Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just received its first update in more than two years, but don’t go getting too excited about what it brings to the table. Four years on from its release on Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe isn’t the kind of game that gets a lot of updates. Even to begin with, […]
Hello Heart Completes $45M Investment to Fuel Growth and Expand Digital Heart Health
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Series C financing was led by IVP and includes existing investors MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 26, 2021– Hello Heart, the best-in-class heart health digital therapeutics solution, has completed a $45 million Series C led by IVP. IVP is a top later-stage partner for hypergrowth companies […]
Amazon Has Acquired MGM Studios For $8.45 Billion, Now Owns James Bond
Amazon has confirmed its acquisition of MGM, the studio behind the James Bond and Rocky movies, for $8.45 billion. Following rumors that Amazon was the latest company looking to buy MGM Studios, it has now been confirmed that a deal for the merger has been struck. Variety reports Amazon will pay $8.45 billion to acquire […]
Population: One Is Getting Team Deathmatch
Team Deathmatch, one of the most popular FPS game modes, is coming soon to Population: One. BigBox VR confirmed the news in a tweet, not giving an exact release date but just noting that the new game mode would be ‘coming soon’ to public lobbies. Details are scarce but here’s what we know – there […]
Mass Effect 3’s Opening Doesn’t Show The Suicide Mission Enough Respect
Mass Effect 2 ends rather abruptly. At least, it did for me. I followed a guide to ensure all of my precious squadmates survived the suicide mission, committing myself to all of the loyalty quests and upgrades required to ensure Commander Shepard wasn’t wiped out by the Collectors. It was a rousing success, yet I […]
Cybersecurity monitoring and threat prevention startup Uptycs raises $50M
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Cloud security analytics platform Uptycs today announced it has raised $50 million in a series C funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, bringing the Waltham, Massachusetts-based company’s total raised to $93 million. In a 2017 Deloitte survey, only 42% of respondents considered their institutions to […]
A Day In The Life Of Arthur Morgan, The Van Der Linde Gang Roast King
Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most tragic characters in gaming history. There are very few game protagonists that I actually feel for, and thanks to the brilliant writing from the team at Rockstar, Arthur is among them. His arc from roughneck cowboy to sad protagonist into vengeful spirit will […]
KPMG survey finds execs worry about AI hype — but they can address it
Presented by KPMG AI is more hype, less reality, say three-quarters of the executives surveyed in a 2021 study by KPMG, “Thriving in an AI World: Unlocking the Value of AI across 7 Industries.” And half think AI is moving too fast in their industry, even as they wish their company was moving faster. The […]
Mass Effect Races Ranked By How Dangerous They Are
In Mass Effect, the Milky Way galaxy is thriving with diverse life. There are species that haven’t yet left their home planet, some that can reproduce asexually, and others that have worked to perfect AI technology. Over the course of the Mass Effect games, Shepard takes on practically every kind of opponent in the galaxy, organic […]
API vulnerability detection firm Salt Security raises $70M
Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. API discovery and vulnerability detection platform Salt Security today raised $70 million in a series C funding round led by Advent International. The Palo Alto, California-based startup says it plans to use the capital to expand its global operations across R&D, sales and marketing, and […]