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Valve's Artifact launches on Steam
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 23:15
Valve's Artifact digital card game is now available on PC.
Seagate Game Drive for Xbox SSD -- How to cut loading times in half
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 22:26
Seagate's external SSD is super fast, which makes a huge difference for loading game data. The problem is the price. So, is it worth it?
Tim Cook's Idaho visit shows Apple can't just donate its way into schools
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 22:13
Donating iPads to low-income schools was a generous gesture, but making iPads affordable for everyone will really help Apple improve grade school education.
PUBG Mobile's Thanksgiving dinner was eating Fortnite's chicken
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 21:29
PUBG Mobile had its best week ever on iOS last week, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.
Amazon launches AWS SageMaker Ground Truth, an automated data labeling service
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 20:51
AWS SageMaker service for building and deploying AI models.
Amazon launches autonomous racing league and $399 DeepRacer car
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 20:36
Amazon today introduced DeepRacer, a car trained with reinforcement learning that will compete in the DeepRacer League, a league for racing DeepRacer cars.
Anki survey: Brits may embrace companion robots, but some fear the Terminator
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 20:05
Anki and Envisioners surveyed Brits on their feelings about robots. 27 percent fear scenarios like The Terminator. But 38 percent want them in homes.
Marfeel's WordPress plug-in helps small publishers reap mobile ad revenue
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 19:30
Marfeel has created MarfeelPress, a Wordpress plug-in that helps bloggers and small publishers generate more advertising revenue.
Instagram is rolling out alternative text descriptions for visually impaired users
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 19:25
Instagram is adding the alternative text descriptions that Facebook and Twitter have already had for a couple of years for visually-impaired users.
Facebook is testing local government emergency alerts
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 18:52
Facebook is working with 100 local governments and first responder pages to test alerts related to natural disasters, blackouts, and other incidents.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation says Envoy proxy has graduated from open source incubation program
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 18:30
CNCFsays Envoy has graduated from its incubation program for open source projects that support cloud-based application development.
Apple prepares to release ECG app for Watch Series 4
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 18:21
Apple's long-awaited electrocardiogram (ECG) app is finally here for U.S. customers, enabling checks for abnormal hearbeats including atrial fibrillation.
Nintendo Switch had its best-selling week yet thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 18:06
Nintendo had a big sales feast during Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.
Phiar raises $3 million for AR navigation to eliminate wrong turns
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 16:05
Phiar has raised $3 million in seed funding to develop machine learning and augmented reality (AR) technology to improve driving with smartphone navigation.
DoorDash food deliveries are now available through TripAdvisor
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 16:00
DoorDash is integrating with TripAdvisor, meaning you will be able to kickstart your food orders directly from TripAdvisor's website and mobile apps.
Micron publishes first diversity report, contributes $10 million to cause
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 15:01
Micron Technology published its first diversity and inclusion report, and its foundation will donate $10 million to fund diversity programs.
Jam City acquires Bingo Pop maker Uken
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 15:00
Mobile game publisher Jam City continued its acquisition spree today as it announced the purchase of Bingo Pop maker Uken Games in Toronto.
Deputy raises $81 million to help companies manage hourly paid workers
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 15:00
Deputy, an Australia-based employee management platform, has raised $81 million to boost its product development and fund global expansion.
7 ways event data is transforming lead capture
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 14:10
Events connect you to an extraordinary wellspring of data that can drive immense value for your organization, and many are not taking advantage of.
ChargePoint raises $240 million to expand electric vehicle charging network
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 11:00
ChargePoint has raised $200 million in a series H round of funding to expand its electric vehicle charging network into new and existing markets.
Startup coalition publishes open letter urging European leaders to address tech talent shortage
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 10:41
30 European tech CEOs signed an open letter calling on governments to urgently address a looming talent shortage that threatens the region's momentum.
Are the AR/VR platform wars already won?
Venture Beat - 28 Nov 2018 09:11
Even with an installed base of 900 million ARKit and ARCore capable phones by the end of 2018, no AR/VR platform has truly scaled in terms of active users yet.