The wheels are already beginning to turn on Donald Trump’s plan to make the US into the “crypto capital of the planet” following his return to the White House. In an executive order signed Thursday, Trump established a “working group on digital asset markets,” which will be responsible for weighing the possibility of the US

Pocketpair, the company behind last year’s viral game Palworld, has a new venture: publishing indie games. Its first project, scheduled for release later this year, will be an as-yet-unnamed horror game from Surgent Studios, the developer behind 2024’s Tales of Kenzera: Zau . Palworld, jokingly referred to as “Pokémon with guns,” was a breakout success

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 gained 0.5% on Thursday, Jan. 23, reaching a record close as President Donald Trump pressed for lower oil prices and interest rates. Moderna shares extended this week’s gains following a high-profile endorsement of AI’s potential in developing cancer vaccines. Shares of Electronic Arts plunged after the video game maker lowered

Published January 23, 2025 04:28 PM EST Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images Texas Instruments (TXN) reported fourth-quarter profits that topped analysts’ estimates, but its earnings outlook fell short of expectations, sending shares lower after the bell Thursday. The analog chipmaker posted fourth-quarter revenue of $4.01 billion, down 2% year-over-year but above the analyst consensus

It may not have the shine it once did, but Max (previously HBO Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, from  The Sopranos and  The Wire to  Game of Thrones  and  The Leftovers . Max has gotten into the original content game too, with highly acclaimed

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED With the news that Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program, we dig into the future of content moderation. From Community Notes to automated systems, how do you

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a longstanding defeat that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying a $12.25 million penalty for the issues surround its Ionic smartwatch. The issue dates back to 2018, continuing on into 2020. Fitbit agreed to recall

While Meta lures TikTok creators to Instagram and Facebook with cash bonuses, its X competitor Instagram Threads is now making things easier for creators, brands, and others who need more professional tools to manage their presence on the app. On Thursday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced a small handful of new features coming to Threads