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We need to talk about the F word (ā€˜frictionā€™ in enterprise, that is)
February 22, 2025  21:01:00
Only by bringing friction back into the conversation can we responsibly build out new technologies with growth potential and staying power.
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The rise of browser-use agents: Why Convergenceā€™s Proxy is beating OpenAIā€™s Operator
February 22, 2025  17:16:16
A new wave of AI-powered browser-use agents is emerging, promising to transform how enterprises interact with the web. These agents, including OpenAI's Operator and Convergence's Proxy, can autonomously navigate websites, retrieve information, and even complete transactions - but early testing reveals significant gaps between promise and performance between these leaders. While consumer examples like ordering pizza or buying game tickets have grabbed headlines, the question is about where main developer and enterprise use cases are for this. More likely it is going to be used in combination with other tools like Deep Research, where companies can then do even more sophisticated research plus execution of tasks around the web.
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Meta launches $50M Meta Horizon Creator Fund
February 22, 2025  16:45:00

This week, Meta launched a $50 million Meta Horizon Creator Fund. Under the theme of “Shape whatā€™s next,” Meta plans to reward creators who can innovate and earn with Meta Horizon Worlds. The fund will support Meta Horizon Worlds creators with new opportunities to create, monetize and earn rewards. I couldn’t get around to doing […]

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Write Warz developers on how creative writing makes a hilarious party game
February 21, 2025  23:14:57
Write Warz is an upcoming party game centered around communal creative writing. Boltz Entertainment describes how it came together.
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Supergiant Games battles back accusations it is working around SAG-AFTRA strike
February 21, 2025  21:35:45
After a public callout, the developers of Hades took to social media to clarify that they are not intending to recast union voice actors.
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The remarkable banter of Cory Barlog and Neil Druckmann on the creative process
February 21, 2025  18:00:00
Cory Barlog and Neil Druckmann had a remarkable conversation at the Dice Summit about their approaches to creativity.
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Game investments and M&A totaled $17.5B across 985 deals in 2024 | DDM
February 21, 2025  17:00:00
As the games industry moves on from ā€œsurvive til 25,ā€ 2024 games investment and M&A data revealed recovery and improvement, DDM said.
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How test-time scaling unlocks hidden reasoning abilities in small language models (and allows them to outperform LLMs)
February 21, 2025  01:59:54
A 1B small language model can beat a 405B large language model in reasoning tasks if provided with the right test-time scaling strategy.
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Together AIā€™s $305M bet: Reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1Ā are increasing, not decreasing, GPU demand
February 21, 2025  01:30:38
The demands of DeepSeek's advanced reasoning capabilities are pushing enterprises toward Together AI's optimized infrastructure platform.
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Beloved game veteran Carter Lipscomb passes away
February 20, 2025  23:47:00
Carter Lipscomb, a game industry veteran with a big personality, has passed away.
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Marvel Rivals disrupted the Twitch scene from launch | StreamElements
February 20, 2025  23:46:08
StreamElements latest report shows the success of Marvel Rivals, which jumped to the top 10 most-watched games on Twitch.
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OpenAIā€™s ChatGPT explodes to 400M weekly users, with GPT-5 on the way
February 20, 2025  18:47:16
OpenAI's ChatGPT reaches 400M weekly users and doubles enterprise adoption to 2M+ users, signaling major AI shift as company prepares GPT-5 launch amid growing competition from DeepSeek and xAI.
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Medical trainingā€™s AI leap: How agentic RAG, open-weight LLMs and real-time case insights are shaping a new generation of doctors at NYU Langone
February 20, 2025  18:20:20
NYU Langone has built an LLM research companion and medical advisor, and is pioneering what it calls AI-driven ā€œprecision medical education."
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Identity is the breaking point ā€” get it right or zero trust fails
February 20, 2025  17:00:00
Itā€™s on security leaders to shift their security strategies to better fight against identity-driven attacks.
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Milliseconds to breach: How patch automation closes attackersā€™ fastest loophole
February 20, 2025  17:00:00
Patching shouldn't be the action item teams get to when other higher-priority tasks are completed. It's core to keeping a business alive.
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AI vs. endpoint attacks: What security leaders must know to stay ahead
February 20, 2025  17:00:00
Why enterprises must embrace an AI-first strategy that unifies endpoint, identity and network security within a zero-trust framework.
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How Ciscoā€™s AI defense stacks up against the cyber threats you never see
February 20, 2025  17:00:00
Cisco AI Defense is purpose-built to address the security paradox AI creates with its exponential growth in enterprises
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The cyber insurance reckoning: Why AI-powered attacks are breaking coverage (and what comes next)
February 20, 2025  17:00:00
Cybersecurity insurance is increasingly critical, particularly as AI transforms (and simplifies) hackers' methodologies.
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Invisible, autonomous and hackable: The AI agent dilemma no one saw coming
February 20, 2025  17:00:00
How can enterprises protect against the unique vulnerabilities of AI agents? Consider treating them as their own identities.
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OpenInfer raises $8M for AI inference at the edge
February 20, 2025  17:00:00

OpenInfer has raised $8 million in funding to redefine AI inference for edge applications. It’s the brain child of Behnam Bastani and Reza Nourai, who spent nearly a decade of building and scaling AI systems together at Metaā€™s Reality Labs and Roblox. Through their work at the forefront of AI and system design, Bastani and […]

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Vanguard Exiles launches on March 11 as next game from Magic creator Richard Garfield
February 20, 2025  14:30:00
Vanguard Exiles, the next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield, will launch into early access on Steam on March 11.
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CalArts launches D.R.E.A.M.S. program to train students in location-based entertainment
February 20, 2025  14:30:00

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has launched the D.R.E.A.M.S. (Digital Research Entertainment Arts Media Storytelling) Initiative supported by a gift from Tom Dolan and the Dolan Family Foundation.Ā  The initiative is intended to prepare students for dynamic careers in the rapidly growing industry of location-based entertainment (LBE)ā€”the creation of unique immersive experiences designed […]

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Voltron Data just partnered with Accenture to solve one of AIā€™s biggest headaches
February 20, 2025  14:00:00
Voltron Data partners with Accenture to revolutionize enterprise data processing with GPU-powered analytics engine Theseus, promising up to 100x performance gains for AI-driven companies facing massive data challenges.
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Nvidia helps launch AI platform for teaching American Sign Language
February 20, 2025  14:00:00

Nvidia has unveiled a new AI platform for teaching people how to use American Sign Language to help bridge communication gaps. The Signs platform is creating a validated dataset for sign language learners and developers of ASL-based AI applications. It so happens that American Sign Language is the third most prevalent language in the United […]

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Unit Network raises $18M for decentralized platform enabling real-world and digital asset trading
February 20, 2025  13:00:00
UnitĀ Network, a decentralized financial ecosystem enabling tradING of real-world and digital assets through tokenization, has raised $18 million.
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Immutable-backed Inevitable Games Fund grows 180% in 9 months
February 20, 2025  01:00:00
Immutable, with King River Capital and Polygon Labs, described naugural returns on liquid investments of the Inevitable Games Fund.