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Beyond generic benchmarks: How Yourbench lets enterprises evaluate AI models against actual data
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 23:33
Hugging Face warned that Yourbench is compute intensive but this might be a price enterprises are willing to pay to evaluate models on their data.
The tool integration problem that's holding back enterprise AI (and how CoTools solves it)
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 21:59
CoTools uses hidden states and in-context learning to enable LLMs to use more than 1,000 tools very efficiently.
What you need to know about Amazon Nova Act: the new AI agent SDK challenging OpenAI, Microsoft, Salesforce
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 21:53
An experimental developer kit for building AI agents that can navigate the web and complete tasks autonomously, powered by Amazon Nova.
Nintendo offers Switch 2 editions of Zelda, Mario Party and more
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 17:34
Nintendo announced several original Switch games are getting Switch 2 upgrades via Enhanced Editions, which can be bought separately.
Anthropic flips the script on AI in education: Claude's Learning Mode makes students do the thinking
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 17:00
Anthropic launches Claude for Education with Learning Mode that teaches critical thinking rather than providing answers, partnering with top universities to transform AI's role in education.
Uplimit raises stakes in corporate learning with suite of AI agents that can train 1,000 employees simultaneously
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 16:30
Uplimit launches AI learning agents that help enterprises boost employee skills with 94% completion rates while reducing training admin time by 75%, addressing the growing AI-driven skills gap.
Drag X Drive uses Nintendo Switch 2's new mouse features
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 16:28
Drag X Drive is one of the first games to use the new Joy-Con mouse features on the upcoming Switch 2 console.
Donkey Kong: Bananza is a new platformer featuring Nintendo's OG
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 16:20
Donkey Kong: Bananza is a new Switch 2 puzzle-platformer, coming exclusively to the new console on July 17.
Direct-to-consumer is redefining mobile game monetization
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 16:10
In the latest GamesBeat LIVE, Xsolla's Berkley Egenes talks about the future of game monetization and how DTC has changed the game.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment launches on Switch 2 in winter
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:57
Nintendo revealed at its Switch 2 Direct that its making a new Hyrule Warriors game called Age of Imprisonment.
Nintendo will add GameCube library of classic games to Switch 2
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:50
Nintendo announced that it will add playable Nintendo GameCube games to the library of titles playable on the Switch 2.
Nintendo details the redesigned hardware behind the Switch 2
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:40
Nintendo announced redesigned hardware systems and beefed-up performance for the Nintendo Switch 2. In a Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced that the new system will ship on June 5, and it will feature enhanced graphics ...
Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:27
Nintendo announced during its Switch 2 Direct that the new console will launch on June 5,
Nintendo reveals Mario Kart World, a launch title for the Switch 2
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:21
Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2's first flagship title: Mario Kart World, an open-world evolution of the famous series.
Zencoder's 'Coffee Mode' is the future of coding: Hit a button and let AI write your unit tests
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:01
Zencoder launches powerful AI coding agents with "Coffee Mode" that outperform competitors on benchmarks while integrating with existing developer environments, allowing programmers to be more productive without abandoni...
Immutable RavenQuest becomes most-streamed Web3 game with 1M-plus streams
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:00
Tavernlight Games has launched RavenQuest on Immutable as a next-generation MMORPG that is setting new benchmarks for Web3 gaming adoption.
Augment Code debuts AI agent with 70% win rate over GitHub Copilot and record-breaking SWE-bench score
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 15:00
Augment Code launches AI technology that outperforms GitHub Copilot by 70% through real-time context understanding of massive codebases, securing $270M funding and achieving the highest score on SWE-bench verified.
Gamescom strikes deal to remain in Cologne, Germany
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 14:00
Gamescom, the world’s largest and leading event for computer and video games, will remain in Cologne, Germany and be further expanded. In 2024, Gamescom counted 1,462 exhibiting companies from 64 countries – a new re...
Gladia launches Solaria as AI-based multi-lingual speech recognition model for speech-to-text transcription
Venture Beat - 2 Apr 2025 13:00
Gladia, an AI transcription and audio intelligence provider, launched Solaria, a next-gen automatic speech recognition (ASR) model designed to redefine real-time communications for call centers and other voice-first plat...