Startup News
Hiring and retention platform WorkStep raises $25M to solve 'supply chain labor crisis'
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 15:00
WorkStep helps enterprises overcome the supply chain workforce shortage by enabling them to hire and retain frontline workers.
HeyRenee raises $4.4M to give patients a virtual healthcare assistant
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 15:05
HeyRenee has raised $4.4 million in funding to give people a whole healthcare solution that is like giving people a personal care assistant.
Trying To Differentiate Your Business? Eight Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Often Make
Forbes - 13 Jan 2022 15:15
Getting your product out into the market is hard enough, but when there is a lot of competition, it can make things even tougher.
How Deutsche Telekom is creating real connection virtually for its remote workforce
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 00:03
At the Future of Work Summit, Deutsche Telekom talks about how to create culture and connection in a hybrid work environment.
Report: Majority of malware downloads in 2021 were traced to cloud apps
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 23:20
Netskope's report highlights that attackers are enjoying more success abusing cloud apps to deliver malware payloads to their victims.
Respawn isn't canceling secretive third game after losing director
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 22:42
Respawn is working on Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2, and something else -- even though it has lost some key talent.
Avatar: Reckoning turns the hit film world into a mobile MMORPG shooter
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 21:02
Archosaur Games, Tencent, Lightstorm Entertainment, and Disney announced Avatar: Reckoning, a new mobile game based on the hit sci-fi film.
How Protai's AI-powered platform is improving drug discovery
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 20:40
Protai claims it's reshaping the drug discovery and development process using proteomics and an end-to-end AI-based platform.
Eight Criteria You Should Evaluate New Hires On During A Trial Period
Forbes - 13 Jan 2022 20:15
When conducting a trial period, there are several things you can evaluate candidates on to ensure they're the right fit.
Forte acquires N3twork's platform to grow blockchain games
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 18:45
Forte has acquires N3twork's platform to accelerate growth in blockchain games, while N3twork games will become a new independent studio.
The Settlers launches for PC on March 17
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 18:00
Ubisoft announced today that The Settlers will debut on March 17 for PC.
Ubisoft extends partnership with Anzu for in-game ads
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 17:59
Ubisoft and Anzu have announced an extension of their partnership. The two have collaborated on in-game, organic ads.
Hitman Trilogy is heading to Game Pass on January 20
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 17:21
IO Interactive revealed the Hitman Trilogy collection today, which combines Hitman (2016), Hitman 2, and Hitman 3 into one package.
Comcast tests 10G modem prototype at download speed of 4 gigabits per second
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 17:00
Comcast said it successfully tested a prototype 10G modem using the core technology that could deliver multigigabit speeds to homes.
Observable raises $35.6M to bring better observability to enterprise data
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 16:00
Observable, a company developing products that enable customers to better analyze their data, has raised $35.6 million in venture capital.
Virtana, which helps companies to manage multiple cloud environments, raises $73M
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 16:00
Virtana, a company developing software to help companies manage multiple clouds, has raised substantial venture capital.
Lucidworks launches search analytics SaaS platform to understand user intentions
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 16:00
Lucidworks announced the release of Springboard a platform that enables organizations to more efficiently capture and understand data from their customers' search queries.
Databricks targets retail vertical with its first industry-specific lakehouse
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 16:00
Data and AI company Databricks today announced Lakehouse for Retail as its first industry-specific offering.
Riot Games commits $2M to South Los Angeles educational effort
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 16:00
Aiming to narrow the digital divide, Riot Games is committing over $2 million to SoLa Impact's I Can Foundation.
Philip Rosedale's High Fidelity cuts deal with Second Life maker Linden Lab
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 15:30
Phil Rosedale, founder of Second Life maker Linden Lab, is returning to advise Linden Lab and is merging some of his High Fidelity into it.
Fors Marsh Group Takes A Data-Driven Approach To Help Build Consumer Awareness Of Social Impact
Forbes - 13 Jan 2022 15:12
Research suggests that significant work remains to spread the word on what it means to operate as a social impact business and why consumers should care. Fors Marsh has been working with B Lab, the certifying body behind...
Shield raises $15M to monitor financial industry employee communications
Venture Beat - 13 Jan 2022 15:04
Shield, a startup developing software to monitor communications of employees at financial institutions, has raised $15 million in capital.