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Pentagon scraps $10B JEDI project with Microsoft, calls deal outdated
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 01:40
The U.S. Department of Defense canceled a $10 billion JEDI cloud computing project with Microsoft and is pursuing a multicloud deal.
Nvidia launches $100M supercomputer for U.K. health research
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 01:00
Nvidia will share its $100 million Cambridge-1, the most powerful supercomputer in the U.K., with health care researchers.
Listen to our new Nintendo-focused podcast: Last of the Nintendogs
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 00:48
Last of the Nintendogs is the world's newest and greatest Nintendo-focused podcast. It's available now on podcast feeds!
Transform 2021: Retail's key topics
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 22:51
Join retail leaders at the industry's premier AI digital event, Transform 2021, hosted July 12-16. Transform gathers thought and action leaders from established enterprise brands and retail businesses for highly informat...
Transform 2021: Finance's Key Topics
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 22:12
Join finance leaders at Transform 2021, the industry's premier AI digital event. Transform gathers thought and action leaders from public and private banks, global financial advisers, wealth management leaders, bank exec...
Transform 2021: Health care's key topics
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 21:44
VB EVENT: Join health care leaders at Transform 2021, the industry's premier AI digital event. Transform gathers thought and action leaders from Life Sciences, Pharma, Providers, and Insurers for highly informative sessi...
Assassin's Creed takes a calculated risk with its new live-service direction
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 19:31
Earlier today, Bloomberg posted a report that Ubisoft is looking to transition Assassin's Creed into a live-service experience.
DICE LA becomes Ripple Effect Studios as it works on Battlefield 2042 and a new project
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 19:22
Electronic Arts announced the formation of a new developer today, Ripple Effect Studios. The group used to be DICE LA, a studio that assisted DICE proper with the development of the Battlefield series. Ripple Effect is s...
Woman-Owned Distillery Shares How To Make The Alcohol Industry Less Of A 'Boys' Club'
Forbes - 7 Jul 2021 18:45Blankos Block Party will auction of Deadmau5 limited edition NFT collectibles
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 18:00
Mythical Games said that it will auction off collectibles from musical artist Deadmau5 inside its Blankos Block Party NFT-based game today.
Superplastic and Christie's will auction NFTs for virtual celebrities Janky & Guggimon
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 18:00
Superplastic has teamed up with the auction house Christie's to auction off nonfungible tokens (NFTs) based on the virtual celebrities Janky & Guggimon.
WellSaid raises $10M to generate synthetic voices
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 18:00
WellSaid, a company developing technology to create synthetic voices, has raised $10 million in venture capital.
Opaque raises $9.5M for encrypted data analytics
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 17:20
Opaque, a startup leveraging encryption technologies for data and analytics, has raised $9.5 million in venture capital.
How Many More Customers Need To Cry?
Forbes - 7 Jul 2021 16:05Hello Kitty fans will get 5 HTML5 games from Azerion and Sanrio
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 16:00
Hello Kitty fans will get five HTML5 games as part of a new partnership between game developer Azerion and Sanrio.
How Long Can IRS Or California Audit Your Taxes?
Forbes - 7 Jul 2021 15:47Skedulo secures $75M to manage and analyze the deskless workforce
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 15:32
Skedulo, a workforce management and scheduling platform for "deskless" personnel, has raised $75 million in a series C round of funding.
Harena Data creates 5 businesses that support amateur esports
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 15:30
Harena Data has a complex business with five different ways to support amateur esports and sports, from analytics to merch.
Dataminr acquires event tracker WatchKeeper to augment real-time alerts
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 15:03
Dataminr has acquired U.K.-based startup WatchKeeper, a geovisualization platform, for an undisclosed sum.
Our Machinery launches hackable lightweight game engine
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 15:00
Our Machinery has launched its game engine, dubbed The Machinery. It is targeted at developers who prefer a plugin-based model.
Kaseya delays patch fixing zero-day attack as issues hit SaaS rollout
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2021 14:40
Kaseya stumbles while restoring the software-as-a-service platform for managing IT after a zero-attack on its software led to ransomware.