Games/Interactive

 

Google Stadia Goes Live in November (Fortune)

Google Stadia, the company’s ambitious move into the $43 billion video game market, will launch this November, backed by some of the top publishers in the industry. While Google ... More

Infosys: AI, Machine Learning Can be Game-Changers for Sports Industry (Business Standard)

Digital technology has immense growth opportunities in the sports industry and if capitalised well, there is a huge potential to draw fans and players closer to a more customised a... More

10 Things 5G Can Do That 4G Can’t (TechRadar)

It’s the next generation of mobile technology, set to leave 4G in the past, thanks to faster downloads, smoother streaming and more. But it’s not just speed that it has on its ... More

Will 5G Change the Way We Watch Sports? (SportsPro)

Though 5G may be a new concept to the consumer, technology companies and, principally, the big telecommunications firms have been wrapping their heads around it for some time now.... More

The Rise of AI: Learning from the Past (Digitally Cognizant Blog)

To ensure AI meets its full potential, we can learn from the successes and failures of previous technologies that have become must-haves in our lives.... More

Race Against the IndyCar Pros With Fan App From DXC, Team Penske (DXC Technology Blog)

It’s one thing to play a race car simulation game or to watch an IndyCar Series race on television. But what if you could enter your own car in a simulation and compete against p... More

HITS Spring: Blizzard Entertainment Eyes AI, ML to Enhance eSports Content Offerings

Game maker Blizzard Entertainment — which relies on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to distribute content from its popular Overwatch League eSports competitions — will see its Activi... More

Discovery to Launch Video Game Studio (THR)

Discovery, Inc., the New York-based media company which owns and operates such television networks as Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, is launching Discovery Game Studios, a vi... More

Samsung Reportedly has ‘Multiple’ AR, VR Products on the Way (The Verge)

Samsung apparently plans to release a couple of new headsets in the coming months, according to a company executive, who noted that it plans to release “multiple AR and VR produc... More

Hollywood is Quietly Using AI to Help Decide Which Movies to Make (The Verge)

Cinelytic is one of the many companies promising that AI will be a wise producer. Its software lets customers play fantasy football with their movie, inputting a cast, then swappin... More

Voice is the Future of Consumer-Brand Interaction (Forbes)

Not everyone has embraced voice technology yet, but as voice-powered devices become more affordable, adoption is growing. Some experts estimate that 50% of all searches will be voi... More

How Streamers are Expanding Interactive Storytelling in a Post-‘Bandersnatch’ World (Variety)

In this time of peak TV, content providers are trying to capture — and keep — the audience’s attention not only by allowing them to choose what they watch when they want, but... More

NBCUniversal Launches ‘Shoppable’ Ad Product at French Open (Media Post)

NBCUniversal will officially launch its “shoppable” interactive ad format at the French Open this weekend. Apparel company Lacoste will be the first company to utilize the form... More

Salesforce Tackling Bias in AI With New Trailhead Module (TechRepublic)

Salesforce announced the addition of modules to their Trailhead developer education platform, in a push to advance the responsible utilization of AI models. The newly-introduced "R... More

How Games Conquered the Movies (TechCrunch)

We used to think that as video games matured, as a medium, they would become more like Hollywood, becoming more focused on character development, plot reversals, and tight, suspens... More

How Adobe Designer Khoi Vinh is Bringing Voice Controls to App Development (Fast Company)

Apps are getting easier to use largely because they’re getting easier to build: Better software enables designers to experiment with user interfaces without having to enlist code... More

Box Revamps Workplace Automation Tool Relay, Debuts New Tasks and File Request Features (VentureBeat)

Box debuted Relay, a business process automation tool designed to string together recruiting, budgeting, and sales activities across a range of systems, back in September 2016. The... More

TiVo Expands TV Viewership Data Product (MESA)

TiVo announced that its TV Viewership Data product is being expanded to include Kantar ad occurrences, Drawbridge’s Identity Graph and premium demographic attributes; giving TiVo... More

U.S. Senators Propose Legislation to Fund National AI Strategy (VentureBeat)

U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) proposed the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, legislation to pump $2.2 billion into federal... More

Adobe Puts AI, Machine Learning to Work for Small Business (Silicon Angle)

Jason Woosley, Adobe: It’s about bringing behavioral data and the transactional data together to really get a 360-degree view on individual customers. There’s too much raw data... More

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