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Aspiring beauty gurus can now purchase a selection of physical e.l.f. Cosmetics products through its Roblox experience, powered by Walmart. https://venturebeat.com/games/elf-cosmetics-roblox-virtual-commerce/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Effectively combating voice fraud requires a combination of education, caution, business practices, technology and government regulation. https://venturebeat.com/security/the-dangers-of-voice-fraud-we-cant-detect-what-we-cant-see/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Wargaming's World of Tanks Blitz has turned 10 years old. It has more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue and reached 180 million players. https://venturebeat.com/games/world-of-tanks-blitz-turns-10-on-mobile-and-hits-1b-in-lifetime-revenue-thaine-lyman-interview/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

It's been a long week, but VR games gave Rachel Kaser the most joy out of any of the news stories she covered. https://venturebeat.com/games/somehow-vr-games-were-a-highlight-of-my-week-kaser-focus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The path to AGI and superintelligence is uncertain — but the rapid evolution of AI is undeniable, promising transformative advancements. https://venturebeat.com/ai/from-chatbots-to-superintelligence-mapping-ais-ambitious-journey/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The upcoming VB Transform 2024 conference will further explore these themes with expert panels discussing the cross-functional future of AI. https://venturebeat.com/ai/whats-the-best-interface-for-gen-ai-it-all-depends-on-the-use-case/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

The 2024 Innovation Showcase finalists are: Typeface, Tabnine, Instabase, Catio, AutoAlign and SambaNova System. https://venturebeat.com/ai/announcing-our-2024-vb-transform-innovation-showcase-finalists/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Adrian Ledda, Activision's head of inclusive game design, sat down with GamesBeat to talk about Pride, coming out and the joy in acceptance. https://venturebeat.com/games/activisions-head-of-inclusive-design-on-pride-joy-and-acceptance-in-the-industry/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Playable Worlds has announced its first title, Star Reach, a fully-simulated, massively multiplayer sandbox game for all to explore. This is a modern MMO crafted by veteran MMO designer Raph Koster, cofounder of Playable Worlds. It’s set in a smarter, more natural, and more reactive galaxy, thanks to a first-of-its-kind architecture running partly on the […] https://venturebeat.com/game-development/playable-worlds-unveils-raph-kosters-new-sandbox-mmo-stars-reach/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Detect-2B, the next version of Resemble's AI audio detection model, relies on a new way to hear audio artifacts to know if the clip is real. https://venturebeat.com/ai/resemble-ais-next-generation-ai-audio-detection-model-detect-2b-is-94-accurate/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Ario raises $16M to build an AI personal assistant that leverages users' personal data, aiming to provide affordable, high-value digital assistance to everyone. https://venturebeat.com/ai/ai-personal-assistant-startup-ario-raises-16-million-aims-to-democratize-digital-helpers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Game7, an on-chain gaming ecosystem which rewards players, announced LootDrop, a new reward system to engage gamers. The LootDrop feature in the Game7 Portal is aimed at retaining players by rewarding them for participating in a game or a chain ecosystem over a multi-week period. The first LootDrop campaign will take place over the next […] https://venturebeat.com/games/game7-launches-lootdrop-with-up-to-2m-tokens-in-prize-pool/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Redacted just raised $10 million for its entertainment and gamification ecosystem based on Web3 technology. https://venturebeat.com/games/redacted-raises-10m-for-web3-entertainment-ecosystem/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google is making its two recent Gemini model variations generally available after debuting them at Google I/O 2024. Its powerful small multimodal model and fastest Pro model with larger context window is now available. https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-opens-up-gemini-1-5-flash-pro-with-2m-tokens-to-the-public/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Google's newest text-to-image foundation model is now available on Vertex AI in preview. Imagen 3 offers high-quality image generation with richer details and fewer distortion. https://venturebeat.com/ai/googles-imagen-3-text-to-image-foundation-model-comes-to-vertex-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

According to Precise TV's latest survey, 91% of Gen Alpha plays games but trails YouTube in use, ad recall and driving purchases. https://venturebeat.com/games/precise-tv-gen-alpha-gaming-media-habits-summer-2024/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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