Instinct, a startup founded last year and led by a 23-year-old, managed to ride the wave of enthusiasm for AI to a gigantic valuation over the course of the summer. The company, which offers an artificial intelligence assistant that has inspired enthusiasm among its early adopters, told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that it … Read more
Leaked Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clips continue to appear on the internet. After a few clips surfaced over the weekend and into Monday, there are now even more circulating online, courtesy of the now-notorious leaker known as Cyberleek. As Rockstar and Take-Two ramp up their efforts to find and stop Cyberleek, the clips continue … Read more
OpenClaw, a lobster-themed open source startup, created a viral trend for people to use AI agents to manage their lives. Now, Instinct is wowing venture capitalists with a sleek AI help service that has helped the San Francisco startup raise a $2.5 billion valuation. © 2026 Bloomberg Finance LPAugust typically marks the plateau of fundraising … Read more
As Apple prepares to announce its first foldable iPhone on September 9, Bloomberg reports that IDC has a bullish outlook on the device’s performance during its first year. Here are the details. IDC is optimistic about first-year shipments of the iPhone Ultra. Next month, at its “Surprise and Shine” event, Apple is expected to announce … Read more
If you’ve been on the fence about Google’s latest Pixel phones, this could be your best chance to save some money. Amazon is offering an additional $150 off the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL when you use coupon code PIXEL11 at checkout. While the discounted price appeared at checkout for … Read more
First, I admit that my headline is hyperbolic. Best and worst are subjective and no word is entirely applicable when it comes to Elden Ring on Switch 2. The most verbose and accurate headline that wouldn’t inspire the precious clicks we need to survive in this hellish media landscape is: “Elden Ring is fine on … Read more
Some of the first gameplay details for Grand Theft Auto 6 have been confirmed, and it looks like Rockstar is adopting a more RPG-style style this time around. As part of a cover story for Dazed magazine, Rockstar Games revealed a lot of new information about Grand Theft Auto 6. Arguably the most notable details … Read more
Microsoft is officially announcing a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The disc-to-digital feature, which The Verge exclusively revealed last month, is part of the work Microsoft is doing for game preservation and in preparation for the next generation of Xbox consoles. “Most Xbox One and … Read more
Dear All, We know that many of you have been waiting to hear from us about the events of the past week. It would be an understatement to say that having Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay videos leaked like this has been heartbreaking for our team, and this is obviously not how we intended for … Read more
Gamescom kicks off today in Cologne, Germany, and among the many big game debuts, hands-on demos, and big announcements is a new kind of reveal: Xbox is teaming up with Ikea to sell an exclusive set of Xbox-inspired furniture and accessories that you can buy starting this fall. But, according to Xbox, the new collection … Read more