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Affichage des articles du avril, 2025

ONE Fight Arena is a free-to-play combat sports mobile game from Notre Game and ONE

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ONE Championship (ONE) and Notre Game, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, today launched the mobile game ONE Fight Arena. Read More

Ex-OpenAI CEO and power users sound alarm over AI sycophancy and flattery of users

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Crucially, the turbulence also nudges many organizations to explore open-source models they can host, monitor, and fine-tune themselves. Read More

30 seconds vs. 3: The d1 reasoning framework that’s slashing AI response times

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d1 framework changes boosts diffusion LLMs with novel reinforcement learning, unlocking efficient, problem-solving AI possibilities. Read More

Innovative Eyewear launches Reebok Smart Eyewear

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Innovative Eyewear, a developer of smart eyewear, has launched Reebok Smart Eyewear as the latest set of smart glasses to hit the market. Read More

Does RAG make LLMs less safe?  Bloomberg research reveals hidden dangers

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RAG is supposed to make enterprise AI more accurate, but it could potentially also make it less safe according to new research. Read More

Is your AI product actually working? How to develop the right metric system

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Metrics are critical for determining AI product performance. But where to begin? Here's a framework to apply across various use cases. Read More

DeepSeek’s success shows why motivation is key to AI innovation

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How did DeepSeek attain such cost-savings while American companies could not? Let's dive into the technical details. Read More

How many people work in the game industry? | Two different views

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We explore two different efforts to determine how many people work in the game industry. Read More

Liquid AI is revolutionizing LLMs to work on edge devices like smartphones with new ‘Hyena Edge’ model

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Hyena Edge’s success positions Liquid AI as one of the emerging players to watch in the evolving AI model landscape. Read More

Subway Surfers and Crossy Road’s crossover brings together mobile classics

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Subway Surfers and Crossy Road recently crossed over, bringing together two of the longest-running titles in mobile gaming. Read More

The new AI calculus: Google’s 80% cost edge vs. OpenAI’s ecosystem

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Explore the Google vs OpenAI AI ecosystem battle post-o3. Deep dive into Google's huge cost advantage (TPU vs GPU), agent strategies & model risks for enterprise Read More

The new GamesBeat: Ready to serve the industry, with your help | The DeanBeat

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Thank you all for the kind words related to our announcement that GamesBeat is going independent as we spin out of VentureBeat. Read More

Reburn launches ambitious new IP with debut of La Quimera on PC via Steam (Update: delayed)

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Game developer, Reburn has launched its first original narrative sci-fi shooter game, La Quimera on PC via Steam. Read More

Sci-fi spaceflight VR sim Remnant Protocol debuts in Q4 on Meta Quest Store and Steam

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Remnant Protocol will take us back to the age of sci-fi spaceflight sims as it launches in VR on the Meta Quest Store and on Steam in Q4. Read More

GTA V and VTubers top Twitch’s list of 2024 streaming trends

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Twitch has revealed more information about its streaming trends of 2024, and GTA V is its most popular game, while VTubers are on the rise. Read More

Is that really your boss calling? Jericho Security raises $15M to stop deepfake fraud that’s cost businesses $200M in 2025 alone

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Pentagon-backed Jericho Security raises $15 million to combat deepfake fraud that has already cost North American businesses $200 million in 2025, using AI to detect increasingly convincing voice and video impersonations. Read More

Intel’s new CEO signals streamlining efforts but does not spell out exact layoff numbers

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Lip-Bu Tan, the new CEO of Intel, sent out a blunt message to employees saying the company has to reorganize to be more efficient. Read More

MagicBlock raises $7.5M for real-time, app-specific extensions for Solana blockchain

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MagicBlock, a real-time engine for decentralized games and applications on Solana, has raised a $7.5 million seed round. Read More

Zencoder buys Machinet to challenge GitHub Copilot as AI coding assistant consolidation accelerates

