Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening up fresh possibilities across the gaming and sports betting sectors. Recent developments showcase this trend, with Aethir launching a $100 million fund for AI and gaming projects, PlayVS teaming up with Omnic.AI for esports analysis, Sony patenting AI-assisted game asset...
The gaming industry is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, with companies like Gaxos.ai, PlayStation and Series Entertainment leading the charge. Meanwhile, Nintendo stands apart, with legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto confirming the company has yet to make plans to incorporate AI into its game creation...
People and businesses tend to think of crypto in one of two ways. The first is that crypto and blockchain more broadly are transforming technologies that will reshape the financial and payments sectors. This view tends to be held by people and businesses that believe...
Japan is reportedly considering whether to loosen its rules for the crypto industry. This consideration is being driven in part by a growing number of Japanese firms that are exploring blockchain-related initiatives, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 17). Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has prioritized Web3, but...
January 03, 2024
If next week’s Consumer Electronics Show is any indication, artificial intelligence is moving from the world of engineering and technology to the province of consumers, commerce and the connected economy. “We didn’t get the full CES fire hose of AI announcements last year like we’re going to have,” says Anshel Sag, a principal analyst at Moor Insights & […]
March 23, 2020
We’ve come a long way since the nickelodeon age of cinema. We’ve also come a long way since “be kind, rewind” VHS tapes from the local Blockbuster. In the age...
September 17, 2018
In 2016, $81 million disappeared from Bangladesh’s central bank. It could have been a lot worse — hackers tried to get away with $1 billion. U..S court filings this month...
September 17, 2024
Japan is reportedly considering whether to loosen its rules for the crypto industry. This consideration is being driven in part by a growing number of Japanese firms that are exploring blockchain-related initiatives, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Sept. 17). Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has prioritized Web3, but his tenure is nearing an end, and it is not […]
February 14, 2024
Electronics/entertainment giant Sony plans to take its financial services unit public next fall. The company announced the partial spin-off of Sony Financial Group (SFGI), a business that includes banking and payment services, as it...
January 05, 2024
Sony Ventures, the dedicated investment team of Sony Group, has appointed 27-year Sony Group veteran Kazuhito Hadano as its new CEO, effective Jan. 1. Gen Tsuchikawa, the previous CEO and chief investment officer...
December 22, 2023
Sony-owned video-game studio Insomniac released a statement Friday (Dec. 22) about a data breach that became known earlier this month. “We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack...
