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Cloud data analytics service Phocas raises $34 million to grow AI, global footprint
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 22:37
An Australian data analytics company catering to mid-sized enterprises has raised funds to expand its use of AI, and expand in the US and UK.
Google's updated Voice Access leverages AI to detect in-app icons
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 22:20
Google says it's leveraging AI to detect in-app icons, toward the goal of making Android apps more accessible.
ESA CEO: Why diversity matters for the metaverse
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 22:15
Stanley Pierre-Louis of the Entertainment Software Association says diversity should be addressed before the metaverse is created.
G4 will revive Attack of the Show! and X-Play for network relaunch
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 22:00
G4, the network for gamers, will bring back two fan-favorite shows -- Attack of the Show! and X-Play -- for the network's revival.
The metaverse will feel alive once 'storytelling' becomes 'storyliving'
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 21:16
The metaverse is esoteric, both defying definition and requiring it. Redefining storytelling as storyliving puts the player at the center.
Pinecone emerges from stealth with $10 million to accelerate AI workloads
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 21:15
Pinecone, a startup developing database technology to support AI workloads, emerged from stealth with $10 million in funding.
Metaverse startups must heed the mistakes of the past 40 years of virtual worlds
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 20:22
Startups like Playable Worlds and Manticore are taking different approaches to the metaverse and have 40 years of mistakes to learn from.
AppOnboard raises $20 million for no-code game creation
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 20:00
AppOnboard has raised $20 million for its game creation tool that doesn't require that users know how to program.
What did you expect?
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 19:43
The GameStop short squeeze happens because the government, at the behest of Wall Street, left millions of people to fend for themselves.
Unreasonable Collective's First Investment: A Startup Making 'Air-Based' Meat
Forbes - 28 Jan 2021 18:58Epic Games Store reached 160 million customers in 2020
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 18:25
Epic Games released the 2020 stats for its digital PC store, revealing that it reached 160 million customers in 2020.
Pocket Worlds raises $7 million to expand High Rise mobile MMO
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 18:15
Pocket Worlds has raised $7 million to expand its High Rise mobile massively multiplayer online social game.
Creating Hyper Awareness For Your Brand
Forbes - 28 Jan 2021 18:12Microsoft' PlayFab grows ninefold in 3 years
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 18:00
Microsoft's PlayFab division said today that its monthly active users grew nearly nine times since the software giant acquired it.
Dell and SK Telecom debut OneBox MEC, a turnkey private 5G edge system
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 17:28
Enterprise server, software, and networking companies are coming together to create all-in-one corporate private 5G edge computing solutions.
OwnBackup raises $167.5 million to bring cloud data backups to Salesforce and beyond
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 17:12
OwnBackup, a platform that offers cloud data backup and recovery services to Salesforce customers, has raised $167.5 million.
World Economic Forum launches global alliance to speed trustworthy AI adoption
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 17:00
The World Economic Forum is launching the Global AI Action Alliance today with over 100 organizations participating.
Researchers propose AI system that summarizes historical texts
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 16:30
Researchers have proposed an AI and machine learning technique to summarize historial German and Chinese texts.
Ctrl IQ emerges to drive orchestration into the cloud
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 16:30
Crrl IQ aims to drive orchestration for multiple classes of clusters into the cloud to advance the adoption of AI workloads on HPC platforms.
Agara helped Procter & Gamble automate 80% of customer service rep tasks
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2021 16:00
Agara Labs raised $4.3 million to develop its AI-driven autonomous voice agent for enterprise applications like customer service.