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Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and his replacement is an AI executive who joined Microsoft in 2024 Sarah Bond, who was widely expected to take the reins one day, has instead resigned from the company. #Sarah_Bond #Phil_Spencer #boss_Phil #joined_Microsoft #Xbox_boss #widely_expected #Sarah

More fun, shorter waits: Disneyland says it added 1.5 million ride experiences in 2025 without new builds Disneyland is investing heavily in reliability upgrades that are already delivering more rides, shorter waits, and smoother visits – even as major new attractions remain years away. #shorter_waits #smoother_visits #builds_Disneyland #million_ride #investing_heavily #reliability_upgrades #attractions_remain

Our Reviewers’ Top TV Pick for Gamers Is at Its Lowest Price in Months This Samsung OLED comes loaded with features specifically for gamers. #Lowest_Price #Reviewers’_Top #Samsung_OLED #features_specifically #Gamers

The Pentagon wants swarms of voice-controlled AI drones, and is offering a $100 million prize as a reward — and Elon Musk's SpaceX is taking pole position The Pentagon has launched a $100 million contest to develop voice-controlled autonomous drone swarms amid unresolved technical challenges. #Elon_Musk #technical_challenges #pole_position #Musk_SpaceX #million_prize #million_contest #taking_pole

Corporate America demands refunds after Trump’s tariffs struck down Battle lines begin to form over who will recover more than $130bn in levies assessed on imports #Corporate_America #America_demands #Battle_lines #demands_refunds #tariffs_struck #lines_begin

Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin's Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism Well what did you expect him to say? #Assassin_Creed #CEO #CEO_confirms #Assassin #Ubisoft_CEO #Cry_games

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition. #Homeland_Security #Search_Engine #Single_Search #Agencies_Homeland #Security_aims #Flag_Faces #biometric_platform

Despite being designed to 'connect and just work', it turns out IKEA's new smart home sensors actually have some specific, confusing hub requirements Those temptingly cheap sensors aren't quite such a bargain if you have to buy IKEA's own $109 / £60 hub to make them work. #smart_home #buy_IKEA #confusing_hub #temptingly_cheap #home_sensors #hub_requirements #cheap_sensors

The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White House won't say when that will change. #Senate #White_House #Leadership_Crisis #Republicans_requires #law_championed #CDC #director_confirmed