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Heroes of the Storm adds its first original character
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 20:39
New stuff is coming to Blizzard's MOBA, Heroes of the Storm.
Snapchat will help you find your polling place on Election Day
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 06:01
Snap recently said that it registered 400,000 U.S. voters through its app. Now, its helping users find their poling place on Election Day.
Intel and Tencent debut AI-powered camera systems for retail
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 04:30
Tencent and Intel debuted two new products -- DeepGaze and YouBox -- that tap AI to track shoppers in brick-and-mortar stores.
Diablo: Immortal team fends off fan backlash at BlizzCon
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 23:46
Fans haven't played Diablo Immortal, but they seem to hate it. The development team had a chance to respond to that during Blizzcon 2018.
Google open-sources BERT, a state-of-the-art training technique for natural language processing
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 21:40
Google has open-sourced BERT, a state-of-the-art pretraining technique for natural language processing. It's available on Github.
Diablo: Immortal is coming to mobile
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 21:38
Diablo is on its way to mobile.
Hearthstone's next expansion is Rastakhan's Rumble
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 21:26
Blizzard has announced Hearthstone's next expansion.
Warcraft III: Reforged is coming in 2019
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 21:21
Warcraft III is getting remastered.
Overwatch's new hero is Ashe
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 21:11
Blizzard announced a new hero for Overwacth during BlizzCon.
World of Warcraft Classic releases during summer 2019
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 20:49
Blizzard Entertainment revealed that World of Warcraft Classic is launching during summer 2019. The announcement was part of BlizzCon’s opening ceremony today in Anaheim, California. Blizzard also revealed that anyone ...
Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime hands baton to J. Allen Brack at BlizzCon 2018
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 20:45
Blizzard cofounder Mike Morhaime hands baton to J. Allen Brack at BlizzCon 2018.
Uber petitions Pennsylvania to resume self-driving tests
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 20:40
Uber said Friday it has asked Pennsylvania for permission to resume self-driving car testing on public roads and has improved its vehicle software.
Destiny 2 will be free on PC through November 18
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 20:20
Destiny 2 will be free on PC if you download it soon.
AI Weekly: Driverless car innovation has sped ahead of regulation
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 19:45
Self-driving car tech is progressing at a rapid clip, but regluation and policy is lagging behind. Here's where things stand.
ProBeat: The year OnePlus started ignoring fans
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 19:30
The OnePlus 6 added a notch and the OnePlus 6T removed the headphone jack. OnePlus should have paid more attention to its fans.
First Mac mini 2018 benchmarks suggest Mac Pro speeds, unlike MacBook Air
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 19:11
Geekbench has revealed the latest Mac mini and MacBook Air performance numbers, and one actually stands toe-to-toe with Apple's current Pro computers.
Spotify debuts Apple Watch app beta, challenging top streaming rival on home turf
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 17:25
With 87 million subscribers and 191 million listeners, Spotify has every reason to expand to every platform possible, including rival Apple's popular Watch.
IDC: Tablet shipments decline for 16th straight quarter
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 17:04
For 16 straight quarters, tablet sales have declined year-over-year. Apple, Samsung, Amazon, Huawei, and Lenovo were the top five in Q3 2018.
The DeanBeat: The American Abyss depicts a U.S. civil war in 2040
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 17:00
Video game professor Edward Castronova created 2040 American Abyss: A Simulation of the next American Civil War, to warn us about extremism.
Huawei won't bid to build New Zealand 5G network core, citing 'hassle'
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 16:38
Facing 5G hardware bans in the U.S. and Australia, Huawei is shifting its strategy for New Zealand, offering to supply only radio components to carriers.
Alexa now tells you when your favorite artists drop a new album
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 15:33
Amazon's New Release Notifications let you follow your favorite artists with a simple voice command to receive an alert when they release new tunes.
With IPO in its sights, Uber works to win over drivers, riders, and businesses
Venture Beat - 2 Nov 2018 15:20
As Uber readies its 2019 IPO, the company this week launched a bunch of new initiatives designed to keep drivers, riders, and businesses coming back.