MultiVersus gets a closed alpha and EVO tournament
MultiVersus is getting a closed alpha next week and will be at EVO this year......»»
Valve moves Dota 2 International to Romania, adds mask-and-vax rules
Valve's championship is the latest gaming event to implement strict pandemic rules. Enlarge Valve announced this week that its prestigious Dota 2 tournament The International will require all attendees to be fully masked and vaccinated for en.....»»
Silicon Motion makes investment in AI startup
Deep Vision, a startup developing AI edge accelerator hardware, has recently closed a US$35 million Series B financing round, with Silicon Motion Technology being among the investors......»»
Concreit closes on $6M to allow more people to invest in the global private real estate market
Concreit, a company that wants to open real estate investing to a broader group of people, announced today that it has closed $6 million in a seed funding round led by Matrix Partners. Hyphen Capital also participated in the round, in addition to i.....»»
Watch: eSports competitor celebrates so hard that he dislocates his shoulder
The incident took place at the three-day Riptide gaming tournament and convention in Sandusky, Ohio, which started on September 10. Competitors could take part in Super Smash Bros. (Brawl & Melee) and Splatoon 2, as well as Rivals of Aether......»»
Inside Reach Capital’s edtech-powered returns
Reach Capital, a San Francisco-based venture firm co-founded by Jennifer Carolan and Shauntel Garvey, focused exclusively on edtech for years before the sector ballooned with unicorns. The rare, female-led partnership closed its third fund in Februar.....»»
News aggregator SmartNews raises $230 million, valuing its business at $2 billion
SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app that’s grown in popularity despite hefty competition from built-in aggregators like Apple News, today announced it has closed on $230 million in Series F funding. The round bring.....»»
Two years after launching, Inspired Capital has closed its second fund with $281 million
Inspired Capital, the New York-based early-stage venture firm that was founded in 2019 by entrepreneurs Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, is today announcing the close of their second fund with $281 million in capital commitments, an amount that br.....»»
Budding PS4 emulator starts to show progress, can run hundreds of games
PS4 emulation is starting to get real. Earlier this month, there was a new significant update to the promising closed source project called Spine, a PS4 emulator that runs on Linux and is in private development by Reddit user devofspine......»»
PassFort, a RegTech SaaS for KYC and AML, nets $16.2M
London-based PassFort, a SaaS provider that helps business meet compliance requirements such as KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) reporting, has closed a $16.2 million Series A led by US growth equity fund, Level Equity. The 20.....»»
Vibrations from high-powered motorcycles can damage iPhone cameras, Apple says
As Apple explains in the document, some iPhone models feature technology such as optical image stabilization and closed-loop autofocus (AF) to help improve image quality. Understanding the basics of how these features work provides insight into why v.....»»
China silicon wafer maker secures CNY3.3 billion in Series B
Hangzhou Semiconductor Wafer, a silicon wafer subsidiary owned previously by Japan's Ferrotec, has closed CNY3.3 billion (US$510 million) in its Series B funding round and will be stepping up its capacity expansion pace with the funding, according to.....»»
If Remote Work Lasts Two Years, Will Employees Ever Return to Offices?
"With the latest wave of return-to-office delays from Covid-19, some companies are considering a new possibility: Offices may be closed for nearly two years," reports the Wall Street Journal. "That is raising concerns among executives that the long.....»»
Looking for a new job in tech? It may be your lucky day
Employers are turning on the charm to attract engineers and developers to their firms. Enlarge (credit: Vicki Been | Getty Images) Two months ago, Jacob Eiting closed the Series B for his startup RevenueCat, which makes a platform for managin.....»»
Evo will return to in-person format in Las Vegas next year
After a successful online-only tournament, Sony confirms that Evo will be returning to an in-person venue come 2022......»»
Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital has raised $800 million to ‘keep unf*cking the planet’
Lowercarbon Capital, a climate-tech focused fund founded by longtime investor Chris Sacca and his wife Crystal Sacca, has closed on $800 million in capital, Sacca announced today in a post on the firm’s site. According to Sacca, the commitments.....»»
Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital has raised $800 million to “keep unf*cking the planet”
Lowercarbon Capital, a climate-tech focused fund founded by longtime investor Chris Sacca and his wife Crystal Sacca, has closed on $800 million in capital, Sacca announced today in a post on the firm’s site. According to Sacca, the commitments.....»»
UK antitrust authorities may force Facebook to sell Giphy
About a year ago, we were reporting that Facebook was acquiring Giphy for an undisclosed sum, with intentions to integrate it into Instagram. Sources told Axios the deal was closed for $400 million. British authorities announced they were beginning t.....»»
AppWorks closes third fund with $150M for Taiwan and Southeast Asia startups
AppWorks, the Taipei-based venture capital firm focused on Taiwan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has closed its oversubscribed third fund, raising $150 million. AppWorks Fund III’s limited partners include Taiwan Mobile, Axiom Asia Private.....»»
Salesforce wants Salesforce+ to be the Netflix of biz content
Salesforce just closed a $28 billion mega-deal to buy Slack, generating significant debt along the way, but it’s not through spending big money. Today the CRM giant announced it was taking a leap into streaming media with Salesforce+, a forthcoming.....»»
Back 4 Blood"s closed beta attracted almost 100,000 concurrent Steam players
Turtle Rock Studios’ upcoming four-player co-op zombie FPS began its closed access beta on August 5. The only people able to participate have been those who pre-ordered the game and anyone who managed to secure an early code......»»