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Court rules in Epic Fortnite lawsuit that Apple must allow devs to offer their own in-app purchase methods

A California court ruled today that Apple must permanently allow developers to include third-party in-app purchase methods, such as links to their own websites, on iOS apps as a part of its final decision in the hallmark Epic Games v. Apple court case that was argued in May. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued a 185-page permanent injunction today, explaining her ruling and thoughts on the case. She said the court could not rule that Apple is a “monopolist” under state or federal

CompassIntel.com Opens up Nominations for the 4th Annual 2021 IoT…

SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) August 26, 2021 CompassIntel.com is now accepting award nominations for the 4th annual 2021 IoT Innovator awards. IoT innovative companies, organizations, products, platforms, and solutions are honored each fall by Compass Intelligence through incoming nominations to the IoT Innovator Awards program. Nominations may come in from PR firms, marketing agencies, executives and leaders from within the organization or company, analysts, press, and journalists. There are no fees to nominate, and companies may be nominated for more than one category. The deadline for submissions will be September 30th,

Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer

It was a big day on March 12, 2018, in Cary, North Carolina, as Epic Games geared up for its next big announcement: Fortnite was coming to mobile. The battle royale title had grown significantly over the preceding months, transforming Epic into one of the biggest companies in the world.  The mobile launch added another layer to that rise and tapped into a larger audience than many PC or console games had lured in. The cultural phenomenon became apparent and Fortnite soon landed merchandising, music, and film collaborations, from hosting

A guide to: Overwatch League sponsors, past and present

Activision Blizzard kicked off its first geo-affiliated esports league in 2017 and quickly caught attention that persists to this day. Many brands, like Coca-Cola and T-Mobile, have been Overwatch League sponsors since day one, while others, such as Intel, have come and gone. To keep track of it all, we have compiled all current brand partners here for your convenience, along with important information about each. Overwatch League brand sponsors Note: This list is subject to change, and includes previous sponsors at the bottom. This list does not include partners

Reported: Bilibili obtains exclusive Overwatch League broadcast rights in China

Bilibili Esports has reportedly signed an exclusive Chinese broadcast deal with Activision Blizzard for the Overwatch League (OWL). Per reports from The Esports Observer and Pandaily, Bilibili confirmed that it was granted exclusive broadcasting distribution rights in China for OWL, which includes further development of commercial interests and promotional support. Image credit: Activision Blizzard / Bilibili RELATED: Overwatch League unveils 2021 structure and $4.25m prize pool Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In April 2020, it was reported that Bilibili replaced Banana Culture as the league’s Chinese production partner. The

AI-Driven Overwatch Power Rankings Coming From IBM

by Jason Parker in Overwatch | Apr, 14th 2021 Thanks to the power of IBM, it sounds like we’ll have AI-driven Power Rankings for Overwatch! Power Rankings with Watson is an AI-powered way to evaluate who is doing what in Overwatch, instead of relying on fan support or any kind of bias. It is pure numbers, and they will determine who is succeeding and who is lacking. This will all kick off on April 16th, when the season begins.  IBM and Overwatch Partner Up: We’re excited to see this new

Power Rankings With IBM Watson Coming to The Overwatch League for the Upcoming Season

Gamers and esports fans often look for those “300 IQ” plays made by their favorite teams and players and now they will get much more. Today the Overwatch League announced that it has brought on IBM’s Watson to answer the question of which teams are the best in the league. Power Rankings with IBM Watson uses several AI algorithms—developed by a team of data scientists at IBM along with experts at the league—to evaluate, compare, contrast, and analyze the enormous amount of data that comes from playing the game. Every

IBM introduces AI-driven Overwatch League Power Rankings

Global technology and data services firm IBM has introduced Power Rankings with Watson, an AI-powered method of evaluating player and team performances in the Overwatch League.  According to the release, the solution will provide a weekly automated ranking system utilised across the league’s digital, broadcast and social platforms.  Image Credit: IBM RELATED: Overwatch League unveils 2021 structure and $4.25m prize pool Power Rankings with Watson is set to commence on April 16th, which is when Overwatch League’s new season begins. Noah Syken, Vice President of IBM Sports and Entertainment Partnerships,

FanGraphs’ advanced baseball analytics has a new cloud home: MariaDB

Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data July 12-16, 2021 Free Registration Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. With the 2021 Major League Baseball season opening today, fans will be filling out their scorecards as they return to stadiums for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last spring. Of course, the data that is now regularly made available by the MLB goes well beyond the hits, runs, and