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Axonius, a cybersecurity startup focused on the IoT sector, has raised $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. https://bit.ly/3sz5kw0

In most companies, data science is a “Wild West” of disconnected projects. With IT oversight, these investments becomes scalable, reusable. https://bit.ly/3q3uW2z

The NLP application ecosystem is in its earliest stages, and it's not yet clear whether GPT-3 or a different model will be the foundation. https://bit.ly/37XmzPQ

IT service providers need to modernize IT platforms at a time when demand for external IT expertise is on the rise. https://bit.ly/2NBq1st

By emphasizing the "professional" in esports, we succeed, can o tap into its potential to be a far-reaching, gender-neutral, global industry. https://bit.ly/3b1Jo6V

The Pokémon series is getting a major upgrade that will rework its fundamental gameplay with Pokémon Legends: Arceus in 2022. https://bit.ly/3aXlCsp

During today's State of Play presentation, Sony revealed the free PlayStation Plus games that subscribers can download in March. https://bit.ly/3pUPPN7

GitHub CSO Mike Hanley said security tools that are easy for developers to adopt and use will raise the bar for the software ecosystem. https://bit.ly/3qXiZwl

Slowclap's Sifu is a martial arts game coming in 2021. It has a pretty art style and lots of Asian people moving pretty fast. https://bit.ly/3dOuUc8

DataStax delivers Astra serverless computing platform based on Cassandra database redesigned using microservices and object storage system. https://bit.ly/2NUNPqV

With BindID, Transmit Security is launching a product that helps businesses embrace online biometric authentication. https://bit.ly/3bEcmsv

Google announced today that it will underwrite the salaries for two developers to focus on Linux's fundamental security. https://bit.ly/3uoGO2i

Phrophecy.io, a startup developing a data engineering platform, has raised $6.75 million as it launches a SaaS version of its product. https://bit.ly/2PbQ221

Symbio Robotics, a startup developing technology that automates repetitive assembly tasks, has emerged from stealth with $30 million. https://bit.ly/3ushCYF

Saltmine, a startup developing software that helps to optimize office space, has raised $20 million in venture capital. https://bit.ly/3pQfEhc

Katana, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for the manufacturing industry, has raised $11 million. https://bit.ly/3usNNqU

Nreal is unveiling a new mixed-reality headset for enterprise users, and it is also launching its Nreal Light model in additional countries. https://bit.ly/2ZGxzN1

I talked with Blizzard president J. Allen Brack and Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham during BlizzCon Online. https://bit.ly/3kgnBLO

Creatio, a low-code process automation and customer relationship management (CRM) platform, has raised $68 million. https://bit.ly/3uptvyz

Comcast NBCUniversal today announced 10 sports tech and esports picks for the first annual Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator. https://bit.ly/3aJJC2q

Candor said it is crowdsourcing a database of salaries for jobs in the technology industry to give people intelligence for job negotiations. https://bit.ly/3qGq6JG

The idea of humanlike AI is deeply sexy, but the final key components of such a system won't be solved for another few years. https://bit.ly/3ka2Il5

Gaming will become even more pervasive across all kinds of areas: B2B content, new consumer content, and even the film industry. https://bit.ly/2NOHey1

Nintendo led gaming industry TV ad impressions during a recent 30-day period, with 79.3% of 387.3 million TV ad impressions. https://bit.ly/2M9WyVN

BlizzCon finally came back as an online-only event, with Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack opening the two-day celebration. https://bit.ly/2ZvWFOo

Lucid Sight, a maker of blockchain games, has acquired the open-source multiplayer engine Colyseus for an undisclosed price. https://bit.ly/3azvUik

Dean Takahashi speaks with Addie Lerner, founder of Avid Ventures, a female-run venture capital fund with $68 million to invest. https://bit.ly/3blcRHV

New research shows that AI models designed for health care settings can exhibit bias against certain ethnic and gender groups. https://bit.ly/3s5XsBW

Calligo acquires Decisive Data to expand its range of analytics services as part of an effort to democratize data science. https://bit.ly/3bnfDwl

The IGDA, the Fair Play Alliance, and My.Games said a third of U.S. gamers have experienced anxiety and stress disorders in pandemic. https://bit.ly/3dmodxX

Photomath, a startup developing an AI-powered math tutoring app, has raised $23 million in venture funding. https://bit.ly/3ubW9TK

Larian Studios is adding the druid to Baldur's Gate III, its first new class since its early access launch. https://bit.ly/37kFMKQ

The top 15 venture capital firms investing in games have more than $1.5 billion under management, according to a report by Games One. https://bit.ly/3as7TcR

A new study suggests that people are susceptible to the influence of ethically questionable advice from AI systems. https://bit.ly/2Zl4y9r

IBM's Arin Bhowmick explains why in the absence of explainability, it remains difficult for enterprise organizations to trust AI models. https://bit.ly/3u3HI48

Personetics, a data-driven platform that help banks issue personalized advice to customers, has raised $75 million from Warburg Pincus.  https://bit.ly/2NaUT2F

Hackers have spent up to three years breaking into organizations by targeting monitoring software made by the French company Centreon. https://bit.ly/3asYS3D

More and more new products are opening up opportunities for non-programmers through well-designed and simplified interfaces. https://bit.ly/3akS9sm

Solidatus, a data management and modeling platform for enterprises, has raised $19.5 million in a series A round of funding. https://bit.ly/3pm57dx

I've worked in big data and AI with several organizations. Here's where I've seen them flounder after an enthusiastic start. https://bit.ly/3pffqA8

GUEST: We’ve all been hearing the hype lately about low-code and no-code platforms. The promise of no-code platforms is that they’ll make software development just as easy as using Word or PowerPoint so that the average business user can move projects forward without the extra cost (in money and time) of an engineering team. Unlike no-code […] https://bit.ly/3aldCBn

The combat wheelchair is now in Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, showing that chair users have a place in tabletop and digital RPGs. https://bit.ly/3b3HMbn

Research from the UK and an update from Elon Musk on human trials at his brain interface company show software is now eating the mind. https://bit.ly/2ZctAqX

A walk-through of the process: From building a test case to getting buy-in from data owners to building out your system. https://bit.ly/3agX1yz

Federated learning lets you deploy AI in situations where data privacy or confidentiality concerns currently block adoption. https://bit.ly/3qkCE9f

G4 is bringing back its video game broadcast network, and now it has named hosts for its announced X-Play and Attack of the Show! programs. https://bit.ly/3jPRsKD

Chicago-based FingerprintJS today announced the completion of an $8 million series A round to expand its fingerprinting-as-a-service. https://bit.ly/3jPmWAz

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is one of the PS5's next major releases. It is coming in late spring for $70 or as an $80 Deluxe edition. https://bit.ly/3d75179

AppsFlyer is launching its predictive analytics solution, PredictSK, which will help advertisers deal with Apple's new privacy mandates. https://bit.ly/3jIk0G2

Zynga beat analyst expectations as it reported its highest-ever bookings and revenues in the fourth quarter ended December 31. https://bit.ly/3p4fra0