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Employee compensation benchmarking startup Pave raises $46M
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 14:00
Pave, a startup developing tools to help companies design fair compensation strategies, has raised $46 million in funding.
America's small businesses still can't find workers, but that's not their biggest problem
CNBC - 10 Aug 2021 15:26
The job market is making things tough for small businesses, but even more entrepreneurs are struggling with inflation in raw materials and the supply chain.
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Forbes - 10 Aug 2021 14:30SportsBettingDime and OpenAI put AI to the assistant coach test
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 23:20
SportsBettingDime collaborates with OpenAI to test the viability of making AI an assistant head coach in the NBA or NFL.
Unity will acquire streaming tech firm Parsec for $320M
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 22:41
Unity announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Parsec, which develops software for remote desktop access and streaming. The deal is for about $320 million in cash. Parsec became a useful tool for ...
Picking the best Wii games, the next Xenoblade, and more | Last of the Nintendogs 006
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 22:04
On this episode of Last of the Nintendogs, voice actors give us some clues about the next Xenoblade and the Super Mario Bros. movie.
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Forbes - 10 Aug 2021 21:56CropX acquires Dacom to boost digital twins for agriculture
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 21:15
CropX, an Israel-based farm management software platform provider, has acquired Dacom Farm Intelligence to expand into Europe.
Audit finds gender and age bias in OpenAI's CLIP model
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 20:13
OpenAI's CLIP, an AI model that can understand visuals and language, is susceptible to the same bias as other computer vision systems.
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Forbes - 10 Aug 2021 19:10OpenAI launches Codex, an API for translating natural language into code
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 19:00
OpenAI today launched Codex, an AI model available through an API that can translate natural language commands into app code.
Microsoft acquires Peer5 to beef up Teams livestreaming
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 18:54
Microsoft has acquired Peer5, a mesh networking tech company, to support its continued expansion into live events.
Streams Charts: Under-the-radar game streaming platform Trovo sees growth
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 18:15
Game streaming platform Trovo had over 60 million total hours watched in 2021's second quarter.
Oracle announces MySQL tweaks, HeatWave storage engine
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 18:00
Oracle has announced significant MySQL tweaks, including new storage engine HeatWave and pricing structure updates.
Despite IPO Tumble, Founder Of Korean Game Company Krafton Now Worth Billions
Forbes - 10 Aug 2021 18:00An auto rental shortage sparked a boom in peer-to-peer car-sharing. Entrepreneurs are hopping on the trend
CNBC - 10 Aug 2021 17:29
Entrepreneurs are finding success by providing customers with a personal touch that isn't possible for Hertz, Enterprise and other big chains.
Main Street overconfidence: America's small businesses aren't worried about hacking
CNBC - 10 Aug 2021 17:10
America's small business owners think they can handle a hack. Most aren't prepared, and are overly confident when it comes to cybersecurity.
Nintendo will showcase more indies on August 11
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 17:07
Nintendo announced today that it will host another Indie World showcase tomorrow, August 11, at 9 a.m. Pacific.
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Forbes - 10 Aug 2021 16:06Thirdverse raises $20M and names Gumi founder Hironao Kunimitsu as CEO
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 15:45
Thirdverse raised $20 million and named Gumi founder Hironao Kunimitsu as CEO as he focuses on virtual reality and the metaverse.
Joonko has raised $10M to create prequalified pools of diverse job candidates for recruiters
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 15:30
Joonko has raised $10 million to create a prequalified pool of diverse job candidates for corporate recruiters.
Cloud data backup and recovery platform OwnBackup raises $240M
Venture Beat - 10 Aug 2021 15:02
OwnBackup, a platform that provides data backup and recovery services for SaaS companies such as Salesforce, has raised $240 million.