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Yann LeCun says Meta AI 'quickly becoming most used' assistant, challenging OpenAI's dominance
Venture Beat - 24 Jul 2024 01:26
Meta challenges OpenAI with Llama 3.1, an open-source AI model rivaling GPT-4o, as Yann LeCun claims Meta AI is becoming the most widely used AI assistant.
Netflix hires Alain Tascan as its president of games
Venture Beat - 24 Jul 2024 01:09
Netflix announced it's appointed Alain Tascan, formerly of Epic Games, as the new head of its gaming division.
Exclusive: Resquared nabs $5M to take on leading CRMs with B2B local sales platform
Venture Beat - 24 Jul 2024 01:06
Already, Resquared claims to have collected data on more than 11 million SMBs throughout the U.S. and Canada.
LightSpeed's new performance capture studio prioritizes safety and creativity
Venture Beat - 24 Jul 2024 00:35
LightSpeed has established its new LightSpeed L.A. performance capture studio, which is built with an eye for safety and maximum creativity.
Ex-Apple car engineers' startup Vayu offers autonomous delivery robots sans Lidar sensors
Venture Beat - 24 Jul 2024 00:19
Vayu is already witnessing significant traction, with as many as 20 enterprises piloting it's novel technology and over 100 on a waitlist.
Humble Games lays off all employees
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 23:10
Indie publisher Humble Games is reportedly closing its doors after it laid off its entire team of 36 employees.
Launching a new niche in the streaming industry
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 22:53
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: The live streaming industry has witnessed exponential growth in recent years. This sector primarily caters to audiences seeking real-time content across various domains, including gaming, entertainme...
Former Tesla lead unveils warehouse robot that can lift 3000 lbs
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 22:13
The robotics startup provides a modular cell-based matrix structure through which an AI-powered bot navigates to move materials.
By embracing liquid cooling, AI powerhouse Supermicro enables 30% more computing power -- with the same power budget
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 20:45
To meet AI demands, Supermicro's goal is to make liquid cooling at least 20% to 30% of the whole data center deployment in next 12 months.
Play by Play Studios unveils 3v3 street basketball game The Run: Got Next
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 20:00
Play by Play Studios is coming out of stealth today as a game studio and it unveiled its first game, The Run: Got Next.
Igloo, Inc. raises $11M for new consumer blockchain, Abstract
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 19:30
Igloo, Inc., the parent company of the Pudgy Penguins NFT collection, has raised $11 million to build consumer-focused blockchain, Abstract.
Nauto aims to protect distracted drivers with in-vehicle AI cameras pointing inside
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 19:30
Nauto has created AI cameras for commercial fleet operators to capture problems with distracted or sleepy drivers and warn them in real time.
Meta unleashes its most powerful AI model, Llama 3.1, with 405B parameters
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 19:00
Llama 3.1 is the latest version of Meta's large language models, with a new model weight, 405 billion parameters, the biggest model it's trained.
Liithos pivots and launches Clickbait humor game in No One Is Safe franchise
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 17:30
Liithos, a transmedia and game company led by former Sony game developer Michael Mumbauer, is launching a satirical game called Clickbait.
Mobile app data platform AppMagic raises $3M in Series A round
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 17:00
Mobile app analytics platform AppMagic has raised $3 million from GEM Capital to compete against Sensor Tower and Data.ai's merger.
Legal software company Clio raises massive $900M round to power AI advances
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 16:30
Clio believes t AI will help lawyers by giving them more time to find and serve more people who are currently doing without representation.
Matthew Ball overhauls The Metaverse book in its second edition
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 16:30
Matthew Ball estimated that 70% of the second edition of his book The Metaverse: Building the Spatial Internet is brand new. That’s a pretty big overhaul for the title, but you have to agree that the metaverse went thr...
Thece teams with Gamurs Group to launch ThecePlay+ game challenges
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 11:01
Thece, which integrates brands authentically into the gaming experience, has officially partnered with Gamurs Group, a premier network of digital publications in esports, gaming, and entertainment. This strategic collabo...
Illuvium will launch 3 Web3 games on July 25
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 09:21
Illuvium has a triple-title debut coming in the form of three Web3 games debuting on July 25.
Can AI increase the pace and quality of pharmaceutical research? VeriSIM Life says yes
Venture Beat - 23 Jul 2024 03:51
VeriSIM Life has also created virtual analogs of real world species, including humans, dogs, rats, pigs, and numerous other animals.