The deck is in Early Access and will be released as a PDF shortly.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
deck PDF
A close look at the state of video gaming in 2025, including why gaming soared from 2011 to 2021 and then stalled, China's global rise, and mobile gaming growth
MatthewBall.co · 2025-01-15 · #3
Pixelfed is based on the ActivityPub protocol (the same protocol used by Mastodon).
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Pixelfed ActivityPub
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
TechCrunch · 2025-01-15 · #48
Pixelfed's Android app reached the top of the Google Play Social apps chart in some markets, including the US.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Pixelfed Android app Google Play Social category (US and other markets)
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
TechCrunch · 2025-01-15 · #48
Pixelfed releases official iOS and Android mobile applications.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Pixelfed iOS app Android app
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
TechCrunch · 2025-01-15 · #48
Neural Magic builds software and algorithms to accelerate generative AI inference workloads.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Neural Magic generative AI inference acceleration tools
Red Hat acquires Neural Magic, which has built tools to boost generative AI inference workloads and raised $50M from a16z and others, for an undisclosed sum
ZDNET · 2025-01-15 · #44
Kels Lewin is the author of the Boss Fight Books title ANIMAL CROSSING from which the Polygon excerpt was taken.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Kels Lewin ANIMAL CROSSING (book)
An excerpt from a book on Animal Crossing: New Horizons details how Nintendo localized the game for Western players; the game has 46M+ in all-time Switch sales
Polygon · 2025-01-15 · #35
An excerpt from the book ANIMAL CROSSING details how Nintendo localized Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Western players.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
ANIMAL CROSSING (book) Nintendo Animal Crossing: New Horizons Western players
An excerpt from a book on Animal Crossing: New Horizons details how Nintendo localized the game for Western players; the game has 46M+ in all-time Switch sales
Polygon · 2025-01-15 · #35
Boss Fight Books published an excerpt of its ANIMAL CROSSING book (by Kels Lewin) on Polygon as part of Polygon's Culture Shock series.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Boss Fight Books Polygon
An excerpt from a book on Animal Crossing: New Horizons details how Nintendo localized the game for Western players; the game has 46M+ in all-time Switch sales
Polygon · 2025-01-15 · #35
Quantum Brilliance develops quantum computing hardware using synthetic diamond qubits that operate at room temperature in any setting.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Quantum Brilliance synthetic diamond qubits room-temperature operation
Quantum Brilliance, which makes quantum computing hardware using synthetic diamond qubits that work at room temperature in any setting, raised a $20M Series A
SiliconANGLE · 2025-01-15 · #34
Huione Guarantee debuts several crypto products on its Telegram-based marketplace, including a USD stablecoin.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Huione Guarantee crypto products USD stablecoin
Huione Guarantee, a Telegram-based marketplace that enables “pig butchering” and other scams, recently debuted a few crypto products, including a USD stablecoin
Elliptic · 2025-01-15 · #26
LinkedIn launches free AI tools built on its own AI technology and data: a Jobs Match tool for job seekers and a recruitment AI agent for small businesses.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
LinkedIn Jobs Match tool recruitment AI agent
LinkedIn launches free AI tools built on top of its own AI tech and data: a Jobs Match tool for job seekers and a recruitment AI agent for small businesses
TechCrunch · 2025-01-15 · #17
Nikita Bier launches Explode, a freemium app for sending disappearing texts and photos via iMessage.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Nikita Bier Explode
Nikita Bier, creator of apps like tbh and anonymous compliments app Gas, launches Explode, a freemium app to send disappearing texts and photos via iMessage
TechCrunch · 2025-01-15 · #12
Google makes Gemini features in Gmail, Docs, Meet and other Workspace apps free after previously charging an additional $20–$30 per user per month.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Google Gemini features for Workspace apps
Google makes all its Gemini features for Workspace apps free, after charging $20 or $30 per user per month, but increases the prices of all its Workspace plans
9to5Google · 2025-01-15 · #11
Microsoft announces it will end support for Microsoft 365 (Office) apps on Windows 10 after October 14, 2025.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Microsoft Microsoft 365 apps Windows 10
Microsoft says it will no longer support Office apps, known as Microsoft 365 apps, on Windows 10 after October 14, 2025
The Verge · 2025-01-15 · #5
Microsoft relaunches its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft relaunches its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, offering pay-as-you-go AI agents and using OpenAI's GPT-4o to answer queries
The Verge · 2025-01-15 · #6
