: calendar integration with Routines, calendar availability browsing, and a new Reminders API.
Google's on-device text classification AI achieves 86.7 percent accuracy
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 17:20
Google researchers have developed an AI system -- SGGNs -- that doesn't require word embeddings in classifying text and achieves state-of-the-art results.
Uber Eats for Business launches to help companies manage employees' food orders
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 17:00
Uber has launched Eats for Business, a new integration that automates billing and allows companies to micro-manage their employees' food orders.
Kongregate's Kartridge app store opens with hundreds of indie PC games
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 17:00
Kogregate's Kartridge h as launched its open beta store for quality indie games with hundreds of titles, chat, badges, and rewards.
iPad Pro A12X benchmarks rival MacBook Pros with Intel Core i7 CPUs
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 16:56
The $799 professional tablet initially benchmarks right between laptops priced at $2,099 to $2,799, a massive step forward for Apple's A12X processors.
Loopholes in Facebook's 'paid for by' label shows just how flimsy its political ad archive is
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 16:30
Facebook's political ad archive never provided enough information about buyers, and an investigation by Vice confirms how fraught it really is.
Flickr is ditching Yahoo account requirement and giving Pro subscribers unlimited storage
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 16:13
SmugMug-owned Flickr is removing the need for Yahoo accounts, giving Pro subscribers unlimited storage, and ditching 1TB free storage.
Zynga launches Wonka's World of Candy match-3 mobile game
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 16:02
Zynga is stabbing at King's Candy Crush Saga with today's launch of the Wonka's World of Candy match-3 mobile game.
Bankrupt iHeartMedia hopes Apple deal will bring Beats 1 to U.S. radio
Venture Beat - 1 Nov 2018 15:47
A deal could bring Apple Music onto U.S. airwaves across 850 local stations, but is it realistic given iHeartMedia's precarious financial situation?