Xbox’s first chief operating officer (COO) is leaving after the new role was created just a few months ago. Helen Chiang is leaving Microsoft today, according to an internal Xbox memo seen by The Verge. Chiang has been at Microsoft for 21 years, serving as the head of Minecraft before being promoted to Xbox chief
A new era is approaching in consumer electronics — one fueled by a push toward sustainability. You can see it in shifting trends, like young listeners’ renewed interest in wired headphones, and even in legislation such as Europe’s sweeping right-to-repair rules. Considering how short-lived products like wireless earbuds can be, with batteries that begin degrading
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
Love it or hate it, the Tesla Cybertruck is a unique vehicle. Today, Tesla officially confirmed that the Cybertruck will NOT be coming down under to Australian roads. Aussie’s like Scott from NSW, managed to secure a reservation duirng a very limited window where these where open in Australia. Since then the page has remained
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
Welcome to Eye on AI. Emily Forlini here, filling in for Beatrice Nolan. In today’s issue: Researchers discover a security flaw affecting 70% of the web Anthropic could file for IPO as soon as tomorrow Anthropic unveils Duet, its rival to OpenAI’s Dots and Meta’s Muse AI-driven layoffs at Barclay’s I’ve been covering the growing
