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ET Deals: New Apple Watch Series 6 and 8th Gen Apple iPad Now AvailableToday marked the official launch of Apple's new Watch Series 6 along with Apple's brand new 8th generation Apple iPad. Both of these devices bring a rich set of feature enhancements over their predecessors and can now be purchased from various online retailers. The post ET Deals: New Apple Watch Series 6 and 8th Gen…
Resellers Used Bots to Dominate the RTX 3080 LaunchThis happens all the time, but it's all the more frustrating when a product is in short supply, as it the case with the RTX 3080. The post Resellers Used Bots to Dominate the RTX 3080 Launch appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Apple Books TSMC’s Entire 5nm Production CapabilityApple alone will soak up TSMC's 5nm capacity for the iPhone 12, iPad Air, and A14, leaving no room for anyone else. The post Apple Books TSMC’s Entire 5nm Production Capability appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Here’s How You Can Win A $40,000 Tesla Model 3 for Free Plus Get Black Friday Savings In SeptemberIn The Win Your Dream 2020 Tesla Giveaway, one incredibly lucky winner is going to be the proud new owner of a 2020 Tesla Model 3, valued at $40,000. The post Here’s How You Can Win A $40,000 Tesla Model 3 for Free Plus Get Black Friday Savings In September appeared first on ExtremeTech.
How to Upscale Video to 4K, 8K, and BeyondWe've been talking a lot recently about upscaling older DVD content for modern TVs, but upscaling is a bigger topic that spans hardware scalers to software solutions for real-time and offline processing. Here's what you need to know, with examples from Deep Space Nine and Stargate SG-1 The post How to Upscale Video to 4K,…
Dual GPU Gaming Gives Up the Ghost as Nvidia Ends SLI SupportNvidia won't be writing implicit SLI profiles for new games after January 1, 2021. Multi-GPU support on the PC is effectively dead. The post Dual GPU Gaming Gives Up the Ghost as Nvidia Ends SLI Support appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Scientists Find First-Ever Planet Orbiting Dead StarThis first-of-its-kind discovery could change our understanding of the stellar life cycle. The post Scientists Find First-Ever Planet Orbiting Dead Star appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Electric Vehicle Company Admits It Faked Fuel-Cell Semi Truck DemoNicola One tractor Reports claim that Nikola has been lying about having working vehicles and fuel cell technology. The post Electric Vehicle Company Admits It Faked Fuel-Cell Semi Truck Demo appeared first on ExtremeTech.
ET Deals: Pre-Order Sony PlayStation 5 Consoles, Games and ControllersThe highly anticipated PlayStation 5 is finally available for pre-order. The console won't officially release for a few more months, but the console has now officially been made available for pre-order from select retailers. The post ET Deals: Pre-Order Sony PlayStation 5 Consoles, Games and Controllers appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The PlayStation 5 Preorder Launch Was a DisasterThe PlayStation 5 event went off without a hitch as far as pricing and launch date, but the preorder rollout went off the rails fast. The post The PlayStation 5 Preorder Launch Was a Disaster appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Eureka Provides Site Hosting and 1TB Of Cloud Storage Space For Life For Under $100With the current deal, you basically get the lifetime of EurekaDrive access -- a $745 value -- for free by getting both hosting and storage for only $99. The post Eureka Provides Site Hosting and 1TB Of Cloud Storage Space For Life For Under $100 appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Intel’s Tiger Lake Beats AMD at Its Own Graphics GameIntel promised a chip that delivered uncompromising performance on both CPU and GPU. It's clear they weren't kidding. The post Intel’s Tiger Lake Beats AMD at Its Own Graphics Game appeared first on ExtremeTech.
Nintendo Confirms It’s Working on a New ConsoleNintendo has confirmed it's working on a new console, but does that mean a 4K Switch is coming? Not necessarily. The post Nintendo Confirms It’s Working on a New Console appeared first on ExtremeTech.
