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Admix raises $25M Series B to scale up in-game ads, and prep for Metaverse gaming

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The London-based company brings ads to games, e-sports, virtual reality, and augmented reality. In-game advertising at scale, where advertisers can bid programmatically through traditional ad-buying platforms, rather than relying on an ad agency model, remains an enormous area, largely under-exploited.

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Cloudera Launches Private Link Network for Secure, Internet-Free Cloud Connectivity

Cloudera

Imagine a world where your sensitive data moves effortlessly between clouds – secure, private, and far from the prying eyes of the public internet. Today, we’re making that world a reality with the launch of Cloudera Private Link Network. Why Cloudera Private Link Network? These teams can spend their time on more strategic work.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

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Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down. Related to this move, Epic Games’ “ Fortnite Mode” feature , which leveraged Houseparty to bring video chat to Fortnite gamers, will also be discontinued.

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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others

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The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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Keeping IT ahead in a game when rules keep changing

CIO

As you look to shape your winning strategies, the rules of the game keep changing. At larger organizations in particular, IT functions are split by discipline, such as network operations or security operations. IT leaders today are facing more challenges than ever before. It also had to be simple to deploy and manage.

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Shift5 raises $50M to defend transport networks from cyberattacks

TechCrunch

You might not think much about the train or the airplane that gets you from one place to another, but behind any transportation link is a vast sprawling network of electronics, devices and data that keep trains on the tracks and planes in the sky. This visibility aims to help detect threats and defend systems from internet-based attacks.

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Onomondo secures cash to expand its wireless network for IoT devices

TechCrunch

Onomondo , a startup offering a dedicated wireless network for internet of things (IoT) devices, today announced that it raised $21 million in a funding round led by Verdane with participation from Maersk Growth, People Ventures, and The Danish Growth Fund. A network reserved for IoT devices isn’t a novel concept.

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