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TabTale will publish movie-based Charlie's Angels and Jumanji mobile games
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 15:00
TabTale is making mobile games based on the Charlies Angels and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle films that are coming out soon.
Extend raises $16 million for AI that optimizes extended warranty offers
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:00
Extend, a San Francisco company that optimizes extended warranty offers using AI, has raised $16 million in venture capital.
Avaaz: Facebook will see a 'tidal wave' of fake news ahead of the 2020 elections
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 14:30
Facebook has powered 158 million views of fake U.S. poltical news in 2019 and is poised to see an explosion of disinformation in 2020.
Google open-sources Cardboard to keep 'no-frills' VR widely available
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 23:01
Rather than killing its Cardboard VR initiative outright, Google is open-sourcing the software in hopes that developers will support new devices and apps.
NPD: U.S. games spending up 1% in Q3 as live-services offset consoles
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 20:10
Game spending was up 1% in Q3 of the year. That is depsite the end of the console generation pushing down hardware sales.
Nvidia unveils Jetson Xavier NX for edge AI
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 20:07
Nvidia today unveiled the Jetson Xavier NX, a module the size of a credit card to handle edge AI computing for devices like robots and drones.
MLPerf releases machine learning inference performance results
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 20:00
The MLPerf consortium today released an analysis of machine learning inference for datacenters and the edge to standardize industry benchmarks.
Executive Protection: Safeguarding Individuals at Work, Home, and Abroad
Forbes - 6 Nov 2019 19:28
Allied Universal® Risk Advisory and Consulting Services empowers customers to protect what matters most--people. Through detailed risk assessments and investigative practices, intelligence monitoring, and analysis of th...
Google launches App Defense Alliance to fight the spread of malicious apps
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 19:13
The App Defense Alliance is a collaboration between Google, ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to fight the spread of malicious Android apps.
Samsung's VASTA system uses AI to let users program smartphone tasks visually, without coding
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 18:16
In a research paper, scientists at Samsung describe a novel system -- VASTA -- that uses AI to let users create smartphone automation tasks.
7 Ways To Be More Responsive To Your Customers
Forbes - 6 Nov 2019 17:30
When it comes to how quickly you need to respond to customers, there's only one answer: as fast as possible. Here is how you can be more responsive--and boost your customer loyalty, too.
Adobe Max Sneaks feature AI photography, animation, and audio tools
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 17:06
AI is powering a collection of new Adobe features that could dramatically improve photo, animation, and audio editing, as well as IDing manipulated images.
Niantic sets up $10 million third-party developer fund and names first dev contest winner
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 17:02
Niantic is setting up a $10 million fund to invest in interesting location-based and augmented reality projects that use its platform.
Pokémon Go will get new augmented reality features like shared AR and user-curated waypoints
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 17:00
Pokémon Go will get new augmented reality features like shared AR and user-curated waypoints, thanks to improvements in Niantic's platform.
Spruce Up wants to do for home decor what Pandora did for music
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:24
Home decor startup Spruce Up has launched an updated ecommerce platform that leverages machine learning to recommend goods to homeowners.
The Art Of Unlearning What Works
Forbes - 6 Nov 2019 16:10
Unlearning is the ability to take an honest look at our mental model and make the conscious decision to work outside of it.
Resolution Games creates level builder for Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:01
Resolution Games has created a level builder for Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs so that fans can create their own custom levels.
GSN Games names former Angry Birds developer William Taht as Bingo Bash chief
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:00
GSN Games announced former Rovio executive Wilhelm Taht will be the new senior vice president and general manager for Bingo Bash, effective November 18.
Fastly launches its next-gen edge computing service in beta
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:00
Fastly's Compute@Edge service is available in beta to let developers test enhanced features designed to make edge computing easier and more efficient.
Immersive Labs raises $40 million to upskill cybersecurity workers through gamification
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:00
Immersive Labs, which upskills companies' cybersecurity teams through gamification, has raised $40 million in a round of funding led by Summit Partners.
Neural Magic raises $15 million to boost AI training speed on off-the-shelf processors
Venture Beat - 6 Nov 2019 16:00
Neural Magic, a startup developing software that promises to dramatically speed up AI workloads on commodity hardware, has raised $15 million.
Taking The Leap Toward Entrepreneurship And Avoiding Paralysis By Analysis
Forbes - 6 Nov 2019 15:00
You can't be afraid of failure if you're hoping to become an entrepreneur. Confidence is key.