Two days after announcing a sweeping reorganization, Google has detailed its first departure. Niantic Labs, an augmented reality unit of Google, will be spun off into an independent company. The split ...

When Google turned into Alphabet back in 2015, it decided to spin off one of its internal startups, Niantic Labs (later renamed Niantic, Inc.), which had been developing augmented reality experiences.

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Niantic said Monday night it wasn’t the company’s intent to request full access permission of its users’ Google accounts via Pokémon GO. Niantic, Inc. – the company behind the ubiquitous, ...

If you spent your weekend wandering around capturing cartoon monsters on your phone, you're likely one of millions addicted to Pokémon Go, the latest mobile game sensation. But if you played the game ...

Google is still trying to find its footing in gaming. This time, experiments are happening on YouTube, as it tries to move past the stigma of being just a video-hosting platform. The company recently ...

At first all developers wanted you to do was pick up a controller, click a mouse, waggle a joystick. Later they wanted you to dance or exercise. Niantic Labs, the game studio startup housed within ...

Earlier today, it was reported that Pokémon Go was gaining full access to many users’ Google accounts. Google itself says that applications with “full account access can see and modify nearly all ...

What do three novels, 15 e-book novellas, a stack of YouTube videos, and a geolocation augmented reality game have in common? They're all part of Endgame, the next game from Niantic Labs. Senior ...

The long-awaited "Pokémon Go," an iPhone and Android game that lets you catch the titular pocket monsters in the real world, is finally here, and it's looking like a huge hit. Less than a day after ...

Google's newly-created parent company Alphabet apparently has room for only one "N" brand-- Ingress and Field Trip creator Niantic Labs is telling users that it's becoming an independent company.

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