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Epic loses court bid to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite in the App Store

You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here A federal judge denied a request from Epic Games to force Apple to reinstate Epic’s Fortnite game on the App Store while awaiting the results of an antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Court judge …

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The RetroBeat: Will we ever feel nostalgia for PS4 or Xbox One?

You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here I was clearing up some clutter this week, and I came across my old childhood TV. This is the screen I had in my room to play games on consoles like the Sega …

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How social media and gamification fueled QAnon’s ‘crowdsourced cult’

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Facebook announced this week it will ban all QAnon groups and content from its platform after critics lobbied to halt the rise of the conspiracy theory movement. But the move may have come too late to rein in a dangerous …

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IBM teams up with Activision Blizzard to manage tech for the Overwatch League

You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here IBM will manage the technology for Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League in a sign that esports is starting to demand the most sophisticated cloud and AI technologies. The idea is to put esports on …

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The secrets of small data: How machine learning finally reached the enterprise

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Over the past decade, “big data” has become Silicon Valley’s biggest buzzword. When they’re trained on mind-numbingly large data sets, machine learning (ML) models can develop a deep understanding of a given domain, leading to breakthroughs for top tech companies. …

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Lime to integrate third-party transport providers in ‘mobility-as-a-service’ push

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now Electric mobility company Lime is launching a new mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform for third-party transport providers to offer their vehicles directly inside the Lime app. The launch comes amid a growing industry push to combine multiple forms of transport inside a …

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InfluenceMap: Facebook allows climate disinformation ads to flourish despite claims to the contrary

A new report from InfluenceMap, a London-based nonprofit think tank focused on climate and sustainability issues, finds evidence that Facebook is allowing groups to use its ad targeting tools to spread doubt about climate change. Drawing on data from Facebook ads, the organization identified 51 climate disinformation campaigns in apparent …

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PlayStation 5 uses liquid metal — here’s why that’s cool

You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here PlayStation 5 is going to ship to consumers with liquid metal between its AMD system-on-a-chip and its heatsink. This is something that was unthinkable in previous consoles for a number of reasons. But …

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Newzoo downgrades esports 2020 revenue forecast for third time to $950.3 million

You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here Market researcher Newzoo has downgraded its esports revenue forecast for 2020 for the third time this year, saying revenues will likely hit $ 950.3 million. The revision is only slightly down from the …

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