SideQuest raises $650,000 for testing apps and games for Oculus Quest

Sideloading platform SideQuest is taking $650K in early investment from BoostVC, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, and The Fund.Read More

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AI Weekly: Amazon went wide with Alexa; now it’s going deep

After putting Alexa everywhere it could, Amazon is focusing its efforts on going deep, with new Alexa capabilities, a new edge chip, and surveillance gear.Read More

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Mass Effect remasters pushed into 2021 and Xbox buys Bethesda | GB Decides 165

The Mass Effect remasters are moving from October to early 2021, and the GamesBeat Decides crew talks about that and more on this episode.Read More

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Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is still coming — but not in 2020

Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is still in the works at Electronic Arts, but publisher Electronic Arts is pushing the reveal and release into early 2021.Read More

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Allen Institute researchers find pervasive toxicity in popular language models

Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI find evidence of pervasive bias and toxicity in popular language models from OpenAI and Salesforce.Read More

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The RetroBeat: Can Microsoft save Quake?

Maybe Quake, and arena shooters in general, have a comeback on the horizon. But I doubt it's a priority for Microsoft or Xbox.Read More

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Google launches AI Platform Prediction in general availability

Google today launched AI Platform Prediction in general availability, a managed service for cloud AI and machine learning workloads.Read More

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Facebook takes a shot at Apple over stance on paid online events for game devs

Facebook and Apple aren't getting along, and the social network is taking a shot at Apple again today, this time over paid online events.Read More

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting Halloween fun and reprinted Amiibo cards

Nintendo announced today that Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Halloween event will start on September 30 via a free update.Read More

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The DeanBeat: Agent Venture makes Zoom time fun again

Escape rooms have taken a big hit during the pandemic. But they've moved online into Zoom calls, and that may save us all while we're locked in isolation.Read More

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