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Versa Networks, a company offering security solutions for cloud networks, has raised $84 million in venture capital. https://bit.ly/3dxeqUO

Hiber has raised $15 million in a second round of funding for its user-generated content platform on the web. https://bit.ly/3x7NpiP

Sony may also acquire Bluepoint Games in addition to its just-announced pickup of Returnal developer Housemarque. https://bit.ly/2UT8LCf

HP unveiled its lightest consumer laptop yet, the HP Pavilion Aero 13 Laptop PC. It weighs less than 2.2 pounds. https://bit.ly/3y4RDHN

Augtera, a startup developing an "AI-augmented" networking analytics platform, has raised $13 million in venture funding. https://bit.ly/2Ubuc0S

Dell open-sourced Omnia, a software package that aims to simplify the management of compute workloads across different hardware. https://bit.ly/3do8aPp

Qualcomm unveiled a number of 5G semiconductor products today for the virtual Mobile World Congress event. https://bit.ly/3y11hv1

AtomicJar wants to commercialize a popular open source integration testing framework used by major companies including Oracle and Uber. https://bit.ly/2UBaThF

Research from Accenture show "future-ready" companies are twice as efficient and three times more profitable than peers. https://bit.ly/3x3LKdM

Toya Studio and Zag Games said that their Roblox game Miraculous RP: Quests of Ladybug & Cat Noir is over 100 million plays in seven weeks. https://bit.ly/3x39Gy1

VentureBeat sat down with Vectorized CEO Alexander Gallego this week to discuss the future of streaming data application development. https://bit.ly/3qs72Q2

DeepMind expects reinforcement learning will lead to replicating human cognitive abilities, achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). https://bit.ly/3x0Aqiz

At its core, artificial intelligence is an analytics tool. AI is useful because it can parse large amounts of data and add context. https://bit.ly/3xRWzQg

Metroid Dread may turn into the breakout hit for the franchise thanks to the Switch effect. We talk about that and more. https://bit.ly/3jbABnn

Windows 11 includes a new Windows Store that will let developers use their own in-app payment systems and pay no commissions to Microsoft. https://bit.ly/3h1qn7H

Tony Hawk is on the Switch, and this version looks and feels great. It just has a problem with load times, which can take disrupt pacing. https://bit.ly/3vX9Ci1

Graylog, a log management and analysis platform, has raised $18 million in a growth equity capital funding round. https://bit.ly/3x84c5n

Video software and data platform JW Player has raised $100 million in a series E round of funding from LLR Partners. https://bit.ly/3vWFjrE

In Deep Instinct's Voice of SecOps report, 86% of respondents said tools driven by AI, ML, and deep learning would help fight cyberattacks. https://bit.ly/3wSDddM

Cloud gaming has spread out into several monetization models. An inflection point is coming, providing a great oppoturnity for this tech. https://bit.ly/3wRoyzD

Splitgate: Arena Warfare is heading to consoles, and developer 1047 Games has a plan to win over a new audience after seeing success on PC. https://bit.ly/3d6cFxP

Splunk bolsters its data security portfolio with new launch and announces a $1B investment from Silver Lake. https://bit.ly/2SPzUFC

Social meeting space Breakroom has integrated High Fidelity's 3D audio into its virtual world for social and business events. https://bit.ly/3xH82Ca

PMML, the parent of Toronto-based Rivalry, has raised $22 million in funding for the esports betting and media company. https://bit.ly/2SjGMe1

A study from API management company Axway found that 82% of Americans wish they knew what specific data companies have collected about them. https://bit.ly/3gW2mgX

Nvidia has launched a new version of its Isaac robot simulation engine on its Omniverse, the company's metaverse for engineers. https://bit.ly/2UqZWzi

AI systems replicate functions of natural intelligence such as classifying images, navigating physical environments, or completing sentences. https://bit.ly/3d06CL1

This new adventure for Sea of Thieves will give players a chance to adventure with Pirates of Caribbean star Captain Jack Sparrow. https://bit.ly/3xBMBlX

These kinds of data sharing agreements aren’t innocent. And we need to raise awareness of the real risks they pose. https://bit.ly/3cVv7cy

Chainyard details how it built Trust Your Supplier, a blockchain network it says can ease compliance and elimate fraud in the supply chain. https://bit.ly/3qaTPea

You can create a great AI team by putting together these seven skill personas. https://bit.ly/3qd2L2L

Data regulators can scrutinize Big Tech for privacy abuses even if the enterprises are not based in that country, said EU's Court of Justice. https://bit.ly/2Ui8yrY

Cybersecurity products are not very evolved when it comes to using AI and ML, and it is up to vendors to build scalable tech with AI. https://bit.ly/3q8YFst

VentureBeat looks at some open source Slack alternatives, including Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zulip, and Element/Matrix. https://bit.ly/3q6lz3u

Cloud deployments -- which might be private, public, or hybrid in nature -- have the potential to add massive business value. https://bit.ly/2Sdyswm

It's fun to speculate about Breath of the Wild 2, but maybe we should all calm down a little bit. https://bit.ly/3q7oBEI

Lexion, a platform leveraging AI to streamline legal contract management processes, has raised $11 million in venture capital. https://bit.ly/3iM6mTB

Blockchain indexing and query firm The Graph has brought StreamingFast into its ecosystem with a $60 million grant. https://bit.ly/3wO6IO1

The aftermath of a ransomware attack is costly, with 65% of organizations hit by an attack reporting revenue loss, Cybereason said. https://bit.ly/3xosxDm

TransUnion is using a combination of robotic process automation, AI, and machine learning to streamline workflow processes. https://bit.ly/3gtcFKn

Facebook and Michigan State University created a system capable of reverse-engineering models used to create deepfakes. https://bit.ly/3wB6CsL

Gloat, which gives enterprises visibility into their employees' skills and enables them to fill roles internally, has raised $57 million. https://bit.ly/3q25UT6

Nintendo revealed today during its E3 Direct that Shin Megami Tensei V is releasing for Switch on November 12. https://bit.ly/2U9Q0dp

Nintendo announced WarioWare: Get It Together today during its E3 Direct. It puts you in direct control of Wario, a franchise-first. https://bit.ly/2U9PSdV

Elisity, an AI-powered zero trust networking startup, has raised $26 million in a venture capital equity round. https://bit.ly/2SzOPn3

Verizon is at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) online event today to pitch gamers on why they should care about 5G. https://bit.ly/3wqqgHY

Moleaer raised $9 million for nanobubbles that enable sustainable food production, better water treatment, and richer natural resources. https://bit.ly/2Tx1R4F

Lakeburg Legacies is an interesting management sim from Ishtar Games, blending aspects of Crusader Kings and The Sims. https://bit.ly/3vqF6wC

Microsoft and Monomi Park announced Slime Rancher 2 today at Xbox's E3 event. It's coming to Xbox Game Pass, PC, and consoles in 2022. https://bit.ly/3ggA6GG

Microsoft and Asobo Studio announced A Plague Tale: Requiem today during the Xbox E3 event. It will launch on Xbox Game Pass. https://bit.ly/3pNYIK1