Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion
Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.
In A Single Week, Saudi Arabia Has Purchased Pokémon Go And A Big Chunk Of Street Fighter’s Esports Scene
Saudi Arabia continues to treat video games as an extension of a reputation-laundering strategy that also includes rampant sportswashing. This week alone, Scopely, a subsidiary of a company owned by…
Exclusive: T-Mobile employees sense a new price hike incoming (as early as tomorrow)
According to a source with T-Mobile's leadership and several employees in multiple departments, the "Un-carrier" is likely to announce yet another price hike as early as tomorrow, March 13, and…
Pokemon Go Has a New Owner, But Niantic’s Evolving Its Maps Into a Way to Fold in AI and AR
Niantic's pivot to spatial mapping has been underway for years. What it means for Pokemon Go's future is unclear, but a deeper blend of AR, AI and your future maps…
Mac Studio With Massive 512GB RAM Facing Two-Week Delivery Delay
Money can buy an ultra-fast Mac, but it cannot buy ultra-fast delivery, apparently. Apple's new Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chip...
Pokémon Go Dev Moves to Reassure Players After $3.5 Billion Sale to Monopoly Go! Company Is Confirmed
Niantic Inc. has confirmed the sale of Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, and their development teams to the Saudi-owned maker of Monopoly Go! for $3.5 billion.
Google’s New AI Model Outperforms DeepSeek-V3, OpenAI’s o3-mini
Gemma 3 27B ranks highly on Chatbot Arena, requiring only a single GPU despite others needing up to 32.
Nvidia’s RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti GPUs May Arrive Real Soon
Take your bets whether you’ll be able to find Nvidia’s lower-end RTX 5060 and RTX 5050 in stock anywhere.
Podcast app Pocket Casts makes its web player free
Pocket Casts, the podcast app acquired by Automattic in 2021, is now making its web player free. The company says the move offers an alternative to the
Apple seeds security updates for iOS 18.3.2, iPadOS 18.3.2, macOS 15.3.2, visionOS 2.3.2
Apple has issued incremental updates to its operating systems, including iOS 18.3.2, macOS 15.3.2, visionOS 2.3.2, and tvOS 18.3.1.
2025 BMW i4 xDrive40 review: This is the one most people will buy
We spend a week with BMW’s regular all-wheel drive electric sedan.
I replaced my Windows laptop with an M4 MacBook Air – here’s how the first 24 hours went
Apple's refresh of the MacBook Air features numerous small changes that add up to make one of the most popular ultraportable laptops even more competitive in 2025.