Yield Guild Games is shutting down YGG Play and cutting 35 jobs after weak crypto and gaming markets made the business unsustainable. The company will close its games and platform by 1 August as it shifts its focus to AI training data.
AnaisAnthropic removed a hidden tracking feature from Claude Code after a researcher found it was quietly identifying some users through hidden system prompts. The company said it was an experiment to stop misuse and model copying, but the discovery sparked concerns over privacy and trust.
AnaisGemini has launched 0% commission stock trading for users in most US states, adding equities to its crypto app as it expands into broader financial services. The company says the move supports its goal of becoming an all-in-one financial platform, with Apex handling trade clearing and Nasdaq providing market data.
WeatherlyMicrosoft has started using more of its own MAI AI models in Excel and Outlook instead of relying as heavily on OpenAI and Anthropic to reduce rising AI costs. The move is part of a wider effort to lower spending while continuing to expand its own AI technology.
AnaisAustralian crypto exchange Swyftx has secured an Australian Financial Services Licence, allowing it to offer crypto derivatives and payment services under financial regulations.
WeatherlyKraken is seeking a full European banking licence in Lithuania, which would make it the first crypto exchange to hold one if approved. The move would allow the company to expand beyond crypto trading into banking services across Europe.
AnaisGoogle has updated its Chrome Web Store policies to ban extensions that enable real-money prediction market trading, with enforcement starting on 1 August 2026. Developers that fail to comply risk having their extensions removed from the Chrome Web Store.
AnaisMalaysia seized more than 75,000 crypto mining machines and arrested 629 people in over 3,000 raids between 2022 and May 2026 over electricity theft. Authorities are now using intelligence and technology to identify illegal mining sites before launching raids.
WeatherlyMeta will invest more than CAD $13 billion to build its first AI data centre in Canada. The project will support Meta's AI expansion but has raised concerns over its natural gas use.
AnaisHyundai Card completed a live USDT cross-border payment between Hyundai Motor's US and Mexico units in about seven minutes. It will expand the stablecoin trial to Europe later in July 2026 with Visa and Circle.
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