GamesBeat Next is an upcoming event for product leaders and leadership in the gaming industry, featuring speakers like Matthew Bromberg, Amy Hennig, and Laura Naviaux Sturr. Global venture capital activity declined in Q3, with 2024 expected to be a weak year for venture investments and exits. The Q3 2024 Pitchbook/NVCA Venture Monitor First Look reported a decline in deals, average deal size, VC fundraising, and exits.
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2024-10-03 05:40:33 AM |
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced a $1.7 billion investment to build out cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia, with a focus on Southeast Asia's biggest economy. The investment aims to spur growth and handle massive data centers for artificial intelligence workloads. Microsoft will use finance leases to pay for the assets over years, rather than upfront.
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2024-10-03 04:50:44 AM |
Twitch has added another path to become a Partner, requiring streamers to stream on at least 12 different days within a 30-day period, stream 25+ hours of content, and maintain an average of 75 viewers across all their live time.
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2024-10-03 03:30:43 AM |
North Korea infiltrated the crypto industry, with the Truflation hack occurring shortly after. Rust, a crypto user, noticed funds streaming out of his wallet two hours before a call with CoinDesk. He had just returned from a trip to Singapore and was unsure how the hack happened, despite having his notebooks and mobile with him.
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2024-10-03 03:00:41 AM |
The World Wide Web Foundation, founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Rosemary Leith in 2009, is shutting down after 15 years of working to make the web safer and more accessible. The organization's mission has been accomplished, with nearly 70% of the world now online. The founders thank their supporters for their efforts over the years.
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2024-10-03 02:10:39 AM |
A federal judge blocked California's new AI law, AB 2839, which targets the distributors of AI deepfakes on social media. The law was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, who suggested it could be used to force Elon Musk to take down an AI deepfake of Vice President Kamala Harris. The law empowers California to take action against those who spread AI deepfakes that resemble political candidates and may confuse voters.
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2024-10-03 01:20:41 AM |
