AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar2 hours agoRockfish Games’ Everspace 2 wins top honor at German Computer Game Awardsverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiRockfish Games’ space shooter Everspace 2 won the award for best German game at the German Computer Game Awards 2024 event. The event at Eisbach Studios in Munich, Germany, highlighted the best games of the year from the German game industry across 15 categories. Larian Studios won for “best …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar6 hours agoMicrosoft shows off VASA-1, an AI framework that makes human headshots talk, singverified_publisherVentureBeat - Shubham SharmaMicrosoft has taken a major leap in the field of AI-driven content generation. Just a few hours ago, the research arm of the Satya Nadella-led company presented VASA-1, an AI framework that can convert human headshots into talking and singing videos. The project marks a significant shift in what has …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar7 hours agoLlama 3 launches alongside new stand-alone Meta AI chatbotverified_publisherVentureBeat - Carl FranzenIt’s been anticipated for a while now, but today it’s finally here: Llama 3, the latest large language model (LLM) from Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, Oculus VR and more, is making its debut with claims of being among the most powerful “open source” AI …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar8 hours agoSalesforce bolsters Slack AI with smart recaps, more languagesverified_publisherVentureBeat - Shubham SharmaAs the technology community continues to speculate on the potential acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce, the CRM giant led by Marc Benioff remains unwavering in its product strategies. Today, the company rolled out an update for Slack, bolstering the service with additional generative AI …
AvatarVentureBeat9 hours agoBlockade Labs improves quality for AI-generated 3D art for 360-degree appsverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiBlockade Labs is releasing an update for its Skybox AI as the premier 360-degree AI seamless environment art creation platform. And now the quality is much better than before, with the ability to create and download in 8K visual quality. That makes it suitable to automatically generate imagery that …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar9 hours agoHoneywell exec reveals plan to deliver $100 million in value with generative AI: “Just getting started”verified_publisherVentureBeat - Matt MarshallHoneywell, a company that builds automation technology for buildings and aircraft, has a plan to create more than $100 million in value from using generative AI, a leading company executive said. Sheila Jordan, the company’s chief digital technology officer, who helps lead the company’s AI …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar10 hours agoGTC 2024: Highlights from our exclusive interviews with Microsoft, Dell, Deloitte and othersverified_publisherVentureBeat - VB StaffPresented by Nvidia Nvidia made a huge splash at its annual GTC 2024 conference with major news and announcements about its next-generation AI technologies. VentureBeat was there to cover it in full force, with backstage access to some of the key companies and industry leaders at the event. …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar10 hours agoQtum Foundation powers AI Web3 initiatives with 10,000 Nvidia GPUsverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiQtum Foundation is bringing online 10,000 GPUs to power its new blockchain AI ecosystem. If that sounds like an achievement, then you’re right about that because demand for graphics processing units (GPUs) has gone through the roof and made GPU chip designer Nvidia into a $2.1 trillion company. It’s …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar10 hours agoExclusive: Powerful new AI model accurately converts speech to text, even your company’s jargonverified_publisherVentureBeat - Carl FranzenThe power of turning spoken words into text may be seriously underrated — especially when it works as quickly and accurately as the new AdaKWS model from aiOla, an Israeli tech startup specializing in speech recognition founded in 2020. AdaKWS further optimizes OpenAI’s existing Whisper AI …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar10 hours agoXsolla and Curine Ventures launch academy for game ecosystem in Kuala Lumpurverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiGlobal game ecommerce company Xsolla has teamed up with Curine Ventures to launch the Xsolla Curine Academy to support the game ecosystem in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Curine Ventures is a venture builder that incubates and develops profitable startups in Southeast Asia and the Americas. The companies …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar11 hours agoInner Cosmos shows its mildly invasive skull implants can treat depressionverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiInner Cosmos, a neurotechnology company that implants treatment devices in human brains, said its neurostimulation technology can be used to treat depression. The company said it has had promising findings from the initial phase of its human trials, marking a significant step forward in the …
AvatarVentureBeatAvatarAvatar11 hours agoLong Tale Games relaunches Life is Feudal MMO on Steamverified_publisherVentureBeat - Dean TakahashiLong Tale Games (LTG) has relaunched Life is Feudal: MMO, a massively multiplayer online game on Steam. To show appreciation to the game’s community, the publisher, Long Tale Games in Kuala Lumpur, is launching a special event aimed at the game’s original players, the Balance Restoration Campaign. …