Month: June 2025
2025 will be a ‘pivotal year’ for Meta’s augmented and virtual reality, says CTO
Andrew “Boz” Bosworth, Meta’s CTO, says 2025 will be a pivotal year for Reality Labs, the company’s augmented and virtual reality unit.
Killer Inn is Square Enix’s new ‘murder mystery action’ game
Square Enix just announced Killer Inn, a new “murder mystery action” game, as part of Summer Game Fest on Friday. In a Killer Inn match, 24 players are divided into two teams of “wolves” and “lambs,” and it’s the job of the lambs to discover and kill all the wolves or for the wolves to … Read more
Circle IPO Outperforms Public Debuts From Meta, Robinhood and Airbnb
Stablecoin issuer Circle’s stock skyrocketed out of the gate, beating the initial public markets performance of tech giants.
What to Do While I Wait for Claude
I’m writing this in the 45-second void that defines my work life these days – the agonizing little eternity while I wait for Claude to respond. Yes, that Claude, the oh-so-clever AI assistant that’s become my daily co-builder and occasional bane. I spend all day building incredible things with Claude, but I also spend an … Read more
ETF issuers pen letter urging SEC return to ‘first-to-file’ approvals
ETF issuers say abandoning the long-held first-to-file method stifles innovation and rewards lazy behavior on the part of filers.
Introducing Nightshade: A Tool Helping Artists to Fight Against AI
Hello again, dear readers. My name is Jon Keegan, and I’m an investigative data journalist here at The Markup. You may have read my reporting on how to read privacy policies, the companies that hoover up your personal data, and how you are packaged up as data for the online ad targeting industry. Before my … Read more
A Game of Thrones RTS is launching in 2026
I’m not sure how it took so long, but a real-time strategy game set in Westeros is finally in the works. The new game is called Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, and it’s described as a “classic, premium” RTS game for PC that will let players take control of the various houses and factions … Read more
Why investing in growth-stage AI startups is getting riskier and more complicated
AI startups are reaching growth stage much faster. That’s exciting, but also risky, because investors might pour millions into a company only to watch it be unseated in a few months.
New Jersey gubernatorial race to be crypto’s next election test
Digital asset industry advocates supported congressional candidates in Florida’s special elections in April, and now New Jersey prepares to elect its next governor.
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Anthropic appoints a national security expert to its governing trust
Anthropic’s long-term benefit trust is a governance mechanism that Anthropic claims helps it promote safety over profit, and which has the power to elect some of the company’s board of directors.
Trump Crypto Wallet ‘Isn’t Moving Forward’ After World Liberty Clash: Eric Trump
Eric Trump said Friday that the TRUMP meme coin team will not launch its crypto wallet following a dispute with World Liberty Financial.
AI startups continue fueling San Francisco’s office recovery
Early-stage AI startups are imbuing new life into San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront, after years of “for lease” signs dotting the post-pandemic landscape. According to the San Francisco Business Times, five AI-focused companies — four backed by Y Combinator — recently leased 23,900 square feet at the Waterfront Plaza complex. This is part of a citywide … Read more
Tesla’s Optimus robot VP is reportedly leaving the company
The head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, is leaving the company, according to Bloomberg News. The departure comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed the company will have “thousands” of Optimus robots operating in its factories by the end of this year. “And we expect to scale Optimus up faster than … Read more
Polymarket to Serve as Official Prediction Market of Elon Musk’s X
The two companies struck an agreement to create a product that will explain market moves, combining data from X posts, event contracts from Polymarket and xAI’s chatbot, Grok.
Summer Game Fest 2025: all the news, trailers, and announcements
It’s that time of year again. With E3 done and gone, Summer Game Fest has taken its place, and it always makes for a busy few days in gaming. The centerpiece of the event is SGF Live on June 6th at 5PM ET, a keynote hosted by Geoff Keighley that, like The Game Awards, is … Read more
Italian lawmakers say Italy used spyware to target phones of immigration activists, but not against journalist
A parliamentary investigation answered some — but not all — the questions related to a spyware scandal involving the use of the Israeli company’s spyware, Graphite.
Metaplanet Aims to Raise $5.3 Billion to Buy More Bitcoin
The Bitcoin treasury is hungry for the leading cryptocurrency.
Arca unloads Circle shares after scathing IPO letter
Arca’s chief investment officer, Jeff Dorman, previously said the investment company would stop doing business with Circle.
Public Keys: Gemini Twinning Circle, Strategy’s ‘Preferred’ Bitcoin Play
Crypto exchange Gemini wants to twin with Circle, CRCL shares are still soaring, and Strategy has another preferred stock offering.
Stop Guessing Your Brand Strategy—AI Already Knows What Works
Brand positioning used to take 18 months, three research phases, and a budget that could fund a small country’s space program. Now? AI can surface the insights that actually move metrics in weeks, not fiscal quarters. But here’s the plot twist nobody’s discussing: most startups are using AI to make the same tired mistakes faster. … Read more