Streamlabs launches augmented reality face masks for Twitch streamers
Streamlabs is making its way by becoming an indispensable resource for streamers. And today the company is launching Face Masks, a new extension for...
All of Google’s jokes for April Fools’ Day 2019
April Fools’ Day is upon us, and while companies like Microsoft have told their employees not to participate, Google is as always trying to...
ProBeat: Microsoft needs to make the case for Cortana — or leave her to Halo
There wasn’t that much Cortana news this week, but then again there never is. While Microsoft’s plans for Cortana haven’t changed, they are still...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Narrator improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with Narrator improvements. The update bumps Windows 10 from build 18860 (made available to testers on...
Raising the bar on content moderation for social and gaming platforms (VB Live)
How did hate speech, abuse, and extremism become the “cost of being online” — and how can you make social platforms engaging, safe, and...
Google researchers improve reinforcement learning by having their AI play Pong
Deep reinforcement learning — an AI training technique that employs rewards to drive software policies toward goals — has been tapped to model the...
Google Stadia has promise — if it can resolve these 3 questions
At the Game Developers Conference 2019 this week, Google stole the show by announcing Stadia, its on-demand streaming service for video games. Set to...
ProBeat: Google’s Stadia is all about the cloud and AI
Last Tuesday, Google announced that Gboard now uses an on-device neural network for speech recognition. This Tuesday, Google announced the Stadia cloud gaming platform....
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with SwiftKey in 39 more languages
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with SwiftKey’s Typing Intelligence in 39 more languages. The update bumps Windows 10 from build 18855...
Cuphead comes to Nintendo Switch with Xbox Live integration
Welcome to the headquarters for Cuphead professionals. As everyone knows, GamesBeat has the greatest Cuphead champions in the universe. And now, we can finally...