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Microsoft plans to bring its Halo franchise to the PlayStation for the first time with the launch of a 25th‑anniversary remake of Halo: Combat Evolved in 2026 — As part of a strategic shift away from exclusivity, Microsoft is bringing Halo to Sony's competing console for the first time.
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Crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks acquires Dynamic, which streamlines crypto wallet setup, authentication, and onboarding for 50M+ accounts, for ~$90M — The Israeli digital asset firm, valued at $8 billion, broadens its platform amid industry-wide stablecoin momentum.
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How Changpeng Zhao's pardon frees him to refocus on reclaiming ground in the US market, where Binance.US only has a 0.75% share of bitcoin trading volume — Hours after receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump, Binance Holdings Ltd.'s billionaire co-founder Changpeng Zhao issued a thank … | Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
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A look at AI startups aiming to address loneliness among the elderly; a study predicts the AI market for aging and elderly care will grow to over $43B in 2025 — The AI boom has brought with it a new crop of startups looking to build a business on an urgent but vaguely dystopian idea: solving loneliness among the elderly.| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Sources: X's advertising chief John Nitti, who joined in January, has left; X's CFO Mahmoud Reza Banki left in early October after less than a year in the role — John Nitti was considered a contender for CEO of the social media platform after Linda Yaccarino quit in July| Reuters: |
Xiaomi says surging memory chip prices have raised the cost of making smartphones, after pricing of its new Redmi K90 series disappointed Chinese consumers — Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi (1810.HK) on Friday said surging memory chip prices have raised the cost of making handsets …
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Source: President Trump has picked Michael Selig, the chief counsel for the SEC's crypto task force, to chair the CFTC, amid a crypto push — President Donald Trump has picked Michael Selig to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to an administration official … | Jessica DiNapoli / Reuters: |
Oreo maker Mondelez has spent $40M+ on an AI tool, developed with Publicis and Accenture, to cut costs for the production of marketing content by 30% to 50% — - AI tool cuts ad production costs by 30% to 50%, exec says — Mondelez has invested $40 million in AI tool, exec says
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Sources detail how Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others brokered a call between SF Mayor Daniel Lurie and Trump to stop National Guard deployment — Sam Altman, Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff conferred with Mayor Daniel Lurie on how to persuade the president not to deploy the National Guard
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Grab is investing an undisclosed amount in May Mobility as part of a multiyear deal, which includes bringing robotaxis to Southeast Asia as soon as 2026 — Grab Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing and delivery company, is backing driverless technology developer May Mobility Inc …
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Grindr board members Ray Zage and James Lu, part of an investor group that owns more than 60%, offer to take Grindr private for ~$3.46B; GRND closes up 18.63% — Two Grindr (GRND.N) board members, part of an investor group that owns more than 60% of the company, have proposed …
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Sources: PayPal to take over Carlyle's stake in Shopware, a German provider of e-commerce tools to merchants, with PayPal's stake increasing to ~41% from ~11% — PayPal Holdings Inc. is taking over a stake in German digital commerce company Shopware AG from a Carlyle Group Inc. fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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With an influx of Meta alums, some OpenAI staffers worry it is adopting Meta's tactics, like using social media dynamics with Sora and a softening stance on ads — This summer, Fidji Simo wasted no time addressing a concern among many at OpenAI. — Leading her first all-hands meeting …
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| Greg Bensinger / Reuters: |
Lindo St. Angel, VP of hardware at Amazon's Lab126 R&D unit since 2010, plans to leave on October 31; he helped develop the Echo, Astro robot, and Fire tablet — A fifteen-year veteran of Amazon's devices division who had a hand in developing many of the most recognizable gadgets … Sponsor Posts
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