The Oculus Quest 2 Looks Like a Mostly Better VR HeadsetThe Quest 2 is heavily redesigned with a better display, lower weight, and the promise of (eventually) smoother video. It's also a little bit cheaper at $299. It's not all good news, though. You'll still have to use Facebook to make accounts. The post The Oculus Quest 2 Looks Like a Mostly Better VR Headset…
First New Venus Mission to Hunt for Alien Life Already PlannedRocket Lab might be the first to reach Venus to look into the recent biosignatures up close. The post First New Venus Mission to Hunt for Alien Life Already Planned appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Americans won’t be able to download TikTok or WeChat from SundayWhat’s happening? The US Commerce Department has issued an order banning Americans from downloading Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat; it’s due to come into effect on Sunday, September 20. Existing users in the US will still be able to use the apps, but they won’t receive updates or patches from Sunday onwards, and the apps…
A patient has died after ransomware hackers hit a German hospitalFor the first time ever, a patient’s death has been linked directly to a cyberattack. Police have launched a “negligent homicide” investigation after ransomware disrupted emergency care at Düsseldorf University Hospital in Germany. The victim: Prosecutors in Cologne say a female patient from Düsseldorf was scheduled to undergo critical care at the hospital when the…
Letter-writing staved off lockdown loneliness. Now it’s getting out the vote.For the past couple of years, Courtney Cochran hosted a Nashville-based meetup group called the Snail Mail Social Club. Before the pandemic, it involved people gathering, pen and paper in hand, to write letters together. “It was a fun social endeavor,” Cochran says. “You got some face-to-face connecting time with people.” When the coronavirus made…
From support function to growth engine: The future of AI and customer serviceWhen it comes to imagining the future, customer service often gets painted in a dystopian light. Take the 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. Tom Cruise’s John Anderton walks into the Gap, an identity recognition system scans him, and a hologram asks about a recent purchase. There’s something unsettling in this vignette—an unsolicited non-human seems to…Why kids need special protection from AI’s influenceAlgorithms can change the course of children’s lives. Kids are interacting with Alexas that can record their voice data and influence their speech and social development. They’re binging videos on TikTok and YouTube pushed to them by recommendation systems that end up shaping their worldviews. Algorithms are also increasingly used to determine what their education…
Trump’s rollbacks could add half an EU’s worth of climate pollution by 2035US President Donald Trump has successfully moved the nation backwards on climate change, even as the world grapples with increasingly devastating fires, heat waves and droughts. His rollbacks of major environmental policies, should they survive legal challenges and subsequent administrations, could pump the equivalent of 1.8 billion additional metric tons of carbon dioxide into the…
Suppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead.Five of California’s 10 largest fires in modern history are all burning at once. Together, this year’s wildfires have already destroyed 4,200 buildings, forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes, and scorched more than 3.2 million acres across the state. That’s larger than Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks combined, and nearly half…Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance stateLeading discussions about the global rules to regulate digital privacy and surveillance is a somewhat unusual role for a developing country to play. But Brazil had been doing just that for over a decade. Edward Snowden’s bombshell in 2014 detailing the US National Security Agency’s digital surveillance activities changed all that. It included revelations that the…
We need to go to Venus as soon as possibleVenus has long played second fiddle to its redder, smaller, and more distant sibling. Given how inhospitable we’ve learned Venus to be, we’ve spent the majority of the last century pinning some of our biggest hopes of finding signs of extraterrestrial life on Mars. That all changed this week. On Monday it was announced that a…
Synthetic biologists have created a slow-growing version of the coronavirus to give as a vaccineIn the 1950s, Albert Sabin was searching for an improved polio vaccine. To that end, his lab infected the brains of mice, chimpanzees, and monkeys with the virus that causes the disease. They wanted to see if the pathogen would change and if weakened forms might arise. They eventually isolated versions of the polio virus…To confront the climate crisis, the US should launch a National Energy Innovation MissionAmerica has successfully launched national innovation missions time and again. These missions have delivered life-saving drugs, sparked the computer and internet revolutions, and put humans on the moon. Most recently, the US government has poured billions of dollars into a national innovation campaign to help pharmaceutical companies develop vaccines and therapeutics for covid-19. Yet the…
Gas spotted in Venus’s clouds could be a sign of alien lifeIf you ever found yourself on Venus, you’d be destroyed in moments. The pressure at the surface is thought to be up to 100 times greater than what is found on Earth, temperatures are around 464 °C, and the air is more than 96% carbon dioxide. And yet, life on Venus suddenly isn’t the most…
AI ethics groups are repeating one of society’s classic mistakesInternational organizations and corporations are racing to develop global guidelines for the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Declarations, manifestos, and recommendations are flooding the internet. But these efforts will be futile if they fail to account for the cultural and regional contexts in which AI operates. AI systems have repeatedly been shown to cause problems…
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The TikTok deal solves quite literally nothingWell… that was pointless. After debasing the idea of free commerce in the U.S in the name of a misplaced security concern, stringing along several multi-billion dollar companies that embarrassed themselves in the interest of naked greed, and demanding that the U.S. government get a cut of the profits, the TikTok saga we’ve been watching…
From Unity to Disrupt, tech has an especially optimistic weekSnowflake, Jfrog, Sumo Logic and Unity each raised price ranges days before IPO, to meet what had seemed like growing enthusiasm from public markets. Each one still popped.
