Bad news for Valve in particular? On the surface, it might seem like every company making gaming hardware would be similarly affected by increasing component costs. In practice, though, analysts suggested that Valve might be in a uniquely bad position to absorb this ongoing market disruption. Large console makers like Sony and Microsoft “can commit … Read more
Bitcoin experienced a steep decline over the last 24 hours, pushing its price to approximately $60,000 amid an accelerated selloff comparable to the 2022 FTX collapse. BTC had recovered to $69,800 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate data. Still, Glassnode data helped frame the extent to which the price had slipped relative to widely … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first look at upcoming action-thriller Empire City, starring Gerard Butler and Hayley Atwell. In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, former Navy SEAL turned firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to … Read more
Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This time, surprisingly, we received a response — and an interview. The Trump phone is real — maybe, sort of, soon? — and I’ve seen it. Not in the flesh, … Read more
CarPlay users could soon be able to use their chatbot of choice instead of Siri. As Bloomberg reports, Apple is working to add support for CarPlay voice control apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Previously, users who wanted to access third-party chatbots in the car would need to go through their iPhone, but soon … Read more
Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s derivatives signal caution, with the options skew hitting 20% as traders fear another wave of fund liquidations. Bitcoin price recovered some of its Thursday losses, but it still struggles to match the gains of gold or tech stocks amid low leverage demand. Bitcoin (BTC) has gained 17% since the $60,150 low on … Read more
Dullness and dryness are common winter hair complaints, but a natural oil might make all the difference in your routine. Learning how to apply argan oil to hair, for example, can help support softness, shine, and a happier scalp all year round. Argan oil is a natural oil which is rich in vitamin-E and loaded … Read more
Electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors was scrambling to raise a Series D funding round in 2017. It had courted Ford as a potential investor, but Jia Yueting, the founder of rival EV startup Faraday Future, had quietly amassed around a 30% stake and was essentially blocking new investors. David Stern, a mysterious businessman and close … Read more
Fox It’s one thing to be a cancelled TV show that came back, but to have a trajectory like Fox’s “Family Guy” — going from prematurely canned to hugely successful to near-inescapably ubiquitous — is the stuff of TV legend. Created by Seth MacFarlane and developed by himself … Read more
Crypto’s latest sell-off isn’t just a price story. It’s showing up on balance sheets, inside spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and even in how infrastructure gets used when markets turn. This week, Ether’s (ETH) slide is leaving treasury-heavy companies nursing massive paper losses, while Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs are giving a new wave of investors their first … Read more