The annual E3 video game convention didn’t happen in Southern California last month, but a smaller gathering for the controversial Web3 gaming scene did.
Why it matters: A quick tour of the event, called 3XP, offered a pulse check of crypto/blockchain gaming following a rough year.
Young people are increasingly sharing their locations digitally to track or be tracked by loved ones (and sometimes looser acquaintances) — creating an evolving culture around apps like Find My Friends.
Why it matters: While people who use the apps shared positive experiences, privacy experts have been apprehensive about indefinite location sharing.
Paradigm, the investment firm known for throwing money behind many of the crypto industry's mainstays, hired Alex Grieve as its government relations lead.
Why it matters: The shop appears to be continuing its effort to shape U.S. crypto policy, as Congress considers multiple bills aimed at ironing out rules around stablecoins and market structure.
Tesla will report second quarter earnings after markets close on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The market-leading EV maker will provide details on a three-month stretch of record deliveries that beat Wall Street estimates.
The intrigue: It will be the first call with analysts since multiple automakers and charging providers said they will adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard.
Look for questions on how Tesla executives sees this affecting future revenues and charging expansion plans.
What we're watching: Plans for Tesla's long-delayed and unusual pickup truck, which the company said began production a couple days ago.
And Tesla's ongoing calibration of its pricing will be a focus too, as recent price cuts boost sales but eat into margins.
Also: "On the first-quarter call, management said costs of raw materials would begin to decline, so look for updates here," Morningstar analysts note.
We reached out to a host of tech luminaries, executives, academics, critics and regulators, and asked them the same question: What’s the single most important thing that people should be doing to prepare for AI?
Human decisions will matter more, not less, as the AI age dawns around us.
Why it matters: It's humans who will choose where to allow AI and where to bar it. And humans will pick the values that guide these systems and what data is used to train them.
The world's most popular annual video game franchise, Call of Duty, will remain on Sony PlayStation for a decade longer, even if Microsoft purchases the company behind it, thanks to a new agreement announced Sunday.
Driving the news: Microsoft and Sony said Sunday that they've agreed on a deal, after more than a year of failed negotiations.
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