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Zencoder acquires Machinet to strengthen its position in the rapidly consolidating AI coding assistant market, expanding its JetBrains ecosystem integration while outperforming competitors like GitHub Copilot with innovative features such as Repo Grokking and Coffee Mode. Read More

Remedy will launch FBC: Firebreak on PC and consoles worldwide on June 17

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Remedy Entertainment announced FBC: Firebreak will launch worldwide on June 17 on the PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) and the consoles. During a special livestream today, Espoo, Finland-based Remedy said FBC: Firebreak, the upcoming three-player cooperative first-person shooter set in the mysterious world of Control, will launch worldwide on June 1… Read More

Ethically trained AI startup Pleias releases new small reasoning models optimized for RAG with built-in citations

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Pleias emphasizes the models’ suitability for integration into search-augmented assistants, educational tools, and user support systems. Read More

GamesBeat Summit 2025 will feature Visionary and Up-and-Comer Awards

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Today we're announcing our eighth annual GamesBeat Visionary Awards and the team of judges we’ve selected to help pick the winners of this year’s awards. Read More

Evil Geniuses and Theta Labs launch AI chatbot based on esports mascot Meesh

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Evil Geniuses, the well-known esports organization and brand, has launched its Meesh AI chatbot in a partnership with Theta Labs. Read More

Blockbusters, indie creators and social platforms reshape gaming in 2025 | Deloitte

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The economics of digital entertainment are being reshaped by independent creators, global social platforms, and the biggest technology companies. Studios and streamers may need to bulk up to compete. That’s the view of the Deloitte’s 2025 media and entertainment outlook, written by executives Chris Arkenberg, Jeff Loucks, Kevin Westcott, Doug… Read More

Wombo Games reveals itself and its debut title, Raiders of Blackveil

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Wombo Games, created by IO Interactive's co-founder, revealed its debut title, a MOBA-inspired roguelite called Raiders of Blackveil. Read More

Until Dawn film strays too far from the game’s story

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When I reviewed the horror game Until Dawn in 2015, it was my favorite game of the year. The movie based on the game? Meh. Read More

Mawari’s DIO network will offer AI-driven immersive 3D experiences

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Mawari, a Web3 decentralized network that enables AI-driven immersive 3D experiences, today announced its Decentralized Infrastructure Offering (DIO) to expand its distributed network globally. It’s a good time to do this thanks to skyrocketing demand for real-time AI-powered 3D content. Through the DIO, Mawari invites compute resource owners… Read More

Reddit and Moloco join Google, Meta, TikTok and Apple in mobile ad leadership

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Singular released the 2025 return on investment (ROI) Index, a comprehensive data-driven ranking of mobile advertising performance. Read More

Game acquisitions and fundings make a comeback in Q1 2025 | Drake Star Partners

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Gaming M&A hit its highest quarterly deal value in two years and recovered from a dip in the Q4 of 2024, Drake Star Partners said. Read More

Assassin’s Creed Shadows sneaks to top of March sales | Circana

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Despite some controversy leading up to its release, Assassin’s Creed Shadows managed to rise to the top of March sales charts in the U.S., according to industry-tracking firm Circana. It was one of several releases that month to make it onto the charts, with Shadows also becoming the second-best-selling game of the year. However, sales in gen… Read More

Logitech adds new tools for photographs, video and product design to MX Creative Console

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Logitech announced it has added new tools for photographers, videographers and designers to the MX Creative Console in the Logi Marketplace. Read More

Visa Product Design System will empower developers and designers

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Visa is one of those giant businesses that spans all commerce, but it has a program today that applies to developers and designers -- including game folks. Read More

Google adds more AI tools to its Workspace productivity apps

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Google expanded Gemini's features, adding the popular podcast-style feature Audio Overviews to the platform. Read More

Former DeepSeeker and collaborators release new method for training reliable AI agents: RAGEN

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RAGEN stands out not just as a technical contribution but as a conceptual step toward more autonomous, reasoning-capable AI agents. Read More

The Political Machine 2024 update includes tariffs, new demographics and more

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The Political Machine is one of those games that never has to end, given that its fuel is interest in U.S. presidential politics. Read More

