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World of Tanks: Blitz arrives as crossplay free-to-play game on the Switch
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 19:15
World of Tanks Blitz has been around for eight years, and it is finally making its way to the consoles on the Nintendo Switch.
Treyarch and Raven Software get grilled about Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Cold War
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 20:45
Dan Bunting, studio co-head of Treyarch and Dan Kondrak, creative director at Raven Software, answer questions about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Cold War arrives with cross-generation, cross-platform play on November 13
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 19:45
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will launch on November 13 with cross-platform and cross-generation gameplay between current and next-gen machines.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 continues the puzzle mayhem on December 8
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 17:00
Sega has announced the puzzle game Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, coming to Xbox Series X, Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on December 8.
Opensignal: U.S. 5G speeds slump as other countries leap ahead
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 16:45
U.S. carriers have spent plenty of time hyping 5G, but their network performance lags far behind other countries, in some cases trailing older 4G networks.
Brands Are Only As Successful And Impactful As Their Stakeholders: Transparency And Brand Activism With B Corp Beautycounter
Forbes - 26 Aug 2020 15:16Pony.ai inks robo-taxi fleet maintenance partnership with Bosch
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 15:00
Self-driving car startup Pony.ai announced Bosch as a vehicle fleet maintenance partner. The two launched a pilot in San Francisco earlier this year.
White House announces creation of AI and quantum research institutes
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 11:00
The White House announced the creation of AI and quantum research institutes funded by billions in venture and taxpayer dollars.
Bosch and Ford will test autonomous parking in Detroit
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 22:00
Ford and Bosch are collaborating on an autonomous vehicle parking pilot at a mixed-using builing in Detroit. It'll launch in September 2020.
The Initiative's first game -- What's the so-called 'AAAA' studio making?
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 20:33
The Initiative is probably not making a Perfect Dark. At least, not exactly. The Xbox blockbuster studio is instead dabbling in the game's universe.
These families prioritize spending to cope with the financial hit from Covid-19
CNBC - 26 Aug 2020 20:12
How single-income families make it work: reining in spending, moving to a lower-cost area and bartering when possible.
Call of Duty: Black Ops -- Cold War gameplay: Stealth inevitably erupts into weapons-hot action
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 20:05
In the gameplay for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Treyarch and Raven Software showed you can start out in stealth and then go weapons hot.
Apple's iOS 13.7 will enable app-free COVID-19 exposure notifications
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 19:53
If you've been waiting for your state or country to release a coronavirus exposure tracing app, good news: iOS 13.7 will allow notifications without apps.
Google: Jetpack Compose lets Android developers write apps with 'dramatically less code'
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 19:00
Jetpack Compose, Google's UI toolkit for helping developers "build beautiful UI across all Android platforms," is available in alpha.
Dignitas launches initiative for female esports players
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 19:00
Dignitas, the esports organization affiliated with the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team, is launching an initiative for females in gaming.
Highlights of the unwanted Nintendo Direct Mini
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 18:05
Well, the rumors were right ... kind of. We got a new Nintendo Direct this week. Sadly, it was just a Direct Mini: Partner Showcase.
EIDL Alert: Why You Must Read The Fine Print Of Any Loan Agreement
Forbes - 26 Aug 2020 17:18Investing Over Zoom: Lessons On How Early Stage Investment Is Evolving During Covid-19
Forbes - 26 Aug 2020 17:16Synthego raises $100 million for AI-driven gene editing
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2020 15:00
Synthego, a startup developing a platform for gene editing experiments, has raised an additional $100 million to advance its work.