How esports can use new monetization models to reach new heights (VB Live)
Money is pouring into esports and companies are taking note. In this special VB Live event, our panel of experts will discuss traditional monetization...
OpenAI made a system that’s better at Montezuma’s Revenge than humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate synthetic scans of brain cancer, simultaneously translate between languages, and teach robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity. And...
Zynga ramps from ‘fix it’ mode to ‘grow it’ mode as Q3 revenue hits $233 million
Zynga is shifting gears from its “fix it” mode to “grow it” mode as the company reported strong earnings results for the third quarter...
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a big hit on social media
Red Dead Redemption 2 fans posted 1.13 million posts on social media during the days surrounding the game’s October 26 launch, according to consumer...
Red Dead Fever: Social-analytics firm claims y’all are playing hooky
Red Dead Redemption 2 is out now, but how do we know if it’s successful? Well, you can use any number of metrics to...
Osmo Detective Agency taps AR to put kids in the role of globe-trotting gumshoe
Tangible Play, the Palo Alto startup behind the augmented reality Osmo game system, has sold its 11 educational games in over 42 countries and...
Microsoft reports $29.1 billion in Q1 2019 revenue: Azure up 76%, Surface up 14%, and Windows up 3%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $29.1 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per...
Juji is an empathetic AI chatbot that holds personalized conversations with people
Artificial intelligence researcher Michelle Zhou has created a chatbot called Juji with a cheerful personality to hold personal conversations with people. The chatbot has...
Otoy’s RNDR harnesses 14,000 GPUs to render cloud-based graphics
Blockchain-based rendering platform RNDR has harnessed the graphics processing power of more than 14,000 graphics processing units (GPU) provided by individuals who contribute the...
The DeanBeat: Magic Leap gave us a taste of spatial computing, but it could still blow it
Magic Leap did not mention during its coming-out party in Los Angeles this week that it has raised $2.4 billion in funding since 2011....