Startup News
DeepMind and Stanford's new robot control model follow instructions from sketches
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 22:41
Sketches have rich spatial information to help the robot carry out its tasks without getting confused by the clutter of realistic images or the ambiguity of natural language instructions.
Alliance for OpenUSD launches new standards working groups for interoperable 3D
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 17:00
The Alliance for OpenUSD announced two new working groups and a collaborative liaison relationship to build the open enterprise metaverse.
Kaedim raises $15M to fund AI-based 3D asset creation solutions
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 23:43
Kaedim, which offers a marketplace and AI-based solutions to streamline 3D content creation, has raised $15 million in funding.
Pika adds generative AI sound effects to its video maker
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 20:38
Pika is offering sound effects only to those who are creating AI video as part of its super-collaborators program or are paying $58/month.
State Dept-backed report provides action plan to avoid catastrophic AI risks
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 20:33
While providing technical details on the risks of AI, the action plan also introduces policy proposals that can help the U.S. and its allies mitigate these risks.
Ocient raises $49.4M to grow hyperscale database capabilities
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 17:36
Hyperscale data warehouse vendor Ocient is raising $49.4 million in new funding, it announced today, as the company looks to grow its capabilities for new industry use cases and continuing demand for artificial intellige...
Elon Musk vows to make his ChatGPT competitor Grok open source
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 17:17
A notable move given the promise comes just weeks after Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the company he co-founded.
The Finals Season 2 debuts on March 14
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 17:00
The Finals Season 2 debuts on March 14 with a story twist in which the game show has been hacked. Nexon launched The Finals last fall as a team-based shooter game where the teams compete to be the final survivor in a gam...
Nexon's MapleStory Universe Web3 MMO will use Avalanche blockchain
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 16:01
The legendary online game MapleStory is coming to the Avalanche blockchain in the form of a Web3-enhanced extension of the franchise.
UG Labs raises $7M to infuse conversational AI into games for kids
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 15:30
UG Labs has raised $7 million in funding to infuse conversational AI and voice interactivity into games for kids.
Blockus raises $4M pre-seed round for web3 gaming infrastructure
Venture Beat - 11 Mar 2024 15:00
Blockus, the web3 gaming tech stack and payments provider, has announced a $4M pre-seed funding round led by Maple VC.