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Google open-sources AI that can distinguish between voices with 92 percent accuracy
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 22:57
Google researchers have open-sourced an AI system that can suss out speakers with state-of-the-art accuracy compared to previous methods.
Why Microsoft, Tencent, and Intel are growing cucumbers in autonomous greenhouses
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 21:49
Teams led by employees at Microsoft, Intel, and Tencent are participating in a cucumber-growing competition to operate autonomous greenhouses to explore artificial intelligence applications in indoor farming.
Flaregames lays off 45, founder gives up CEO title
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 20:55
Mobile game publisher Flaregames is laying off 45 people, and its founder Klaas Kersting is handing over the CEO duties to executive Todd English.
Volkswagen owners can now control their cars with Siri
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 19:55
The newest version of Volkswagen's VW Car-Net supports Siri voice commands. Owners can unlock and lock the doors, check mileage, and more with speech.
Apple Face ID supplier slashes revenue forecast, citing weak demand
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 19:05
Apple shares fell as the main supplier for its Face ID technology, Lumentum Holdings, slashed revenue and profit forecasts.
Pocket Gems' Wild Beyond bring core real-time strategy to mobile
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 19:01
War Dragons creator Pocket Gems unveiled Wild Beyond, a hardcore mobile game that blends real-time strategy and collectible card games.
Echo Combat brings 4v4 zero-gravity combat to virtual reality
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 19:00
Echo Combat debuts on Thursday as the latest 4v4 zero-gravity robot-fighting virtual reality game from Ready At Dawn Studios.
Crucial P1 and BX500 SSDs push down the cost of storage
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 18:16
Crucial has some new storage options that are great for gaming but will be a lot better when they probably drop in price in a few months.
SAP's $8 billion Qualtrics acquisition is a win for Seattle and Provo's tech communities
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 18:05
SAP's $8 billion Qualtrics acquistion is poised to create dividends in the latter's dual headquarter cities of Seattle and Provo, Utah.
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy review -- from classics to playable cartoons
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 17:08
Reignited Trilogy isn't content with celebrating the past. The new, vibrant graphics make Spyro a playable fantasy cartoon.
Firefox debuts experimental price-tracking feature for consumers
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 17:00
Mozilla is introducing experimental new Firefox features today as part of its Test Pilot program, including "Price Wise" for tracking online price changes.
Kofax acquires Nuance's Document Imaging business for $400 million
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 16:48
Kofax has acquired Nuance's Document Imaging business for $400 million, the companies confirmed today. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2019.
Adjust reveals new benchmarks for mobile marketers to target
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 16:00
Adjust release its Global Benchmarks 2.0 report, with mobile measurement data such as the fact that 89 percent of users do not return after one week.
Oracle launches new HPC instances with Intel Xeon and Mellanox network controllers
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 15:00
Oracle's new Intel Xeon-powered instances are targeted squarely at high performance compute (HPC) workloads like simulations and AI model training.
Atomico leads $24 million investment in UI prototyping platform Framer
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 14:00
Framer, a Netherlands-based UI prototyping startup, has raised $24 million in a series B round of funding led by Atomico, with participation from Accel and AngelList.
How Prague's Avast went from Soviet-era security project to $4.5 billion IPO
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 13:11
Avast reached the pinnacle of capitalism with its IPO. But the security company's journey from a Soviet-era research lab in Prague was long and winding.
SAP buys Qualtrics for $8 billion in cash, days before planned IPO
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 06:18
SAP's acquisition of Qualtrics is its largest deal since buying travel and expense management firm Concur in 2014 for $8.3 billion
Beat Saber's exclusive PSVR content will come to PC
Venture Beat - 12 Nov 2018 05:07
Following backlash surrounding the reveal of exclusive content for the PSVR version of Beat Saber, developer Beat Games has reassured PC players they're not being forgotten. In tweets yesterday the developer noted that i...