

Snapchat by the numbers: 161 million daily users in Q4 2016, users visit 18 times a day

Snap wants to ‘significantly broaden the distribution of Spectacles’ in 2017

Evan Spiegel controls 44.3% of Snap

Snap files to raise $3 billion in much-hyped IPO

Amazon grew sales 22% last quarter, but investors aren’t impressed: stock falls 4%

AWS posts $3.53 billion in revenue in Q4 2016, up 47% from last year

Oculus’ John Carmack vents about $500 million ZeniMax jury verdict

Analysis
Small mistakes led to a $500 million verdict against Oculus

Indie platformer Little Bug reaches funding goal on Fig

PlayStation Network is down for some on PS4
Nimble Delivers Social Relationship Insights with a New Add-In for Outlook on iOS

MapAnything raises $33.1 million to map Salesforce data

How Fire Emblem: Heroes adapted to its new mobile lifestyle

Lannister Gold: Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead game maker Disruptor Beam raises $8.5 million
Zero Gravity Solutions, Inc.’s Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, BAM Agricultural Solutions, Inc., Signs an Exclusive Distribution Agreement for the Republic of South Africa

GoPro’s Karma drone hits the market again 3 months after recall

Nexon launches retro arcade mobile game Evil Factory

Born from games, Skylanders Academy TV show gets extended for 3rd season on Netflix

Rec Room social VR app creator Against Gravity raises $5 million
NUVIZ Secures Strategic Investment From Pierer Industrie AG Ahead of Global Launch

The New York Times launches on Snapchat Discover

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How Wi-Fi has changed Game Day

Viber appoints former AdTech chief to lead the company after more than a year without a CEO

Sony posts healthy growth in PlayStation 4 sales for holiday quarter

Machine beats humans for the first time in poker

Blizzard Entertainment CEO weighs in as critic of Trump’s Muslim ban

Reddit shuts down alt-right channel because of inappropriate content

VB Live
Beyond the gimmick: Implementing effective machine learning (VB Live)

London’s Hutch raises $5.5 million for free-to-play racing games

Guest
Microsoft’s successful transformation: From Microsoft to Microcloud
Sverica Capital Management Announces the Acquisition of Optiv Security by KKR

Domino’s Pizza bot now offers its full menu and custom orders on Facebook Messenger

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Narrator braille support, updated Night Light

Facebook reports $8.81 billion in revenue as monthly users jump 17% to 1.86 billion

ZeniMax v. Oculus: Jury orders Facebook’s VR company to pay $500 million because Palmer Luckey broke his NDA

Nintendo Switch’s online service could cost $30 a year or less

Take-Two buys Spain’s Social Point mobile game studio for at least $250 million

Crytek cuts 15 more jobs from the publishing team at its Frankfurt office

Activision Blizzard dives into consumer products division with ex-Mattel hire
