Cloud security provider Orca Security nabs $550M

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Los Angeles, California-based Orca Security, which provides security for public cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, today announced that it extended its series C round to $550 million at a $1.8 billion post-money valuation. […]

Hot Wheels Unleashed Review – Simple, Satisfying Speed

You could be forgiven if you were ready to dismiss Hot Wheels Unleashed as another shameless licensed release vying for younger gamers’ attention, but that would be a mistake. While the game is undoubtedly entertaining to share with the family, this racer is more than it first appears. Thanks to the rewarding speed, clever course […]

The International names SteelSeries as peripherals partner – Esports Insider

Game developer Valve has named Danish esports hardware brand SteelSeries as the official peripherals brand for Dota 2’s The International. RELATED: SteelSeries unveiled as exclusive headset partner of T1  As the official peripheral partner for the tournament, SteelSeries will provide its line of mice, keyboards, headsets, and accessories to players participating in The International 10. […]

Identity protection provider Aura raises $200M at a $2.5B valuation

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Burlington, Massachusetts-based identity protection company Aura today announced it raised $200 million at a $2.5 billion post-money valuation, bringing its total sum raised to $650 million. CEO Hari Ravichandran said that the funds will be put toward […]

Andrew Bosworth Will Be Facebook’s New CTO in 2022

This week marks Facebook’s next big step towards its metaverse future as current Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mike Schroepfer has announced he’ll be stepping down next year after 13 years at the company. Taking his place will be head of Facebook Reality Lab (FRL) Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth, continuing Facebook’s work in virtual reality (VR) and […]

Speedata’s chip for analytics workloads gets a $55M boost

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Speedata, a semiconductor infrastructure company developing hardware accelerators for analytics and databases, today announced that it raised $55 million in a series A round led by Walden Catalyst Ventures, 83North, and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with participation from Pitango First, Viola […]

DeepMind proposes new benchmark to improve robots’ object-stacking abilities

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Stacking an object on top of another object is a straightforward task for most people. But even the most complex robots struggle to handle more than one such task at a time. That’s because stacking requires a range of different […]

New Pokémon Legends: Arceus teaser looks like found-footage horror

Ahead of Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ Jan. 28, 2022 release date, The Pokémon Company has released … a creepy found-footage horror video. The Pokémon Company has a tendency for wrapping its cute creatures up in darkness — see Basculegion — but the new Pokémon Legends: Arceus trailer drops the cute and is just straight horror. Who’s […]

FIFA to be renamed EA Sports FC according to new trademarks

Amidst rumblings that FIFA is undergoing a name change, newly discovered trademarks may reveal EA’s plans. EA has been using the FIFA name and brand for its football games since 1993, so it’s shocking to hear that it’s considering dropping the name. This isn’t hearsay or a rumour; EA itself recently said that it is […]