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Apple rejects Steam Link app on iOS

May25
by on May 25, 2018 at 4:24 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, gaming


Citing “business conflicts,” Apple has rejected Valve’s Steam Link app from the App Store. What is it: Steam Link is an app that lets gamers stream PC games to their phones. It’s currently available (in beta) on Android. We originally reported that an iOS app was in the works – and it was – but now that’s not happening. According to reports, Apple blocked the app due to “business conflicts with app guidelines.” While there’s been no confirmation, it’s likely due to Apple getting a cut of all in-app purchases through its store, and Steam taking a cut of in-app…

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Apple rejects Steam Link app on iOS

May25
by on May 25, 2018 at 4:24 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, gaming


Citing “business conflicts,” Apple has rejected Valve’s Steam Link app from the App Store. What is it: Steam Link is an app that lets gamers stream PC games to their phones. It’s currently available (in beta) on Android. We originally reported that an iOS app was in the works – and it was – but now that’s not happening. According to reports, Apple blocked the app due to “business conflicts with app guidelines.” While there’s been no confirmation, it’s likely due to Apple getting a cut of all in-app purchases through its store, and Steam taking a cut of in-app…

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How to build a brand with purpose, according to 5 entrepreneurs who just won big money doing so

May25
by on May 25, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider


It’s no longer good enough to be in business for yourself alone — if it ever was in the first place. Corporate social responsibility is more important than it’s ever been, and consumers — especially younger consumers< — are much more cognizant of a corporation’s purpose than they’ve ever been. But don’t confuse the idea of corporate social responsibility with the idea of purpose. Every year, the Chivas Venture gives $1 million in no-strings funding to startups that are creating positive change in the world. This year’s final five finalists, who together won $800,000 in funding, shared their insights on how to…

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How to build a brand with purpose, according to 5 entrepreneurs who just won big money doing so

May25
by on May 25, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Insider


It’s no longer good enough to be in business for yourself alone — if it ever was in the first place. Corporate social responsibility is more important than it’s ever been, and consumers — especially younger consumers< — are much more cognizant of a corporation’s purpose than they’ve ever been. But don’t confuse the idea of corporate social responsibility with the idea of purpose. Every year, the Chivas Venture gives $1 million in no-strings funding to startups that are creating positive change in the world. This year’s final five finalists, who together won $800,000 in funding, shared their insights on how to…

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Game design holds the key to making humans care about AI

May25
by on May 25, 2018 at 2:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


While speaking at today’s TNW conference, Dr. Mitu Khandaker put forth the idea that one potential avenue in the evolution of AI isn’t in engineering or machine learning, but in game design. Dr. Khandaker, creative partnerships director with Spirit AI and an assistant professor at the NYU Game Center, was tackling the problem of how to create “compelling emotional involvement with simulated characters.” The key to giving AI more conversational skills, she says, is to design them with context. In other words: We need to give our AI stories. It’s not enough to expect our AI to exist, unstuck from…

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