Microsoft Announces Per-Hour Cost for Xbox Cloud Gaming Service

You’re on the clock, kids.

Amex Says App and Website Disruptions ‘Not Caused by a Security Vulnerability’

American Express isn’t saying precisely what caused the outages for some customers.

Sam Bankman-Fried Wants Out of Prison Right Now, Pretty Please

The convicted FTX founder, who is just three years into a 25-year prison sentence, told Money Talks he hopes for a pardon, but that’s an “uphill battle.”

Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings

Etsy is announcing stricter rules about how AI can be used in listings to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform. In a post, the company says that “many active buyers say they can’t tell which items involve AI-generated content” and that sellers are “concerned about your work appearing alongside items that use […]

Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely

Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week’s earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don’t actually live together with a new QR code verification method that requires scanning the plan manager’s phone. TechCrunch reports that in response to a question about the “crackdown,” he called it a […]

The next-gen Xbox won’t cost you $1,800. It can’t. Can it?

An Xbox Elite controller. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Fortune dropped a bombshell report on the future of gaming this week. According to the publication’s Microsoft insiders, the next Xbox is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 when it arrives in 2028. My first reaction: The next Xbox is […]

These States Legalized Weed. More Heart Attacks Followed

New research is the first to find a link between the legalization of recreational cannabis and a rise in certain heart problems.

‘I Am the Night’ Spotlights the Unsung Heroes Who Made ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Iconic

‘I Am the Night: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of Batman: The Animated Series’ chronicles the show through candid interviews and behind‑the‑scenes stories from the creatives who changed animation forever.

Canva’s first AI image model plans designs before generating them

Canva is diving even deeper into AI with the launch of an image generation model that competes directly with those from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. The model, called Canva Craft, uses a two-stage architecture that allows it to plan a design before generating an image, allowing for “greater precision, consistency and control,” according to an […]

PC shipments dropped over 20 percent in Q3 due to RAM price hikes

Demand for new PCs took a hit after months of price hikes, with Counterpoint Research reporting global PC shipments fell 21 percent year-over-year in Q3 2026. That’s in line with earlier reports from IDC and Omdia. It’s not just PCs, either – that same quarter, smartphone shipments also hit a 14-year low. Counterpoint linked the […]