Roblox says it paid out $1.5B to game creators in 2025 and the top 1,000 earned $1.3M on average; 50%+ of creators list high school as their highest education — Roblox creators are raking in hundreds of thousands a month from simple games like ‘Fisch,’ even as major studios cut jobs and cancel blockbusters.
US federal regulators say banks don't need extra capital against losses when dealing with blockchain-based securities, calling their rules “technology neutral” — U.S. banking regulators clarified on Thursday that banks should not have to hold additional capital against losses …
A look at SpaceX's IPO, reportedly aiming to raise up to $50B at a $1.75T valuation, more than seven times higher than its ~$200B valuation in October 2024 — Star Trek's warp drive allows a starship to bend space-time and exceed the speed of light without breaking Einstein's general theory of relativity.
JD.com reports Q4 revenue up 1.5% YoY to ~$51B and a ~$391M net loss, its first loss in nearly four years, on weak Chinese spending and a food delivery battle — JD.com Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in nearly four years following a costly foray into food delivery …
Huawei dominated MWC as the largest exhibitor, illustrating the challenge facing the EU as it pushes to outlaw the Chinese supplier from European networks — Chinese supplier thrives at Mobile World Congress in Spain even as Brussels pushes to outlaw. — BARCELONA — Huawei is blacklisted …
Polymarket removes long-running markets letting users bet on the chances of a nuclear weapon detonating amid the Iran strikes; a 2025 market had $1.7M in volume — Nuclear weapon-themed markets aren't new on the prediction market platform, but public outcry about the contracts has apparently forced the platform to delete them.
Analysis: since the end of 2025, Polymarket users have rarely bet large sums on US strikes the next day; before the Iran strikes, 150+ accounts placed such bets — Polymarket users placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 predicting an imminent American strike, raising concerns about insider trading.
Visa and Stripe's Bridge plan to expand their partnership to issue stablecoin-linked cards in 100+ countries; the cards are currently live in 18 countries — The world's biggest fintech and the world's largest payments network are expanding their stablecoin partnership.
Google unveils Home updates to fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies, and debuts Live Search to let Gemini analyze and describe live camera feeds — 'Hey Google, is there a car in the driveway? … Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform …
Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, vows to “pull out all the stops” to fight back after the US moved to bar Anthropic — Congressional Democrats are vowing to contest the Trump administration's unprecedented actions against the artificial …
Q&A with Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on modernizing the platform, attracting new creators, managing a fully remote, four-day-per-week workplace, and more — Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects …
Chinese military procurement documents show the PLA's efforts to use AI to assist in drone piloting, cyberattacks, decision-making, and disinformation campaigns — The PLA's Tech Strategy Is Working — At China's Victory Day parade in September 2025, it was not the marching troops …
A look at Hyundai's Atlas humanoid robot, slated for assembly tasks in 2028; Hyundai has invested billions in robotics since acquiring Boston Dynamics in 2021 — As Hyundai Motor Co. Executive Chair Euisun Chung took the stage at CES 2022 accompanied by “Spot” — a robot dog …
How some companies are trying to become the “Strava of tennis” by offering match video, stats, highlights, social features, and performance analysis for players — Share full article — More people are playing tennis in America than ever before.
Inside the world's largest crypto casino Stake, which claims ~4% of all BTC transactions, with popularity boosted by celebs like Drake and influencers on Kick — Drake just needed some juice. In 82 minutes of online slots play, the Canadian rapper's starting balance of $3.5 million worth of Bitcoin had dwindled to $422,355.
The Economic Times : Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following...
