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EA's $1.4B Playdemic purchase strengthens its mobile strategy
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 20:07
Electronic Arts has acquired Golf Clash creator Playdemic from WarnerMedia for $1.4 billion in cash as EA goes big in sports and mobile.
Cutting off unemployment benefits early is not pushing people to find work, data suggests
CNBC - 23 Jun 2021 20:56
Job searches are muted in a dozen states that have ended federal unemployment benefits early, according to Indeed.
A Place At The Table - Why Cleantech Needs More Women As Investors And Founders
Forbes - 23 Jun 2021 18:59Stack Overflow launches sub-communities for developer engagement and data
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 15:00
Stack Overflow has launched Reddit-like sub-communities to help companies better engage with developers and glean data on common questions.
Parsec launches remote access for cloud computing in the enterprise
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 15:00
Parsec is taking its pandemic-born remote game development service and turning it into a tool for remote enterprise workers.
PlanetScale simplifies distributed database complexity, nabs $30M
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 14:00
PlanetScale's Sam Lambert says reduced complexity, along with globe-spanning cloud architecture, marks the firm's MySQL-based database.
Veracode: 79% of devs don't update third-party libraries in their code
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 23:50
The Veracode SoSS v11: Open Source Edition found that 79% of developers never update third-party libraries included in a codebase.
Drata nabs $25M to automate security compliance processes
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 16:00
Drata, a security and compliance automation platform, has raised $25 million in equity in a venture capital round.
Three Apps That Are Making Customer Experience More Inclusive
Forbes - 23 Jun 2021 15:39Splunk launches Splunk Security Cloud, nabs $1B from Silver Lake
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 00:20
Splunk bolsters its data security portfolio with new launch and announces a $1B investment from Silver Lake.
EA Originals shows the value of 'smaller' games for big publishers
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 23:20
EA is one of the biggest game publishers in the world, but it has taken an interest in "smaller" games.
G2 expands software research categories to address data boom
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 23:20
G2 released its summer 2021 reports, which cover key players in software and include new categories, like revenue operations and CMS tools.
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Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 20:27
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Cloud gaming monetization keeps evolving
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 19:17
Cloud gaming has spread out into several monetization models. An inflection point is coming, providing a great oppoturnity for this tech.
TiMi opens Seattle studio to make triple-A games
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 18:00
Call of Duty: Mobile maker TiMi Studio Group is launching a new studio to make triple-A games dubbed TiMi Seattle.
Tomi.ai raises $1M to help brick-and-mortar companies optimize digital ads
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 17:00
Tomi.ai, a digital sales optimization platform, has raised $1 million in seed funding from Begin Capital and the Phystech Leadership Fund.
GXC raises $4.73M for game community feedback tools
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 15:30
Global game platform GXC has raised $4.73 million in funding to fund multiple game services, including community feedback tools.
Symmetry Systems nabs $15M to block data breaches
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 15:00
Symmetry Systems, a platform designed to protect sensitive data from breaches, has raised $15 million in capital.
Belong Gaming Arenas opens 1st U.S. esports gaming center in Houston
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 15:00
Belong Gaming Arenas is opening its first U.S. location in Houston, Texas, in its chain of local esports gaming centers.
Adobe launches Substance 3D tools for immersive creativity
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 15:00
Building on its long legacy in 2D design tools, Adobe has launched its Substance 3D tools for immersive creation.
Competitive shooter Splitgate heads to console after years of Steam success
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 14:17
Splitgate: Arena Warfare is heading to consoles, and developer 1047 Games has a plan to win over a new audience after seeing success on PC.
Vercel secures $102M to accelerate Next.js adoption
Venture Beat - 23 Jun 2021 14:00
Vercel, a web app deployment platform and developer of the Next.js framework, has secured $102 million in venture funding.