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The walled garden cracks: Nadella bets Microsoft's Copilots--and Azure's next act--on A2A/MCP interoperability
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 22:47
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's endorsement of Google DeepMind's A2A open protocol and Anthropic's MCP is huge sign the industry is moving to an open garden.
Alibaba's 'ZeroSearch' lets AI learn to google itself -- slashing training costs by 88 percent
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 21:15
Alibaba's ZeroSearch trains large language models to beat Google Search and slash API costs by 88%, redefining how AI learns to retrieve information.
Mem0's scalable memory promises more reliable AI agents that remembers context across lengthy conversations
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 21:13
Mem0's architecture is designed to LLM memory and enhance consistency for more reliable agent performance in long conversations.
OpenAI names Instacart leader Fidji Simo as new CEO of Applications
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 17:25
Simo's appointment may also hint at a broader productization push within OpenAI. Her background at Facebook and Instacart underscores...
Q1's $7.8B in game investments and M&A marks largest quarter since 2023 | DDM
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 17:00
The game industry's motto for all of last year was "survive til 2025." And in some respects, that wasn't just wishful thinking.
World Video Game Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 16:30
Game developers rejoice. Defender, GoldenEye 007, Quake, and Tamagotchi have joined the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Alienware reveals Aurora class laptops for mid-range gamers
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 15:00
For the first time in nearly two decades, Dell's Alienware gaming division is launching an Aurora class of gaming laptops.
Breaking down accessibility barriers: how the industry is redefining how we play
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 14:20
Don't miss the ESA is hosting the Accessibility in Gaming Lunch at GamesBeat Summit 2025 in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, May 20.
Nintendo fiscal year sales drop 30% ahead of Switch 2 launch
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 11:40
Nintendo reported relatively weak sales of 1,164.9 billion yen for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, down 30.3% from 1,671.8 billion yen a year earlier.
Imagination unveils E-Series GPUs for graphics and AI at the edge
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 09:00
Imagination Technologies is unveiling its E-Series graphics processing units (GPUs) for graphics and AI processing at the edge.
Tripledot Studios acquires AppLovin's mobile game business for $800M
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 08:30
Tripledot Studios said it acquired U.S.-based AppLovin's mobile games studio portfolio for approximately $800 million.
Nvidia welcomes Trump's proposal to rescind global chip restrictions
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 08:20
Donald Trump's administration is expected to rescind Joe Biden's curbs on AI chip sales as part of a broader effort to revise semiconductor restrictions, Bloomberg reported.
Griffin Gaming Partners leads $7M investment in Fuse Games
Venture Beat - 8 May 2025 03:18
Griffin Gaming Partners led a $7 million investment round into indie studio Fuse Games, which is working on its first project.