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Superpedestrian raises $20 million for durable electric scooters
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 04:25
Superpedestrian, a company developing long-lasting electric scooters and a cloud-hosted orchestration system, has raised $20 million in venture capital.
Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple play defense in congressional antitrust probe
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 04:21
Alphabet's Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple defended their practices while declining to answer some questions from a U.S. congressional committee.
Vive Cosmos VR headset has an inexcusable flaw -- horrid tracking
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 23:47
The HTC Vive Cosmos virtual reality headset is an improvement over the original HTC Vive except for when it comes to tracking, which spoils the whole thing.
FCC chairman wants C-V2X cellular cars to share 5.9GHz band with Wi-Fi
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 22:11
The United States is preparing to allocate radio spectrum for use in vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure cellular communications.
Google Docs is getting Smart Compose to help G Suite users write faster
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 21:41
Google is bringing its AI-powered Smart Compose feature to Google Docs users as part of G Suite. Interested businesses can apply for early access now.
How Google, Facebook, and Microsoft save millions with the right product experiments (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 21:05
Experimentation is a powerful way to optimize products in real time. Come away with your own experimentation blueprint when you join this VB Live event!
How To Get PR At CES 2020, Starting Now
Forbes - 20 Nov 2019 20:54
Now that it's November, you should be doing one of two things to prepare for CES: either ramping up your planning efforts into turbo mode and preparing to scramble, or actively mobilizing to partner with an experienced m...
Black Friday 2019 gift guide: For Twitch and YouTube creators
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 20:50
FEATURE: Thanksgiving is fast approaching for those of us in the United States, and that means it’s almost time for shopping. The holiday gift-giving season begins on Black Friday, but you can’t go out into the cold ...
Ctrl-labs CEO: We'll have neural interfaces in less than 5 years
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 20:10
We interviewed Thomas Reardon, CEO of neural interface startup Ctrl-labs, at Web Summit 2019 to understand exactly how the brain-machine relationship works.
World of Warcraft: Classic's Battlegrounds will launch early on December 10
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 19:44
Blizzard announced today on the World of Warcraft: Classic message boards that the Battlegrounds PVP mode will be coming to the game on December 10.
GamesBeat Decides 131: Star Wars Jedi and Google Stadia reviews
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 19:38
Google Stadia and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order are both out, and the GamesBeat Decides crew reviews them on this week's episode.
Oculus Link beta hands-on: How Quest might kill Rift S for wired PC VR
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 19:15
Facebook's beta version of Oculus Link software and a third-party cable let you get a sense of how Oculus Quest performs as a PC VR headset.
This Week's First Round of Dreamforce-Inspired 2020 Customer Support Predictions
Forbes - 20 Nov 2019 19:04
The Salesforce-sponsored Dreamforce event this week in San Francisco has the customer support industry abuzz with product announcements.
Microsoft for Startups and Nvidia's Inception team up to accelerate AI startups
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 19:00
Microsoft for Startups and Nvidia's Inception program are teaming up to give AI startups GPU help, cloud credits, and a chance to sell alongside Microsoft.
Seriously launches Best Fiends Stars match-3 puzzle game
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 19:00
In its first big move since being acquired by Playtika, Seriously said today it is launching Best Fiends Stars, a spinoff from its Best Fiends game with casual match-3 gameplay.
DeepMind's MuZero teaches itself how to win at Atari, chess, shogi, and Go
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 18:42
In a preprint paper, researchers at Alphabet's DeepMind detail MuZero, an algorithm that effectively teaches itself how to play Atari and board games.
How many programming languages are too many?
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 18:09
Ever organization faces a dilemma in supporting programming languages -- the desire to standardize versus recognizing the benefits of multiple languages.
Baby Boomers' Untapped Legacy: Stronger Local Economies
Forbes - 20 Nov 2019 18:00
Some 2.5 million American business owners are approaching retirement. Meet Alison Lingane who is helping them transition their companies to employee ownership.
For Latina Equal Pay Day Creatives Share 3 Steps They've Taken To Advocate For Themselves Financially
Forbes - 20 Nov 2019 17:30
Two creatives share how they've built their career and advocated for themselves financially.
On Latina Equal Pay Day, 4 Entrepreneurs Share What They've Learned About Negotiating And The Importance Of Paying It Forward
Forbes - 20 Nov 2019 16:58
Four entrepreneurs share how mentors have shaped their negotiation tactics and how they hope to help the next generation of Latinas.
Twitter election stunt shows how political groups are brazenly weaponizing social media
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 16:04
A debate between U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn revealed how brazenly political groups are exploiting social media.
Chartboost launches Helium open source in-app programmatic ad platform
Venture Beat - 20 Nov 2019 16:00
Chartboost is launching Helium, an open source in-app programmatic advertising platform.