Overwolf is paying out a record $300 million to in-game creators in 2025, marking a 25% increase from 2024. The platform has now distributed over $800 million total to mod creators since its launch. CEO Uri Marchand aims for $1 billion in annual payouts by 2030.
Tesla shareholders have approved a record-breaking $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk that depends on hitting ambitious targets including growing Tesla’s market cap to $8.5 trillion. The deal would increase Musk’s stake from 13% to nearly 29% if all performance goals are achieved. Major investors
WhatsApp will introduce username support starting next year, allowing users to message without sharing phone numbers. Businesses have until June 2026 to adopt the new Business-Scoped User ID system that enables this privacy-focused approach to messaging.
Meta’s independent Oversight Board has called for significant policy changes after finding the company’s content moderation creates dangerous information gaps during armed conflicts. The decision came from two cases involving Syria content that was wrongly removed. The board says Meta’s opaque polic
Analysts believe Apple’s move into robotics represents the next major platform shift after Apple Intelligence. The first consumer product, a motorized tabletop hub, is expected to launch in 2027 and could eventually scale to humanoid and industrial robots.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the Financial Times that China will win the global AI race, citing US regulatory uncertainty and energy limitations. His comments come just after Nvidia became the first $5 trillion company and amid ongoing tensions over chip sales to China. Huang specifically pointed to
AWS signed a $38 billion deal with OpenAI that will see the AI company running massive workloads on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. The deal highlights growing concerns about AI’s dependency on centralized cloud providers and the concentration of power in just a few companies.
Consumer crypto app Fomo just landed a $17 million Series A from Benchmark, an atypical crypto investor. The founders used an unusual angel-focused strategy that’s paying off with explosive growth since their May launch.
The Central Bank of Ireland has fined Coinbase Europe €21.5m for serious anti-money laundering failures. The exchange failed to monitor 30.5 million transactions over a 12-month period, representing 31% of its total volume.
Google and Epic have finally settled their legal battle, with Google proposing changes to Android 17 next year. The company says it will make third-party app stores easier to install. But the fine print reveals sideloading won’t get any simpler.
