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Fortnite champion Bugha is Hollister's chief gaming scout
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 15:00
Bugha is the scouting streamers for a Hollister streamer training program. He's also releasing a pair of Hollister sweats and a hoodie.
Kixeye shareholders sue Stillfront for $30M over earnout dispute
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 01:49
Kixeye shareholders have filed a lawsuit against Stillfront Group over $30 million in a disputed earnout payment related to its acquisition.
Report: 80% of consumers prefer to speak with AI to avoid long hold times
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 23:20
The survey also found that 91% of consumers reported that they've experienced poor customer service in the past six months.
Dragon Age 4 is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S without cross-gen releases
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 22:30
Dragon Age 4 will not get a cross-gen release on PS4 and Xbox One. Instead, it's only heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Elastic acquires continuous profiling company Optimyze to improve cloud efficiency
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 22:05
Elastic has announced plans to acquire Optimyze, the company behind the continuous profiling platform Prodfiler.
Joe & Mac remake is coming from Microids
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 20:43
French publisher Microids announced today that it is working on a remake of Joe & Mac with developer Mr. Nutz Studio.
8i shows off its real-time holograms
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 20:30
8i showed off its technology for quickly rendering volumetric video for real-time hologram images.
Roblox shows new bits of the metaverse to its developers
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 19:30
At the Roblox Developers Conference, Roblox showed its developers more tools that are like stepping stones to the metaverse.
Eight Effective Ways To Show Consumers Your Brand Is Trustworthy, According To Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 14 Oct 2021 19:15Battling new cyberthreats in your hybrid work environment (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 18:10
Hybrid work environments create new cyber risks, no matter the size of your business -- especially with a spike in cybercrime.
Ironsource will buy mobile ad and app monetization firm Tapjoy for $400M
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 17:40
Ironsource will buy mobile ad and app monetization firm Tapjoy for $400 million.
Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone mode is a twist on multiplayer squad combat
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 17:00
DICE showed off Battlefield 2042's third multiplayer mode, dubbed Hazard Zone, where players can engage in a new kind of squad combat.
HTC unveils portable Vive Flow immersive glasses for relaxation
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 17:00
HTC is taking virtual reality in a new direction today with the portable Vive Flow immersive glasses, which are aimed at relaxation.
Supercell-backed Papukaya creates mobile games for non-gamers
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 16:00
With backing from Supercell, Papukaya is created mobile games targeted at non-gamers. Papukaya hopes to redefine gaming audiences.
Comcast successfully tests 10G cable modem network
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 16:00
Comcast has successfully tested 10G data transfer on its cable modem network. That's a step toward providing 10-gigabits-per-second speed.
New York Video Game Awards to be held in person in 2022
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 15:30
The New York Video Game Critics Circle revealed the NY Game Awards will be in-person, and the nonprofit will announce new programs.
Lucid Sight raises $2.58M to launch cloud-hosted multiplayer gaming service
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 15:00
Lucid Sight has raised $2.58 million to launch its cloud-hosting multiplayer gaming service called Colyseus Arena.
Report: 24% of companies have paid millions in audit fees
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 15:00
Not only do audits cost money, but the specter of expensive future audits distract IT, keeping professionals from focusing on innovation.
A Twist On The Office Surplus: OFFOR Health
Forbes - 14 Oct 2021 14:30Infrastructure-as-code management platform Spacelift nabs $15M
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 14:01
Spacelift, a platform that DevOps teams use to manage cloud infrastructure, has raised $15 million in a series B round of funding.
Unity reveals Ad Mediation and Bidding coming to its Dashboard
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 14:00
Unity today announced it's bringing mediation to all Unity Ad users. The technology enters open beta today.
Facebook introduces dataset and benchmarks to make AI more 'egocentric'
Venture Beat - 14 Oct 2021 14:00
Facebook's latest long-term research project, Ego4D, focuses on developing AI with an 'egocentric,' first-person perspective.