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Thursday, July 28, 2016

From MobileBeat to GamesBeat: Next week we will once again hear the beating of the drums. VentureBeat hosts its ninth annual GamesBeat conference, which this year will actually more closely resemble AR/VRBeat. This year’s conference, which focuses on game development and distribution, will include an additional day dedicated to exploring AR and VR applications in cross-platform games. Pikachu is expected to make an appearance.

TODAY'S FEATURED STORY

“The Platform Awakens”: GamesBeat 2016, August 1-3

BY: STAFF WRITER - JULY 28, 2016
In the wake of its well-attended MobileBeat 2016 conference earlier this month focusing on artificial intelligence, VentureBeat is returning to more familiar territory next week, when it will host its 9th annual GamesBeat conference at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California exploring augmented reality and virtual reality applications in cross-platform games. Read more →

TODAY'S TOP STORY

Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt Renew Investment in Online Education Engine EverFi

BY: STAFF WRITER - JULY 28, 2016

TOM DAVIDSON, CEO OF EVERFI INC. | CREDIT: EVERFI.COM
 

EverFi, Inc., a SaaS platform for online learning, announced today that it has raised $40 million in Series C funding. The round was led by prominent existing investors, including Bezos Expeditions, the personal venture capital arm of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, and Tomorrow Ventures, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s investment firm. Read more →

ALSO IN THE NEWS

Facebook Crushed its #’s in Q2 2016

BY: RAN XU - JULY 28, 2016

CREDIT: FLICKR.COM

With a nearly 60% revenue jump and 15% growth in monthly active users since last year, Facebook’s second quarter performance announcement yesterday clearly exceeded investors’ expectations. Read more →
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