BMW uses Nvidia’s Omniverse to build state-of-the-art factories

Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  BMW has standardized on a new technology unveiled by Nvidia, the Omniverse, to simulate every aspect of its manufacturing operations, in an […]

SlashNext, which uses AI to combat phishing, raises $26M

Phishing, a type of social engineering where an attacker sends a message designed to trick a victim into revealing sensitive information or installing malware or ransomware, is on the rise. According to recent research from Proofpoint, 75% of organizations around the world experienced a phishing attack in 2020 — and 74% of attacks targeting U.S. businesses […]

Deep North, which uses AI to track people from camera footage, raises $16.7M

Join gaming leaders online at GamesBeat Summit Next this upcoming November 9-10. Learn more about what comes next.  Deep North, a Foster City, California-based startup applying computer vision to security camera footage, today announced that it raised $16.7 million in a series A-1 round. Led by Celesta Capital and Yobi Partners, with participation from Conviction […]

How PepsiCo uses AI to create products consumers don’t know they want

Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. If you imagine how a food and beverage company creates new offerings, your mind likely fills with images of white-coated researchers pipetting flavors and taste-testing like mad scientists. This isn’t wrong, but it’s only part of the picture […]

Alkymi Patterns tool uses AI to extract data from documents

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Alkymi, a provider of business intelligence software for enterprises, today announced the launch of Alkymi Patterns, a tool designed to identify and extract data for automating backend processes that run on email and documents. The release comes as Alkymi’s revenue growth […]

6Sense, which uses AI to power account engagement, raises $125M

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Account engagement startup 6Sense today announced that it closed a $125 million series D funding round led by Capital Partners, valuing the company at $2.1 billion post-money. 6Sense says that the investment will bolster its growth and product initiatives, particularly […]

The Way Abby Uses A Hammer In The Last Of Us Part 2 Still Upsets Me

The Last of Us Part 2 is an uncomfortable game at the best of times. Whether you’re murdering dogs, bashing heads in with lead pipes, or just watching your friends die, there’s not much escape from the misery. Replaying it, I knew I was going to have to go through all that again. But there’s […]

Cyberpunk 2077 Player Uses Police Spawns To Open Locked Doors

It’s no secret that the police spawning system in Cyberpunk 2077 is totally busted. It doesn’t make any sense for a game that tries to be as gritty and “real” as Cyberpunk for NCPD officers to start appearing out of thin air whenever V accidentally pops one off on a random civvy, but at least […]

NFL Team Uses Animal Crossing: New Horizons To Tease Season Schedule

The explosive sales success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons means we’re seeing it adopted outside the usual video game circles, from well-known figures like actor Danny Trejo and US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now we can add NFL teams to that list, after the Detroit Lions used the game to tease its upcoming season schedule. The […]