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AI Summary

  • Meta is exploring monetizing its AI compute resources, similar to SpaceX's approach with its excess capacity.
  • Sony is phasing out physical PlayStation game disc production by 2028, a move that has drawn criticism.
  • Google's Gemini Spark agentic assistant is now accessible on Mac, enhancing cross-platform AI capabilities.
  • Anthropic's AI models, Mythos and Fable, are no longer under US export restrictions, following a change in government policy.
  • Startups are gearing up for practical scaling strategies at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, with the Builders Stage agenda recently revealed.

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  • Comcast’s split could make or break Peacock an hour ago by Emma Roth
    Analysis, Entertainment, Report, Streaming

    NBCUniversal executives are about to find out whether Peacock will sink or swim in the streaming industry. Now that Comcast is planning to split NBCUniversal, Peacock, and Sky from its broadband and wireless businesses, Peacock will be forced to stand on its own - without the backing of a combined company that pulled in more than $123 billion last year . In the years following its launch in 2020, Peacock was treated as an accessory to an Xfinity subscription . But once Xfinity stopped offering it as a perk and axed its free membership tier in 2023, it was a

  • The best Switch 2 case I’ve tried is cheaper than usual 2 hours ago by Cameron Faulkner
    Deals, Gadgets, Verge Shopping

    The Killswitch 2 lets you easily use the Switch 2 in handheld or docked modes. | Image: The Verge Dbrand apparently knows how to really whiff a product launch , as we recently saw with the Steam Machine Companion Cube shell. But it also makes the best case out there for the Nintendo Switch 2, which happens to be discounted right now. The Killswitch 2 is versatile, with better build quality than other similar models, snapping around the back and the edges of the console, with Joy-Con slip covers that add a bulkier, more ergonomically-friendly feel to the controllers. The

  • Sony is killing discs — and showing us why it’s a terrible idea 2 hours ago by Andrew Webster
    Analysis, Entertainment, Gaming, PlayStation, Report

    The future of video game preservation just took a major hit. This morning, Sony announced that, starting in January 2028, the company will no longer produce physical PlayStation discs , which means that from that moment on you can only purchase new PS5 games digitally. At the same time, Sony also announced that it's going to start winding down the digital stores for both the PS3 and PS Vita , helpfully illustrating one of the most pertinent issues with a digital-only future for gaming: Once the stores are gone, so are the games. It's a terrible blow for preservation of

  • Sony is closing the PS3 and Vita digital stores 4 hours ago by Jess Weatherbed
    Entertainment, Gaming, News, PlayStation

    It's the end of an era for the PlayStation store on PS3 and PS Vita, with Sony now planning to shut down its digital distribution service on both consoles. The PlayStation store on PS3 will close in select markets later this year, including Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua starting in August, with "additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries" to follow in late 2026. The shutdown across both PS3 and PS Vita "in all other countries" will take effect in July 2027. After this date, Sony says that console owners will be unable to purchase new content, but can continue downloading

  • Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs 4 hours ago by Dominic Preston
    Gaming, News, PlayStation, Sony, Tech

    Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro doesn’t even feature a disc drive. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions from the PlayStation Store and other retailers. Games released before January 2028 will still be available on disc. "This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs," Sony said in its announcement .


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