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Worst possible people could be put in charge of Elden Ring studio

A public battle over Kadokawa's leadership has put FromSoftware's future at stake. Though often associated with Sony or Bandai Namco, 70% of FromSoftware is owned by Kadokawa Corporation. Oasis Management, which holds 13.76% of Kadokawa's shares, published a June 7 letter urging shareholders

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Elon Musk’s Big Bet for SpaceX

Elon Musk is taking SpaceX public and keeping almost all the power. Ryan Mac, a technology reporter, breaks down why the company's record I.P.O. is both a big bet on Musk’s vision and a risk for investors. The offering is framed as a wager on

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The Call Of Duty Of It All

Microsoft completed its $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard near the end of 2023, and months later Sea of Thieves and other Xbox exclusives were headed to PlayStation 5. The multiplatform shift followed Halo maker Xbox’s rapid expansion into one of the biggest third-party publishers. With new CEO Asha

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Former Destiny 2 CM: Bungie was 'very close to shutting its doors' before Sony buyout

It’s a bittersweet moment for Destiny fans as Destiny 2 enters stasis after its final update, and This Week In Destiny, a weekly ritual for over a decade, is coming to an end. Many have blamed Sony for pulling the plug on Bungie’s looter shooter after its $3.

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SpaceX president says a Tesla merger 'might make Elon's life a little easier'

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said in a CNBC interview that Tesla and SpaceX are working toward the same goals and did not rule out a merger. "That might make Elon's life a little easier, actually," she said. Shotwell pointed to synergies and a convergence in what

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SpaceX IPO: An investor's guide to the key stats and storylines

SpaceX's unorthodox decision to fix its IPO pricing ahead of time sapped much of the usual excitement, but the offering is unlikely to stay predictable. The company offered an unprecedented chunk of shares to retail investors, and their presence promises the volatility and chaos day traders typically bring

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South Korean stocks rebound as Kospi ends volatile week firm

South Korean stocks ended a turbulent week on firmer footing as the Kospi rallied on Friday, initially jumping more than 8% before paring gains to close up 4.6% after President Donald Trump said the US was nearing a peace deal with Iran. The index finished the week down 0.

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Citi launches blockchain marketplace for private company shares

Citigroup is launching a blockchain-based marketplace to give wealthy and institutional investors a way to gain exposure to pre-IPO firms. The platform will use tokenized depositary receipts issued by Citi, which represent ownership interests in private companies, and will be available first to foreign investors with US access planned later.

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Toys for Bob credits loud, consistent Spyro fans for new game

Toys for Bob said it returned to Spyro rather than tackle another Microsoft platformer. Lou Studdert, associate creative director on Spyro: A Realm Beyond, said Spyro 'has kind of a deep place in our studio's heart,' citing the studio's work on Skylanders and the

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Matthew Ball: 'It Has Become Difficult To Articulate Why You Should Pick An Xbox'

The differences between video game consoles have been fading for years. Performance is generally in the same ballpark. Prices are often comparable. The only real question when a new console owner walks into a GameStop anymore is "Do you want to play God of War or Halo?" Xbox’

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Stocks jump after Trump cancels planned Iran strikes

Stocks surged after Donald Trump called off planned strikes against Iran on Thursday, backing away from earlier threats to resume military action. The move—dubbed the "TACO" trade, short for "Trump Always Chickens Out"—lifted investor sentiment and pushed oil prices lower. At the 4 p.

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SpaceX IPO live updates: Record-setting IPO prices at $135 a share

SpaceX priced 555.6 million shares in its IPO at $135 each late Thursday, raising $75 billion and closing the deal with a record-setting valuation of $75 trillion. The offering will begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker SPCX. The company's S-1 showed a $4.

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Biwin commits $1.86bn in multi-year NAND deal

The memory crisis has changed how companies and consumers approach storage and capacity, forcing manufacturers to lock in supplies years ahead. Biwin, which makes DRAM kits and SSDs but does not produce NAND flash, has had to buy large volumes of chips in advance to secure stock for its products.

