Warren Spector wants game designers to work on non-combat A.I.

The developer of Deus Ex and Epic Mickey thinks putting control in the hands of the player and giving the player choices are key.

OpenKit hopes to head off Google with capable and open mobile social platform for games

While platform owners like Google may move to build walled gardens, OpenKit will let social gamers roam free.

Make anything: Why 3D printed guns fulfill the promise of 3D printing

3D printed guns may be dangerous and controversial, but they also get to the heart of why 3D printing is such a powerful technology.

A month after booting AppGratis, Apple approves AppCurious — a new take on discovery

A month after Apple infamously booted app discovery engine AppGratis from the app store, the company has approved a new type of app discovery engine, this one based on friends, celebrities, and their apps.

Meet the 10 startups competing in the HealthBeat ‘Innovation Showdown’

We’re blown away by the quality of the more than 150 applicants to the HealthBeat 2013 “Grand Rounds Innovation Showdown,” one of the highlights of VentureBeat’s inaugural health tech conference (May 20-21 in San Francisco).

We asked startups throughout the …

Nokia announces the Lumia 928 with little fanfare — hits Verizon May 16

Nokia's marketing strategy for this phone is simply baffling.

FCC sets the stage to make in-flight Wi-Fi ridiculously fast

In-flight Wi-Fi is one of the best aspects of modern air travel -- even though it's far slower than what you'd get from a 4G LTE smartphone or a typical home broadband connection. But that could all change in a few years.

Watch Dog creators bring the reality of ‘smart cities’ to games (interview)

If you can control a city's water supply from your smartphone, you better not use the password "1111."

Amazon’s Kindle smartphone is coming! It’s 3D! We’ve heard this before! But this time, it’s true!

Take a deep breath, hold on to your hat, and take a seat: Amazon is building a smartphone.

Graduates of Microsoft’s Israel accelerator pitch to U.S. investors

Three best-in-class startups from Microsoft's Israel accelerator program are traveling around the U.S. seeking investment and business connections.

Twitter acquires ‘big data’ and large-scale computing startup Ubalo

The startup was working on simple ways of scaling code beyond single machines. Using the Ubalo infrastructure, developers could write code for multiple machines with no additional overhead.

SendUs launches with $17M to help brands harness user videos

SendUs launched out of stealth mode with $17 million in funding today. The company provides a video submission and management platform so brands can use video content created by fans to their own advantage.

Online lender AvantCredit secures $34M in funding

AvantCredit, the consumer lending company that offers loans to the tune of $1,000 to $10,000 to individuals, raised $9 million in Series A.

Workspace solutions platform LiquidSpace raises $1.3M in follow-on funds

The follow-on investment comes from two strategic partners: Steelcase and CBRE Group.

Apple supplier Pegatron hiring 40,000 new workers

That fits both with Apple CEO Tim Cook's announcement during the company's recent earnings call that Apple would not bring out any new products until the fall, and with recent rampant rumors of new iPhone models.