Scopely expands headquarters in Culver City in L.A.
Mobile game publisher Scopely is expanding its headquarters in Los Angeles by leasing a 60,000-square feet building in Culver City, California. The new space...
Gartner and IDC agree: Global PC shipments fell to exactly 58.5 million in Q1 2019
The PC market is still in decline, according to research firms Gartner and IDC. That’s nothing new for the duo to agree on, but...
How Niantic is preparing for AR’s ubiquitous future
When he was a child, John Hanke was obsessed with pull-out maps from National Geographic magazines, spending hours poring over names and topographic features....
Gain 3x users with effective social and game content moderation (VB Live)
Social networks today are undergoing a massive paradigm shift as companies realize that content moderation and positive reinforcement can actually increase user retention and...
The DeanBeat: When Prince Harry raises the specter of Fortnite addiction
Prince Harry in the United Kingdom came out swinging as an enemy of Fortnite, saying that it was created to addict people and keep...
Raising the bar on content moderation for social and gaming platforms (VB Live)
How did hate speech, abuse, and extremism become the “cost of being online” — and how can you make social platforms engaging, safe, and...
Apple’s Show Time event proved ‘coming soon’ is getting old
Yesterday’s It’s Show Time event was supposed to be a big deal for Apple — an opportunity for the company to spotlight new subscription...
Deloitte: U.S. consumers piece together their personalized entertainment experiences
U.S. consumers piece together their personalized entertainment experiences from multiple sources, according to Deloitte’s 13th edition of the its Digital Media Trends survey. Consumers...
Microsoft: Consumer AR’s path is ‘measured in years’
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 reveal event last week made one thing clear: This is a device for the enterprise. If the multiple demos from business partners...
Facebook AI researchers create a text-based adventure to study how AI speak and act
Artificial intelligence can write news dispatches and riff somewhat coherently on prompts, but can it learn to navigate a fantasy text-based game? That’s what...