Sucker Punch’s samurai simulator Ghost of Tsushima has been out for 10 days now, and we’ve spent an impressive (or alarming) amount of time wandering its gorgeous island setting, slaughtering invasive forces, and being kind to the local wildlife. Sony has…
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8.8 Million Foxes Have Been Petted In Ghost Of Tsushima (And Other Stats)
Sucker Punch’s samurai simulator Ghost of Tsushima has been out for 10 days now, and we’ve spent an impressive (or alarming) amount of time wandering its gorgeous island setting, slaughtering invasive forces, and being kind to the local wildlife. Sony has…
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Sony Invests $250 Million In Epic Games
The Sony Corporation has agreed to make a strategic investment of $250 million to acquire a minority interest in Epic Games. The strategic investment is aimed at broadening the collaboration between Epic Games with its entertainment platform and digital ecosystem, and Sony…
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Sony Invests $250 Million Into Fortnite Dev Epic Games, But Not For PS5 Exclusives
Sony and Fortnite developer Epic Games have announced a new kind of partnership, with Sony investing $250 million for a minority stake in Epic, according to a GamesBeat report. It’s unclear what percentage Sony now owns, but this is not…
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Voicemod raises $8 million in Series A, led by Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Voicemod has announced the raising of $8 million in its Series A funding round, led by Bitkraft Esports Ventures. The audio avatar company provides a voice filter that combines AI and digital signal processing technologies to gamers and content creators….
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Sentropy raises $13 million to develop AI tools that detect online abuse
Sentropy, a startup developing AI tools to detect online abuse, emerged from stealth today with $13 million in venture capital. Its products aim to address the lack of oversight on social media platforms, where content moderators only review a small portion…
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GameStop Loses $165 Million After Temporarily Closing More Than 3,000 Stores Due To COVID-19
Video game retailer GameStop has announced earnings for its first quarter ended May 2, and as expected, it was a tough period for the company. In total GameStop posted a loss of $165.7 million. For comparison, during the same quarter…
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Lilium raises $35 million to accelerate flying taxi development
Lilium, the German aviation startup setting out to bring flying taxis to the skies by 2025, has added a further $35 million to its pot, taking its series C round of funding to around $275 million following the initial investment…
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Sony Must Pay $2.4 Million Over PlayStation Australia Refund Policy
Sony Europe–of which Sony Australia is a branch–has today faced charges from the Australian Competition And Consumer Commission (ACCC) for misleading customers about their consumer rights. The Federal Court of Australia has hit Sony with $3.5 million AU (about $2.4…
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Inky raises $20 million to prevent phishing attacks with AI ‘fence’
Inky, a cybersecurity company developing products designed to protect against phishing, today announced it raised $20 million. The startup says it’ll use the infusion to accelerate enterprise adoption, global expansion, and R&D. In conjunction with this, Inky intends to expand…
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SmartRent raises $60 million to manage connected buildings
SmartRent, which provides smart home automation for property owners, managers, developers, and residents, today announced that it has raised $60 million. CEO Lucas Haldeman said the funding will enable the company’s next phase of growth as it expands its portfolio…
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InsideBoard Raises 25 million Euros to Enable Corporate Digital Transformation
AXA Venture Partners, Orange Ventures and ISAI Cap Venture, acquire stake in InsideBoard, the 1st platform for organizational change management PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 30, 2020– InsideBoard, the start-up vendor of the first SaaS platform for organizational change management based on Artificial…
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