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Gamescom will have more than 1,400 exhibitors, up 15% from a year ago
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 03:07
Gamescom 2024 will kick off next week in Cologne, Germany, with more than 1,400 exhibitors, a new record at 15% more than a year ago.
Real estate tech firm EliseAI was ahead of the curve. Now it's a unicorn
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 16:00
Founded in 2017 by CEO Minna Song and CTO Tony Stoyanov to address rental housing communications, EliseAI is now getting into healthcare.
Memories of the Overwatch Champions Series at DreamHack Dallas 2024
Venture Beat - 15 Aug 2024 01:56
Overwatch Champions Series had its first major earlier this year at DreamHack Dallas -- what did the organizers think of the event?
Elon Musk's xAI defies 'woke' censorship with controversial Grok 2 AI release
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 22:37
Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 2, an AI model with unrestricted image generation capabilities, sparking debate on AI ethics, content moderation, and tech regulation.
Mother Machine is a co-op roguelike coming to PC and consoles
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 22:13
Indie studio Maschinen-Mensch announced its latest game, a co-op roguelike platformer called Mother Machine.
Witchfire is coming to Steam early access in 2024
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 20:00
The Astronauts game studio announced that the RPG shooter Witchfire is coming to Steam early access in 2024.
Snowflake launches Cortex Analyst, an agentic AI system for accurate data analytics
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 20:00
In the private preview, about 40-50 enterprises, including pharma major Bayer, deployed Cortex Analyst to talk to their data and accelerate analytical workflows.
Krafton leads Eschatology Entertainment's $11.3M Series A funding
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 17:00
Cyprus-based Eschatology Entertainment has raised $11.3 million in a series A funding round led by Krafton.
Roto debuts 'Made for Meta' VR gaming chair
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 17:00
Roto revealed the next phase of virtual reality entertainment with the Roto VR Explorer, a next-generation VR gaming chair made in partnership with Meta.
TON Ventures raises $40M fund to support early-stage crypto projects
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 16:00
TON Ventures has raised $40 million for a for-profit venture capital group to support early-stage crypto projects.
MIT releases comprehensive database of AI risks
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 16:00
Researchers at MIT have released the AI Risk Repository, a comprehensive database that can help organizations identify and mitigate AI risks.
iProov: 70% of organizations will be greatly impacted by gen AI deepfakes
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 15:00
Roughly half of organizations say they have encountered a deepfake and are incredibly concerned as the technology grows more sophisticated.
Most mobile devs still building new games despite job security risks | Sandsoft
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 11:01
In Sandsoft's survey of 450+ senior mobile game devs, 81% said they were working on new games but 67% are worried about their job security.
Delta Force: Hawk Ops reaches wishlist milestone ahead of launch
Venture Beat - 14 Aug 2024 02:08
Team Jade revealed that its upcoming shooter Delta Force: Hawk Ops is on 1 million wishlists during its PC alpha test phase.