VentureBeatVideo Conferencing Zoom’s daily active users jumped from 10 million to over 200 million in 3 months VentureBeat - Reuters(Reuters) — Zoom’s daily users ballooned to more than 200 million in March from a previous maximum total of 10 million, the video conferencing app’s CEO Eric Yuan said on Wednesday, as the company fought
VentureBeat Restream makes cross-platform livestreaming free for COVID-19 responders VentureBeat - Jeff GrubbThe best way for organizations to reach people right now is through the platforms everyone is already using. That means broadcasting to video services like Twitch and YouTube. But it takes a lot of bandwidth
VentureBeatApps Facebook launches Messenger app for Windows and MacOS globally VentureBeat - Paul SawersFacebook is launching Messenger apps for Windows and MacOS globally from today, nearly a year after the social networking giant first announced plans to bring dedicated apps to the desktop. At its annual
VentureBeatMicrosoft Microsoft brings new voice styles to Azure Cognitive Services VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersMicrosoft today announced the launch of new neural text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities in Azure Cognitive Services, its suite of AI-imbued APIs and SDKs that enable developers to tailor the voice of their
VentureBeatVenture Capital Collibra raises $112 million at $2.3 billion valuation to provide better data governance VentureBeat - Chris O'BrienCollibra has raised $112.5 million in venture capital at a $2.3 billion valuation as the Brussels-based unicorn continues to expand its data intelligence service. Iconiq Capital and Index Ventures led
VentureBeatTechnology Google’s Arts & Culture app taps AI to transform your photos into works of art VentureBeat - Paul SawersGoogle now enables you to transform your own photos into works of art using a new tool inside its Arts & Culture mobile app. Art Transfer, as the new feature is called, is underpinned by an AI-powered
VentureBeatTechnology Razer Blade 15 debuts with Intel Core i7, Nvidia GeForce RTX Super, and 300Hz display VentureBeat - Dean TakahashiRazer is upgrading its Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with Intel’s latest Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX Super graphics processing units (GPUs). It is also adding an ultra-fast 300-hertz display.
VentureBeatApple Apple will stop taking a cut of some video app purchases made through the App Store VentureBeat - Reuters(Reuters) — Apple said on Wednesday it would stop taking a cut of some sales for “qualifying” streaming video services on iPhones and other Apple devices, including Amazon’s Prime Video. To make purchases
VentureBeat Intel launches 10th Gen Core H-Series laptop processors at up to 5.3GHz VentureBeat - Dean TakahashiIntel has launched its first laptop processors, the 10th Gen Core H-Series, that breaks the 5GHz barrier with speeds that range from 2.3GHz to 5.3GHz. It is targeting gamers and content creators. Or those
VentureBeatMobile Gaming App Annie: Q1 mobile game downloads up 20% as players stay in VentureBeat - Mike MinottiAll of that social distancing is helping mobile gaming grow, according to mobile market data and analytics App Annie. Global mobile game downloads were up 20% in Q1 2020 compared to the same period last
VentureBeatMobile Gaming Lightheart Entertainment raises $1.4 million for ‘hyper core’ mobile gaming VentureBeat - Dean TakahashiLightheart Entertainment has raised $1.4 million in seed funding for what it calls “hyper core” mobile games, which it says are deep enough to entertain hardcore gamers while still having accessible features.
