GamesBeat weekly roundup: Overwatch turns 1, and Far Cry comes to America
Mike Minotti
Raspberry Pi Foundation merges with coding club network CoderDojo
Paul Sawers
Apple’s Jony Ive appointed chancellor of London’s Royal College of Art
Don Reisinger, Fortune
Google launches Data GIF Maker to help storytellers convey information through animations
Paul Sawers
Samsung to set up $500 million fund to support small South Korean businesses
Reuters
Fitness app Gixo raises $3.7 million from Greylock, Reid Hoffman joins board
Bérénice Magistretti
Stripe now lets marketplaces onboard new sellers in less than 2 minutes
Paul Sawers
AppsFlyer helps mobile advertisers beat back ad fraud via machine learning
Dean Takahashi
Magikarp Jump gives Pokémon’s fishy weakling his own mobile game
Mike Minotti
Exclusive
App Samurai launches to help startups take a stab at user acquisition
Stewart Rogers
Seriously takes the Angry Birds path with Best Fiends animated cartoon
Dean Takahashi
Sponsored
Level up game dev with one platform for all stakeholders
VB Staff
B2B targeted marketing platform Demandbase raises $65 million
Paul Sawers
Many Uber and Lyft riders are ditching their own cars
Reuters
Cheetah Mobile launches next-generation flagship app Security Master
Dean Takahashi
Worldpay demos system for making payments inside virtual reality worlds
Paul Sawers
HP records ‘breakthrough’ Q2 sales, but it’s not getting carried away
Jonathan Vanian, Fortune
Rocket Lab first to launch orbital-class rocket into space from private launchpad
Paul Sawers
Tesla’s injury rate one-third higher than industry average, says worker advocacy group
Reuters
AR/VR Weekly: Can Transformers spark China’s AR/VR interest?
Jason Wilson
Meet the first 8 startups backed by AI studio All Turtles
Khari Johnson
Jam City’s Cookie Jam hits 100 million downloads as Cookie Jam Blast debuts
Dean Takahashi
Sphero bets on Pixar’s Cars after striking gold with BB8
Harrison Weber
How 1APP wants to disrupt the app stores with infinite distribution
Dean Takahashi
Apple’s App Store is creating twice as many million-dollar publishers as Google Play
Dean Takahashi
Samsung’s new Gear 360 camera costs $229 and goes on sale in the U.S. on May 25
Paul Sawers
IFTTT now lets any developer build and publish applets for others to use
Paul Sawers
Why alternative app stores and emerging markets are good for developers
Dean Takahashi
Mark Zuckerberg tours old Harvard dorm room and dishes on Facemash, Hot Pockets, and crappy roommates
Chris O'Brien
Microsoft reportedly acquires Israeli cybersecurity startup Hexadite for $100 million
Paul Sawers
Poland’s DocPlanner raises $16.8 million to expand its doctor booking platform into more markets
Paul Sawers
How eastern European tech entrepreneurs are drawing global interest
Reuters
Top Gear mobile game dev Motorious Entertainment raises $894,000
Dean Takahashi
Game engine maker Unity raises $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake
Dean Takahashi
Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius is ‘on the right path’ in mobile gaming
Stephanie Chan
