All articles tagged with #industry collaboration
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have updated their joint commitment to safer online gaming, expanding the 2020 principles with new safety technology, clearer player and parental controls, stronger collaboration with regulators and industry groups, and ongoing research to inform policy while maintaining transparent reporting and enforcement.
Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft renew a joint commitment to safer gaming, outlining prevention, partnership, and responsibility as core principles. They emphasize empowering players and parents with easier controls and guidance, robust reporting, and collaboration with regulators, rating boards (ESRB/PEGI), and industry groups to share safety insights, improve enforcement, and keep games welcoming for everyone.
Meta has entered into agreements with nuclear startups to help meet the increasing demand for AI power, signaling a strategic move to leverage nuclear technology for AI infrastructure needs.
A former PlayStation executive suggests that the gaming industry could expand its audience by adopting a unified gaming format through industry collaboration, similar to how VHS overtook Betamax, emphasizing the importance of licensing and standardization to increase ubiquity and reduce exclusivity in console gaming.
A Chinese parts supplier has taken a stake in a leading Russian drone manufacturer, indicating increased collaboration and investment in the drone and technology sectors between China and Russia.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged the defense industry to become more agile and risk-tolerant, emphasizing significant reforms in acquisition processes to enhance speed, commercial technology use, and competition, with support from Congress and industry leaders for a more efficient military procurement system.
Major cybersecurity companies including Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, and Google are creating a public glossary of hacker nicknames to reduce confusion caused by the proliferation of whimsical and inconsistent monikers for cyber threat groups, aiming to improve collective response and defense against digital espionage. The initiative has received mixed reactions, with some experts seeing it as a significant step, while others remain skeptical about its practical impact.
The US Army's Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical is seeking industry input to modernize the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), a software application used for coordinating artillery and air support on the battlefield. The AFATDS program, which has been in use for decades, aims to improve situational awareness and targeting data in real-time. The Army is prioritizing networking and communication enhancements as it pursues Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control. The program executive office has issued a request for information to overhaul AFATDS, which interfaces with over 80 other systems.