On lying AIsA yellow-eyed cat tilts its eyes at the camera, gazing up from a grey bedspread. ‘London Trip’, is the AI’s title for this photo-montage ‘Memory’ plucked from the depths of my iPhone camera-roll. It’s selected a sad score of plinking piano and sweeping violin. The algorithm has calculated it must tug at the heart strings. …
This Week in Apps: iOS 14’s surprise arrival, Apple’s app bundle, TikTok & WeChat banned from app stores SundayWelcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People are now spending three hours and 40 minutes per day…
Conan O’Brien on how to embrace an ever-changing media landscape“Like most of the best things in my life,” Conan O’Brien explains, with a wry smile, “the success of the podcast was a complete surprise.” The answer is a typically self-effacing one from the comedian. Since launching “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” nearly two years ago, the show has quickly risen up the podcasting charts…
Daily Crunch: Partial US TikTok ban is imminentThe Trump administration moves forwards with plans to ban TikTok and WeChat (although TikTok gets a partial extension), Unity goes public and we announce the winner of this year’s Startup Battlefield. This is your Daily Crunch for September 18, 2020. The big story: US TikTok ban is imminent The U.S. Commerce Department has released details…
SaaS Ventures takes the investment road less traveledMost venture capital firms are based in hubs like Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston. These firms nurture those ecosystems and they’ve done well, but SaaS Ventures decided to go a different route: it went to cities like Chicago, Green Bay, Wisconsin and Lincoln, Nebraska. The firm looks for enterprise-focused entrepreneurs who are trying…
Are high churn rates depressing earnings for app developers?It’s great to improve your subscription app’s retention rates, but don’t do it for the 85/15 split.
Instagram CEO, ACLU slam TikTok and WeChat app bans for putting US freedoms into the balanceAs people begin to process the announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce detailing how it plans, on grounds of national security, to shut down TikTok and WeChat — starting with app downloads and updates for both, plus all of WeChat’s services, on September 20, with TikTok following with a shut down of servers and…
In its 4th revision to the SEC, Palantir tries to explain what the hell is going onFor a company vaunted for its clandestine government work and strong engineering culture, you can’t help but wonder if the government’s bureaucratic norms and paperwork pushing are starting to flood into the Shire. When most companies go public, they file a Form S-1 with the SEC, wait a few weeks through the investor road show,…
3 VCs discuss the state of SaaS investing in 2020Yesterday during Disrupt 2020 I sat down with three investors who know the SaaS startup market very well, hoping to get my head around how hot things are today. Coming on the heels of the epic Snowflake IPO (more to come on that in this weekend’s newsletter), it was a great time for a chat.…- In the WeChat, TikTok US shutdown order, TikTok gets Nov. 12 stay, keeping it up through the US election and Oracle dealmakingThe U.S. Commerce Department has now announced the details of how it will enforce the shutdown of TikTok and WeChat in the country, after announcing in August plans to do so by September 20 over national security concerns. The news is structured along two dates, September 20 and November 12. Both apps and their app updates…
Ride-hailing was hit hard by COVID-19. Grab’s Russell Cohen on how the company adapted.Ride-hailing services around the world have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Grab was no exception. The company is one of the most highly-valued tech startups in Southeast Asia, where it operates in eight countries. Its transport business suffered a sharp decline in March and April, as movement restriction orders were implemented. But…
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Stardust Social Casino is a bet on enticing players with Las Vegas historyWhen Boyd Gaming launched the Stardust Social Casino game last month, it was one more title in a crowded market. But the Stardust name has a lot of history.
