Although it’s not been the best at sharing, Apple indicated this week that its artificial intelligence researchers are going to start publishing some of their work and engaging more with the wider academic community. BusinessInsider cites comments by Russ Salakhutdinov, director of AI research at Apple and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, at a […]
Could eight be the magic number? NCAA President Mark Emmert addressed the Learfield Sports Intercollegiate Athletics Forum on Wednesday, telling the crowd that he was for expanding the College Football Playoff to eight teams. “I’m kind of old-school about that, I guess,” he said. “It would be really fun to have a model where those […]
Tiger Woods’ return to the fairways handed Golf Channel and NBC with ratings boosts. Thursday’s -round 1 coverage delivered a .86 coverage rating / 782,000 viewers for an 190% uptick year-over-year to rank as the most-watched Thursday Round 1 since The Open Round 1 in July. Friday saw round 2 drum up a .83 coverage […]
SLIVER.tv is officially going deep into esports, announcing the launch of its VR Live Cast and Live Replay platform for tournament and league operators to live stream titles such as CS:GO, League of Legends and Dota2 in full 360 virtual reality. VR Live Cast leverages its patented “Virtual Camera Array” technology to transport viewers into […]
The NFL doubled down on its plans for esports, announcing plans with EA Sports to launch a new line of programming and events centered around the Madden NFL video game franchise. Moves will include the launch of weekly series Madden NFL America on Fridays at 9p on NFL.com and on NFL Network every Saturday at […]
Beyonce led the Grammy nominee field with 9 nods, followed by Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West with 8 apiece. Awards show airs Sunday, February 12 at 8p on CBS.
We’ll drink to that! If ABC dating show The Bachelor isn’t enough of a guilty pleasure, Bachelor Wines is launching three varietals: The Fantasy Suite, One on One, and The Final Rose (ha!). Bottles are $15.95; series premiere is Monday January 2.
The Supreme Court overturned Apple’s $400 million award in its long-running patent lawsuit against Samsung, ruling that juries need not award damages based on the profits for an entire product if the item consists of many parts. The case will be returned to the Federal Circuit so that the damages can be reassessed.
Sonos officially rolled out third-party app support for Spotify on Tuesday, making it possible for Spotify users to control playback on Sonos speakers directly from the music service’s mobile apps. The feature was announced in August, and went to beta trial in early November.
FOX Sports and Major League Soccer are offering new frontiers for Saturday’s MLS Cup, announcing that Saturday’s MLS Cup will be showcased in VR via LiveLike. Viewers can watch through the FOX Sports VR app, with Audi on-board as presenting sponsor. Viewers will be able to select from five camera angles with or without a […]