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Microsoft Layoffs Hit Xbox as AI Spending Wins Again
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, with Xbox hit hardest as AI and cloud spending take priority.

Bookshop.org Kobo Support Revives Its Amazon Fight
Bookshop.org says Kobo support is back on for 2026 after settling terms, giving its indie ebook push the e-reader piece it lacked.

Microsoft Layoffs Cut 4,800 as AI Rewrites Sales Jobs
Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, with sales and Xbox hit as AI forces a sharper reset of how the company works.

Comcast ITV Deal Grabs UK TV Power Before Streamers Do
Comcast is using Sky to buy ITV's entertainment arm, betting scale can blunt YouTube and streaming pressure before regulators push back.

Camera-Free Smart Glasses Catapult Even Realities to $1B
Even Realities hit a $1B valuation after a $150M round, betting camera-free smart glasses can win over privacy-wary users.

1.6B Orders Drag AI Mom Assistant Into Grocery Carts
The AI mom assistant may win trust in the grocery aisle, turning lists, budgets and meal plans into ready carts.

Knife Grab Forces Police Drone Disarmament Reckoning
Sacramento’s magnet drone knife grab looked lifesaving. It also shows drone policing is outrunning the rules.

Rocket Debris Cracks Queensland Space Balls Mystery
Six Queensland space balls likely came from a foreign rocket body, but Australia still hasn't named the vehicle or country.

Ninja FrostVault Saves Food From Cooler Slush for Days
Ninja FrostVault still earns its premium price with five-day ice retention and a dry drawer that keeps food out of cooler slush.

20% Yoto Player Prime Day Deal Cuts Screen-Free Audio
Yoto Player and Yoto Mini are both 20% off for Prime Day, making the screen-free audio system cheaper for parents ready to buy.

Vanishing Amazon Prime Day Deals Punish Slow Shoppers
Prime Day's final hours turned messy as deals disappeared, regions varied, and laptop prices looked ready to rebound after midnight.

Software Factory Trap Makes Incidents Soar 243% With AI
AI coding is moving more PRs, but defects are breaking through. The winning software factory will measure bugs, not code volume.