Black tech organizations grow amid calls for racial justiceAmid calls for racial justice, groups are forming to grow community among Black technologists, invite allies to participate, and build more inclusive tech.
PlayStation leads in TV ad impressions, but Square Enix is close behindGaming industry TV ad impressions saw an 87.71% increase from mid-August to mid-September, compared to the previous 30-day period.John Carmack says he’s ‘kind of embarrassed’ over Facebook’s social VR during pandemicFacebook Reality Labs' John Carmack says he’s “kind of embarrassed” about Facebook’s social VR on Oculus headsets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GamesBeat Decides 164: The PlayStation 5 Showcase and preorder messOn this week's GamesBeat Decides, the crew takes on the PlayStation 5 Showcase, the preorder mess, and the Nintendo Direct Mini.
Unity’s stock rises 32% in first-day trading to $18.1 billion valueUnity Technologies saw its stock price rise 32% to $68.88 a share in the first day of trading as it launched an initial public offering.
The RetroBeat: How Super Mario 3D All-Stars could have been betterI got to review Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and while its three games are still a joy to play, it's easy to be disappointed that Nintendo didn't do more.
AI Weekly: Cutting-edge language models can produce convincing misinformation if we don’t stop themCutting-edge language generation models like GPT-3 are capable of producing convincing falsehoods if not properly curtailed, a new study shows.
Apple Watch SE puts profits over public health by nixing ECG featuresApple could have dropped the Series 5 watch to $299 and brought an important health feature to mainstream customers, but instead put profits over people.
ProBeat: Robots need to solve mobility before we find their killer appBoston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter and VentureBeat Executive Editor Emil Protalinski discuss the pandemic, robots, and mobility.
Zoox gains approval to test autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in CaliforniaZoox gained approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous vehicles without drivers in a designated part of Foster City.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is Nintendo at its worstSuper Mario 3D All-Stars is Nintendo knowing that it can get away with less than the bare minimum, and I don't know how to stop it.
PredictHQ forecasts live TV sports viewership to help local food outlets meet demandPredictHQ is meshing big data with machine learning to forecast live TV sports viewership, helping local food delivery businesses meet demand.The DeanBeat: My quest to defeat latencyWhen it comes to hardcore multiplayer games like Call of Duty: Warzone, it's not easy to defeat latency, or interaction delays.
Trump to block TikTok and WeChat downloads in the U.S. from September 20The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night, although current users will be unaffected.
Will Facebook Horizon be the first step toward the metaverse?The excitement around a metaverse is growing, as it's not just a thing of science fiction anymore. And Facebook Horizon might be a first step.
Ericsson acquires 5G enterprise solution vendor Cradlepoint for $1.1 billionEuropean cellular network hardware giant Ericsson is gobbling up one of the better-known U.S. makers of 5G-ready enterprise networking gear.
Unity Technologies raises more than $1.3 billion in IPO at $13.6 billion valuationUnity Technologies has raised more than $1.3 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) at a $13.6 billion valuation. That's a rare event in games.
France tries to salvage failed StopCovid tracing app as cases surgeFrance tried to chart its own course by developing a StopCovid tracing app that centeralized data, despite privacy criticisms. It didn't work.
ByteDance mulls TikTok IPO to clinch U.S. agreementByteDance is planning a U.S. IPO of TikTok Global, a new company that will operate the popular video app, should its deal be cleared by the U.S. government.
