Niantic Sells Pokémon GO to Scopely for $3.5 Billion – Service to Continue with Future Growth Plans

Japan Anime News·Mar 13

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Niantic is selling its game division, including Pokémon GO, to Scopely for $3.5 billion. The service is expected to continue with plans for future growth. Reports suggest that player data from Pokémon GO was used to train AI models, with conflicting accounts of whether this data was used for military purposes.

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