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Driverless car startup Pony.ai raises $462 million at a $3 billion valuation
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 05:00
Driverless car startup Pony.ai has raised a whopping $462 million at a $3 billion valuation, $400 million of which came from Toyota.
FunCraft raises $1.8 million to make 'casual forever' mobile games
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 19:45
FunCraft, a new studio headed by former Electronic Arts and Zynga veterans, has raised $1.8 million to make 'casual forever' mobile games.
Tempo's $1,995 fitness tracker taps AI to improve your workout routine
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 17:00
Tempo is looking to make waves in the home fitness device market with a system that taps AI to improve workouts and offer real-time feedback.
Xseed at 15: Taking Japanese games from niches to hits
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 23:17
Xseed turned 15 in December. GamesBeat chats with president Ken Berry about its history of publishing and localizing niche Japanese games in the West.
California DMV releases autonomous vehicle disengagement reports for 2019
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 22:02
A host of companies testing autonomous vehicles in California reported the total miles their cars drove on public state roads, as required by law.
'Inspiring Women' video series continues to shine a spotlight on female marketing leaders
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 21:18
CleverTap continues its Inspiring Women video series with five more female marketing executives who exemplify leadership and creativity.
Google updates Open Images to help improve app interface design
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 21:02
Google updated its training data set for computer vision -- Open Images -- with a new form of multimodal annotations called localized narratives.
Logitech and Herman Miller dare to create gamer furniture
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 20:47
Logitech G and Herman Miller are teaming up to create a line of "high-performance" gaming furniture that is launching this spring.
How Mike Durant Transformed His Battlefield Experience Into Virtual Reality For The Military
Forbes - 26 Feb 2020 20:35
From military pilot to civilian entrepreneur, Mike Durant is combining deep knowledge with innovation to transform his industry.
Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon is a dungeon-crawling puzzle game
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 19:20
Yacht Club Games announced Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon during a video presentation today. This will be the first Shovel Knight game for mobile.
What Gets Measured Gets Managed: 5 Tips To Support Women-Owned Businesses
Forbes - 26 Feb 2020 19:16
Unlocking the potential for women-owned businesses represents a powerful opportunity for economic growth. So how do we continue support these companies with tangible tips?
Warface maker My.Games grows 2019 revenues 23% to $474 million and audience hits 605 million
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 19:15
Warface publisher My.Games reported that its revenues for 2019 grew 23% to $474 million and its audience grew 26% to 605 million registered players.
eBay now uses computer vision to remove product photo backgrounds
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 19:00
eBay is introducing a new computer vision-powered feature called Image Clean-up, helping sellers' listings stand out by removing the background in photos.
Researchers find way to boost self-supervised AI models' robustness
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 18:30
A team of researchers at Google Brain propose a technique for improving the robustness of self-supervised computer vision models.
DeltaDNA and Earplay bring analytics to Amazon and Google voice-based apps and games
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 18:15
DeltaDNA and Earplay are bring advanced analytics to Amazon and Google voice-based games and apps for devices such as Alexa and Google Assistant.
D-Wave announces Leap 2, its cloud service for quantum computing applications
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 18:00
D-Wave Systems' Leap 2 is a quantum cloud service to help businesses and developers build and deploy quantum computing applications.
Project G.G. is PlatinumGame's next self-published title
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 17:56
PlatinumGames announced project Project G.G. today, a new IP that the company will be publishing itself.
Regulators suspend EasyMile's self-driving shuttle trial after minor accident
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 17:30
Regulators took no action against Tesla for a fatal accident involving self-driving technology but suspended EasyMile shuttle trials after a minor injury.
How To Draft An Operating Agreement For Your LLC
Forbes - 26 Feb 2020 17:00
Learn why it is important for your limited liability company to have a formal operating agreement in place, and the key areas to thoroughly cover in this document.
Me & the Bees Lemonade founder started her empire at 4 years old. Her motto: 'Dream like a kid'
CNBC - 26 Feb 2020 16:20
Mikaila Ulmer has been running a business since she was four-years-old. Her dreams are bigger than a lemonade stand as she hopes to provide funding to an undeserved demographic
Rogue Games launches Knockdown Heroes card-based mobile strategy game
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 16:15
Digital games publisher Rogue Games is launching Knockdown Heroes, a new free-to-play mobile strategy game, on iOS and Android.
Rock Band creator Harmonix announces music-mixing game Fuser
Venture Beat - 26 Feb 2020 16:00
The creators of Rock Band and Dance Central at Harmonix are launching a music-mixing game called Fuser.