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Q1 2025 global VC investment deals and deal amounts take a dip versus a year ago | NVCA
Global venture capital deals declined in Q1 2025 compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to a report by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Pitchbook. In North America, ...
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HTC’s Viverse Creator Program opens globally for 3D artists
HTC announced it's opening the Viverse Creator Program to all 3D creators around the globe seeking funding for their projects.
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Beyond generic benchmarks: How Yourbench lets enterprises evaluate AI models against actual data
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.
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The tool integration problem that’s holding back enterprise AI (and how CoTools solves it)
CoTools uses hidden states and in-context learning to enable LLMs to use more than 1,000 tools very efficiently.
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What you need to know about Amazon Nova Act: the new AI agent SDK challenging OpenAI, Microsoft, Salesforce
An experimental developer kit for building AI agents that can navigate the web and complete tasks autonomously, powered by Amazon Nova.
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How Amex uses AI to increase efficiency: 40% fewer IT escalations, 85% travel assistance boost
Amex has more than 70 AI use cases in production, including an IT chatbot that solves issues on its own and a travel counselor assistant.
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Nintendo offers Switch 2 editions of Zelda, Mario Party and more
Nintendo announced several original Switch games are getting Switch 2 upgrades via Enhanced Editions, which can be bought separately.
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Anthropic flips the script on AI in education: Claude’s Learning Mode makes students do the thinking
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.
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Uplimit raises stakes in corporate learning with suite of AI agents that can train thousands of employees simultaneously
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.
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Drag X Drive uses Nintendo Switch 2’s new mouse features
Drag X Drive is one of the first games to use the new Joy-Con mouse features on the upcoming Switch 2 console.
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Donkey Kong: Bananza is a new platformer featuring Nintendo’s OG
Donkey Kong: Bananza is a new Switch 2 puzzle-platformer, coming exclusively to the new console on July 17.
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Direct-to-consumer is redefining mobile game monetization
In the latest GamesBeat LIVE, Xsolla's Berkley Egenes talks about the future of game monetization and how DTC has changed the game.
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Nintendo shows off From Software’s The Duskbloods for Switch 2
Nintendo closed out its Switch 2 Nintendo Direct with a trailer for a new game from From Software, The Duskbloods.
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment launches on Switch 2 in winter
Nintendo revealed at its Switch 2 Direct that its making a new Hyrule Warriors game called Age of Imprisonment.
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Nintendo will add GameCube library of classic games to Switch 2
Nintendo announced that it will add playable Nintendo GameCube games to the library of titles playable on the Switch 2.
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Nintendo details the redesigned hardware behind the Switch 2
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 ...
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Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5
Nintendo announced during its Switch 2 Direct that the new console will launch on June 5,
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Nintendo’s mysterious ‘C’ button is for online game chat — with a camera too
The mysterious "C" button on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 system is to open online game chat with family or friends.
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Nintendo reveals Mario Kart World, a launch title for the Switch 2
Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2's first flagship title: Mario Kart World, an open-world evolution of the famous series.
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Zencoder’s ‘Coffee Mode’ is the future of coding: Hit a button and let AI write your unit tests
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 ...
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Immutable RavenQuest becomes most-streamed Web3 game with 1M-plus streams
Tavernlight Games has launched RavenQuest on Immutable as a next-generation MMORPG that is setting new benchmarks for Web3 gaming adoption.
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Augment Code debuts AI agent with 70% win rate over GitHub Copilot and record-breaking SWE-bench score
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 ...
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Gamescom strikes deal to remain in Cologne, Germany
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 ...
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Gladia launches Solaria as AI-based multi-lingual speech recognition model for speech-to-text transcription
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 ...
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ZeniMax workers vote to strike over Microsoft negotiations
ZeniMax Workers United voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike over contract negotiations with parent company Microsoft.
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Discord says 1st year of Quests generated 70 campaigns and millions of gamer rewards
Discord announced that its first year of Quests generated 70 campaigns with advertising partners and millions of rewards that kept gamers engaged. Speaking at the ad-focused IAB Playfronts event, ...
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Eidos-Montreal lays off staff, citing inability to transfer them to new projects
Eidos-Montreal announced its laying off 75 people, saying a mandate has ended and it can't reallocate these employees to other projects.
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Runway Gen-4 solves AI video’s biggest problem: character consistency across scenes
Runway's new Gen-4 AI creates consistent characters across entire videos from a single reference image, challenging OpenAI's viral Ghibli trend and potentially transforming how Hollywood makes films.
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Gunzilla launches $GUN Web3 gaming token on Binance for Off the Grid
Gunzilla is launching its $GUN token on Binance as a way for its Off the Grid battle royale game community to trade their gaming items.
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Game industry leaders go head-to-head in GamesBeat’s Crossfire Lounge
Three head-to-head conversations, tackling the AI apocalypse, direct-to-player marketing and sales, and the state of the game industry.
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How do you design a Museum of the Future? | Brendan McGetrick interview
Brendan McGetrick, the creative director of Museum of the Future, came to Austin, Texas, with a traveling exhibit for the first time recently.
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Maingear launches MG-1 gaming systems with latest Nvidia 50 Series GPUs
Gaming PC maker Maingear unveiled its new 2025 pre-configured MG-1 gaming systems, equipped with Nvidia's cutting-edge 50 Series GPUs.
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Nice Gang launches PvP combat with arena mode in F2P mobile RPG Eighth Era
Nice Gang, the indie game studio bringing free real-world collectible trophies to players, announced PvP combat for mobile RPG Eighth Era.
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A new, enterprise-specific AI speech model is here: Jargonic from aiOla claims to best rivals at your business’s lingo
The model’s architecture integrates keyword spotting directly into the transcription process, allowing Jargonic to maintain accuracy...
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Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro is the smartest model you’re not using – and 4 reasons it matters for enterprise AI
Gemini 2.5 Pro marks a significant leap forward for Google in the foundational model race – not just in benchmarks, but in usability. Based on early experiments, benchmark data, and hands-on ...
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Nvidia open sources Run:ai Scheduler to foster community collaboration
Following up on previously announced plans, Nvidia said that it has open sourced new elements of the Run:ai platform, including the KAI Scheduler.
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A16z speedrun opens applications for fifth event, offers $1M investment
A16z Speedrun is taking applications for its fifth event, where startups in the interactive and tech spaces receive advice and funding.
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Nintendo highlights Today app by dropping Legend of Zelda film date there
Nintendo proved the value of its new Today news app by revealing the planned release date of The Legend of Zelda film there.
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OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift
OpenAI plans to release its first open-weight AI model since 2019 as economic pressures mount from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta, marking a significant strategic reversal for the company ...
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Legendary game composer Yoko Shimomura to be honored with BAFTA Fellowship
Yoko Shimomura, known for composing many iconic video game music scores, will be honored with a BAFTA Fellowship.