GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Niantic announced today that Pokémon Go Fest 2020 drew millions of players who caught nearly a billion Pokémon over the weekend. The annual fest took place on July 25 and July 26 as an online-only event, in …
Read More »
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Intel reported that it grew revenues 20% to $ 19.7 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic spurred people to buy PCs so they cold work from home better. But the company said it …
Read More »
Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. announces a nearly $ 2 billion contract for 600 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine. For the first time, Trump urges Americans to wear masks. Republicans squabble over what to include in the next round of pandemic relief. United Airlines will require …
Read More »
VB Transform The AI event for business leaders Hosted Online July 14 – 17 Register Today (Reuters) — Amazon plans to create at least $ 100 million in stock awards to retain the 900-plus employees of Zoox, the self-driving car startup it offered to buy last month, and can walk away …
Read More »
Uber today confirmed it’s buying on-demand delivery company Postmates in an all-stock deal valued at $ 2.65 billion. The announcement follows a week of intense speculation, with Bloomberg reporting earlier this morning that the deal was done, though neither company had responded to the claims until now. Uber says it …
Read More »
The number of gamers around the globe will top 3 billion by 2023, according to market researcher Newzoo. That may sound crazy to expect 39% of all humans to be playing games, but Newzoo says we already have 2.69 billion players, thanks to mobile devices. And, like it or not, …
Read More »
Bayer, the world’s largest seed and pesticide maker, has agreed to pay more than $ 10 billion to settle tens of thousands of claims in the United States that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the company said Wednesday. The figure includes $ 1.25 billion to deal with potential future …
Read More »
Some shareholders of Fortnite maker Epic Games are selling their shares for $ 750 million, according to two sources who spoke to GamesBeat. Bloomberg reported the news first, but we have independently confirmed the details in our story. The deal would give Epic a pre-money valuation of $ 16.3 billion, …
Read More »
Argo AI, the self-driving startup with close ties to automaker Ford, today announced the close of a $ 2.6 billion investment from Volkswagen (VW) first revealed in summer 2019. It values the company at $ 7.25 billion, up slightly from the roughly $ 7 billion at which Argo was valued …
Read More »