Niantic was still raking in hundreds of millions a year from the beloved mobile game when CEO John Hanke decided to sell its ...

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 of the world are going to be ...

Niantic says that the issue with today's AI is that it's restricted to understanding "text, code, and images" only. Its geospatial model aims to break that open by creating a new "map" that ...

AI is being used to study how people play and respond. From that, it suggests story branches, missions, or items that are ...

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) unveiled its new lightweight immersive Specs at the Augmented World Expo 2025, showcasing advanced ...

Turn your phone into a time machine with stunning 3D reconstructions of historic sites, geospatial precision, and AI-guided tours.

Hollywood has been through a lot — strikes, fires — but Goldman's entertainment team, led by Aaron Siegel, is growing.

Niantic has made 68 people redundant after selling Pokémon Go to the maker of Monopoly Go in a $3.5bn deal. ... Remaining employees now part of slimmed down spin-off focused on AI mapping.

California’s AI gaming ecosystem is evolving into one of the most influential forces in the global gaming industry. From immersive storytelling powered by ...

Niantic Spacial laid off 68 employees after the sale of its games business to the Saudi investment company, Scopely, last month.While the layoffs were already announced, the specific number of ...

Niantic Spatial has launched its mixed reality pet game Hello, Dot on Quest 3, bringing it out of early access and packing in a heap of new features. Hello, Dot is what the studio calls a “mixed ...

In March, Niantic made a bombshell announcement: the developer of Pokemon Go — once the biggest mobile game ever in the U.S. — is abandoning games to go all-in on AI.