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Startup News for 14 May 2024
Google introduces Firebase Genkit, a developer framework for building AI-powered apps
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:04
Google has released in beta, Firebase Genkit, an open-source framework blending data sources, models, and more with code to build AI apps.
Stumble Guys launches on PlayStation with cross-progression
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 23:35
Stumble Guys launches on PlayStation with cross-progression, allowing users to play with friends on mobile, PC and Xbox.
Google takes on GPT-4o with Project Astra, an AI agent that understands dynamics of the world
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 22:59
Google says it plans to add some Project Astra capabilities to the Gemini mobile and web experiences later this year.
Google takes on OpenAI's Sora with stunning new generative AI video model Veo
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 21:42
Google partnered with polymath artist Donald Glover a.k.a Childish Gambino, creator of the hit FX series Atlanta and a film and TV star.
Google introduces Imagen 3, its highest-quality text-to-image model, available in private preview
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 21:01
Google unveiled Imagen 3, a text-to-image model with photorealistic images, better natural language processing and improved text rendering.
What OpenAI's new GPT-4o model means for developers
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:22
OpenAI's new model was trained from the ground-up to be multimodal, and is at once faster, cheaper, and more powerful than its predecessors
Google launches a Gemini-powered debugging tool for Chrome DevTools
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:04
Developers can now use Google Gemini within Chrome DevTools to help debug, explain and fix their web apps.
Android Studio to get Gemini 1.5 Pro upgrade, Gemini code suggestions and crash reporting
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:04
Google's Android development environment is getting a Gemini update, with a new LLM, improved coding assistant and smarter crash reporting.
Google's Gemini Nano comes to the Chrome desktop client
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:04
Google is bringing its Gemini Nano model to the Chrome desktop client, giving developers access to AI that assists in generating web apps.
Google unveils its Gemma 2 series, with a 27B parameter model that can run on a single TPU
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:04
Google unveils Gemma 2, a 27B parameter lightweight model version that can run on a single TPU.
Google releases PaliGemma, its first Gemma vision-language multimodal open model
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 20:03
Google has a new Gemma model variant called PaliGemma, giving developers access to lightweight AI vision-language capabilities.
With OpenAI offering GPT-4o for free, who should be paying for ChatGPT Plus?
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 19:59
Despite giving broader access to GPT-4o, OpenAI is keeping several exclusive capabilities for ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
PlayStation FY23 revenue up 17% to $27.5B, but forecasts decline
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 19:52
Sony's gaming revenue grew substantially over the last year, but the company expects declining PlayStation revenue next year.
Bioworld announces expansion of Minecraft collaboration
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 18:15
Bioworld, the merchandiing partner for Minecraft, announced it's renewing and expanding its collaboration for the game's 15th anniversary.
MidReal's Gen AI 'choose your own adventure' platform launches
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 18:00
Generative AI storytelling platform MidReal allows players to craft narrative experiences that evolve as they make decisions.
Xsolla quarter report highlights impact of Digital Markets Act on mobile games
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 17:56
Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, published the quarterly report, The State of Play Spring 2024 edition today.
Tomb Raider streaming show coming to Amazon's Prime Video
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 17:30
Amazon's Prime Video announced it a new series based on the iconic Tomb Raider video game franchise
Dead by Daylight celebrates 8th year with D&D, Project T, Supermassive's Frank Stone, Castlevania and What the Fog
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 17:00
Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight horror game is celebrating its 8th anniversary today with a bunch of announcements.
Looking Glass launches 16-inch and 32-inch spatial displays
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 16:00
Looking Glass has unveiled its latest additions to its holographic display line-up: the 16-inch and 32-inch spatial displays.
GamesBeat Summit 2024: Conversation Salon
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 15:15
GamesBeat Summit 2024 will take place from May 20-21 in LA and it will feature a stage for talks on May 21 in the Conversation Salon.
Ex-XCOM and The Sims devs launch Midsummer Studios to reinvent life sims
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 15:00
Former developers of XCOM and The Sims have launched Midsummer Studios to reinvent the life sim genre.
Sharp Alpha closes $25M+ Fund II to back gaming, sports, media startups
Venture Beat - 14 May 2024 15:00
Sharp Alpha Fund II has $25M+ to invest in about 15 early-stage startups at the intersection of gaming, sports and entertainment.
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