VentureBeat spins out GamesBeat, accelerates enterprise AI mission

When I launched VentureBeat in 2006, the goal was clear: Chronicle the disruptive technologies rewriting how business gets done. Gaming earned a seat at that table early — so much so that in 2008, I invited Dean Takahashi to build the GamesBeat channel. Today, we’re giving that franchise full independence, freeing VentureBeat to double down on the AI, data and security stack now driving every enterprise agenda.

We planted our flag in enterprise AI back in 2016, well before transformer talk filled board decks. Nearly a decade later, AI has leapt from research labs into every budget line. That’s why we’re focusing every editorial calorie — specialized newsletters, practitioner‑driven events and an expanding set of data‑driven products — on turning breakthrough ideas into production wins.