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Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios – Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs – as part of the restructuring announced today. However, two that are going independent, Double Fine and Compulsion, will get to keep their franchises and games catalogs, according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. “Compulsion … Read more
Apple has started a phased rollout of card payments for Apple Account purchases in India after adapting to the country’s payments framework.
As Wall Street banks adopt digital currencies for faster settlements, overall trading volume spiked 63% in just a single month.
I’m just doing my job, but turns out, it feels lousy holding other people’s privacy in your hands. I’ve long argued that Hollywood has simultaneously set and ruined our expectations for smart glasses. But after binge-watching two seasons of Netflix’s A Man on the Inside, this is perhaps the first time I’ve seen Hollywood, perhaps … Read more
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There was a week, I cannot tell you exactly when it happened, when I was technically everywhere. Responding within minutes. Never missing a message. Always available. And yet, two people I genuinely care about told me, in different ways and at different moments, that something felt off. One was a colleague. One was a friend. … Read more
First, it was a tiny amount of bitcoin sales, then it was the purchase of several thousand BTC, and finally, today, the unloading of thousands of BTC. What’s happening at Strategy?
Rather than competing to issue stablecoins, major asset managers are positioning themselves to manage the reserves backing them. The article argues that the GENIUS Act created an entirely new asset management category, prompting firms like BlackRock, Fidelity, State Street, Goldman Sachs, BNY, and Invesco to launch or file stablecoin reserve funds that could become foundational … Read more
The “Lean Ethereum” strawmap, updated earlier this week, has gained support from many of the network’s researchers, though several say the biggest challenge won’t be deciding what to build, but how quickly it can happen.
Microsoft cut around 4,800 roles, or 2.1% of its global workforce, on Monday — the latest in a series of layoffs that’s stoking fears of AI replacing jobs. The layoffs will hit Xbox and commercial sales the hardest.
The article argues that AI is changing the role of software engineers rather than replacing them. As code generation becomes increasingly automated, developers who excel at system design, verification, architecture, communication, and mentorship will remain in demand, while companies must rethink how they train the next generation of engineers.
Bitcoin wiped out much of its latest gains thanks to a market reaction to Strategy’s 3,600 BTC sell-off, but analysis eyed a potential buy announcement in the coming days.
In the AI era, platforms have no choice but to fight fire with fire to cull spam.
When I left fintech to build a children’s mobile app, everyone assumed it would be a step down in complexity. Banking products are serious. Children’s apps are… cute. They were wrong. But the assumption taught me something important: the skills that make you dangerous in a regulated, high-stakes environment are exactly the skills that consumer … Read more
TeraWulf’s 20-year lease deal with Anthropic is expected to generate $19 billion in revenue—and major Bitcoin mining stocks are surging.
Initially, I was going to tell you about a good deal happening on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, which is down from the $500 it’s sold at most of the year to $378 at multiple retailers. But there’s a better deal happening on a nearly identical portable camera, the Xtra Muse, which is $329 (roughly … Read more
Otomato is a portfolio-aware DeFi assistant that helps crypto users monitor positions across DeFi, perps, prediction markets, tokens, and NFTs. Instead of forcing users to refresh dashboards manually, it sends low-noise alerts when something important changes.
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The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency’s annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.
BitMine continued its relentless accumulation of Ethereum while Bitcoin’s biggest treasury firm parted ways with more of its holdings.
We’ve got another special episode of Decoder today, recorded at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in the South of France. I’m talking with Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky, who run the Creators division at United Talent Agency. UTA is an enormous talent agency. Half the people you’ve ever heard speak or perform or who show … Read more
Following its NYSE debut, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the firm wants to expand its institutional tokenization platform rather than buy competitors.
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Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe – but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an updated FAQ about revisions to Nintendo hardware in Europe, the company confirmed that it will stop selling all iterations of the original Switch on the continent … Read more
WhatsApp now lets users reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s full rollout, making it possible to connect without sharing a phone number once usernames go live.
One hundred dollars will buy you 8 pounds of glitter; 10 Domino’s pizzas; 406 miniature disco balls from Temu; or 100 cans of Coors Light. For a friend’s birthday party one year, Ayla D’Silva spent $100 on sour candy and made a “sour candy salad.” Even sweeter was that she didn’t have to foot the … Read more
The FCA’s vision for agentic AI points toward a financial system where programmable money and tokenized assets could play a much larger role.
The protocol’s SUMR token fell by over 18% after the incident.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma at the Bloomberg Tech conference in June 2026. | Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees today, and more than 30 percent of the job losses are in the company’s Xbox division. The significant gaming cuts will affect nearly every part of Xbox and also involve four game … Read more
Satya Nadella in February 2026. | Photo by Sven Hoppe / picture alliance via Getty Images A year after cutting around 9,100 employees, Microsoft is making further layoffs today as it begins its new financial year. The software maker is laying off around 4,800 employees today, approximately 2.1 percent of its workforce. Most of the … Read more