
Streamloots raises $7.2 million for influencer monetization

Tencent leads $25 million round for Avakin Life maker Lockwood Publishing

Analysis
MediaTek wants to help education-focused tablet makers beat the iPad

Niko Partners: Nintendo Switch gaining ground in China as console demand grows

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Apple v. Epic lawsuit could open door to third-party payments — led by esports

Lego Ventures spins out Light Brick Studio to make digital learning games

Alphabet’s Project Amber uses AI to try to diagnose depression from brain waves

Apple announces November 10 One More Thing event for ARM-based Macs

Moment repurposes Apple’s MagSafe to turn iPhone 12s into pro cameras

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Cloud gaming don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that ping

Spatial gives enterprises free access to holographic AR/VR meeting app

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Hailo partners with Foxconn to build edge device for AI inference

Smart device maker Wink demands customers pay up or lose features

Zynga grows Q1 revenue 52% to $404 million but payouts hurt bottom line

Opensignal: U.S. lags behind 7 leading 5G countries in download speeds

Fortnite surpasses 350 million registered players, which is a lot

VB Lab Insights
Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 4, delays beta schedule due to coronavirus

GitHub launches Codespaces for browser-based coding

Taki launches image and video features so digital celebrities can interact with fans

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Big Fish Games reimagines fairy tales with EverMerge puzzle adventure

Ring’s new $99 Video Doorbell takes snapshots throughout the day

Luminar will supply lidar for Volvo’s driverless vehicle platform

Microsoft unveils Surface Book 3, ships May 21 starting at $1,599

Microsoft’s Surface Go 2, Surface Headphones 2, and Surface Earbuds ship on May 12

Cuseum debuts Museum From Home AR experience for closed art galleries

Analysis
Before Intel’s $900 million bid, Moovit wanted to raise more money — then the pandemic hit

Twitter will warn you if your tweet reply might be offensive

LetsGetChecked raises $71 million for at-home coronavirus test kits

Sensor Tower — Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp gets a boost thanks to New Horizons

Candy Crush sees more play than ever since Activision-Blizzard’s 2016 acquisition

Call of Duty: Warzone hits 60 million downloads in less than 2 months

Blizzard games see huge boosts of players during pandemic

4 game charities band together to fight pandemic-related fundraising shortfalls

Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh develop low-cost, modular ICU ventilator

Apple’s virtual WWDC20 will begin on June 22

Google announces Web Vitals, user experience and performance metrics for websites
