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AppLovin stirs the mobile ad pot as it buys Twitter's MoPub for $1.05B
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 03:20
AppLovin stirs the mobile advertising pot as it buys Twitter's MoPub for $1.05 billion, further combining ads and games.
Reinforcement learning improves game testing, AI team finds
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 23:20
Recently, gaming companies have become interested in using reinforcement learning and other machine learning techniques in game development.
AI-powered marketing platform Alembic emerges with $9.5M
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 15:00
Alembic, an AI-powered marketing insights platform, has emerged from stealth with $9.5 million in seed funding.
Far Cry 6 review-in-progress: A silly game trying to be smart
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 23:11
Far Cry 6 has aspirations to being a political thriller, but can't shed the series' conventions, making for a very uneven game.
3 amazing jobs you need to apply for this week
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 21:36
There are so many brilliant job opportunities on VentureBeat Careers right now, we just had to share a few with you.
Scale AI launches rapid data-labeling service
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 20:00
Scale has launched a data-labeling service it says enables rapid and accurate results for companies building AI models.
Diablo IV gets a new game director
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 19:18
Blizzard announced today that Joe Shely is the new game director for Diablo IV.
Lone Echo II nears its October 12 launch date as the last Rift exclusive
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 19:00
Lone Echo II is nearing its October 12 launch date, when it will make its mark as the last exclusive game for the Oculus Rift VR headset.
Tron, Ridge Racer, and Killer Instinct lead Arcade1Up's holiday offerings
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 18:37
Arcade1Up revealed three new machines that'll be offering in time for the holidays: Tron, Ridge Racer, and Killer Instinct.
Facebook Connectivity unveils robot that can speed fiber deployment
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 16:00
Facebook created the Bombyx robot to rapidly install fiber-optic cable over telephone wires in a fraction of the time it usually takes.
Ambition gamifies marketing with a $15.5M raise
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 15:00
Ambition, a company developing a sales gamification and management platform, has raised $15.5 million in venture capital.
Nifty Games launches NFL Clash head-to-head mobile game
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 15:00
Nifty Games launched its NFL Clash head-to-head mobile game around the world. It hopes to find a new kind of sports fan who prefers action.
Gretel.ai, a platform for generating synthetic and privacy-preserving data, raises $50M
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 15:00
Gretel.ai, a platform offering a suite of privacy-preserving data tools, has raised $50 million in a venture funding round.
Entrepreneurship Suffers When Well-Paid Jobs Are Plentiful
Forbes - 7 Oct 2021 14:45Deeper Connections In The Social Media Era: Trust
Forbes - 7 Oct 2021 14:30Light Field Lab shows off SolidLight high-res holographic display
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 14:15
Light Field Lab showed a demo of its high-res holographic display platform with 2.5 billion pixels in an image projected by a 28-inch surface.
API gateway and service mesh company Solo.io raises $135M
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 14:00
Application networking company Solo.io has raised $135 million in a series C round of funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion.
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Forbes - 7 Oct 2021 13:15Pluribus, which develops software-defined networking software, raises $20M
Venture Beat - 7 Oct 2021 13:00
Pluribus, a startup developing software-defined networking technologies, has raised $20 million in venture capital.