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat offers pay-as-you-go AI agents for businesses.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Microsoft pay-as-you-go AI agents
Microsoft relaunches its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, offering pay-as-you-go AI agents and using OpenAI's GPT-4o to answer queries
The Verge · 2025-01-15 · #6
Pixelfed is positioned as a decentralized alternative to Instagram.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Pixelfed Instagram
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
TechCrunch · 2025-01-15 · #48
Nintendo localized Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Western players; those localization changes are described in a book excerpt.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Nintendo Animal Crossing: New Horizons Western players
An excerpt from a book on Animal Crossing: New Horizons details how Nintendo localized the game for Western players; the game has 46M+ in all-time Switch sales
Polygon · 2025-01-15 · #35
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat uses OpenAI's GPT-4o to answer user queries.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-15
Microsoft OpenAI GPT-4o
Microsoft relaunches its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, offering pay-as-you-go AI agents and using OpenAI's GPT-4o to answer queries
The Verge · 2025-01-15 · #6
Free Our Feeds seeks to make it easier for Bluesky users to leave Bluesky by providing alternative relays and infrastructure.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Free Our Feeds Bluesky users
Free Our Feeds, backed by Jimmy Wales and others, aims to raise $30M by 2028 to billionaire-proof the AT Protocol by making it easier for Bluesky users to leave
Forbes · 2025-01-14 · #43
Alterya is reportedly still operating in stealth mode.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-14
Alterya
Chainalysis buys AI-agent security startup Alterya, sources say for ~$150M; Alterya is still in stealth mode but has clients including Coinbase, Square, Binance
Business Insider · 2025-01-14 · #42
Sony launches Soneium, an Ethereum Layer-2 platform for creators, after a four-month test that attracted over 14 million users.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Sony Soneium (Ethereum L2 platform) creators
Sony launches its Soneium Ethereum L2 platform for creators, after a four-month test that drew 14M+ users; Blockscout: the testnet processed ~47M transactions
Decrypt · 2025-01-14 · #13
Blockscout reports the Soneium testnet processed approximately 47 million transactions during testing.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Blockscout Soneium testnet ≈47M transactions
Sony launches its Soneium Ethereum L2 platform for creators, after a four-month test that drew 14M+ users; Blockscout: the testnet processed ~47M transactions
Decrypt · 2025-01-14 · #13
AI finance apps and personalized chatbots are reaching and targeting Gen Z and millennial users with tailored money-advice experiences.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
AI finance apps personalized AI chatbots Gen Z millennials young users
How Cleo AI and Bright, personalized AI chatbots offering financial advice, often function as a way to sell high-interest loans and cash advances to young users
Wired · 2025-01-14 · #8
ByteDance's Lemon8 is among the top apps in the US App Store amid TikTok ban concerns.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Lemon8
Ahead of a likely US TikTok ban, users flee to Chinese apps Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, and ByteDance's Lemon8, currently the top two apps in the US App Store
Wired · 2025-01-14 · #41
Angi is described as a home improvement marketplace.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Angi home improvement marketplace
IAC board approves the spinoff of home improvement marketplace Angi; IAC has previously spun off companies like Expedia, Ticketmaster, and LendingTree
CNBC · 2025-01-14 · #37
Reports indicate Arm has discussed and considered designing its own chips, potentially to rival other chipmakers.
rumored 1 article 2025-01-14
Arm own chips
Docs: Arm was working on a strategy in 2019 to hike prices to boost annual smartphone revenue by ~$1B over 10 years, and has discussed designing its own chips
Reuters · 2025-01-14 · #34
WCC provides AI tools to help governments surveil cross-border travelers and predict threats.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
WCC governments
A look at European tech firms Idemia, SITA, Travizory, and WCC, that offer AI tools to help governments surveil cross-border travelers and predict threats
Wired · 2025-01-14 · #33
Travizory provides AI tools to help governments surveil cross-border travelers and predict threats.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Travizory governments
A look at European tech firms Idemia, SITA, Travizory, and WCC, that offer AI tools to help governments surveil cross-border travelers and predict threats
Wired · 2025-01-14 · #33
Amazon is working to address technical challenges that have dogged Alexa's AI overhaul.
confirmed 1 article 2025-01-14
Amazon Alexa AI overhaul
Amazon's AGI team lead Rohit Prasad says Alexa will relaunch as an AI agent, as Amazon works to address the challenges that have dogged the system's AI overhaul
Financial Times · 2025-01-14 · #7