Netflix made its case for creating and publishing games on its massive streaming platform for all the world to engage with.Speaking at a side event at the Game Developers Conference, Alain Tascan, president of games at Netflix, “At Netlix we want to entertain the world.”Games are a way of entertaining Netflix’s 700 million-plus customers. It can keep people entertained between seasons.“We are not yet the Netflix of games, but that is where we are headed,” he said. “It is the biggest shift in entertainment i ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Advanced Micro Devices reported revenue of $7.658 billion for the fourth quarter, up 24% from a year ago. But AMD’s stock price fell in after-hours trading to $113.66, down 4.89%.Net income was $482 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, down 28% from $667 million a year earlier.AMD saw data center segment revenue of $3.9 billion in the quarter, up 69% from a year ago. It ...

Nvidia's Automotive Partnerships and Technology - Nvidia has secured key design wins for autonomous vehicles with major car manufacturers including Toyota, Aurora, and Continental [1] - These partnerships are part of Nvidia's growing list of collaborations for next-generation highly automated and autonomous vehicle fleets [1] - The announcements were made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during his opening keynote at CES 2025 [1] Toyota's Adoption of Nvidia Technology - Toyota, the world's largest automaker, will build its next-generation vehicles on Nvidia's Drive AGX Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) [2] - These vehicles will run the safety-certified Nvidia DriveOS operating system and offer advanced driving assistance capabilities [2] Nvidia's Automotive Business Growth - Nvidia's automotive vertical business is expected to grow to approximately $5 billion in fiscal year 2026 [3] - The majority of auto manufacturers, truckmakers, robotaxi companies, and mobility startups are developing on Nvidia's Drive AGX platform and technologies [3] Strategic Partnerships and Future Plans - Aurora, Continental, and Nvidia announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by Nvidia Drive [4] - Nvidia's accelerated compute running DriveOS will be integrated into the Aurora Driver, an SAE level 4 autonomous-driving system, with mass-manufacturing planned for 2027 [4] Nvidia's Core Computing Systems for Autonomous Vehicles - Nvidia offers three core computing systems essential for end-to-end autonomous vehicle development [6] - These include the Nvidia Drive in-vehicle computer for real-time sensor data processing, Nvidia DGX systems for AI model training, and the Nvidia Omniverse platform for testing and validating self-driving systems in simulation [6] Industry-Wide Adoption of Nvidia Technology - Other mobility companies adopting Nvidia Drive accelerated compute for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous vehicle roadmaps include BYD, JLR, Li Auto, Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, NIO, Nuro, Rivian, Volvo Cars, Waabi, Wayve, Xiaomi, ZEEKR, and Zoox [5]

Core Viewpoint - Epic Games has been engaged in a legal battle with Google regarding antitrust violations, particularly focusing on Google's practices that allegedly suppress competition in the app store and payment service markets [1][2][4]. Summary by Sections Legal Proceedings - Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Google in 2020 after its Fortnite game was removed from the Google Play Store, claiming antitrust violations [1]. - A jury previously found Google liable for violating antitrust laws by cutting off Epic during the litigation [2]. - The jury determined that Google illegally tied its app store to its billing service, which was viewed as anticompetitive behavior [3][6]. Evidence and Allegations - Epic Games presented evidence of Google's "Project Hug" deals, where Google allegedly paid developers to avoid competing with its app store [3]. - The company claimed that Google imposed technical barriers to discourage users from obtaining apps outside of Google Play, and paid developers to withhold exclusive content from rival app stores [5]. - Epic stated that only 3% of Android devices in the U.S. have successfully installed competing app stores due to Google's practices [5]. Court's Decision and Remedies - Following a 15-day trial, the jury found Google liable for unlawful restraints of trade and monopolization [6]. - The district court initiated a remedy proceeding, resulting in an injunction designed to halt Google's unlawful conduct while allowing it to compete fairly [7]. - The injunction is set to last for three years and aims to address the adverse effects of Google's actions [7]. Appeals and Future Implications - Google is appealing the verdict but has focused less on its conduct and more on comparisons to a different case involving Apple [8]. - Epic Games argues that the district court's remedies are appropriate and necessary to prevent ongoing antitrust violations [9]. - The court acknowledged potential security risks but allowed Google to maintain its security processes while limiting its ability to use security as a justification for anticompetitive practices [10][12]. Additional Allegations - Epic accused Google of destroying evidence and obstructing competition by requiring OEMs to prioritize its app store and paying for exclusivity [17].

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Microsoft launched a new artificial intelligence model today that achieves remarkable mathematical reasoning capabilities while using far fewer computational resources than its larger competitors. The 14-billion-parameter Phi-4 frequently outperforms much larger models like Google’s Gemini Pro 1.5, marking a significant shift in how tech companies might approach AI development.The b ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The recent release of OpenAI o1 has brought great attention to large reasoning models (LRMs), and is inspiring new models aimed at solving complex problems classic language models often struggle with. Building on the success of o1 and the concept of LRMs, researchers at Alibaba have introduced Marco-o1, which enhances reasoning capabilities and tackles problems with open-ended solut ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The artificial intelligence arms race heated up Friday as Amazon announced an additional $4 billion investment in Anthropic, doubling its stake to $8 billion in a move that signals the cloud computing giant’s ambitious bid to compete with Microsoft and Google in the fast-evolving AI landscape.The deal, which maintains Amazon as a minority investor, establishes AWS as Anthropic’s pri ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI transformed its popular ChatGPT service into a powerful search engine today, marking the company’s boldest move yet to compete with Google. The upgrade lets users ask questions in plain English and get real-time information about news, sports, stocks, and weather — features that until now required a separate search engine.“We believe finding answers should be as natural as ha ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Microsoft unveiled an ambitious expansion of its artificial intelligence tools on Tuesday, introducing GitHub Copilot for Azure and a suite of developer-focused features that could fundamentally change how software is built in the AI era. The move represents Microsoft’s boldest attempt yet to dominate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI application development.At the heart of the a ...

Netflix today closed one of its internal game studios, one which was poised to release a triple-A title, before it was able to produce anything. The studio was called Team Blue, founded in 2022 and based on Los Angeles, and was allegedly working on a PC game. As a result of this studio closure, the company has also lost the talent it very publicly hired, and has also reportedly made other layoffs in its games division.Game File reported the closure, saying that Team Blue was working on a “big-budget multi-d ...