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Tomato.ai raises $10M to launch zero-shot accent softening technology, revolutionizing call center communication and performance. https://bit.ly/4e9pt4n

Zyphra's Zyda is a 1.3T open dataset combining RefinedWeb, Starcoder, C4, Pile, Slimpajama, pe2so, and arxiv to help train large language models. https://bit.ly/4aUDRe2

Sources close to Adobe noted that the company did not and could technically not analyze Adobe file formats saved locally. https://bit.ly/3RgDOSB

A panel at GamesBeat Summit 2024 spoke about the evolving relationship between Hollywood, a.k.a. the film/television industry and gaming. https://bit.ly/4bO5ZAM

EXCLUSIVE: Browserbase, a San Francisco startup, today announced the launch of its platform that enables developers to automate complex web tasks using AI and headless browser technology. The company aims to streamline the process of web automation, making it easier for developers to create and manage sophisticated workflows without the need for extensive infrastructure setup. Browserbase […] https://bit.ly/3Xjn8O6

I’ve got a paintbrush, and I’m not afraid to use it. Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail is the popular MMO’s next expansion, releasing on July 2. It takes players to a new land across the sea, the Tural. The new world has more to offer than summer vacation vibes, as Dawntrail will offer players new challenges […] https://bit.ly/3V8nBQN

The awards will be presented at VentureBeat’s in-person Transform event on July 10 in San Francisco. Stay tuned! https://bit.ly/4c32oyg

One Fortune 500 provider has been able to use Zingly to engage with 5x more customers than traditional 1:1 phone conversations. https://bit.ly/4aYp7eg

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: The automobile transport industry is a crucial cog in the U.S. economic machine, forming an essential part of our nation’s mobility and logistics network. Certainly, the industry’s vitality stems from its ability to cater to diverse customers’ needs across various regions — a feat that becomes even more efficient when facilitated by a unique blend […] https://bit.ly/3Re9UP9

Duality AI announced today the release of FalconEditor, an intuitive visual tool for creating digital twins and simulations. https://bit.ly/3KwxgM3

GPUs aren't the only way to fine tune and do inference as Kneron pushes its edge AI technology further at Computex. https://bit.ly/3XdfyEP

“Everybody yawns when you hear about a billion dollars in AI these days," says Cisco CEO. “We're thinking about it slightly differently.” https://bit.ly/3V7UTzy

Behaviour Ineractive, the company behind Dead by Daylight, announced that it's restructuring with plans to lay off 95 employees. https://bit.ly/3R95U2o

A look at the state of the game industry, including insights into the market, creative funding opportunities and more, at GB Summit 2024 https://bit.ly/4e7r8Hw

Quell is launching the Quell Impact fitness gaming platform to make exercise more engaging, enjoyable, and accessible. The London-based fitness gaming developer and publisher has been working on the dedicated gaming platform for four years and the Quell Impact is debuting with a boxing game. The Quell Impact pairs exhilarating gameplay with athlete-grade resistance bands […] https://bit.ly/3R8Mcnl

At Computex, Intel reveals the architecture of its Lunar Lake on-device chip that will power AI PCs to compete against Qualcomm and AMD. https://bit.ly/45bkgF8

Chip-related startup Crystal Sonic won the third annual Lam Capital Venture Competition as well as a $250,000 investment from Lam Capital. https://bit.ly/4bEIFFs

PlayStation VR2 users will be able to access PC VR games soon with the upcoming PC adapter, launching August 7, 2024. https://bit.ly/3KuruL2

GamesBeat Summit 2024's Women in Gaming Breakfast panel focused on the positive things the games industry brings to the world. https://bit.ly/4e9m4m0

The probability of any game industry applicant landing a job in the games industry is about 4% over a period of 12 months. https://bit.ly/3VfwPuG

Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced a new model of the ROG Ally handheld game console. It’s available for preorder now for $800. Designed for Windows 11 gaming on the go, the ROG Ally X features the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor with upgraded storage, RAM, and battery life, alongside an updated chassis for improved ergonomics, […] https://bit.ly/3Rd5fgm

As organizations mature in their use of gen AI, the game will be about obtaining the highest quality tokens, as quickly as possible. https://bit.ly/3KoqQ1o

As the State of Play airs, the summer games shows have officially begun! Rachel Kaser is braced as the big reveals are starting to flow in. https://bit.ly/3VsYhGE