Mozilla sunsets Notes and Send to ‘tighten’ its product focusMozilla is sunsetting Firefox Send and Firefox Notes, as the browser maker seeks to "tighten and refine" its product lineup.
Can Oculus Quest 2 overcome Facebook’s tarnished reputation?Facebook's reputation is in free fall thanks to its business practices, which could sink the new Oculus VR headset -- or change the company for good.
Voice assistants are doing a poor job of conveying information about votingIn an analysis, we found that Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa fall short when it comes to conveying information about the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Metacore raises $17.6 million from Supercell and launches Merge Mansion mobile gameFinnish mobile game company Metacore, formerly known as Everywear Games, has raised $17.7 million in funding from mobile gaming giant Supercell.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps comes to SwitchMicrosoft appeared during today's Nintendo Partner Showcase to announce that Ori and the Will of the Wisps is coming to Switch today.
Monster Hunter: Rise comes to Switch on March 26Capcom has revealed a new Monster Hunter game for Switch. Monster Hunter: Rise comes out on March 26.
SiFive hires Qualcomm exec as CEO for RISC-V alternatives to Nvidia-ArmSiFive has hired former Qualcomm executive Patrick Little as its new CEO. His job will be to establish RISC-V processors as an alternative to Arm.
RapidAI raises $25 million to analyze medical scans with AI algorithmsRapidAI, a company developing algorithms that analyze medical imagery primarily from stroke victims, has raised $25 million in venture capital.Netgear’s latest Nighthawk Pro Gaming router cuts lag 93%The networking company's Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR1000 WiFi AX5400 Router is a $350 router aimed at reducing lag as much as 93%.
IBM’s Watson Assistant can now field election questionsIBM is teaming up with states to deploy a Watson Assistant solution that answers questions about the election via phone or online.
AI-powered weight training startup Tonal raises $110 million amid home workout boomTonal, a startup developing an AI-powered home weight training system, raised $110 million to further its R&D and mass-production efforts.
How digital tools are helping SMBs pivot quickly in a pandemic (VB Live)The pandemic has only accelerated demands from customers, business leaders, and employees alike for digital solutions that make business more seamless.
U.S. Cellular claims record-breaking 5G mmWave data call spanning 5kmThe top U.S. regional cellular company has achieved an over 3-mile millimeter wave transmitting distance, tripling range expectations set only last year.
Bunch raises $20 million to help friends party up in mobile gamesBunch has raised $20 million in venture funding to help friends party up in multiplayer mobile games and stay social during the pandemic.
Mozilla add-on crowdsources research into YouTube’s opaque algorithmMozilla has launched a new RegrertsReporter browser add-on to crowdsource data around how YouTube algorithms actually work.
Major pharma companies, including Novartis and Merck, build federated learning platform for drug discoveryNovartis, Merck, AstraZeneca, and other pharmaceutical companies have successfully deployed a federated learning platform for drug discovery.
Bayes raises $6 million for global esports data platformBayes has raised $6 million to provide data on the esports industry. The money came from Pohlad Family, Fertitta Capital, and the Sony Innovation Fund.PlayStation 5’s Demon’s Souls is not coming to PC (Updated)Demon's Souls is coming to PlayStation 5, and Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed more details about the ambitious project.
Sony teases next God of War for PlayStation 5Sony closed its virtual PlayStation 5 event today with a teaser for the next God of War, a sequel to the reboot from 2018.
PlayStation Plus Collection brings PS4’s biggest hits to PS5Sony revealed the PlayStation Plus Collection during its event today, a new PlayStation 5 perk of its premium subscription service.
PlayStation 4 players can play alpha multiplayer for Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War starting September 18Activision and Sony said PlayStation 4 gamers will be able to play an alpha of the game from September 18 to September 20.
PlayStation 5 preorders: Sony reveals release date and pricePlayStation 5 preorders are going live. When and how much will it cost? Well, I wrote this before I knew, so let's find out together!
Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition is a PS5 launch gameCapcom revealed that Devil May Cry 5 will be a PlayStation 5 launch game ... whenever that will be. This is a special edition of the action game.Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy debuts on PS5 in 2021Sony unveiled that Warner Bros. is working on a new Harry Potter game dubbed Hogwarts Legacy for the PlayStation 5. The game will debut in 2021.
Final Fantasy XVI is a PlayStation console exclusiveThe Final Fantasy franchise had news to share during today's PlayStation 5 event. Final Fantasy XVI, and it will be a console exclusive for PlayStation.
Apple releases iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7Apple's iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch operating systems are being released today, ahead of the launch of new devices.
Ubisoft announces Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed for Oculus VRElizabeth Loverso revealed at Facebook Connect that Ubisoft is bringing two major franchises to VR: Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed.
Facebook’s whacking of Oculus Rift S is a mercy killing, not a mob hitThe social media giant's decision to kill its PC VR headset actually makes a lot of sense, and will likely be better for both PC and standalone VR users.
Facebook has a wave of new Oculus Quest 2 gamesFacebook's Oculus division and its VR developer partners have made sure that a bunch of new games will arrive with the Oculus Quest 2.
Oculus Quest 2 and Facebook Horizon hands-on — An easy experience for mainstream VRDean Takahashi of GamesBeat goes hands-on inside the world of Facebook Horizon, the virtual world set in a virtual reality.Facebook unveils $300 Oculus Quest 2, kills RiftFacebook has unveiled its Oculus Quest 2 standalone wireless virtual reality headset with prices as low as $300 and 50% more pixels than the first Quest.
Facebook will release its first AR glasses in 2021The company behind Oculus VR headsets is officially ready to move into augmented reality hardware, pushing forward its first AR glasses to a 2021 release.
Apple thrives when it’s iterative, even if you don’t careIf you were looking for big news during Apple's September Time Flies event, you might have been disappointed. But the announcements will still make waves.
Intel leans hard on advanced chip packaging technologies in battle for computing supremacyAdvanced packaging technologies allow Intel to mix and match transistors to optimize for performance, cost, and time to market.
RTX 3080 review: Nothing left to fakeNvidia is launching its GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card for $700 this week, and it packs jaw-dropping power and gaming capabilities.
Qualcomm details Cloud AI 100 chipset, announces developer kitQualcomm shared details about the Cloud AI 100 chipset it announced last year, along with the Cloud Edge AI Development Kit.
Aidoc raises $20 million more for its computer vision medical toolsAidoc, which bills itself as an AI solutions provider for radiologists, today closed a $20 million extension to the series B it raised in April 2019.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars review — All-star classics in a half-hearted packageSuper Mario 3D All-Stars is a collection that contains three of the best 3D platformers ever. You'd think that that would be enough. And it is!
Apple One isn’t the iCloud and media services bundle most users wantDuring Apple's first fall 2020 event, the company debuted a bundle that discounts access to two mediocre subscription services introduced last year.
How automation is helping companies pivot in the pandemic (VB Live)The pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of automation in business. Learn how the technology is evolving, the benefits of automation, and more.
VanMoof raises $40 million as ebike sales surgeDutch ebike company VanMoof has secured $40 million in funding as it works to keep up with demand augmented by the pandemic.
Over 1,000 parents sign open letter protesting facial recognition in schoolsMore than 1,000 parents from all 50 U.S. states have signed an open letter advocating a ban on facial recognition use in schools.
JupiterOne raises $19 million to automate IT asset managementJupiterOne, a cybersecurity management automation startup whose customers include Reddit, Databricks, and Auth0, raised $19 million in venture capital.
Uber safety driver charged over fatal autonomous car crashThe safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber test vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide.Zwift raises $450 million for gamified fitness to cycle past PelotonZwift has raised an astounding $450 million to expand its online fitness platform for runners in direct competition with the likes of Peloton.
How Micron’s GDDR6X memory is the secret to unlocking 4K on Nvidia’s RTX 30-series cardsMicron's GDDR6X is one of the star components in Nvidia's RTX 3070, 3080, and 3080 video cards. It's so fast it should boost gaming past the 4K barrier.
