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Digital Legends Entertainment releases Respawnables Heroes team-based action mobile game
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 23:00
Digital Legends Entertainment, one of Spain's premier mobile game developers, has released Respawnables Heroes worldwide on the Apple App Store today.
Gearbox Software's Borderlands 3 crossplay is built on years of AWS infrastructure groundwork
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 22:07
Gearbox's Comb Hua tells Amazon Web Services how Gearbox Software has been working for years to make features like crossplay work.
Dysfunctional Virtual Meetings? Try These 4 Tips
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 22:02
Now that nearly everyone is working remotely, I'm having to accommodate the use a variety of meeting tools.
IBM's AI generates new footage from video stills
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 21:50
A preprint paper published by IBM researchers demonstrates an AI system that synthesizes videos of golfers, chairs, and more.
How The SBA Can Leverage Corona Dollars And Develop Future Unicorns
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 21:19
Good to see that the government is coming to an agreement to help entrepreneurs to stay in business - but with no business. This means that there is a huge untapped asset -- time. What do we do with this time? We are pay...
Crowdsourced coronavirus tracking apps are great, but we need a more coordinated approach
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 21:09
At least two crowdsourced coronavirus tracking apps have launched this week, raising questions over whether a more coordinated approach is needed.
Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go revenues increase as coronavirus lockdowns spread
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 21:03
Pokémon Go saw global player spending reached $23 million during the week of March 16, according to mobile market researcher Sensor Tower.
How To Become A Little Happier In Difficult Times
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 21:00
When you're faced with an obstacle, even one as serious as we're facing now, instead of thinking about how things could get worse, think of what positive steps you can take to increase your happiness level.
Will The Banks Play Fair On Emergency Loans To SMEs?
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 20:33
The Government's loans scheme for small businesses hit by COVID-19 looks attractive, but some banks are imposing unfair terms on struggling borrowers
E-Commerce In A War Zone: How One Online Retailer In Libya Is Building A Business In The Face Of Turmoil
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 20:20
The difficulties faced by Libyan start-up Zanomy highlight the challenges for online retailers in a war-torn country cut off from the international banking system
Reporting APIs: How To Make Them Better, Stronger, Faster
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 20:08
Without reporting APIs, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to properly manage, assess and optimize the performance of fast-moving digital businesses. In this article, we look at what can be done to improve reporti...
DarwinAI wants to help identify coronavirus in x-rays, but radiologists aren't convinced
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 19:59
DarwinAI created AI for identifying COVID-19 in x-rays, but groups like the American College of Radiology don't approve of this form of diagnosis.
Nintendo Switch Pro doesn't need 4K -- it needs HDR, 120Hz, and an SSD
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 19:33
Nintendo released six different 3DS models. It's probably going to release another Switch eventually. So here's what a hypothetical Switch Pro needs.
Doom Eternal has the best launch weekend in franchise history
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 19:03
Bethesda announced today that Doom Eternal has had the best launch weekend of any game in the franchise's history.
The ending of Doom Eternal
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 18:30
Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat plays the ending of Doom Eternal, the first-person shooter game from id Software and Bethesda.
One week into shelter-in-place, San Francisco businesses are making big changes to stay afloat
CNBC - 25 Mar 2020 17:52
Hundreds of Bay Area business owners upending their traditional business models to combat a coronavirus-induced plunge in sales. It's been one week since San Francisco Mayor London Breed and fellow Northern California of...
How Social Entrepreneurs Are Stepping Up To Meet The Crisis: A Roundup
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 17:19
Many social enterprises target exactly those people hurt most severely by the current crisis. Here's a round-up of emergency measures some are taking.
Google's AI helps robots navigate around humans in offices
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 17:10
In a preprint paper, Google and University of California, Berkely researchers propose a framework for helping robots navigate around obstacles and humans.
4 Educational Company Founders Share Tips For Managing School And Work From Home
Forbes - 25 Mar 2020 16:17
With hundreds of millions of children worldwide now doing school from home due to coronavirus closures, parents suddenly are faced with the daunting prospect of managing their kids' education and often their own remote w...
GamesBeat Summit Digital agenda -- Scores of online talks on gaming's next generation
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 16:15
We're taking GamesBeat Summit 2020 into a digital online-only format. And today, we're revealing the agenda for April 28 and April 29.
Sayollo makes in-game video ads feel like they're part of a mobile game
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 15:25
Sayollo makes in-game video ads feel like they're part of a mobile game by inserting the ads into billboards and walls of a game.
3GPP delays 5G standard updates over coronavirus
Venture Beat - 25 Mar 2020 15:14
The international organization responsible for 5G standards has pushed back key updates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which prevented face-to-face meetings.