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Enlarge Getty Images Federal prosecutors have indicted a Kansas man for allegedly logging into a computer system at a public water system and tampering with the process for cleaning and disinfecting customers’ drinking water. An indictment filed in US District Court for the District of Kansas said Wyatt A. Travnichek, 22, of Ellsworth County, Kansas, […]
The power of data in gaming’s red-hot market Learn how to seize the power of data to attract and keep players, create personalized gaming experiences, and cash in on the industry’s seismic growth. Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Mobile monetization firm IronSource said […]
Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Roblox, the platform for Lego-like user-generated games, went public today in a direct listing, where employees and investors finally get a chance to sell shares on the market. The initial price was far higher than the reference price of $ […]
GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. Hosted Online April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. Roblox, the platform for user-generated games, will go public through a direct listing of its shares on […]
User-generated game platform Roblox has raised $ 520 million in a new round of funding, and it will still go public through a direct listing where the company’s existing shareholders directly sell shares to investors. The private funding deal values Roblox at $ 29.5 billion. The direct listing offering, or DPO, circumvents the usual initial public […]
The cutting-edge computer architecture that’s changing the AI game Learn about the next-gen architecture needed to unlock the true capabilities of AI and machine learning. Register here Israeli lidar startup Innoviz Technologies today announced that it will become publicly listed through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger, where a “blank check” shell corporation — Collective […]
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here Mobile game publisher Playtika today announced it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO). The Israel-based company filed its confidential S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company hasn’t set a price or […]
Enlarge / No, that’s not a pink panther—that catlike critter is a fossa, and it’s both mascot and default wallpaper of Ubuntu 20.04, preloaded on this ThinkStation P920. Lenovo Beginning today, Lenovo is offering a greatly expanded selection of OEM Linux PCs to the general public. Earlier this year, Lenovo began offering Fedora Linux pre-installed […]
WASHINGTON — In March, when the Trump administration ordered up a study enabling the widespread release of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19, one of the first questions the director of a government research agency that would oversee the trial asked was: “Who has talked with Oracle?” The Silicon Valley powerhouse had already started […]
“Fortnite” is not only one of the most popular video games in recent years, it’s also now a powerful public relations weapon in the legal fight between its multibillion-dollar creator, Epic Games, and ultra-billion-dollar companies Apple and Google. When Epic Games filed its lawsuit after getting kicked off the iOS App Store for skirting its […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb said on Wednesday that it had confidentially filed to go public, taking a key step toward one of the largest public market debuts in a generation of “sharing economy” start-ups. A public offering by the company, which lets people rent out their spare rooms or homes to travelers, would cap a […]
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Niccolo De Masi, the man behind the hit mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, has launched his second “blank check” initial public offering (IPO) company in six months. And after acquiring online gambling company Rush Street Interactive and taking it public for $ […]
Updates to Apple’s MacOS operating system do not always seem like huge affairs. Big Sur, though, feels different. Not only are there a bunch of new features and changes introduced to the Mac, but the entire look and feel of MacOS has undergone a sea change. Apple may have gone all-out on overhauling MacOS, but […]
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now (Reuters) — Apple’s stock hit a record high on Friday after reporting blockbuster quarterly results, helping the iPhone maker briefly overtake Saudi Aramco to become the world’s most valuable publicly listed company. Apple’s stock surged to as high as $ 412.22 […]
Nvidia is now halting all tests regarding autonomous vehicle driving on public roads. The company formerly tested its driver-free technology in California, New Jersey, Japan, and Germany. But the fatal crash in Arizona involving one of Uber’s self-driving cars pushed Nvidia into re-thinking its strategy. Just one error can be devastating. “The accident was tragic. It’s […]