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Dreamscape Immersive is opening new L.A. flagship VR arcade
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 05:07
Startup Dreamscape Immersive is beginning its rollout of location-based VR entertainment beginning with a premier location at Westfield Century City in L.A.
PlayStation Network is down: Sony attempting to fix the outage
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 22:39
All of PlayStation Network is down. This is affecting every Sony console and service. You will encounter errors loading games and more.
Appodeal: Rewarded video monetization soars in U.S. mobile apps
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 22:35
Appodeal said that video ads that reward app users or gamers for viewing increased significantly as a form of monetization for mobile apps in the U.S.
Vainglory goes cross platform with Windows and Mac in early 2019
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 20:30
Super Evil Megacorp said its multiplayer online battle arena title Vainglory is going cross platform with competitive parity.
How Apple's HomePod uses AI and 6 mics to hear users through ambient noise
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 19:35
Despite HomePod's mixed reputation as a smart speaker, it actually uses machine learning tricks to interpret commands -- even if it can't ideally respond.
How Kayak is pioneering AI-powered voice assistant innovation (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 19:25
With AI-powered voice assistants taking over homes and phones, it's time to not just keep up with customer expectations, but figure out how to exceed them.
PowerPoint and Skype gain live captions and subtitles
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 19:10
Spotify and PowerPoint are gaining support for real-time automatic subtitles and captions, powered by artificial intelligence.
Gartner: Global smartphone shipments grew 1.4% in Q3 2018
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 17:50
Analysts at Gartner say the global smartphone market grew 1.4 percent in 2018 to 389 million units. Samsung came out on top but saw declining sales.
IDC: Wearables grew 21.7% in Q3 2018, Xiaomi now leads Apple and Fitbit
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 17:44
Basic wearables are helping some companies -- but not Apple -- surge in growth in developing markets, notably including China.
Starbreeze CEO steps down following Overkill's The Walking Dead flop
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 17:25
Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson Klint has stepped down following the disappointing launch of Overkill's The Walking Dead.
Deepmind's AlphaFold wins CASP13 protein-folding competition
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 17:20
Google subsidiary DeepMind's AlphaFold, an AI sytem that predicts protein folding, beat out 98 other competing systems in the CASP13 challenge.
THQ Nordic adds Carmageddon to its old IP garage
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 17:15
THQ Nordic announced today that it has acquired the Carmageddon franchise from developer Stainless Games.
Singapore-backed team creates affordable exercise shirt with ECG tracking
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 17:04
Tracking your heart's health during exercise could become as simple as wearing a shirt, if a government-backed startup gets this wearable to market in 2019.
Intel open-sources HE-Transformer, a tool that allows AI models to operate on encrypted data
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 16:00
Intel's HE-Transformer tool, which taps Microsoft's SEAL library for some operations, enables neural networks to work with encrypted data.
Adero, formerly TrackR, launches new smart tag system with proactive notifications
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 15:50
Adero, formerly TrackR, has a new family of products designed to keep track of all the little things you squeeze into bags.
Verizon plans Samsung 5G phone with Qualcomm modem for first half of 2019
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 15:20
In an interesting twist, Samsung is turning to Qualcomm to provide a mobile 5G modem for its Verizon smartphone, rather than using its own component.
Nvidia unveils Titan RTX desktop GPU
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 15:00
Nvidia has a new desktop GPU called the RTX or T-Rex that can achieve 130 teraflops of compute power and real-time ray tracing.
How Nvidia researchers are making virtual worlds with real-world videos
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 15:00
Nvidia researchers have made a generative model that can create virtual environments using real-world videos from sources like YouTube.
Rolls-Royce demonstrates fully autonomous passenger ferry in Finland
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 13:29
Rolls-Royce has demontrated what it calls the "world's first fully autonomous ferry" in Finland, after partnering with Finferries back in May.
Playtika acquires casual mobile game maker Wooga for over $100 million
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 10:35
Social casino game giant Playtika announced it has completed its acquisition of Wooga, the Berlin-based maker of casual games.
Google Play reveals 2018's best apps and games
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 10:05
Google Play said that 2018's top app was Drops: Learn 31 new languages, and the top game was PUBG Mobile.
Brain Corp will supply Walmart with AI services
Venture Beat - 3 Dec 2018 10:01
Brain Corp announced a relationship with Walmart to supply the retail giant with AI services across its stores.