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Xbox warns of a β€˜reset’ as it prepares for layoffs

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Microsoft's Xbox division will be hit with significant layoffs next month, according to people familiar with Microsoft's plans.

The company has been preparing for the layoffs internally for weeks, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hinting about "making hard choices" last month. Sources suggest the cuts could even involve a studio closure, or changes to the Xbox studio lineup. In a recent Giant Bomb episode, rumors of 1,000 layoffs for Microsoft's Xbox division were mentioned. Bloomberg also reported today that the cuts would be "major," and involve budget cuts for marketing and other areas of Microsoft's Xbox business.

Moments before Bloomberg's r …

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Apple, Google add support for Thread 1.4

The Google TV Streamer has been updated to Thread 1.4, allowing you to access a way to manually share its Thread credentials. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices to Thread 1.4. As first spotted by Matter Alpha and 9to5 Google, the latest spec has arrived on compatible Apple TVs in the tvOS 27 developer beta and the Google TV Streamer through a software update.

This lays the groundwork for these devices, which serve as Thread Border Routers, to implement Thread credential sharing, enabling them to connect more easily to an existing Thread network rather than creating their own.

Thread is one of the connectivity protocols the interoperability standard Matter runs on. The original plan was for Thread Border Routers to all work seamlessly …

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Kalshi adds required employment verification for some prediction market bets

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The CFTC is considering its first regulation for prediction markets, as arrests over "insider trading" on everything from military operations to Google Search data continue to stack up. As CoinDesk reports, a notice of proposed rulemaking says "the proposal would establish a structured framework for evaluating whether such contracts involve an activity enumerated in Section 5c(c)(5)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act -activity that involves terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, or conduct that is unlawful under federal or state law-and, if so, whether that contract is contrary to the public interest."

Separately, Kalshi announced on Wednesda …

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House appropriators back $55.5 billion Space Force budget, omit reconciliation funds

Draft defense bill funds Pentagon at requested discretionary levels but excludes $350 billion in proposed reconciliation spending, casting doubt on Golden Dome and other space programs

The post House appropriators back $55.5 billion Space Force budget, omit reconciliation funds appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Untangling the cosmic web

There is a pattern found in nature. It is indeed the largest pattern there is. It is so vast that it spans the universe, filling up its observable volume. The pattern is made of individual units in the same way your body is made of cells β€” if each of your cells were a galaxyContinue reading "Untangling the cosmic web"

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Anker’s massive SOLIX Early Prime Day power station deals + exclusive bonus savings from $129, Ride1Up Portola e-bike, more

Our midweek Green Deals are following the trend of the last two days in terms of power station deals, with Anker’s SOLIX Early Prime Day Sale now in motion alongside a 48-hour flash sale offering a massive lineup of deals with many FREE gifts and our exclusive bonus savings code – all starting from $129. From there, Ride1Up is offering a clearance sale on its Portola Compact Folding e-bike starting from its second-lowest $895 price. We also spotted the second-ever deal on Worx’s 20V 5.75 GPM Water Transfer Pump with a 4.0Ah battery at a $130 low, the best price of 2026 on Greenworks’ 60V 18-inch chainsaw, and more waiting for you below. Don’t forget, we also have hangover deals collected down at the bottom of the page, like yesterday’s Jackery Early Prime Day Sale with up to 65% power station discounts + up to 10% bonus savings, that sale’s flash event that ends tonight, and more.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course,Β Electrek’s best EV buyingΒ andΒ leasing deals. Also, check out the newΒ Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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