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Overwatch's new Workshop will let players make their own game modes
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 21:00
Blizzard announced Workshop for Overwatch today, a new feature will let players create their own game modes.
What $160 Billion Marketplace Is Ripe For The Picking?
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 16:41
The opportunities to explore food waste and come up with new products could be endless. The imperfect fruit and vegetables are just as nutritious and even cost less. Lets innovate our way out of food waste. Pass those ap...
Slack introduces channel calendars for teams and message reply via email
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 22:30
Slack is bringing calendars from G Suite and Microsoft's Outlook deeper into its app, and also introduced the ability to reply to messages via email today.
Microsoft reports $30.6 billion in Q3 2019 revenue: Azure up 73%, Surface up 21%, and LinkedIn up 27%
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 22:06
Microsoft today reported fiscal Q3 2019 earnings, including revenue of $30.6 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per share of $1.14.
Google Drive no longer requires a Chrome extension for offline use
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 22:02
G Suite users, rejoice: Google Drive no longer requires a Chrome extension for offline Sheets, Docs, and Slides access and use.
Google open-sources AI image segmentation models optimized for Cloud TPUs
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 21:22
Google's newly open-sourced AI image segmentation systems and models are optimized for its cloud TPU hardware, the company says.
Apple documents reveal multi-year plot to pressure and hurt Qualcomm
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 21:05
Apple and Qualcomm may have settled their international legal disputes, but documents suggest that Apple spent years on a scheme to damage its partner.
VentureBeat is looking for a Head of AI Events Content
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 20:10
VentureBeat is seeking a leader to head up content for our events on artificial intelligence, including Transform taking place July 10 to July 11.
4 Practical Steps To Drive Transparency In Food & Drink
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 20:04
This article focuses on highlighting practical steps some food and beverage companies are adopting which can be emulated by others to keep consumers informed. Tom Spier and Dayton Miller Managing Partners at Boulder Food...
How Google treats Meredith Whittaker is important to potential AI whistleblowers
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 19:45
Google's alleged treatment of AI researcher Meredith Whittaker is alarming for a number of reasons, and bodes poorly for future whistleblowers.
Mortal Kombat 11 has franchise's most successful launch ever, 'years of content' planned
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 19:38
Mortal Kombat 11 just launched on April 23, but its publisher is already saying that it's one of the most successful games in the 27-year-old franchise.
How To Connect With Successful And Influential People
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 19:24
Connecting with successful and influential people can feel quite intimidating. Doing it in a meaningful way that delivers value for both parties is even more challenging. Here's how to do it right.
Connect To Consumers: Eight Tips For Crafting A Relatable Brand Narrative
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 19:15
Members of Young Entrepreneur Council offer tips to help businesses create a relatable brand story.
Is Oscar De La Hoya The Greatest Businessman In Sports?
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 18:08
While there may be richer businessman in sports, few have combined building a successful business with making a positive impact in their communities, like Oscar De La Hoya has.
Your Key To Success: Am I Really The Person I Think I Am?
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 18:01
The person you really are is determined by the actions you take daily to reach the point you want to achieve. Are you really the person you think you are? Or you are still distracted with a distorted vision of yourself?
Vue.ai raises $17 million for AI-driven retail products
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 18:00
Vue.ai, a subbrand of India-U.S. startup Mad Street Den, has raised $17 million in venture capital, which it says will be used to grow its team.
Brave rolls out its own ads that pay users a 70% cut
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 18:00
Brave today rolled out Brave Ads, which lets users earn Basic Attention Tokens (BAT), to desktop users in Canada, France, Germany, the U.K., and the U.S.
A transgender AI researcher's nightmare scenarios for facial recognition software
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 17:32
A Q+A with AI researcher Os Keyes about the history of facial recognition software, how it should be regulated, and why the technology should be banned.
Pharos AR lets you interact with a holographic Childish Gambino
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 17:30
Musician, actor, and writer Donald Glover brings his Childish Gambino persona into augmented reality for an interactive musical experience -- with you.
Wizards of the Coast taps Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic designer James Ohlen for new studio
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 17:17
Wizards of the Coast announced that retired BioWare designer James Ohlen will open a new studio in Austin, Texas, focusing on new IP, not D&D or Magic.
Google Stadia's Phil Harrison: Cloud-based gaming will be a difficult but 'fundamental shift'
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 17:12
Google vice president Phil Harrison (who's overseeing Stadia) and veteran game designer Amy Hennig spoke about the future of gaming at the first day of the 2019 GamesBeat Summit -- and how the cloud will result in a fund...
How To Get Your Paycheck Early
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 17:07
In a world with direct deposit, why don't we get our money every day, right after we put in a hard day?