Cloud gaming startup Blade gets funding from cable operator Charter Communications
Game startup Blade said it has raised a new round of funding for its Shadow cloud gaming service from U.S. cable provider Charter Communications. The new...
Zwift raises $120 million to expand its virtual training worlds for cyclists, runners, and esport contests
Zwift, a Long Beach, California-based startup that develops virtual worlds for cyclists and runners, has raised $120 million in a series B round of...
HQ Trivia and Vine cofounder Colin Kroll dead at 34 (updated)
Colin Kroll, the cofounder of video looping app Vine and high-flying trivia game HQ Trivia, has died at the age of 34. An official...
Facebook’s Portal adds Instant Games and custom video call camera control
Facebook’s Portal smart display is adding support for custom video call camera control, Instant Games, and several other new features. The updates are part...
Intel shows off its next big chip plans for ‘architecture era’
At the Los Altos home of Intel cofounder Robert Noyce, company executives, architects, and fellows revealed their plans to expand Intel’s processors and other...
AI is esports’ newest weapon
Professional athletes are no strangers to the power of artificial intelligence. Whether it’s the computer vision tools that help pitchers perfect their delivery or the...
Deloitte’s 9 tech predictions for 2019
Everybody makes a list of 2019 predictions, but the folks at Deloitte have numbers behind theirs. As one of the world’s biggest accounting and financial...
Montreal startup Stradigi’s AI game teaches people sign language
Responsibly applied artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. One needn’t look further for evidence then the winners...
Xbox boss Phil Spencer made gaming matter to Microsoft
You may have noticed that Xbox boss Phil Spencer is throwing around Microsoft’s hefty wallet. The company has made a number of acquisitions over...
Anki’s Cozmo gets a holiday update with new storyboarding features
Who said old robots can’t learn new tricks? Just two years and change following its debut, Anki’s Cozmo — a cute companion with an...