Category: Software

Bethesda Clarifies Doom Developer Id Software’s Involvement With Starfield

Bethesda Clarifies Doom Developer Id Software’s Involvement With Starfield

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Bethesda has clarified Doom developer Id Software’s involvement in Starfield’s development in the wake of a May rumor claiming the fellow Zenimax-owned studio had stepped in to overhaul Starfield’s combat. In an interview with IGN ahead of the Xbox Showcase and Starfield Direct, Bethesda boss Todd Howard confirmed Id Software had helped out with Starfield’s graphics, but “they did not help us with the combat.” “Well, first of all, I’d say being in the company, knowing the folks at Id Software for a long time, I’m a huge Doom fan,” Howard said. “They’re the absolute best. Doom Eternal is one…
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OpenView goes bigger with seventh fund, closing on 0M to invest in business software startups

OpenView goes bigger with seventh fund, closing on $570M to invest in business software startups

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Three years after announcing its sixth fund, OpenView Venture Partners is back with $570 million in capital commitments for its new, seventh fund. It represents a 25% increase over the firm’s $450 million sixth fund, its largest to date. The Boston-based venture capital firm gave its intent to raise the funds back in January 2022, according to an SEC filing that noted OpenView intended on a hard cap of $800 million. In another filing made last September, the firm reported it had raised just over $517 million toward that goal. “The way that we’ve always built the firm and the…
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vivo X90 gets May 2023 Android security patch and camera optimizations with new software update

vivo X90 gets May 2023 Android security patch and camera optimizations with new software update

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vivo has released a new software update for the vivo X90. It bumps up the Android security patch level on the smartphone from April 2023 to May 2023 and optimizes the system stability to fix the occasional app crash issue. Additionally, the update comes with a couple of camera optimizations for improving the clarity of photos taken by the selfie shooter in Super Night Mode and optimizing the overall function of the Camera to provide a better shooting experience. You can check the update’s changelog below for more details. System Updated to the May 2023 Google security patch…
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AI firm Palantir picks UK as Europe HQ

AI firm Palantir picks UK as Europe HQ

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Palantir has chosen the UK as its new European headquarters for AI development. Photo: STRF/STAR MAX/IPx US tech firm Palantir (PLTR) (0A7R.L) has chosen the UK as its new European headquarters for AI development, as fintech company CAB also eyes a London listing. The British government said that Palantir’s move showed the strength of the UK’s expertise, and follows plans for the UK to host a major summit on the risk posed by AI. It is pushing for London to become the location for a new global AI regulator, modeled on the International Atomic Energy Agency. “London is a magnet…
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Sonata Software announces strategic partnership with SAP Commerce to drive digital innovation

Sonata Software announces strategic partnership with SAP Commerce to drive digital innovation

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Partnership will enable customers to leverage the power of SAP Commerce’s advanced capabilities and Sonata’s expertise in delivering digital commerce solutions to achieve their business goals BANGALORE, India, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sonata Software, a global Modernization and Digital Engineering company, has announced a strategic partnership with SAP Commerce to drive digital innovation and help businesses accelerate their digital transformation journey. SAP Commerce, a leading enterprise e-commerce platform, will be integrated with Sonata Software’s digital commerce expertise to provide customers with end-to-end e-commerce solutions, including storefront design, implementation, and maintenance. The partnership aims to offer seamless and personalized experiences…
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Alibaba’s T-Head joins global initiative to develop RISC-V software ecosystem, along with Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia

Alibaba’s T-Head joins global initiative to develop RISC-V software ecosystem, along with Intel, Qualcomm and Nvidia

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T-Head, the chip unit of Alibaba Group Holding, has joined a global initiative to develop a software ecosystem and accelerate commercialization for RISC-V, as the open-source chip design architecture is increasingly seen as a potential alternative to proprietary Arm and x86 architectures. The RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project, hosted by Linux Foundation European, a non-profit organization enabling innovation through open source, has brought together 13 global industry leaders as its founding members, according to a press release issued by the organization earlier this week. It aims to enable “commercial-ready software” for application processors using the RISC-V architecture for mobile phones,…
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The RISE project gives RISC-V an open-source software lift: embedded

The RISE project gives RISC-V an open-source software lift: embedded

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Hardware needs software and it needs a good ecosystem to help proliferate deployment and serve different applications. To address this, the Linux Foundation Europe has launched a new global collaborative effort to accelerate the availability of software for high-performance and power-efficient RISC-V cores running high-level operating systems for a variety of market segments. Called the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) project, it brings together key players in the ecosystem with a governing board that includes Andes, Google, Intel, Imagination Technologies, MediaTek, Nvidia, Qualcomm Technologies, Red Hat, Rivos, Samsung, SiFive , T-Head, and Ventana. The chair of the RISE Project, Amber Huffman,…
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Razer Hammerhead Pro Hyperspeed provides gaming-grade audio “anywhere and everywhere*”

Razer Hammerhead Pro Hyperspeed provides gaming-grade audio “anywhere and everywhere*”

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*except Xbox When it comes to wireless headphones and earbuds, gamers are after two things: great positional sound quality and low-latency audio. The Razer Hammerhead Pro Hyperspeed true wireless earbuds aim to provide “gamers with the ultimate cross-platform gaming-grade wireless experience for gaming on PCs, consoles, smartphones and handheld devices.” Estimated reading time: 3 minutes With its USB-C and Bluetooth connectivity options, the latest gaming earbuds from Razer offer “unparalleled ultra-low latency audio freedom” and are compatible across multiple platforms, including PC, PlayStation, smartphones, and handhelds like the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck. Unfortunately, since wireless with Xbox requires a…
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