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Total War: Three Kingdoms hands-on -- Combat is no longer an imperial pain
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 00:35
Total War: Three Kingdoms' combat felt messy in initial previews, but tweaks during the games delay have it feeling like a Total War game should.
USC Games Expo features more than 80 games and 1,200 guests
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 16:15
The University of Southern California will hold its second annual USC Games Expo on Wednesday, with 1,200 guests viewing more than 80 student games.
After 35 years, The Goal is still an essential read for entrepreneurs and executives
Forbes - 7 May 2019 20:46
There's an "A-ha moment" waiting in it for everyone. Thirty-five years after it was first published, Goldratt's classic remains an essential book for all entrepreneurs and executives
Apex Legends: Nearly 30% of its over 50 million players are new to EA, China and mobile on horizon
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 23:29
Apex Legends has 50 million players, and 30% are new to EA. The publisher is also in negoiations to bring the battle royale to mobile and China.
FIFA 19 and FIFA 18 had 45 million unique console and PC players in EA's fiscal 2019
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 23:11
FIFA 19 and 18 drew 45 million unique players on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, and Xbox One, publisher EA said today in its solid Q4 earnings report.
EA mum on Apex Legends and Anthem in solid Q4 earnings report (updated)
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:49
Electronic Arts reported earnings that exceeded Wall Street's expectations for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31.
How To Be An Influencer And Not Get Sued
Forbes - 7 May 2019 22:47
The typical influencer rarely (as in never) discloses compensation or connection to the brand she promotes. She just acts like a fan. In the eyes of the law, this is deceptive and illegal advertising.
Lyft users will be able to hail driverless Waymo cars in Phoenix
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:35
Waymo today announced that it'll add 10 self-driving cars to Lyft's fleet in Phoenix, Arizona -- the site of its Waymo One service.
Google expands Flutter mobile app SDK to the web, desktop, and embedded devices
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:30
Google's Flutter open source mobile UI framework is now a multi-platform UI framework, supporting the web, desktop, mobile, and even embedded devices.
Collision avoidance isn't the only challenge faced by driverless cars
Forbes - 7 May 2019 22:23
Collision avoidance is the first concern that comes to mind when it comes to the dangers of driverless cars, but little known U.S. company, Drivent, which has just announced that it is certified to test autonomous vehicl...
3 Proven Strategies For Becoming Infinitely Happier And More Productive
Forbes - 7 May 2019 22:18Google introduces How-to markup for voice app developers
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:10
Google introduced How-to markup today to bring voice apps to more search results. A template for How-to with video is also being introduced.
Petpreneurs On the Rise: Why Pet Franchises Are A Real Growth Sector
Forbes - 7 May 2019 22:05
As a nation of animal lovers, our national spend on our pets continues to be on the rise. Why are pet franchises such an attractive proposition for both emerging franchisors and prospective franchisees?
Google Cloud makes pods with 1,000 TPU chips available in public beta
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:00
For the first time, Google Cloud's tensor processing unit (TPU) Pods are available today in public beta for fast training of AI models.
Google brings Firebase Performance Monitoring to web apps
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:00
At Google I/O 2019, Google announced a host of Firebase improvements and upgrades, including expanded app performance monitoring.
Google adds 10 libraries to Android Jetpack, unveils Kotlin toolkit for UI development
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 22:00
Google announced 10 new libraries for Android Jetpack and unveiled Jetpack Compose, a new unbundled Kotlin toolkit for UI development.
Up and to the right: What are the top 5 trends in Business Intelligence today?
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 21:40
Today's BI tools create a work environment where not only is everyone accountable, they can make adjustments in near real-time to achieve goals & targets.
Google finally updates Android distribution dashboard, Pie passes 10%
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 21:00
Google has finally updated its Android distribution dashboard, after over six months of no updates. Android Pie has passed 10% adoption.
Google launches Android Q Beta 3
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 20:47
Google today launched Android Q Beta 3 for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, the official Android Emulator, and more.
Niko Partners: China's game market to hit $41.5 billion and 767 million players by 2023
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 20:45
China's domestic game market is expected to grow from $$30.8 billion in 2018 to $41.5 billion in 2023, according to a report by Niko Partners.
Google awards $25 million in global AI impact grants
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 20:30
Google gave $25 million to a range of projects that may positively impact humanity around the world today for its Global AI Impact Challenge.
Qualcomm and Google add 5G support to Android Q developer APIs
Venture Beat - 7 May 2019 20:30
5G networks are about to bring blazing fast speeds to buyers of new Android devices, and Android Q will enable apps to take advantage of that performance.