Tech Moves: Microsoft AI exec joins Niantic Spatial; Allen fund names first investment chief; Zillow AI leader heads to Stripe

Niantic Spatial hired Microsoft AI product leader Dave Citron as chief product officer, the late Paul Allen's Fund for ...
GosuGamers

Pokémon Go developer Niantic reportedly negotiating $3.5 billion sale to Scopely

The company was acquired by Savvy Games Group for $4.9 billion back in 2022, and now operates under Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). This is also not the first time the Pokémon GO devs ...
GosuGamers

Niantic sells Pokémon GO and more to Monopoly Go maker for US$3.85 Billion Deal

The deal includes acquiring Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter NOW, and their development teams from Niantic for $3.85 billion.
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Niantic spatial issues official statement on Pokemon GO military drone controversy

Niantic Spatial has refuted claims that Pokemon GO data was used for the purpose of training military drones for the defense company Vantor, following a report from the outlet Trouw. In-game scanning ...
Polygon

Why won’t Niantic put Cowboy Hat Caterpie in Pokémon Go?

This is the (ongoing) story of Cowboy Hat Caterpie. Since 2019, a Pokémon Go player by the name of Mike Nerdlaw has been asking Niantic, the company behind the game, for a Cowboy Hat Caterpie. What is ...