The Budget proposal to provide an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for quantum computing may help make India the world’s third biggest nation in the sector after the US and China, according to experts. Presenting her second Union Budget on Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that quantum technology is Continue Reading
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Psyonix will drop support for Rocket League in macOS and Linux come March
In context: Most multi-platform games expand their reach to as many platforms as possible over time. For example, after four years on the market, The Witcher 3 received a Switch port just a few months ago, and many former PlayStation 4 exclusives are finally making their way to PC. However, Continue Reading
League of Legends looks absolutely stunning in Unreal Engine 4
In brief: An indie game developer named Wayne S. has completely reworked the Summoner’s Rift map in League of Legends using Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 and the results are mind-blowing. In a YouTube clip highlighting the map, Wayne said he worked on the project a few hours each day over Continue Reading
K League taps SportsRadar to fight piracy and illegal streaming- Tempemail
The Korea Professional Football League (K League) has brought on sports data intelligence company SportsRadar as its global media rights distributor. The multi-year deal will see Sportradar provide intelligence and investigation services to support the K League in the protection of its intellectual property through anti-piracy and illegal streaming investigations. Continue Reading
Amazon secures top Champions League rights for Germany – Strategy – Cloud – Networking
Amazon.com has secured the rights to broadcast top European soccer Champions League matches for the 2021/22 season in Germany, the US company said on Tuesday. Amazon said it would be broadcasting Champions League matches on Tuesday evenings from 2021. “We’re excited to bring UEFA Champions League football to our customers Continue Reading
Riot creates its own publishing label, will produce single-player games in the League of Legends universe
Why it matters: Riot Games is best known for its work on the ever-popular online MOBA League of Legends, but a couple months ago, the studio announced the existence of six new in-development titles, three of which are still shrouded in relative mystery. This announcement proved to the world that Continue Reading
Rocket League update that removes loot boxes has upset many
A hot potato: Psyonix in its latest update for the popular soccer-with-cars game Rocket League has done away with the title’s loot box-like Crates, replacing them with Blueprints that can build items in exchange for credits. The decision isn’t being universally accepted, however, as many are upset with the new Continue Reading
3 things we learned about the future of sports from Amazon’s Premier League broadcasts
Tuesday night was a historic moment in football history. For the first time, as part of a 20-games-a-season three-year contract, a Premier League match streamed live on Amazon Prime Video. Ever since Amazon won the rights for an undisclosed sum, there’s been a lot of speculation as to how it Continue Reading
People on the move including Premier League, Diageo, The Guardian and Malaysia Airlines
This week has seen another wave of appointments and departures at brands, media owners and agencies. Tempemail has rounded up the key moves from the EMEA, APAC and North America regions below. The moves include those from Diageo, Evening Standard, The Guardian, Dentsu Aegis Network and the Premier League. Evening Continue Reading
Premier League works with Thai government to shut down illegal streaming operation
Two people have been charged with infringing the English Premier League’s (EPL) copyright in Thailand and have been fined a total of THB 15 million (US $495,376), in addition to almost THB 7m of their funds being forfeited to the State. They have also been sentenced to pay over THB Continue Reading