VentureBeatBusiness Google’s WaveNetEQ fills in speech gaps during Duo calls VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersGoogle today detailed an AI system called WaveNetEQ that it recently deployed to Duo, the company’s cross-platform voice and video chat app. Duo can realistically synthesize short snippets of speech to
VentureBeat Waymo’s AI improves autonomous vehicle performance while saving costs VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersWaymo, Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle research division, today detailed a system — Progressive Population Based Augmentation (PPBA) — it claims has improved the performance of its autonomous systems reducing
VentureBeatBusiness ‘Human-layer’ cybersecurity and AI thwart data breaches (VB Live) VentureBeat - VB StaffData breaches are at an all-time high, because traditional cybersecurity methods just can’t predict human behavior. Learn how stateful machine learning delivers a robust, people-centric approach to cybersecurity
VentureBeatBusiness Researchers release data set of CT scans from coronavirus patients VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersIn an effort to spur the development of systems that can quickly spot signs of the novel coronavirus, a team of researchers at the University of San Diego this week released a data set — the COVID-CT-Dataset
VentureBeatBusiness Bunny Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons may have some problems VentureBeat - Jeff GrubbAnimal Crossing: New Horizons is one of the best new games of the year. And now that April is here, players have even more to do on their island village. That’s because the Bunny Day event has begun, is
VentureBeatBusiness Startup Genome: The coronavirus is hurting global startup investments VentureBeat - Dean TakahashiThe world has been shaken up by the coronavirus, and the global startup community is no exception. Startup Genome has issued the first installment of reports that it plans to do on how startups are being
VentureBeatBusiness Startup accelerators forge ahead with new virtual programs VentureBeat - Paul SawersAs companies scramble to adapt their businesses to a world of remote working and isolation, startups vying for investors’ cash and mentorship are facing a new world order too. Intel Ignite, a 12-week program
VentureBeatMobile Gaming Madfinger’s Shadowgun War Games crosses 2 million mobile downloads VentureBeat - Dean TakahashiMadfinger Games has generated more than 2 million downloads for Shadowgun War Games, its latest free-to-play tactical first-person shooter that debuted last month on iOS and Android. It’s not the fastest
VentureBeatTechnology FCC sets 6GHz Wi-Fi vote for April 23, opening door to Wi-Fi 6E VentureBeat - Jeremy HorwitzAs gigabit-class cellular networks continue to spread across the world, hardware makers have been itching to upgrade the speeds of home and office Wi-Fi networks — the technology was ready, just awaiting
VentureBeatTechnology IBM’s Watson Assistant for Citizens answers coronavirus questions by phone or text VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersIBM today announced the launch of Watson Assistant for Citizens, a new chatbot solution available to government agencies, health care institutions, and academic organizations free of charge for 90 days.
VentureBeatBusiness GamesBeat Summit Digital speakers: Mike Morhaime, Owen Mahoney, and Mike Frazzini VentureBeat - Dean TakahashiWe’re taking GamesBeat Summit 2020 into a digital online-only format. And today, we’re revealing three new speakers for the event: former Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Morhaime, Nexon CEO Owen
VentureBeatBusiness Microsoft’s Mahjong-winning AI could lead to sophisticated finance market prediction systems VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersLast August, Microsoft Research Asia detailed an AI system dubbed Super Phoenix (Suphx for short) that could defeat Mahjong players after learning from only 5,000 matches. A revised preprint paper out
VentureBeatTechnology Slack launches Zoom and Microsoft Teams Calls integrations VentureBeat - Khari JohnsonSlack is launching integrations for Microsoft Teams video conferences, as well as Zoom Phone, Cisco Jabber, Dialpad, and RingCentral. New phone and video call integrations are available starting today,
VentureBeatMobile T-Mobile completes Sprint merger, promises ‘transformative 5G network’ VentureBeat - Jeremy HorwitzAfter seemingly endless regulatory hurdles at the federal and state levels, T-Mobile announced today that it has completed its merger with Sprint, a deal it says will result in a “transformative 5G network”
VentureBeatBusiness iPhone, iPad, and Mac users report video calling issues during pandemic VentureBeat - Jeremy HorwitzApple’s iChat and FaceTime pioneered simple video calling across desktop and portable devices, but recent updates to the iPad, iPhone, and Mac operating systems have created video connectivity problems,
VentureBeat Startup fundraising in a meltdown environment VentureBeat - Milan A. Račić, Gideon BrothersThe takeover offer that was in the works for over a year was supposed to arrive on February 14 but didn’t. Your contact at the company informed you they needed more time to “go over the numbers.” Discussions
VentureBeatBusiness WordPress 5.4 arrives with new blocks, 14% faster editor, and privacy improvements VentureBeat - Emil ProtalinskiWordPress.org today launched WordPress 5.4, which focuses on “more ways to make your pages come alive,” as well as “boosts in speed you can feel.” Version 5.4, which was developed by 552 volunteer contributors,
VentureBeatXerox Xerox ditches its $35 billion hostile bid for HP amid coronavirus outbreak VentureBeat - Reuters(Reuters) — U.S. printer maker Xerox walked away from its $35 billion hostile cash-and-stock bid for HP on Tuesday after the coronavirus outbreak weighed on its campaign to take over the PC and printing
VentureBeatBusiness Algorithmic Justice League protests bias in voice AI and media coverage VentureBeat - Khari JohnsonA group of six influential women studying algorithmic bias, AI, and technology have released a spoken word piece called “Voicing Erasure.” The project highlights racial bias in the speech recognition made
