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Now for the hard part: Deploying AI at scale

There's still a lot of work to do before organizations can push the value proposition and scalability of AI to its limits. https://bit.ly/3B1iU0N

Report: 80% of execs say their orgs’ tech needs not met

Support for low-code/no-code tools indicates that the U.S. may embrace a hybrid model where business process development becomes diffused. https://bit.ly/3AJdnf2

Cloud computing and virtualization company Citrix to be acquired for $16.5B

Cloud computing giant Citrix is to be acquired by Vista and Evergreen in an all-cash deal worth $16.5 billion. https://bit.ly/3rZw0HA

Budibase brings open source to low-code web app development

Budibase is an open source low-code business app development platform, with hosted and self-hosted options. https://bit.ly/3AHTHrX

What 20 years in Silicon Valley’s security sector teaches you about launching a successful startup

Building a sustainable operation is incredibly difficult, but launching and establishing a successful security startup is possible. https://bit.ly/3s6LKZc

Why the metaverse experience isn’t quite a CX revolution yet

While the metaverse isn’t yet the CX experience we’ve been waiting for, emerging tech is already changing how customers interact with brands. https://bit.ly/3gcbaz6

Drive smarter decision-making with explainable machine learning

Executives are missing out on a crucial pathway to smarter and more efficient decision-making with explainable machine learning. https://bit.ly/3Heb7yR

Report: 4 critical growth areas for companies in 2022

For companies, there's a need to re-dedicate efforts to improve transparency, agility, collaboration, sustainability, and digital innovation.  https://bit.ly/345JRnH

Monetizing and protecting an AI-powered virtual identity in today’s world

While voice technology and virtual identities could lead to new content experiences, there are ample concerns about what the future holds. https://bit.ly/3o9B633

5 pieces of advice for today’s technology entrepreneurs

There's a surplus of capital available to technology startups. It's up to founders to successfully engage with the right financing partners. https://bit.ly/34kcflJ

Building global AI with local impact in an AI economy

Thanks to tech advances in the AI economy that enable remote work, orgs developing AI can now collaborate with people from almost anywhere. https://bit.ly/3AEbAbb

The DeanBeat: Great moments at our metaverse event

Thanks for coming to the GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 online event. This column is full of highlights from our event. https://bit.ly/3AEcKU2

Emerge brings physical touch to the metaverse

Emerge today announced the launch of the Emerge Home system, which lets you use your hands in the metaverse. https://bit.ly/3Hdvoo5

Data mesh: What it is and why you should care

This year, you won’t be able to escape the data mesh, one of the most disruptive trends currently operating in the data and analytics world. https://bit.ly/3s0LKdi

Blockchain game advocates aim for the mainstream

Blockchain games are on the defensive lately, and resistance from hardcore gamers will only be overcome by better communication. https://bit.ly/3G7qA2i

Why VMware Horizon became a ‘top choice’ for Log4j attacks

VMware Horizon virtual desktop software is a "rich target" for exploits of the Apache Log4j vulnerability, security experts said. https://bit.ly/3u6JJyQ

NVISIONx lands $4.6M to enhance data risk intelligence platform

NVISIONx aims to support orgs by offering a centralized solution that enables them to pinpoint and protect their most important data assets. https://bit.ly/3KS2so3

New York Game Awards 2022 goes virtual, releases list of nominees

The New York Video Game Critics Circle has decided that the New York Game Awards will be virtual again this year. https://bit.ly/3Gk12js

Dying Light 2 will take somewhere between 20, 80, or 500 hours to finish

Dying Light 2 will take somewhere between 20, 80, or 500 hours to finish depending on just how much a perfectionist any specific player is. https://bit.ly/3nzRCZV

How Ulta Beauty applies low-code, AI-powered dev approach

Ulta's turn to low-code to rapidly build virtual makeup try-on apps became a competitive differentiator as the pandemic unfolded. https://bit.ly/3zMdG8w

How many times is E3 gonna die? | GB Decides 230

GamesBeat Decides gets the whole crew together, eventually, to disucss the week in news and to answer your questions. https://bit.ly/3Fd7rvw

How patient communication impacts healthcare’s data stack

Digital communication offers convenience for patients and reduces in-person interactions that may expose providers to contagious conditions. https://bit.ly/3r7Yo9Q

Take-Two buys Zynga for $12.7B enterprise value

Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two is buying mobile social game publisher Zynga for an enterprise value of $12.7 billion. https://bit.ly/3fa5rJO

Report: 69% of enterprises embrace quantum computing

The findings suggest confidence among enterprise leaders that quantum computing is no longer a distant reality, but a near-term opportunity. https://bit.ly/3HOpwS3

Trimming the waste with management and modernization

Waste management is an enormous challenge. Businesses should leverage technology to modernize processes, becoming efficient and competitive. https://bit.ly/3tc99ec

