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AI call center automation company Asapp raises $120M
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 14:00
Asapp, a machine learning-driven call center automation company, has raised $120 million in equity venture capital.
The D20 Beat: Lost Eidolons is a rarity -- a single-player RPG from South Korea
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 23:37
Ocean Drive is a new studio from South Korea, and it's taking to Kickstarter to make Lost Eidolon, a old-school tactical RPG.
Frankly: How Two CPG Executives Leveraged Insight To Shake Up The Vodka Industry
Forbes - 19 May 2021 22:26Flush with funding, blockchain gaming is ready to evolve
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 22:07
As more big names invest in blockchain and NFTs, it's up to the entire ecosystem, not celebs, to keep up the momentum.
World Series of Warzone will feature 4 events with $300K prize for each
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 21:42
Activision Blizzard's World Series of Warzone will feature four events, with a $300,000 prize pool for each.
Creatio: Low-code/no-code can boost digital transformation efforts
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 19:20
Low-code/no-code technology can help bridge the talent gap for businesses struggling with their digital transformation initiatives.
Got An Angry Customer? Nine Techniques To Keep Your Conversation Productive And Positive
Forbes - 19 May 2021 19:10NPower's Command Shift will drive representation of women of color in technology
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 19:00
Equity-focused nonprofit NPower has launched a coalition dubbed Command Shift to drive the representation of women of color in technology.
Post-IDFA Alliance finds iOS 14.5 triggered up to 21% growth in Android ad spending
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 18:00
Android ad spending has jumped 21% as Apple implements its privacy crackdown with the launch of its iOS 14.5 operating system update.
The Last of Us Part II performance patch targets higher framerate
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 17:38
The Last of Us Part II is getting a major update to improve performance on PlayStation 5. That includes the option to target 60 FPS.
Snowflake and ZoomInfo help cloud users integrate business contact data
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 17:25
B2B intelligence platform ZoomInfo has announced a partnership and integration with data warehousing giant Snowflake.
Like his comrade Sam Fisher, Metal Gear's Solid Snake lives on as a cosmetic
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 17:11
Super Bomberman R Online is getting a Battle Pass that includes the chance to unlock a cosmetic of the Snake character.
Ampere aims to race ahead of Intel and AMD in low-power cloud processors
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 17:00
Ampere unveiled its customers and said it plans to race ahead with even more powerful Arm-based server chips in the next couple of years.
Cognite raises $150M to digitize industrial operations
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 16:27
Cognite, an industrial software company, has raised $150 million in a venture equity round at a $1.6 billion valuation.
Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest will feature more than a dozen world premieres on June 10
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 16:00
The Summer Game Fest will feature more than a dozen world premieres and dozens of game companies when it debuts on June 10.
Walgreens used AI to optimize vaccine outreach emails
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 15:30
Walgreens worked with Phrasee, which develops marketing automation products, to optimize the language of its vaccine outreach emails.
GTA Online's growth complicates a Grand Theft Auto 6 launch for Rockstar
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 15:03
Grand Theft Auto 6 is still only a mirage on the horizon for Rockstar Games because the studio is in no hurry to disrupt GTA Online.
Salto spices up its SaaS app tracking for enterprises with $42M raise
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 15:00
Salto, a platform that helps businesses manage software-as-a-service apps, has raised $42 million in funding.
Alteryx expands analytics automation platform with new ML features
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 15:00
Alteryx embraces open source AutoML framework to make AI more accessible to business analysts, domain experts, and data scientists.
Here's how these small businesses pivoted to survive during the pandemic
CNBC - 19 May 2021 14:32
When the Covid pandemic hit, small business owners across the country scrambled to survive. Here's how four businesses pivoted.
Streaming object cloud storage startup LucidLink nabs $12M
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 14:30
LucidLink, a cloud storage startup specializing in streaming data, has raised $12 million in venture capital.
UiPath launches enhanced task mining and other updates
Venture Beat - 19 May 2021 14:00
UiPath has introduced new features to its platform, including task mining and a cloud-based web orchestration app.