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BetaBeacon

February 3, 2025

You Will Soon Be Able to Play Windows PC Games on Xiaomi’s Tablets

Xiaomi is testing the WinPlay Engine on the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro, which results in only a 2.9 percent GPU performance loss when playing games. The engine is built on Xiaomi's HyperCore technology platform, which aims to enhance performance, graphics, network, and security.

Tech Optimizer

August 27, 2024

pgEdge: $10 Million Raised To Advance Distributed PostgreSQL Platform

pgEdge has secured a million investment led by Rally Ventures, with contributions from Sands Capital Ventures and Grotech Ventures, to enhance its distributed PostgreSQL technology. It is the only fully distributed PostgreSQL database that is open-source and based on standard PostgreSQL, featuring multi-master replication technology for reduced latency and high availability. Ben Fried, former CIO of Google, has joined pgEdge's Board of Directors. The company has experienced strong revenue growth and has onboarded notable customers, including the European Parliament, Jobot, Enquire.ai, Qube RT, and Kobold Metals.

Tech Optimizer

August 27, 2024

pgEdge, Inc. Secures $10 Million Investment to Propel Growth and Innovation in Distributed PostgreSQL for High Availability and Low Latency

pgEdge, Inc. has secured a million investment led by Rally Ventures, with contributions from Sands Capital Ventures and Grotech Ventures, to enhance its distributed PostgreSQL technology. The company is the sole provider of a fully distributed PostgreSQL database that is open-source and based on standard PostgreSQL. pgEdge's multi-master replication technology reduces latency and ensures high availability for critical applications. Ben Fried, former Chief Information Officer of Google, has been appointed to pgEdge's Board of Directors. The company has experienced strong revenue growth and has onboarded clients such as the European Parliament and Jobot. pgEdge is headquartered in Northern Virginia and focuses on enabling developers to build distributed database applications.

AppWizard

July 11, 2024

Why Japan wants to acquire LINE messenger app

- Line, a popular technology platform in Japan, is currently in a struggle for ownership between SoftBank of Japan and Naver of South Korea. - The Japanese government is pressuring Line to "review" its relationship with Naver, leading to tensions between Japan and South Korea. - The situation is similar to the TikTok drama in the US, where foreign ownership of popular apps raises concerns about national security.