Sony

Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified business includes consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services.

Source: sony.net

Sony Ventures Appoints New CEO, Creates Role of Chairman 
Sony Ventures Appoints New CEO, Creates Role of Chairman 
January 05, 2024  |  Personnel

Sony Ventures, the dedicated investment team of Sony Group, has appointed 27-year Sony Group veteran Kazuhito Hadano as its new CEO, effective Jan. 1.  Gen Tsuchikawa, the previous...

READ MORE >
CES Adds Momentum to Consumer AI Push
CES Adds Momentum to Consumer AI Push
January 03, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

If next week’s Consumer Electronics Show is any indication, artificial intelligence is moving from the world of engineering and technology to the province of consumers,...

READ MORE >
Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
December 22, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Sony-owned video-game studio Insomniac released a statement Friday (Dec. 22) about a data breach that became known earlier this month. “We’re both saddened and angered...

READ MORE >
Report: Blackstone to Acquire 80% Stake in Sony Payment Services 
Report: Blackstone to Acquire 80% Stake in Sony Payment Services 
December 21, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Alternative asset manager Blackstone is reportedly set to acquire an 80% stake in Sony Payment Services, a payment service provider under Sony Group.  The deal, valued at approximately $280...

READ MORE >
Xbox Making Billion-Dollar Game Pass Bet as Competition Heats Up
Xbox Making Billion-Dollar Game Pass Bet as Competition Heats Up
December 04, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Xbox is seeing its massive investment in video game content pay off, as more of gaming comes to rely on subscription models. In an interview...

READ MORE >
Netflix Leverages Fan Enthusiasm to Sidestep Gaming’s Subscriber Acquisition Challenges
Netflix Leverages Fan Enthusiasm to Sidestep Gaming’s Subscriber Acquisition Challenges
October 20, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Netflix is taking advantage of its subscribers’ strong affinity for many of its films and series to create an audience for its incipient gaming business...

READ MORE >
Google, Sony, Oracle to NRF: You Can’t Spell Retail Without ‘A-I’
Google, Sony, Oracle to NRF: You Can’t Spell Retail Without ‘A-I’
January 18, 2023  |  Retail

Officially it’s called Retail’s Big Show, but NRF 2023 was also about Retail’s Big Tech. As in, the retail industry’s increasing embrace of Big Tech...

READ MORE >
Studios Line up for Piece of Ad-Supported Netflix
Studios Line up for Piece of Ad-Supported Netflix
November 02, 2022  |  Streaming

As Netflix prepares to launch the ad-supported version of its services, Hollywood studios have begun negotiating with the company for more revenue for the right...

READ MORE >
Metaverse Weekly: Epic Battle Brewing for Control of the Metaverse
Metaverse Weekly: Epic Battle Brewing for Control of the Metaverse
May 26, 2022  |  Metaverse

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney went to war with Apple in 2020 over its iron grip on the iPhone ecosystem and with Google a year...

READ MORE >