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Quip raises $40 million to expand its subscription dental care products and services
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 16:17
Dental hygiene startup Quip has raised $40 million in an equity and debt round of funding, with plans to launch new consumer products and dental services.
Ericsson: 5G will have fastest rollout ever, going mainstream in 2020
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 13:00
The next two years will be key to establishing 5G as the world's next wireless communications standard, as smartphones and services roll out globally.
Microsoft's market cap catches Apple's
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 05:14
Four months after Apple breached the $1 trillion mark, the iPhone maker is on the verge of losing Wall Street's most valuable company title to Microsoft.
Red Dead Online beta: Confusion, crashes, and connection problems
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 23:56
The Red Dead Online beta is live … sorta. Rockstar Games launched a test version of its multiplayer cowboy sim today for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. But you can only get into it if you own the Ultimate Version of Red D...
Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest is a new mobile game
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 23:13
Games Workshop announced today that it has partnered with studios Tilting Point and Hunted Cow for Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest, a new mobile game based on the fantasy franchise. Chaos & Conquest has entered beta on Googl...
Amazon launches AWS Ground Station to help companies transmit satellite data
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 22:55
Amazon introduced AWS Ground Station today, what CEO Andy Jassy calls the first ground-station-as-a-service for transmitting data to and from satellites.
Sprint promises HTC-Qualcomm 5G hotspot in first half of 2019
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 21:42
If you were wondering how the fourth-largest U.S. cellular carrier plans to bring 5G to its customers, Sprint today has a partial answer to that question: it just announced that it’s working with HTC and Qualcomm on a ...
Samsung joins the QLC NAND party with its 860 QVO SSD
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 20:56
You may have noticed on black Friday and cyber Monday that prices for storage continue to drop. And now the new quad-layer-cell (QLC) tech is packing even more capacity into smaller and more affordable packages. Now, Sam...
Former Facebook manager says company is 'failing' its black employees and users
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 20:52
Facebook, like pretty much every other Silicon Valley company, still struggles to hire, retain, and include diverse employees — earlier this year, the company said that black employees made up just 1 percent of technic...
Red Dead Online beta -- Here's how the multiplayer open world begins
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 19:55
Rockstar Games launched the beta version of Red Dead Online for some of its players today. So far, Red Dead Online is only be available to those who bought the Ultimate Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2. On November 28, t...
Volvo and Luminar demo advanced lidar tech that gives autonomous cars detailed view of pedestrian movements
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 19:30
Volvo and Luminar gave a glimpse into the future of autonomous cars at the Automobility LA trade show today, as the duo demoed advanced lidar technology.
Google Pixel Slate review: An expensive work in progress
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 19:00
The Pixel Slate is Google's most refined attempt yet at an all-in-one device for work and play. Unfortunately, it falls short in key areas.
Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 benchmark reveals Android Oreo and Qualcomm CPU
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 18:25
New benchmarks for Google's AR headset suggest that the company is putting a new chip, OS, and improved specs into its enterprise-focused wearable.
Myth: Consumers are uncomfortable sharing their data
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 17:50
Consumers are comfortable when they have complete visibility into what data is being collected and when it is protected and anonymized.
Google employees push to stop censored search engine Project Dragonfly
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 17:14
Eleven Google employees comprising engineers and managers at Google published an open letter demanding that the company ends development of censored search engine for Chinese users.
More iPhone order cuts and Trump tariffs threaten Apple's holiday season
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 16:39
Normally, Apple’s prediction of a record holiday quarter — with revenues between $89 to $93 billion — would be more than enough to thrill investors, as the company historically hits or exceeds the high end of its s...
Censys, a search engine for internet-connected devices, raises $2.6 million led by GV and Greylock
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 16:10
Censys, an open source research project born out of the University of Michigan, collects information on alll of the devices connected to the internet.
Blackbird Interactive releases demo for Project Eagle base on Mars
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 16:01
Just in time for the touchdown of NASA's InSight lander on Mars, Blackbird Interactive released a demo of Project Eagle as a free app on Steam.
Insurance tech startup Clyde raises $3 million to simplify product warranties
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 16:00
Insurance tech startup Clyde has raised $3 million in venture capital to reinvent the way companies offer product warranties to customers.
MLG cofounder forms Electronic Sports Group for esports deals
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 15:01
Esports pioneer Mike Sepso and former NBA executive Bobby Sharma announced they have started esports advisory firm Electronic Sports Group (ESG).
PlayStation Classic review -- 32-bit bliss even with the uneven library
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 15:00
The PlayStation Classic is a great trip through your 32-bit memories.
Watch: Facebook's Richard Allan fields questions from 9 countries at U.K. Parliament hearing
Venture Beat - 27 Nov 2018 14:59
Richard Allan, Facebook's vice president of public policy, is answering questions posed by lawmakers from 9 countries at a U.K. parliament hearing.