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Alibaba launches open source Qwen3 model that surpasses OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 01:56
Qwen3's open-weight release under an accessible license marks an important milestone, lowering barriers for developers and organizations.
Meta unleashes Llama API running 18x faster than OpenAI: Cerebras partnership delivers 2,600 tokens per second
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 22:02
Meta partners with Cerebras to launch its new Llama API, offering developers AI inference speeds up to 18 times faster than traditional GPU solutions, challenging OpenAI and Google in the fast-growing AI services market.
EA and Respawn lay off more staff, cancel incubation projects
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 20:37
Respawn has laid off yet more staff and canceled two early-stage projects, the latest of multiple round of layoffs at EA studios.
PlayNice's MindLight aims to help kids manage stress and anxiety
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 18:00
PlayNice, the developer of proven, fun, and engaging games that prevent and treat mental health, today announces the launch of MindLight.
Tripp launches Kōkua AI as mental wellness coach across multiple platforms
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 15:30
Tripp launched Kōkua AI, a mental wellness guide designed to deliver real-time, personalized emotional support across multiple platforms.
Gallium Studios finds Will Wright's memories game, Proxi, as hard to pitch as The Sims
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 15:30
When Will Wright pitched The Sims to his bosses at his own company years ago, he couldn’t get anyone excited about it. It was a miracle it shipped, and then it became the foundation for a franchise that has sold 200 mi...
xMEMS extends micro cooling fan-on-a-chip tech to AI data centers
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 15:00
xMEMS Labs, a pioneer of MEMS-based chips, announced that its innovative µCooling fan-on-a-chip tech will be expanded to AI data centers.
Upheaval launches Dreamer Portal early access for AI-powered 3D game world creation
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 14:00
Upheaval Games, founded by industry veterans from Blizzard, Tencent, and Unity, announced early access to The Dreamer Portal.
IXI raises $36.5M for world's first autofocus glasses
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 12:00
IXI has raised $36.5 million in funding to launch the world's first autofocus glasses which can correct vision dynamically.
Iwot Studios launches game team for Wheel of Time RPG
Venture Beat - 29 Apr 2025 02:23
Iwot Studios announced that it's creating an in-house game development team to work on an RPG based on The Wheel of Time.