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GamesBeat Summit Digital: Here’s our final agenda for April 28-29

This year GamesBeat Summit Digital is going to be digital online-only. And it is finally coming up on Tuesday and Wednesday. We’ve revised the agenda and optimized our virtual conference for your viewing pleasure. If you are interested in attending GamesBeat Summit online, please sign up here. After careful thought about …

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These slide templates will make your next presentation pop for less than $30

Presentations are an inevitability in life. Although the act of presenting a given topic may not be the same for a while due to COVID-19, everyone must present something at one point or another. Whether it be for a business proposal or a class project, many presentations end up looking …

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Augmented reality hits economic reality in the case of Magic Leap

Magic Leap just announced its intention to focus on the enterprise market, after years of branding itself as a consumer device company. The corporate press release blamed COVID-19 for the required pivot, and nearly 1,000 employee have been laid-off; almost half its workforce. However, this shift toward the enterprise market is …

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How could COVID-19 change AR/VR’s future?

COVID-19 is impacting the lives of billions. Early-stage technology markets like virtual and augmented reality are trivial by comparison. However, AR/VR companies are dealing with knock-on effects both positive and negative. This analysis explores the potential future for AR/VR in the context of the silent cyclone we’re all going through. …

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How Xbox Game Pass freed The Coalition to make Gears Tactics for PC

Gears Tactics is launching April 28 for Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass for PC, and Steam. On How Games Make Money this week, host Jeff Grubb sits down to talk with The Coalition operations director Mike Crump and Xbox marketing general manager Ben Decker about the launch of the game. …

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The surge of sensationalist COVID-19 AI research

There seems to be a tendency to hastily use imperfect and questionable data to train an AI solution for COVID-19, a dangerous trend that not only does not help any patient or physician but also damages the reputation of the AI community. Dealing with a pandemic — as significant as …

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Flytrex launches drone delivery service in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Flytrex today announced the launch of a drone delivery service in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In collaboration with drones-as-a-service company EASE Drones, the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation, the Northern Plans Unmanned Aerial System Test Site, and the City of Grand Forks, the startup will deliver food, medicine, and …

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Facebook removes pseudoscience ad targeting category

(Reuters) — Facebook has removed “pseudoscience” as an option for advertisers that want to target audiences, a category available until this week even as the world’s largest social media network vowed to curb misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has also paused the availability of some other interest categories …

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Intel CEO: Bad companies are destroyed by crises … great companies are improved by them

Intel CEO Bob Swan quoted former CEO Andy Grove for advice about the pandemic. In a call with analysts, Swan said, “Bad companies are destroyed by crises; good companies survive them; great companies are improved by them. Swan made the remarks after reporting what he said were “outstanding” results for …

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