This company is going to profit hugely from VR, but not by making a headset
One of the reasons that the PC business has slowed down these last few years, according to Unity CEO John Riccitiello, is that there's been no incentive for consumers to purchase the latest graphics...
View ArticleThis company is bringing VR to Hollywood by teaming up with the Creative...
Advanced Micro Devices is investing heavily in virtual reality, and not just through games. AMD AMD has partnered with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to equip many Hollywood creatives with Liquid VR,...
View ArticleNvidia must be stoked: This startup is taking graphics chips corporate
Founders make intuitive leaps. Maybe they are making a bet on a looming demographic trend combined with a technical capability, such as Seamless providing meals on demand to well-heeled urban dwellers...
View ArticleAmazon spent millions on this hot video startup
Amazon's cloud computing arm, Amazon Web Services, said on Thursday that it bought a video-processing startup called Elemental to help television shows, films, and sports events stream more smoothly....
View ArticleApple In ‘Advanced Talks’ to Buy UK Company, Report Says
Update 12:38 p.m. ET: Apple has issued a statement, saying that it does not currently plan to acquire Imagination Technologies. Click here for Fortune’s follow-up article. Apple could be on the lookout...
View ArticleApple Isn’t Acquiring Its UK Partner—For Now
Well, that was quick. Just hours after a report surfaced, saying that Apple was in “advanced talks” to acquire Imagination Technologies, a company it partners with to design the graphical processors...
View ArticleDatabase Startup Snags $10 Million to Speed Analytics
MapD, a startup that’s pressing graphics processors into service to speed up both number crunching and analytics of those numbers, now has $10 million in fresh funding to build up its engineering...
View ArticleNvidia Places Its Bets on Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence
Nvidia is betting that its computer graphics smarts will help it make a name for itself in virtual reality and artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang explained how the...
View ArticleToyota Expands AI, Robotics Research to Third Facility
Toyota toyof will expand the footprint of its artificial intelligence and robotics research center by adding a third facility in Ann Arbor, Mich. Gill Pratt, CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, made...
View ArticleWhy a Key Apple Partner’s Shares Just Jumped By 15%
Shares in Imagination Technologies ignmf , a key Apple aapl partner, jumped almost 15% Monday after a surging Chinese chip giant bought a 3% stake in it. Apple recently admitted holding takeover talks...
View ArticleApple Plans First Major MacBook Pro Overhaul in Four Years
Apple plans to update its aging MacBook Pro line of laptops later this year, hoping to reverse sliding sales. The new laptops will mark the first significant overhaul in more than four years, Bloomberg...
View ArticleIntel Wants to Make a Full Court Press on Artificial Intelligence
Like many technology companies nowadays, Intel is trying to capitalize on the rise and hype of artificial intelligence. At a media event Thursday in San Francisco, Intel CEO Bryan Krzanich made the...
View ArticleHow AMD Seeks to Match Intel and Nvidia in Machine Learning
Advanced Micro Devices unveiled a new line of computer graphics cards on Monday, aimed at catching up to competitors in the nascent market for artificial intelligence and machine learning tasks. AMD’s...
View ArticleNvidia’s Big Gamble On Its Netflix-Like Service For Video Games
Chipmaker Nvidia wants to be a big player in streaming video games. The company’s graphics process units (GPUs) have been a hit with video game enthusiasts, who install them in their computers for...
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