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Sightbit deploys AI on beaches to help lifeguards spot distressed swimmers
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 20:15
Sightbit is deploying "AI lifeguards" at beaches to spot rip currents and swimmers in distress, starting with a pilot at a beach in its native Israel.
1% of venture-backed startup founders are Black. Here's how one entrepreneur beat those odds
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 16:15
Only 1% of venture-funded startups have Black founders. Joe Bayen beat those odds, and he hopes to inspire more Black entrepreneurs.
The RetroBeat: Jak II is one of the wildest sequels ever
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 23:18
Last time, I talked about my experience with Jak & Daxter. Now I want to examine Jak II, the 2003 sequel that is as ambitious as it is bizarre.
Launch your product at Transform 2020 -- The AI event for enterprise decision makers
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 20:12
Have an AI product or service that is ready to launch? Apply to present at VentureBeat's Transform 2020 event on enterprise AI. July 15-17.
AI Weekly: A deep learning pioneer's teachable moment on AI bias
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 19:57
Facebook chief AI scientist Yann LeCun got into a debate with Google AI ethics co-lead Timnit Gebru about bias, and there are lessons to draw from this.
ProBeat: Google Meet is the new Google+
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 19:30
In chasing Zoom, Google is treating Google Meet like Google+: adding features like no tomorrow and integrating it everwhere possible.
The Food Startup Whisperer: D.C. Accelerator Helps Diverse Group Of Entrepreneurs Launch And Grow
Forbes - 26 Jun 2020 19:22The DeanBeat: How to have peace of mind in the face of multiple crises
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 17:00
This week started out as difficult as any that I can remember in games, and it ended with a reminder of why we're in this business.
The Last of Us Part II is PlayStation Studios' fastest-selling PS4 game
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 16:34
The Last of Us Part II surpassed 4 million copies sold in just three days following its release. This beats Marvel's Spider-Man's record of 3.3 million.
Amazon acquires autonomous vehicle startup Zoox
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 15:56
Amazon announced that it's acquired Zoox, a startup developing a range of autonomous vehicle technologies. The details of the deal weren't disclosed.
Revolution Software's Beyond a Steel Sky brings new adventure to Apple Arcade
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 15:30
Revolution Software is debuting Beyond a Steel Sky, the long-awaited sequel to its 1990s cyberpunk adventure game Beneath a Steel Sky.
Microsoft is permanently closing all physical retail stores
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 15:23
Microsoft will permanently close its retail stores and put its resources into online channels, after closing the outlets in late March due to COVID-19.
How To Have More Inspiration And Harness Shortcuts To Entrepreneurship
Forbes - 26 Jun 2020 14:00Verizon suspends Facebook advertising as boycott grows
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2020 10:59
Verizon is pausing advertising on Facebook in support of a campaign that called out the social network for not doing enough to stop hate speech.