Everything Facebook announced at F8 2017
Facebook has unveiled a host of new features at its 2017 F8 developer conference, most focused on the curation of its global community. Attendees...
Japan’s Rakuten Games launches HTML5 social game platform
Japan’s Rakuten Games has launched its HTML5 social game platform known as R Games. The HTML5 platform — based on HTML5 standard, or the...
Apple’s AI chief describes potential for reinforcement learning
Artificial intelligence has made great progress in helping computers recognize images in photos and recommending products online that you’re more likely to buy. But...
Facebook now lets you stream live video directly from your computer
Facebook is taking streaming a step further today, enabling users to broadcast live video to Facebook directly from their desktop or laptop computers. In...
Is Optane Intel’s secret weapon?
Intel has announced availability of its first Optane storage solution (DC P4800x, 375GB) targeted at data centers and built with its revolutionary 3D CrossPoint...
PlayFab taps IBM’s Watson AI to understand why gamers keep playing
IBM and PlayFab are teaming up to deliver better insights about gamers based on analysis from IBM’s Watson artificial intelligence platform. Seattle-based PlayFab provides...
Blackstorm Labs seizes the HTML5 instant games opportunity
Facebook opened up a new gaming platform with Instant Games for Messenger in November. And Blackstorm Labs seized the chance to launch its own...
How to take AI far beyond gaming
Venture capital investments in artificial intelligence (AI), one of the biggest technological trends these days, are booming. The year 2016 saw almost ten times...
Machine learning will be a game-changer for esports
It’s a total understatement to say that the growing presence of machine learning in games is big news. The technology promises to turn the...
Facebook adds speech recognition to Oculus Rift, Gear VR
Facebook today announced the launch of a voice search feature for its Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Samsung’s Gear VR headset. It’s...