Startup News
Esports Players League secures $1 million, 500 Startups leads investment
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 03:30
Esports Players League announced today that it has finished a seed round worth $1 million.
Veritas Entertainment raises $10 million and unveils LVL esports venue in Berlin
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 17:00
Veritas Entertainment has raised $10 million in funding for its esports event business, and it is also unveiling its LVL esports venue.
What The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Alex Borstein Can Teach Us About Business
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 23:37
It's not everyday that an actor is also an inventor-entrepreneur. What's more, Borstein has grounded her business in a strong purpose, honoring fearless, risk-taking women like singer and civil rights activist Josephine ...
AI Is Growing, But The Robots Are Not Coming For Customer Service
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 21:56
The most effective customer service technologies of the future will embrace the power and potential of AI.
Want The Truth From A Job Candidate? Then Try This CIA Tactic.
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 21:37
When interviewing candidates, we've been conditioned to associate it with questioning, conversation, and interaction. We rarely think of the opposite. Of all the weapons in the interviewer's arsenal, the CIA recommends o...
Elisa demos 5G remote vehicle controls and architectural 3D on phones
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 21:33
A pioneering Finnish cellular carrier has opened a 5G showroom to demo next-gen mobile vehicle control, drone videos, and architectural models on phones.
Create Teamwork By Doing This
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 21:08
Teamwork is something every business strives for. Working together, high morale and amazing output are why an epic-functioning team is imperative. Research shows breaking a sweat together also boosts emotional well-being...
Microsoft's AI generates 3D objects from 2D images
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 20:53
Researchers at Microsoft have developed an AI model that converts 2D images into 3D shapes. They say it's superior to previous techniques.
The Last of Us will become a TV series for HBO
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 20:09
HBO is turning the hit game The Last of US into a TV series, as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.
Ubisoft Paris gets new managing director to oversee 700 employees
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 19:52
Ubisoft Paris is getting a new managing director in long-time company executive Marie-Sophie de Waubert. She will oversee 700 employees at the studio.
Andrew Yang creates new organization focused on data privacy, UBI, and the future of work
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 19:23
Andrew Yang today announced the creation of Humanity First, an organization that will fund programs for universal basic income and data as a property right.
5 Steps To Identify Your Target Buyers And Reach Them On A Budget
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 19:03
There's both an art and science to effectively identifying your target customers, let alone reaching them on a budget. These five steps will help you better understand your ideal customers and stand out from the competit...
Ghosts of Tsushima unsheathes its PS4 sword on June 26
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 18:25
Sony announced today that Ghosts of Tsushima will come out for PlayStation 4 on June 26.
Google Cloud speech-to-text reaches 200 million more people with language upgrades
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 18:00
The Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API got a series of upgrades today, including the ability to speak 7 new languages, as well as more automatic punctuation.
TCL debuts concept smartphone with flexible roll-out display
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 16:00
TCL has unveiled a pair of concept devices that use flexible display technologies, revealing a possible future for mobile digital devices.
GamesBeat Decides 140: Are they going to cancel E3?
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 15:30
Are they going to cancel E3 2020? The GamesBeat Decides crew discusses that possibility and whether the show can survive such a fate.
ZipRecruiter: 4 states account for over 90% of AI jobs
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 15:00
ZipRecruiter's Future of Work Report 2020 report reveals that most AI jobs in the U.S. -- 90% -- are concentrated in four states.
Drive With The Fear: Stackline
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 14:50
Stackline is a retail intelligence and software company founded by a group of industry veterans and headquartered in Seattle, WA.
Hailo raises $60 million to accelerate the launch of its AI edge chip
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 14:00
Hailo, a startup developing hardware to accelerate AI inferencing at the edge, has raised $60 million to accelerate the rollout of its chip -- Hailo-8.
How To Create A Personal Brand That Allows You To Travel The World
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 14:00
Turn travel into your fulltime job: a group of women travel experts and digital nomads tell how.
Zynga unveils Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells match-3 mobile game
Venture Beat - 5 Mar 2020 13:00
Zynga is unveiling the limited launch of Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, a new match-3 mobile game in partnership with WBIE.
4 Brand Strategies To Nab From The Big Dogs
Forbes - 5 Mar 2020 13:00
Your business's early days may not feel like prime brand-building opportunities. Treat your brand as an item on your to-do-later list, though, and you could pay the price for years to come.