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OpenAI to release open-source model as AI economics force strategic shift | VentureBeat

OpenAI plans to release its first open-weight AI model since 2019 as economic pressures mount from competitors like DeepSeek and Meta, marking a significant strategic reversal for the company behind ChatGPT.

$40B into the furnace: As OpenAI adds a million users an hour, the race for enterprise AI dominance hits a new gear | VentureBeat

In a move that surprised the tech industry Monday, OpenAI said it has secured a monumental $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, catapulting its valuation to an unprecedented $300 billion -- making it the largest private equity investment on record. The landmark investment underscores the escalating significance of AI, and also signals a shift in the enterprise technology landscape.

Gunzilla launches $GUN Web3 gaming token on Binance for Off the Grid | VentureBeat

Gunzilla is launching its $GUN token on Binance as a way for its Off the Grid battle royale game community to trade their gaming items.

Nvidia AI Enterprise 2.1 bolsters support for open source | VentureBeat

Nvidia updated its AI Enterprise to version 2.1, providing new tools to help run AI and ML workloads for enterprise use cases.

AWS re:Inforce: BigID looks to reduce risk and automate policies for AWS cloud | VentureBeat

BigID announced extended auto-detection and automated discovery for AWS accounts and datasets, with security access controls for AWS cloud.

A deep dive into Capital One's cloud and data strategy wins | VentureBeat

Pair programming driven by programming language generation | VentureBeat

We are now seeing the evolution of intelligent systems that can understand an objective, comprehend context and generate code.

Shining a light on equal pay and the wage gap | VentureBeat

Developers can bring their own models to Qualcomm's AI Hub | VentureBeat

Qualcomm's AI Hub is allowing developers to import models and optimizing them for use in AI PCs. It also now supports Snapdragon X processors.

Once frenemies, Elastic and AWS are now besties | VentureBeat

It has been a frosty few years for Amazon and Elastic, but the two companies have emerged as the best of buddies.

4 emerging tech cities for new graduates | VentureBeat

Alongside the well-established technology centers, there are a growing number of emerging locations that are offering huge opportunities.

Enterprise VR training company Strivr raises $35M to help reskill the workforce | VentureBeat

Strivr, the enterprise-focused virtual reality (VR) training platform used by Walmart and Bank of America, has raised $35 million.

How AI can improve services revenue and customer success | VentureBeat

Having real-time data that can be modeled using AI and machine learning can help to solve customer success challenges today.

Report: 95% of businesses have a customer success function | VentureBeat

It’s clear that strategic, data-driven investments in customer success make a huge difference to the bottom line.

How AI can improve services revenue and customer success | VentureBeat

Having real-time data that can be modeled using AI and machine learning can help to solve customer success challenges today.

Three Friends is a new indie game publisher in Sweden that is thinking small | VentureBeat

A team of industry veterans behind Minecraft, Valheim and Deep Rock Galactic have launched the indie publisher Three Friends.

Operative Games unveils AI-driven interactive storytelling platform | VentureBeat

Operative Games, an interactive storytelling company, emerged today from stealth with backing from investors 1AM Gaming, Samsung Next, and LongJourney.vc.

Minecraft Education launches replica of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican | VentureBeat

Students can step inside this legendary St. Peter's Basilica building and take on the role of its caretakers in Minecraft Education.

What's it going to take to get cryptocurrency widely accepted? | VentureBeat

There’s a long road before consumers believe that crypto and NFTs are secure, and they become universally accepted. How do we get there?

Midnite raises $16M for Gen Z-focused esports betting apps | VentureBeat

PlayVS adds Hearthstone to high school esports platform | VentureBeat

Summer Game Fest debuts in LA on June 6 to June 9, 2025 | VentureBeat

The sixth annual Summer Game Fest is returning to Los Angeles from June 6 to June 9, 2025.

Clever architecture over raw compute: DeepSeek shatters the 'bigger is better' approach to AI development | VentureBeat

Chains of smaller, specialized AI agents aren't just more efficient — they will help solve problems in ways we never imagined.

Altera launches Agilex 3 FPGAs for the intelligent edge | VentureBeat

Altera is launching its latest family of Agilex FPGA chips to help developers expand the boundaries of the intelligent edge.