GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Dan Bunting of Treyarch and Dan Vondrak of Raven Software revealed the long-awaited Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War, a sequel to 2010’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. In a recent press briefing, the game …
Read More »Bosch and Ford will test autonomous parking in Detroit
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Bosch, Ford, and Dan Gilbert’s real estate firm Bedrock today detailed an autonomous parking pilot scheduled to launch in September at The Assembly, a mixed-used building in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. Leveraging Bosch sensors that monitor driving corridors and their surroundings …
Read More »Synthego raises $100 million for AI-driven gene editing
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Synthego, which is developing a machine learning-based approach to engineering genomes, today closed a $ 100 million funding round. The startup says the funding will be put toward expanding the capabilities of its platforms designed to produce reagents and cells …
Read More »NZXT launches $699 Starter PC to get more people gaming
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now We still don’t know many of the details about the next generation of game consoles. The prices, the release dates, and the launch lineups are all still mysteries. It’s enough to drive anyone into the arms of …
Read More »Michael Kanaan: The U.S. needs an AI ‘Sputnik moment’ to compete with China and Russia
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now In his book, “T-Minus AI,” Michael Kanaan calls attention to the need for the U.S. to wake up to AI in the same way that China and Russia have — as a matter of national importance amid global power shifts. …
Read More »How security and copyright protection shaped video games as a business
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now On this episode of How Games Make Money, host Jeff Grubb talks to ModernVintageGamer. He’s a YouTuber and game developer who works with Limited Run Games and Nightdive Studios. And he explains that weird amalgamation of job …
Read More »iRobot’s Genius platform marks shift from autonomy to human-robot collaboration
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Colin Angle no longer believes that full autonomy is the right approach to home robotics. That’s a remarkable statement from the CEO of iRobot, a company that for years touted its carpet-sweeping, floor-dusting Roomba’s automation as a selling point. “In …
Read More »Jobs of the week: 6 awesome gaming companies that were founded by women
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Despite having a reputation for being a male-dominated industry, the world of gaming is full of brilliant female leaders who are taking charge, innovating and making a difference. And we want to hear all about them! In …
Read More »Microsoft legal filing supports Unreal Engine’s continued access to Apple tools
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Microsoft today filed a legal document backing Epic Games’ request to prevent Apple from cutting off support for its Unreal Engine. Ten days ago, Epic Games changed its iOS Fortnite app to allow players to make direct …
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