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BlueOcean raises $15M to measure brand sentiment with AI
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 18:00
BlueOcean, a startup leveraging AI and machine learning to measure brand sentiment, has raised $15 million in capital.
Salesforce completes $27.7B Slack acquisition
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 15:06
Salesforce has completed its $27.7 billion Slack acquisition, seven months after revealing plans to acquire the team communication platform.
Sololearn raises $24M for mobile-first coding education platform
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 15:00
Armenia-based Sololearn has raised $24 million in a second round of funding for its mobile-first coding education and community platform.
AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution isn't as good as Nvidia's DLSS, but it's good enough
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 22:35
What does DLSS look like compared to AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution? Well, it stacks up well even if isn't perfect.
Intuit expanded userbase with AI assistants and virtual human experts
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 20:40
CTO Marianna Tessel explains how Intuit combined AI assistants with virtual human experts and grew the TurboTax Live customer base 70%.
Kohl's CTO on empowering people and optimizing supply chain with AI
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 19:20
AI can make decisions to manage inventory, but it doesn't always make intuitive decisions, Kohl's CTO said at Transform 2021.
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Forbes - 21 Jul 2021 19:10Valve announces $1 million art contest for Counter-Strike weapon skins
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 19:00
Counter-Strike is getting an art contest that is worth $1 million. Valve is using this promotion to encourage support for Steam Workshop.
Epic Games acquires 3D content marketplace Sketchfab
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 18:59
Epic Games has acquired the 3D content marketplace Sketchfab, as it needs a ton of art to fill up the metaverse.
Game Makers Sketchbook is a gallery celebrating game art
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 18:00
One of the hidden gems of this week's virtual Game Developers Conference is the Game Maker's Sketchbook Gallery.
EA's PGA Tour brings in LPGA's The Amundi Evian Championship major
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 17:30
EA Sports PGA Tour is expanding its efforts to appeal to women by including one of the five major LPGA tournaments.
Google Looker gets Azure support, API explorer
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 17:00
As a part of Looker 21, the newest version of the Looker platform, Google launched new features including Microsoft Azure support.
Wolf3D launches Ready Player Me cross-game avatars for the metaverse
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 17:00
Wolf3D has launched its Ready Player Me cross-game animated avatars for the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite preview -- Game over man! Game over!
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 16:00
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is the first new Aliens shooter game in a while, and we got to try it out before the August 24 launch.
Hackers co-opt Microsoft's anti-phishing feature for phishing attacks
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 15:30
Email security company Vade discovered hackers exploiting Microsoft 365 custom login pages to launch automated phishing attacks.
Zoom launches Live Game Night Poker with FlowPlay
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 15:10
Your Zoom meetings could get more fun as FlowPlay launches the free Live Game Night Poker on the Zoom platform.
Accounting automation and collaboration platform FloQast raises $110M
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 15:00
FloQast, an accounting automation and close-management platform, has raised $110 million at a $1.2 billion valuation.
Roblox CEO podcasts about the rise of the metaverse
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 15:00
Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki and chief technology officer Dan Sturman started an official Tech Talk podcast today to talk about the metaverse.
DNSFilter nabs $30M to fight DNS threats with AI
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 14:00
DNSFilter, a company applying AI to DNS security and analysis, has raised $30 million in a venture funding round.
Byju's acquires kids online reading platform Epic for $500M
Venture Beat - 21 Jul 2021 13:00
Byju's, a big edtech platform that started in India, has acquired the kids' online reading platform Epic for $500 million.