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Overworld raises $10M to create anime-inspired free-to-play ARPG
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 19:00
Overworld announced that it's raised $10 million to develop its free-to-play, anime-inspired web3 action-RPG.
Salesforce rolls out native generative AI within Slack: Here's how it works
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 16:00
Salesforce says users from companies like SpotOn and Uber have used Slack AI to save about 97 minutes per week on an average.
MPH: Innovating luxury automotive with prestige partnerships
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 15:52
The key to MPH's success is its application of technology, which has transformed how customers and dealers engage in the luxury car industry.
Xsolla announces leadership changes for the next stage of gaming growth
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 15:00
Xsolla, the video game commerce company, announced a series of leadership changes for its next chapter of strategic growth and innovation. The changes, which were known for a time in some cases, include the appointment o...
Supercell reports 2023 revenues drop 4% to $1.82B while profits dip 8%
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 11:00
Supercell reported its 2023 revenues were $1.82 billion, down 4.2% from a year earlier while a key measure of profitability was down 8%.
Games VC funding reaches new plateau after 72% YoY decline | PitchBook
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 07:01
Gaming startups raised $4.1B in 2023, a 72% decline YoY following pandemic era highs according to PitchBook's Q4 2023 Gaming Report.
Andrej Karpathy confirms departure (again) from OpenAI
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 05:48
Andrej Karpathy, a former leading researcher and member of the founding team at OpenAI and the one-time head of AI at Tesla has posted on X that he has left the former company once more. According to his post, Karpathy s...
Apple researchers unveil 'Keyframer': An AI tool that animates still images using LLMs
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 03:05
Researchers at Apple have developed an AI-powered animation tool called Keyframer that allows anyone to animate static images using natural language prompts, opening up animation design to broader audiences.
Judge dismisses most of Sarah Silverman's copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI
Venture Beat - 14 Feb 2024 01:51
Most of the class-action copyright infringement lawsuit filed against OpenAI by comedian Sarah Silverman and others has been dismissed.