Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer at VentureBeat
Editorial Director at GamesBeat
Been a journalist since 1987 and am Editorial Director for the independent GamesBeat. I cover games, chips, hardware, R&D, and more. Wrote two books on Xbox.
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1 week ago |
venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tiptoed into politics with a comment taking a shot at the U.S. policy that has cut off sales of his chips to China. That was because Nvidia had to take a $4.5 billion charge against its Q1 earnings because the company had to immediately cease selling H20 AI chips to China in April. Huang said that, with or without U.S. chips, China has to compute to train and deploy advanced models. “The question is not whether China will have it. It already does,” he said.
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1 week ago |
venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi
Nvidia, the AI and graphics chip company driving societal changes with AI, reported revenue for the first quarter ended April 27, 2025, was $44.1 billion, up 12% from the previous quarter and up 69% from a year ago. On April 9, 2025, the U.S. government told Nvidia that a license is required for exports of its H20 products into the China market.
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1 week ago |
venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi
Electronic Arts confirmed that it has canceled its planned Black Panther game and closed the game studio making it, Cliffhanger Games. Cliffhanger Games opened in 2023 to make the Black Panther game as part of EA’s deal with Marvel for multiple games. EA is still working on an Iron Man title. A spokesperson said an IGN report on the closing is accurate but had no further comment.
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1 week ago |
venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi
In honor of World Hunger Day, game developer and publisher ZiMad is collaborating with the international nonprofit organization The Hunger Project to help fight hunger. ZiMad is launching a special “Small Actions. Big Change” campaign across two of its flagship games — Magic Jigsaw Puzzles and Domino. During the event, players will be able to contribute to the fight against hunger simply by playing their favorite games.
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1 week ago |
venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi
How would you like to earn money while watching TV? Rumi, an AI media company, has raised $4.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to transform passive media with rewards. Rumi is launching its invite-only beta app today and it aims to allows users to engage with media content in real time.
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