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Xbox's new chief strategy officer is still a big believer in in-game ads

Videogame analyst Matthew Ball predicted in his "State of Videogaming in 2026" report earlier this year that in-game ad placements will become more common in PC and console games and services, as they're a largely untapped source of revenue. Now the newly hired chief strategy officer

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Sam's Club deals to compete with Prime Day, including half-off membership

Sam's Club is rolling out some of its lowest prices of the year to compete with Amazon Prime Day, giving shoppers the chance to save significant money on a wide range of items. A standard Sam's Club membership costs $60 per year, but it's

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Franklin Templeton, BNP Paribas See Tokenization Boosting EU Capital Efficiency

Large financial institutions are turning to tokenization to improve capital efficiency and liquidity, industry executives said at a panel at the WAIB Summit 2026 in Monaco. They discussed how tokenized assets and stablecoins could modernize Europe’s capital markets by streamlining settlement, improving collateral mobility and creating new opportunities for

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Psychopath-turned-life coach: Detachment is key to strong leadership

Lewis Raymond Taylor says he is a psychopath and credits emotional detachment with helping him build The Coaching Masters, an online coaching education company with 15,000 students in 87 countries and a business valued at $25 million. Before entrepreneurship, he served multiple prison sentences for offenses ranging from shoplifting

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What to look for in a top online hiring platform

The recruitment landscape is shifting as AI becomes central to hiring and candidate experience grows in importance. Employers are also putting more effort into identifying and engaging passive candidates, but reaching the roughly 70% of talent already employed remains a challenge. Choose a specialist that goes beyond a bulletin-board approach.

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RJ Cipriani settles explosive lawsuit that ousted Jeff Shell

High-stakes gambler RJ Cipriani — whose bombshell lawsuit helped trigger the ouster of Paramount Skydance executive Jeff Shell — has quietly settled with the studio, bringing to a close one of the most chaotic chapters in recent Hollywood memory. Cipriani had sued Shell for $150 million, alleging Shell reneged on a promise

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Michael Saylor says Mnav is just one metric as Strategy dilution debate continues

At BTC Prague, Michael Saylor and Jack Mallers renewed a debate over Strategy's mNAV and dilution, weighing how investors should assess the company's increasingly complex capital structure. Mallers pressed Saylor on how he defines multiple-to-net asset value (mNAV), noting some investors include out-of-the-money securities in their

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Robinhood Gains IPO Underwriter Approval as SpaceX Eyes Retail

Robinhood Securities said it had secured approval to act as an IPO underwriter, moving from a distribution role into the main underwriting group alongside Wall Street banks. Chief executive Vlad Tenev said in a Tuesday X post that Robinhood Securities is "now approved to serve as an underwriter,"

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave lands Sept. 17; digital $70, physical $80

A surprise Nintendo Direct revealed Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and confirmed a release date of September 17 of this year, with pre-orders now live. Digital copies are priced at $70, the physical edition at $80, and the special Dagdan Collection at $120 — prices the piece describes as eye‑

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Investors are underestimating the AI boom, Goldman Sachs says

Goldman Sachs warns the AI spending surge may be larger than investors expect. The bank projects hyperscaler capital expenditure could reach about $1.1 trillion in 2027 versus roughly $920 billion reflected in current Wall Street estimates, and in a bullish scenario spending could top $1.4 trillion. Goldman bases

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US inflation tops 3-year high, pressuring Bitcoin and gold

US consumer prices rose 4.2% year-on-year in May, a three-year high that dented hopes for near-term rate cuts and led some analysts to expect rate increases later this year — a challenging backdrop for risk assets such as cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has fallen 36% since January and gold is down 23%

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Nintendo Direct Fails to Reverse Share Price Slide

Nintendo’s recent Direct did little to steady its sliding share price. A modest recovery from early June was wiped out by a seven-percent drop after the June 9 presentation, leaving the company about a third below its value at the start of the year amid fallout from May’s