The positive side of ransomware for data transformation

We all know about the evils of ransomware, but let’s talk about its positive side for data, data management, and data transformation. https://bit.ly/3F6zfl1

AI is quietly eating up the world’s workforce with job automation

AI job automation affects virtually every sector and industry. While this might seem like cause for alarm, it’s actually long overdue news. https://bit.ly/3f4aI5v

Stop data pollution from turning your company’s data lake into a swamp

Today, every company is a data company. Learn what you can you do to prevent the data pollution swamp and take full advantage of your data. https://bit.ly/3f4lWXU

The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2022 as seen from afar

Oh, my butt is sore from sitting so much. That was one of the hazards of CES 2022, which I covered for a second year in a row from afar, in the comfort of my own home. At CES 2020, I walked more than 37.45 miles (over 84,385 steps) to scout for the best ideas […] https://bit.ly/3t40l9Z

Data observability platform Timeseer.ai emerges from stealth with $6M

Timeseer.ai, a time-series data observability platform, has come out of stealth with $6 million in seed funding from Crane Ventures, others. https://bit.ly/3HZBsAP

Oasis Consortium unveils user-safety standards for an ‘ethical internet’

The Oasis Consortium, a nonprofit devoted to making the internet safer, launched its principles for online user safety today. https://bit.ly/3HKxb46

Playtika CEO Robert Antokol interview — Why player retention matters now

Robert Antokol, CEO of Playtika, believes we’re in the middle of the revolution. But when he describes what it is, it can sound like old news. Antokol believes mobile games and other types of games can benefit from strategies around retention, or keeping existing players happy. Game companies can drive retention higher with live operations […] https://bit.ly/3t2mzcx

May Mobility and Via have launched autonomous vehicle services in three cities

May Mobility and Via have launched autonomous vehicle services in three cities in the past eight months to beef up public transit. https://bit.ly/34wA5et

Biometric authentication company iProov raises $70M

Biometric authentication company iProov has raised $70 million as demand for online identity verification soars. https://bit.ly/3eSBcXL

As third-party cookies fade, the cold start problem becomes an opportunity

The demise of the third-party cookie could transform the cold start problem into an opportunity for businesses and their customers. https://bit.ly/3eSdcDR

What 1000-X faster simulation means for digital twins

MIT researchers discovered a technique that speeds physics modeling by 1000X. They spun this out into a new company, called Akselos, which helps enterprises weave the tech into various kinds of digital twins. https://bit.ly/3EZHL5o

Fractal Analytics raises $360M to help companies analyze big data

Fractal Analytics, a big data consultancy company based in India and the U.S., has raised $360 million in venture capital. https://bit.ly/3ePZku2

Sony unveils PlayStation VR 2 with a new Horizon game

Jim Ryan, head of Sony's PlayStation business, unveiled Sony's new PlayStation VR 2 technology today at CES 2022. https://bit.ly/3FWx84B

Report: 43% of consumers feel transparency is key for positive AI innovations

With the AI market growing at record rates of adoption, creators must be more explicit about AI's role and the support it provides. https://bit.ly/3mW0tEG

Omron Healthcare launches heart-focused remote patient monitoring

Omron Healthcare has introduced its remote patient monitoring services in various regions around the world. https://bit.ly/3sYix4Q

Nvidia Drive Hyperion 8 will pilot self-driving cars and trucks

At CES 2022, Nvidia unveiled its latest generation platform for self-driving vehicles: the Drive Hyperion 8. https://bit.ly/3FXhc1N

GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit: Keynote speakers announced

The keynote speakers for the second annual GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit have been announced! Learn more here. https://bit.ly/3zpfjbL

Solar shingles you can nail to a roof unveiled by GAF Energy

Solar roofing provider GAF Energy announced today its Timberline Solar product uses shingles that you can nail to a roof. https://bit.ly/31pRLqQ

PlayStation Now offers Mortal Kombat 11 and five more games in January

PlayStation announced its January additions to the PS Now service, and they include Mortal Kombat 11 and Final Fantasy XII among others. https://bit.ly/3qNZJCy

Comcast launches Wi-Fi 6E consumer gateway for faster home wireless internet

Comcast announced that its latest xFi Advanced Gateway incorporates Wi-Fi 6E, which uses newly available spectrum to deliver faster broadband. https://bit.ly/3pYgLPz

Kohler’s fancy bath products are for the super lazy or time-challenged

Kohler has smart home kitchen and bath products for the lazy, like the Kohler Stillness Bath and the bathtub filler. https://bit.ly/3qLeR3S

Samsung Gaming Hub is a discovery platform cloud games on smart TVs

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Samsung Gaming Hub as a new way to play and discover cloud-based games on Samsung smart TVs. https://bit.ly/32MMKJr

Get the most value from your data with data lakehouse architecture

Data lakehouse architecture combines the best of cloud data lake and warehousing architectures to give teams the most recent data.  https://bit.ly/3t6uiXh