London-based AI and simulation start-up Improbable bags $502m in funding from SoftBank

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Improbable offers a cloud-based environment for games developers to create their own AI-powered simulated worlds

London-based Improbable has bagged $502m in venture capital funding from SoftBank, the Japanese company that completed its acquisition of UK semiconductor design company ARM in September last year ...

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