Amazon’s SWE-PolyBench just exposed the dirty secret about your AI coding assistant

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Amazon launches SWE-PolyBench, a groundbreaking multi-language benchmark that exposes critical limitations in AI coding assistants across Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java while introducing new metrics beyond simple pass rates for real-world development tasks. Read More

OpenAI makes ChatGPT’s image generation available as API

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Enterprises can now make Studio Ghibli-inspired images through OpenAI's API. Read More

From friction to flow: Why Swissport scrapped its VPN maze for Cato’s SASE platform

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Swissport ditches legacy tech, deploying a global SASE architecture with Cato Networks securing 26,000 users, unlocking real-time control. Read More

Why Discord founder Jason Citron is stepping down from CEO job | exclusive interview

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Jason Citron is stepping down as CEO of Discord and he has hired game veteran Humam Sakhnini as the new CEO. Read More

The Sandbox unveils multi-year partnership with Bruce Lee Enterprises

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The Sandbox, a Web3 Lego-like virtual world, announced a multi-year partnership with Bruce Lee Enterprises for Bruce Lee’s return to the "metaverse." Read More

USC Ganek Immersive Studio to unveil student showcase

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USC's Ganek Immersive Studio, a creative hub, has announced the line-up for its annual student Immersive Showcase. Read More

B3 partner with Reach Labs to launch user acquisition platform and GameChain

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B3, an open gaming ecosystem built by Coinbase veterans, has partnered with Chris DeWolfe's startup Reach Labs to deploy a UA platform. Read More

SWiRL: The business case for AI that thinks like your best problem-solvers

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Training LLMs on trajectories of reasoning and tool use makes them superior at multi-step reasoning tasks. Read More

Bethesda shadow-drops Oblivion Remastered on a Tuesday

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Bethesda finally revealed the long-awaited Oblivion remaster, and also launched the massive RPG on the same day. Read More

A new, open source text-to-speech model called Dia has arrived to challenge ElevenLabs, OpenAI and more

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With a focus on expressive quality, reproducibility, and open access, Dia adds a distinctive new voice to the landscape of text-to-speech. Read More

GamesBeat spins off as independent media brand, appoints new leadership

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GamesBeat today announces it will become an independent media brand. Read More

Relyance AI builds ‘x-ray vision’ for company data: Cuts AI compliance time by 80% while solving trust crisis

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Relyance AI's new Data Journeys platform gives enterprises unprecedented visibility into data flows, reducing AI compliance time by 80% while helping organizations build trustworthy artificial intelligence systems in an increasingly regulated landscape. Read More

Blue Ocean Games announces $30M fund to invest in indie games via game challenge

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Blue Ocean Games has launched a $30 million fund to invest in the next generation of indie game developers. Read More

Duolingo’s next move is teaching chess

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Duolingo, the world’s most popular learning app, is adding a new subject to its curriculum: Chess. Read More

Anthropic just analyzed 700,000 Claude conversations — and found its AI has a moral code of its own

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Anthropic's groundbreaking study analyzes 700,000 conversations to reveal how AI assistant Claude expresses 3,307 unique values in real-world interactions, providing new insights into AI alignment and safety. Read More

TBD VC unveils $35M venture fund to back Israeli deep tech startups

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TBD VC, a new early-stage venture capital firm, has announced a $35 million fund to back deep tech Israeli founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, both in Israel and around the globe. The fund launch comes amid a new wave of breakout Israeli tech stories, including Wiz’s recent $32 billion acquisition by Google and Next Insurance’s $2.6 billion e… Read More

Aethir launches AI Unbundled industry alliance for Web3 AI development

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Aethir, a provider of decentralized GPU cloud compute, announced the launch of AI Unbundled, an industry-wide alliance for Web3 AI. Read More

2027 AGI forecast maps a 24-month sprint to human-level AI

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The newly published AI 2027 scenario offers a detailed 2 to 3-year forecast for the future that includes specific technical milestones. Read More