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Alibaba's Qwen2.5-Max challenges U.S. tech giants, reshapes enterprise AI
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 23:15
Alibaba's Qwen2.5-Max AI model sets new performance benchmarks in enterprise-ready artificial intelligence, promising reduced infrastructure costs and improved efficiency for business applications.
Jack Dorsey is back with Goose, a new, ultra simple open source AI agent building platform from his startup Block
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 22:27
Goose's capabilities are enhanced through Block's collaboration with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company.
Mobile gaming revenue is up despite shifts in market trends | Sensor Tower
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 20:01
Sensor Tower's most recent report shows the upward revenue movement in mobile gaming in 2024 -- and the drop in downloads.
Movement Network Foundation launches public mainnet for Movement blockchain
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 18:00
The Movement Network Foundation, the organization dedicated to fostering innovation and advancing the adoption of MoveVM technology, is firing up its mainnet for blockchain apps including games. The group announced today...
Snowflake makes SnowConvert free and adds support for migrating enterprise data from Amazon
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 17:46
Snowflake SnowConvert has already been used to convert over 2 billion lines of code and over 46 million database objects.
Game streamers raised $97K for LA fire victims via Habitat for Humanity
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 17:30
A group of gaming influencers/streamers in the Evolved talent management network have raised $97,000 in donations for victims of the Los Angeles fires. Just as the fires have been quelled by rain (and now led to the risk...
Death is but a mere illusion for Heroes of Newerth
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 17:00
Heroes of Newerth debuted as a multiplayer online battle arena in 2010. In 2022, the once-popular MOBA game shut down. But death was a mere illusion. Today, Kongor Studios and Garena are announcing the return of the free...
Essential principles to produce and consume data for AI acceleration
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 16:50
VB LAB INSIGHTS: This is a VB Lab Insights article presented by Capital One. AI offers transformative potential, but unlocking its value requires strong data management. AI builds on a solid data foundation that can iter...
Incention bridges Hollywood and AI with debut project by David S. Goyer on Story platform
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 16:00
Incention is launching a platform to bring AI and blockchain to Hollywood, and it is working with Hollywood writer David S. Goyer.
Phoenix Labs is laying off majority of employees, 2 years after Forte deal
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 01:35
Phoenix Labs, the maker of Dauntless and Fae Farm, has laid off a majority of its staff two years after it was quietly acquired by blockchain gaming firm Forte.
DeepSeek-R1 is a boon for enterprises -- making AI apps cheaper, easier to build, and more innovative
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 00:30
AI labs might be in panic mode, but enterprises are here to reap the rewards of the effects caused by DeepSeek R1.
Former Riot executive believes Switch 2 will benefit cross-platform development
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 00:30
More capable hardware will make the Nintendo Switch 2 a boon for developers, argues ex-Riot executive Brian Cho.
DeepSeek unleashes 'Janus Pro 7B' vision model amidst AI stock bloodbath, igniting fresh fears of Chinese tech dominance
Venture Beat - 28 Jan 2025 00:18
DeepSeek's Janus Pro 7B vision AI model launch sends shockwaves through markets, triggering US tech stock sell-off and intensifying competition with Silicon Valley giants like OpenAI and Nvidia.