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After raising $75 million earlier this year, Raleigh-based PrecisionHawk has grown at an eye-popping rate, acquiring five companies in 2018.

Four new slot types -- foods, sports, video games, and creative works -- are available for Amazon's Alexa in public beta.

Samsung is getting into the persistent AR world arena, mimicking earlier efforts by Google and Apple to create real-world AR anchors shared via the cloud.

Blizzard Entertainment said that its Hearthstone digital collectible card game has hit 100 million registered players. That’s a big accomplishment for a game that debuted on the PC and mobile devices in 2014. Hearthsto...

Jaunt is in talks to sell its cinematic virtual reality business to other companies, VentureBeat has learned. One bidder is Spinview Global.

Deca Games has acquired Zombie Catchers, a hit mobile game with more than 55 million downloads. It was made by Two Men and a Dog.

Well after the close of markets on a Friday night, a new report claimed Apple will wait until 2020 to release a 5G iPhone. That's bad news for investors.

Esperanto Technologies has raised $58 million from undisclosed investors to fund development of its 7-nanometer RISC-V AI processors.

In December, with the release of Chrome 71, the browser's ad blocker will cut off revenue for sites that show abusive experiences.

UK startup Tenzo's AI-driven platform aims to reduce food waste in restaurants by unifying dozens of disparate data pipelines.

IBM Research scientists can control the magnetism of a single copper atom, paving the way for atoms to store and process data.

Ai-powered catbots or virtual assistants let companies hold one-to-one conversations with their customers in real time, on a unprecedented scale.

Urban transport app Transit has raised $17.5 million from major carmakers, including Jaguar Land Rover, and Alliance Ventures, which consists of Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi.

Symantec has acquired Appthority and Javelin Networks to boost its mobile and enterprise security credentials. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Boston-based autonomous car startup Optimus Ride said it'll use Nvidia's Drive AGX Xavier platform for current and future fleets.

LG announced a deal with E-mart, a South Korean store chain, to develop robots that'll aid shoppers by pushing their carts and follow them around aisles.

Demand for the iPhone XR apparently hasn't been as red hot as expected, so Apple's manufacturers are making more of last year's less expensive models.

Olloclip is expanding its lens offerings for mobile photographers with the new Pro Series and Intro Series attachments for smartphones.

By applying advanced analytical insights to the art of ad creatives through AI and ML, ad campaigns can be more appealing and more effective.

Web Summit has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a $50 million venture capital fund called Amaranthine.

Amazon is taking on Walmart and Target by waiving its $25 minimum spend to offer free Christmas deliveries for all U.S. customers.

Reach Labs has raised $9 million in a round of funding for its long-range wireless charging technology. DCVC led the investment.