Razer Kishi controller brings console precision to iPhone gamesRazer is launching the Razer Kishi Universal Gaming Controller for iOS. Finally, I've got something that gives me an advantage in Call of Duty: Mobile.
SEC punishes Unikrn as it cracks down on cryptocurrenciesThe Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with esports-betting cryptocurrency firm Unikrn for alleged violations of securities laws.
Branded mobile apps are about to get a boost from iOS 14App Clips lets brands show previews of their apps without requiring a full app download. It’s like a movie trailer for a brand’s customer experience.
Defense Innovation Board: The Pentagon should hire remote workers who can handle classified infoThe Defense Innovation Board advises the Pentagon to hire remote workers as a way to compete with private companies that are also recruiting tech talent.
Gameloft acquires episode mobile storytelling games maker The Other GuysGameloft announced today that it has acquired The Other Guys, developer of interactive story-based apps like Linda Brown and Journeys.
PlayStation 5 price: How does Sony choose what to charge?How does a company like Sony decide something like the PlayStation 5's price. Is it just based on cost or do other factors play a major role?
Apple unveils A14 Bionic processor with 40% faster CPU and 11.8 billion transistorsApple unveiled its new A14 Bionic processor with the aim of pushing ahead of other smartphone and tablet vendors on computing power and AI processing.
Apple Watch Series 6’s blood oxygen monitor measures an important COVID-19 symptomApple Watch Series 6 has a new blood oxygen sensor that helps measure an important symptom of COVID-19. Apple revealed the new $400 watch today.
Google launches Kartta Labs to recreate historical maps in 3DGoogle's Kartta Labs projects leverages AI to recreate historical maps of cities.
Data.World raises $26 million to address data processing pain pointsData.World, a startup providing data cataloging and mapping solutions, raised $26 million in fresh venture capital from a raft of investors.Google Meet hardware promises AI features starting at $2,700Google today unveiled Google Meet Series One, meeting room hardware that brings its AI-powered video calling features to businesses.
‘Support community’ Asobu wants to grow indie gaming in JapanAsobu is a Japanese indie-developer accelerator program. It wants to facilitate growth for small studios by sharing knowledge and resources.
How AI can reduce customer service costs by up to 30% (VB Live)AI-powered virtual agents and chatbots not only help businesses slash the call center costs, but dramatically improve customer relationships as well.
AI researchers devise failure detection method for safety-critical machine learningResearchers devised a way to predict the failure rates of safety-critical machine learning systems used in self-driving cars, robotic surgery, and planes.DeepMind wants to teach robots to play board gamesDeepMind researchers propose using board games and simulated environments to train AI agents to learn manipulation skills.
LIGC raises $3 million for better air filters using electric currents and grapheneIsraeli startup LIGC raised $3 million in funding to build a better air filter by using graphene and electricity to zap germs and dust.
ZenHub brings automation to GitHub project collaborationGitHub project management tool ZenHub is adding automated smarts designed to free developers from unnecessary administrative tasks.
Baidu debuts updated AI framework and voice platform, wireless earbudsDuring a virtual keynote to kick off its Baidu World 2020 conference, Baidu announced updates across its AI product portfolio, including new earbuds.
Waze launches lane guidance, trip suggestions, traffic alerts, and moreWaze is rolling out a host of new features starting today, including the much-awaited lane guidance, traffic alerts, and trip suggestions.
Spotify adds virtual event listings as COVID-19 threatens 2021 toursSpotify is adding virtual event listings, an indication the company believes the pandemic will continue to limit touring through 2021.
Seegrid closes a $52 million round for self-driving industrial vehiclesSeegrid, a company that builds self-driving vehicles to transport materials in industrial environments, has raised a further $27 million in funding.
Facebook rolls out automatic captions for Instagram TVFacebook today rolled out automatic captions for on-demand videos in Instagram TV. The captions are available in 16 languages globally.
Observe.ai raises $54 million to analyze call center conversationsCall analytics startup Observe.ai, which taps AI to glean insights from customer service recordings, raised $54 million in a funding round.
