Ryan Breslow is raising up to $27M in pay-to-play bridge funding to save Bolt
The controversial founder of the checkout startup once valued at $11 billion is putting in $5 million of his own money.
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Car owners want tech they can ignore
Automakers keep shoving more tech into their cars, despite evidence that consumers are increasingly fed up with huge screens and glitchy software. In fact, the features that car owners appreciate the most happen to be the ones they barely notice, according to the latest tech survey from JD Power. The consumer research firm surveyed 68,084…
Switch 2 Outsells Switch 1 5:1 in Europe: 193K Units [2026]
Nintendo’s newest console outsold its predecessor by more than five to one across Europe in July 2026, according to fresh hardware estimates published by VGChartz. The Switch 2 moved an estimated 192,896 units across the region last month, against 37,486 units for the original Switch, a gap that also pushed the newer console’s European lifetime…
Steam Machine Setup: Proton, NAS & Co-Op in 13 Steps [2026]
Valve’s cube-shaped Steam Machine has been shipping since June 29, 2026, and the initial reservation wave is largely settled into living rooms. But most owners only ever touch the console’s default state: Big Picture mode, a signed-in Steam account, and whatever games auto-installed from their library. The machine sitting under your TV is a full…
Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’
The president has backed the construction of data centers, but most Americans oppose building them near where they live.
Tim Cook’s parting message: Apple is in the hands of a product builder
Tim Cook’s farewell memo to Apple employees offers a glimpse at how he wants John Ternus to be seen: as a product builder with deep experience across the iPhone, Mac, AirPods and other major hardware lines
Phil Schiller is leaving his biggest jobs at Apple
Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller is stepping down from his role as the head of the App Store and Apple events, according to a report from Bloomberg. Following the change, Schiller will keep his Apple Fellow title and continue “working on unspecified initiatives,” Bloomberg reports. The news comes just one day before hardware leader John…
Markiplier is now GoPro’s biggest shareholder
YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach has invested enough in GoPro to become its single largest shareholder, with an 8.5 percent stake in the company, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fischbach said he thought GoPro “seems undervalued” and sees his investment as “part of a larger mission to make filmmaking more accessible,” following the release of his…
Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO
Steve Jobs’ successor carried the torch of the iPhone and built Apple into a global powerhouse with few rivals. Since becoming CEO in 2011, Tim Cook has led the company to become one of the most dominant forces in the daily lives of billions of people. Today is his last day as CEO. We’ll have…
Ernst & Young Is Giving $100 Million in Bonuses to Staff for ‘Human’ Skills
The firm is one of a number of companies trying to foster the critical thinking, judgment and other traits needed to better work alongside AI.