Video Games and E-sports Will Lift Cloud Computing’s Future, CEOs Say

Tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to leverage its strengths in video games and social media to grab market share in China's burgeoning cloud computing sector from incumbent Alibaba, the head of its cloud unit told Reuters......»»

As lockdown orders force billions of people to work, learn and play from home during the novel coronavirus outbreak, usage has surged for the cloud computing services that power video conferencing, streaming television and online games......»»

When it comes to college football, Electronic Arts is getting back in the game. Redwood City, California-based EA on Feb. 2 announced its intention to again develop college football video games. The video game maker's Maitland-based EA Tiburon studi.....»»

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) likely will beat Wall Street's expectations, and the software giant's cloud computing capabilities around Azure will be a key factor in its success.....»»

The future of the Cary Towne Center has shifted dramatically as Epic Games has acquired the 87-acre site with plans to build a global headquarters campus. The Cary-based video game and software giant confirmed to TBJ it closed on the property o.....»»

Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) is using Oracle Corporation's (NYSE: ORCL) cloud computing services to meet the increased demand for its product, the company said Tuesday. read more.....»»

With no sports in sight for the foreseeable future, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy decided back in March to livestream himself trading a $3 million E-Trade account. read more.....»»

As quarantine continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are diving into video games in order to stay busy. With movies, television, and sports leagues falling behind with postponed events and premieres, gaming has remained resilient. read more.....»»

New data points bear out that digital tools like Zoom Video Communications Inc.’s teleconferencing software and Microsoft Corp.’s cloud-computing offering are seeing huge spikes in usage as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps workers housebound......»»

WFAA's Jonah Javad wrote this from his apartment balcony because he -- like most of you -- is staying home in an effort to limit the outbreak of coronavirus and to "flatten the curve." The COVID-19 pandemic flattened the sports world as we know it. Th.....»»

The NFL and 2K Sports announce .....»»

Daily fantasy contests like those operated by face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday that a 2016 law legalizing such games violated a constitutional . The... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Intel Corp's shares hit their highest in nearly two decades on Friday after cloud computing demand fired up the chipmaker's data center business and allayed concerns of market share loss to rival AMD, lifting stocks across the sector......»»

Intel Corp. wrapped up a rocky 2019 by reporting record sales thanks to a big jump in sales of chips for data centers and cloud computing, but that rebound may just be temporary......»»

Intel Corp on Thursday cemented the market view that a prolonged slowdown in the chip industry is starting to lift after forecasting full-year revenue and profit above analysts' estimates driven by cloud computing demand......»»

Facebook Inc. has acquired a Spanish startup focused on cloud delivery of video games, according to report.....»»

Big tech firms are investing in data centers as they compete for the $214 billion cloud computing market. WSJ explains what cloud computing is, why big tech is betting big on future contracts......»»

Users of the Yahoo Sports app and website now will see BetMGM point spreads, over-unders and moneyline odds on the landing pages for games across sports, with the option to click through to place bets and see more odds......»»

Alphabet Inc.’s quarterly earnings were dented by heavy investment in Google’s cloud-computing business, which is key to future growth but still runs a distant third in the market behind Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp......»»

Alphabet Inc.’s quarterly earnings were dented by heavy investment in Google’s cloud-computing business, which is key to future growth but still runs a distant third in the market behind Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp......»»