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Atlassian brings rules-based automation to Jira Cloud
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 18:00
Atlassian is working to bring Code Barrel's Automation for Jira add-on into all Jira Cloud products to cut down on time-consuming busywork.
Digi-Capital: Over $4.1 billion invested in AR and VR in 2019
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 23:37
GUEST: Digi-Capital's AR/VR Analytics Platform tracked $4.1 billion in AR/VR investment in 2019, the third-highest virtual reality investment and augmented reality investment year on record after 2017 and 2018. However, ...
Esports is tough: Super League Gaming lost $30.6 million on $1 million in revenue in 2019
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 23:14
Super League Gaming, an esports company that holds events for amateurs, reported that it lost $30.6 million in 2019, on revenues of $1 million.
Amazon's AI predicts context from search queries
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 22:05
Amazon researchers describe in a new preprint paper an AI and machine learning system that predicts activities from search queries.
Eve Online now under NetEase's umbrella in China
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 21:12
CCP Games announced today that its sci-fi MMO Eve Online is now certified in China thanks to a partnership with NetEase.
D-Wave: Quantum computing and machine learning are 'extremely well matched'
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 20:27
D-Wave's Murray Thom shared his company's quantum computing applications: about 50% optimization, 20% AI and ML, 10% materials science, and 20% other.
Google trained Pixel 4's Soli AI on millions of gestures from volunteers
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 20:20
The AI and machine learning models underpinning Google's Soli technology were trained on millions of gestures from thousands of volunteers.
Epic Games acquires facial animation technology maker Cubic Motion
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 19:12
Epic Games has acquired Cubic Motion, one of the companies that helps Epic create its ultra-realistic virtual humans such as Siren.
6 Ways Being Selfish Can Make You Successful
Forbes - 12 Mar 2020 18:44
A lot of new entrepreneurs create a business out of the need to serve. The problem with this is that when the day is done - you could be left out of the value loop. When you spend your days giving, and leaving nothing le...
FCC's largest spectrum auction nets $4.47 billion for 5G mmWave bands
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 18:09
The U.S. has auctioned off a huge quantity of 5G millimeter wave spectrum to carriers, using some of the proceeds to expedite the exit of prior users.
Boundless Terp Pen, Exceeding My Expectations One Puff At A Time
Forbes - 12 Mar 2020 18:02
The ones that smell like pine or the ones that resemble skunks or even that unmistakable aroma of a male cat looking for your female cat in heat.
Transform 2020, the AI event for enterprise, adds digital option (in response to COVID-19)
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 16:50
While Transform 2020 will proceed this July 15-16 in San Francisco, we are also resolving to host Transform 2020 virtually for those unable to attend live.
'Widespread panic is setting in among small business owners nationwide,' banking expert cautions
CNBC - 12 Mar 2020 16:44
President Trump has boosted the SBA's lending authority by $50 billion to boost credit lines to America's small business community, as panic sets in over credit liquidity.
How the coronavirus may reshape AI research conferences
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 16:15
Machine learning research conference ICLR will take place entirely online next month and will test new ways to remotely host such events.
Snapchat launches Lens Web Builder to simplify AR ad creation
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 16:14
Democratizing the process of creating augmented reality effects and ads will enable companies to reach a now significant audience for AR content.
GPEG can make streaming of games and animations far more efficient and interactive
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 15:15
Primal Space Systems has raised $8 million for its subsidiary Instant Interactive so that it can develop a content protocol dubbed GPEG.
Guardsquare adds security for mobile gaming with Unity engine integration
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 15:00
Guardsquare, the mobile application security platform, will provide security for mobile games through an integration with Unity Technologies' game engine.
Remesh raises $25 million more to orchestrate market research with AI
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 15:00
Remesh, which taps AI to orchestrate and accelerate market research, has raised $25 million in a series A extension round.
Dealing With Distractions
Forbes - 12 Mar 2020 14:50
There are more things than ever before that look to grab our attention, and we've become conditioned to give in to the impulse to shift our attention.
OnePlus commits $30 million to 5G development
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 14:49
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has announced that it's committing $30 million to "scale up and upgrade" its 5G research and development efforts.
Blade's Shadow adds multiple pricing tiers for low-end and high-end cloud gaming
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 14:00
Blade said its Shadow service is adding new tiers of pricing to its subscription model so that its cloud gaming customers can choose the right plan.
5 steps to scale your SaaS model from early to growth stage (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 12 Mar 2020 13:10
Learn how automation can speed up quote-to-cash and close cycles, free up cash and help increase your valuation when you join this VB Live event!