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Sony begins courting indie devs again as PlayStation 5 approaches
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 15:24
Sony has a new initiative to bring indie games to its platforms. Former Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida leads the program as PlayStation 5 looms.
Candy Crush Friends Saga helps King have the top-grossing franchise in U.S. app stores
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 23:48
Activision Blizzard noted today when reporting its earnings for the third quarter that the Candy Crush series saw year-over year growth.
Take-Two raises guidance as microtransaction spending grows 32%
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 23:43
Take-Two Interactive Entertainment saw huge growth in microtransactions, which propelled it to a massive Q2 for its fiscal 2020.
World of Warcaft Classic drove subscriptions to record growth for a quarter
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 23:25
World of Warcraft Classic has been a big success to Activision Blizzard, with the company revealing today that the retro release has driven subscriptions.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare outselling Black Ops 4 by healthy margin
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 23:20
Activision Blizzard reported today that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is outselling last year's Black Ops 4 title by a percentage in the "teens."
Disney brings Frozen 2 into VR with Myth: A Frozen Tale short film
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 23:03
Disney's VR film collection is expanding to include one of the company's most popular franchises, though you'll need to find special hardware to view it.
4 Simple Ways To Build Immediate Customer Loyalty Online
Forbes - 7 Nov 2019 22:38
Why do some brands retain customers at a higher rate than others? The companies that succeed in retention are tightly focused on creating a sense of customer loyalty, and on forging that relationship quickly.
Five Essential Differences Between Criticism And Feedback
Forbes - 7 Nov 2019 22:34
There's a difference between criticism and feedback. One deflates, the other inspires. Learn to give great feedback with these tips.
Europe's antitrust chief doesn't believe it's time to break up big tech
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 21:45
Margrethe Vestager, Europe's antitrust chief, said big tech companies must do more to curb their abusive behavior, but she is not ready to break them up.
Google launches Skaffold in general availability
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 20:37
Google's Skaffold, a command line tool that facilitates continuous development for Kubernetes-native applications, is now generally available.
Apple TV+ isn't as bad as critics say -- or worth a monthly fee
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 20:10
Apple's long-awaited video service launched last week to decidedly mixed reviews, and though it's better than it could have been, it's not worth paying for.
Emmy-winning Fable debuts final chapter of Wolves in the Walls VR story
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 20:00
Fable Studio's Wolves in the Walls Chapter 3: They're Everywhere! is available today in the Oculus Store. It finishes the VR story of Lucy.
Investors are missing the point on Roku
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 19:22
Despite reporting solid performance, Roku's stock got hammered in after-hours trading yesterday and was trading 17% down early today.
Google's Teachable Machine 2.0 elucidates the basics of machine learning
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 19:00
Google launched a revamped Teachable Machine tool that lets users train and export machine learning models to any website or app.
Amazon's AI rewrites 'millions' of Alexa user commands to reduce defects by 30%
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 18:15
Amazon says it has deployed in production a system that improves the accuracy of Alexa responses, chiefly by rewriting utterances.
T-Mobile will launch national 5G on December 6, covering 200 million people
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 17:41
The third-place U.S. carrier confirmed today that it will launch nationwide 5G service in early December, initially delivering signals to 200 million users.
The Rise Of Sober Active Communities
Forbes - 7 Nov 2019 17:39
The Phoenix is on a mission to reclaim recovery. Meet its founder Scott Strode.
Uber may have to pay Waymo over autonomous driving tech
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 17:36
Uber said it "will likely" have to strike a licensing deal with Waymo or opt for costly changes to its autonomous driving software.
Ghost raises $63.7 million to develop an aftermarket kit that gives cars self-driving capabilities
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 17:00
Ghost claims its aftermarket kit -- which will be available in 2020 -- can safely give existing cars self-driving capabilities.
Applause targets AI bias by sourcing training data at scale
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 16:32
Software-testing company Applause wants to reinvent AI testing with a service that detects AI bias by crowdsourcing larger training data sets.
A Conversation With Eva Longoria: How To Empower Entrepreneurs.
Forbes - 7 Nov 2019 16:10
Eva Longoria is an entrepreneur. I had the opportunity to interview her and learn how she thinks. In that conversation, it was clear she has not lost sight of who else she is. A woman. A Latina. It was also clear that as...
Ursa raises $15 million to glean insights from satellite radar data
Venture Beat - 7 Nov 2019 16:00
Ursa, a provider of geospatial analytics services, has raised $15 million in fresh venture capital from a raft of new and existing investors.