Varada raises $12 million to automate data lake management with AIVarada, a startup developing AI solutions to common data lake problems, has raised $12 million in venture capital funding.
Buoyed by the pandemic, freelancer marketplace Fiverr launches subscription platform for businessesFreelancer marketplace Fiverr is riding on the crest of the gig economy wave, building on its growth with a new platform for teams.
Volansi raises $50 million for high-speed autonomous delivery dronesSan Francisco-based drone delivery startup Volansi raised $50 million in venture capital to accelerate its go-to-market efforts.
Google plans to power its operations with carbon-free energy by 2030Google aims to power its entire operations using carbon-free electricity by 2030, building on its goal of matching energy use with 100% renewable energy.
As Xbox Game Pass Ultimate launches cloud gaming, it must solve the last-mile problemXbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting cloud gaming tomorrow, but Microsoft needs to do more work to figure out how to make the experience comfortable.
As Sumo Logic readies for IPO, can it threaten Splunk?The world is plagued by a pandemic, forest fires, and chaotic weather, but take a pause to consider the upcoming battle between Sumo Logic and Splunk.
Electronic Arts doubles down on EA Play brand with EA Desktop appElectronic Arts is launching a new EA Desktop app, a revamped version of its Origin online gaming service. It is also boosting its EA Play brand.
The transformative digital tools that small businesses can implement overnight (VB Live)Join this live VB event to learn how one small business found success modernizing business processes and how you can, too.
Radiall proposes ‘massive modular’ 6G mesh networks with tiny antennasWhile 5G networks are under construction across the world, 6G researchers are proposing a radical change that would distribute data across 'micro-cells.'
Nvidia/Arm will not make an easy marriageWhile this seems like a merger of complementary technologies, there are a lot of challenges that could make this a very problematic combination.
Nintendo Switch sets new August hardware sales record in the U.S.Nintendo Switch continues conquering 2020 with massive dollar and unit sales in August. The system set new records in the United States.
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Sonic the Hedgehog marks 30th birthday with an encyclo-speed-ia and other merchA list of merch may not seem exciting, but Sonic the Hedgehog has been a merchandise machine since his early Genesis days.
Idriverplus raises over $14.6 million for autonomous street cleaners and carsBeijing-based self-driving startup Idriverplus raised $14.6 million in funding to further develop its autonomous robot and vehicle platform.
Boston Dynamics CEO talks profitability and the company’s next robotsBoston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter discusses profitability; Spot, Pick, Handle, and Atlas; the company's broader roadmap, including which robots are next.
Nvidia researchers detail AI-powered clinical speech transcription systemIn a new paper, Nvidia researchers describe a system that automatically transcribes speech from clinical patients and maps it to a medical ontology.
August 2020 NPD: Madden and UFC supercharge U.S. game salesConsumers spent $3.3 billion on video game hardware, software, and accessories in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.
The promise of voice AI in game developmentAI voices are sounding more realistic today than ever before in the history of synthetic voice technology -- and this could be a boon for game developers.
Conductive VC raises $150 million for (mostly) enterprise software and hardware startupsConductive Ventures has raised $150 million for its second venture capital fund, with a focus on enterprise software and hardware companies.
Airtable raises $185 million to grow its low-code app platformNo-code development platform Airtable has raised $185 million at a $2.5 billion valuation and plans to expand its framework.
Dashlane can now track employees’ password health over timeDashlane is introducing a new dashboard that gives businesses historical perspective on the health of their employees' passwords.- Nvidia acquires Arm from SoftBank for $40 billionNvidia confirmed that it is acquiring processor architecture firm Arm from Softbank for $40 billion. The deal confirms weeks of speculation.
After COVID, a hub-and-spoke office style could become the normMost experts agree that a hybrid home/office work model will be the new norm for companies. And this will change the real estate footprint for many.
Why your team should be engaging with policy makers — now more than everA single change in policy can transform the trajectory of your organization or even your industry as a whole. It's critical to be involved.
iOS 14: What developers need to knowNot sure what to expect when iOS 14 releases, or what you and your team should be doing to prepare? This guide will help game studios prepare.