Dear team, Today I begin my role as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. I feel two things at once: humility and urgency. Humble because this team has built something extraordinary over the decades. Urgency because gaming is in a period of rapid change and we need to move forward with clarity and conviction. I am entering … Read more
When I walked through the doors of Microsoft as an intern in June 1988, I could never have imagined the products I would help build, the players and customers we would serve, or the extraordinary teams I would be lucky enough to join. It was an epic ride and truly the privilege of a lifetime. … Read more
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the software giant. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft, a major shakeup in the leadership of Xbox and Microsoft’s gaming efforts. Asha Sharma, current product president of CoreAI, takes over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Phil … Read more
SerpApi, a company that offers web scraping tools, is fighting a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google that accuses it of vacuuming search results “on a staggering scale.” In a motion to dismiss filed Friday, SerpApi argues that Google does not copyright its search results, saying the engine is built “on the backs of others who … Read more
Where is Trump’s phone? We will talk about it every week. This week, we explain how the president’s phone company connects with the legacy company that actually runs the show. We’ve long known that Trump Mobile has been associated with Liberty Mobile, a carrier that for years has traded on liberty-themed branding to sell cheap … Read more
Here is a list of things you can bet on right now. This year’s Super Bowl winner, sure. Winner of Survivors season 49, ok. But how many presents will Santa deliver this year? Number of tweets Elon Musk will send in the next 7 days? How much money Avatar: Fire and Ashes will it do … Read more
Juggling multiple chargers for your gadgets while commuting, working from a coffee shop, or traveling can quickly become difficult (and expensive!), which is why today’s deal Anker Prime Power Bank (20K, 200W) worth a look. It can quickly charge three devices at once — including laptops — and it’s just $79.99 ($60 off) in black … Read more
Samsung has launched a new batch of Galaxy Z TriFold units after selling out of initial stock of the huge foldable device that turns into a 10-inch tablet. The device was launched on January 30, and unlike most other Samsung phones, the availability of this phone was limited to the company’s own site. The TriFold … Read more
Whenever I write about Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, I already know the comments I’ll get. Great hardware, but hard to pass on anything the Meta does; will wait for someone else to come. It’s hard to imagine that feeling changing soon after The New York Times stated that Meta considered launching the facial recognition software … Read more
Brian Boland spent over a decade figuring out how to build a system that would make Meta money. He told a California jury on Thursday that he was fueling the draw of more users, including teenagers, to Facebook and Instagram — despite the risks. Boland’s testimony came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took … Read more