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at Computex that the world’s top computer manufacturers today are unveiling Nvidia Blackwell architecture-powered systems featuring Grace CPUs, Nvidia networking and infrastructure for enterprises to build AI factories and data centers. Nvidia Blackwell graphics processing units (GPUs), which have 25 times better energy consumption and lower costs for tasks for […] https://bit.ly/4bJzJ1w

Nvidia unveiled new RTX technology to power AI assistants and digital humans running on new GeForce RTX AI laptops. https://bit.ly/3V99URH

Netflix and Crystal Dynamics revealed the October 10 premiere date for the upcoming anime series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. https://bit.ly/3V4Zbrk

Companies that build user-friendly tools, infrastructure for smooth AI integration and new LLM-powered products will be the winners. https://bit.ly/3yIDXIp

ANALYSIS: On Thursday, SalesForce (CRM) released weaker than expected earnings, resulting in the biggest 1-day decline in the stock since 2004. It was the latest in a string of disappointing earnings this season across the board from B2B SaaS companies.  This reporting quarter almost the entire B2B SaaS industry reduced guidance or disappointed investor expectations, including Asana […] https://bit.ly/3V4KVPk

Microsoft's head of trust and safety, Kim Kunes, spoke at GBS 2024 about what role AI plays in the future of content moderation. https://bit.ly/4aIdZBZ

Pliny the Prompter has been finding ways to jailbreak, or remove the prohibitions and restrictions on leading LLMs, since last year. https://bit.ly/3yIYegK

Xbox plans to publish the next new title from Skylanders developer Toys for Bob after spinning off the studio from Activision in February. https://bit.ly/3RaWu6h

Konami revealed more details about the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, including its release date on October 8. https://bit.ly/3X58fyR

The opening act at Sony's State of Play event was Concord, a new PvP FPS from Firewalk Studios coming out in August. https://bit.ly/3Ktfc5e

God of War: Ragnarok is coming to the PC on September 19, 2024 as Sony continues its love affair with its favorite second platform. https://bit.ly/3Vo8AvA

Tyler Bahl of Activision and Vanessa Chang of TikTok spoke at GamesBeat Summit 2024 about how Call of Duty's marketing reaches digital audiences. https://bit.ly/3VluwHx

Fable is launching its Netflix of AI platform, Showrunner, which lets people make their own TV shows and share them. https://bit.ly/456vXNk

GEM Capital announced today today that it has invested a combined $5 million into three game development studios. https://bit.ly/3RbCYqj

Maven AGI raises $28M to transform customer support with generative AI, enabling enterprises to deploy accurate, empathetic AI agents that reduce costs and enhance customer satisfaction. https://bit.ly/454WRFk

The open, non-commercially licensed model specializes in more than 80 languages and already outperforms CodeLlama 70B and Deepseek Coder 33B. https://bit.ly/3wZ91Tx

Sony is holding a 30-minute State of Play on May 30 to show off its PS5 and PS VR2 games coming out later this year. https://bit.ly/4552q6B

Kinetix, the generative AI startup doing user-generated emotes for games, has teamed with Overdare on putting AI in the hands of gamers. https://bit.ly/3Kjtup8

The race to make Llama 3 faster continues as SambaNova accelerates the gen AI model to a new milestone, bringing significant benefits to enterprise users. https://bit.ly/454Pb5K

India-based tournament platform Gamerji is expanding to Southeast Asia, continuing its focus on developing esports markets. https://bit.ly/3yFLmIo

Elon Musk and Meta's AI Chief Yann LeCun clash on Twitter over the future of AI research, development, and self-driving technology. https://bit.ly/4aMNzza

Microsoft confirmed today that the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will debut on day one Xbox Game Pass when the title debuts this fall. https://bit.ly/3KiVitE

MultiVersus is returning to general availability today from publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer Player First Games. https://bit.ly/4by2KgP

AI’s potential is immense, but it will only be realized when AI systems and the people who make them can reach and maintain trust. https://bit.ly/4bQNmwd

Epic Games will open the Epic Games Store and Fortnite on Apple's iOS in the United Kingdom in the second half of 2025. https://bit.ly/4dZSTSg

University of Chicago researchers demonstrate GPT-4's remarkable ability to predict corporate earnings, outperforming human analysts and transforming the future of financial statement analysis. https://bit.ly/3WXf3OY

Now, whether users actually act upon the information provided in these searches remains to be seen — but if they do, it is clearly unwise. https://bit.ly/3USACOa