Over the past few months, Microsoft senior executives have quietly made a promise to me directly, as well as to other journalists: They’re going to improve Windows. Today, they’re making that same commitment to the public, with an emphasis on “performance, reliability, and craft.”
In a highly detailed memo, Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Windows + Devices…
Crystal Dynamics 'Fully Committed' to Tomb Raider Franchise Despite Fourth Redundancy Round in 12 Months
March 20, 2026
Tomb Raider: Catalyst developer Crystal Dynamics says it “remains fully committed to the future development” of the Lara Croft franchise despite suffering its fourth redundancy round in the last 12 months.
“Today, Crystal Dynamics is reducing its workforce…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Devs Made Crazy Bets Before Release on the Game's Final Metacritic Score, and Everyone Lost
March 20, 2026
By my count, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now won over 30 different awards across 10 different award shows, as well as our own Game of the Year award and a pile of other nominations. It’s settled happily at a 92 critic score on Metacritic and a 9.5 user…
'Apparently Not Good Enough for Investors' — Crimson Desert Publisher Stock Price Plunges Nearly 30% Amid 78 Metacritic Score
March 20, 2026
Pearl Abyss, publisher and developer of Crimson Desert, has seen its stock price plunge nearly 30% in what is seen as a reaction to review scores.
Reviews for the hotly anticipated open-world action game went live yesterday, March 18. On review aggregator Metacritic, Crimson Desert currently has a Metascore of 78 based on 85 critic reviews. But that number is expected to fluctuate as more reviews…
Evernorth is advancing a billion-dollar XRP treasury strategy toward a Nasdaq listing, backed by Ripple and structured to deliver regulated, large-scale institutional exposure to XRP through a public market vehicle.
Evernorth S-4 Filing Unleashes XRP Treasury Strategy for…
73% of Institutional Investors Plan to Increase Crypto Holdings in 2026, Coinbase Survey
March 20, 2026
Institutional investors are accelerating crypto exposure while tightening risk controls, signaling a shift toward regulated access, stronger governance, and infrastructure-led growth that could reshape how capital flows into digital asset markets.
Crypto Markets Reshape as…
Rising demand for instant internal cross-border funding is forcing multinational corporations to rethink liquidity strategies, as Ripple’s infrastructure gains traction in addressing costly delays, idle capital, and growing operational pressures on treasury teams.
Corporate Treasury Shifts Toward Real-Time Global Liquidity
Growing pressure on corporate treasury teams to accelerate internal…
Bots are taking over the web, according to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. In an interview at the SXSW conference in Austin this week, he said that with the speed at which artificial intelligence is growing, AI bot traffic will exceed the amount of human traffic that’s…
Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors
March 20, 2026
Meta on Thursday announced that it’s starting to roll out more advanced AI systems to handle content enforcement as it plans to cut back on third-party vendors. Tasks related to content enforcement include catching and removing content about terrorism, child…
With private company defaults running at upward of 9.2% – the highest rate in years – VC firm Lux Capital recently advised companies relying on AI to get their compute capacity commitments confirmed in writing. With financial instability rippling through the AI supply chain, Lux warned, a handshake agreement isn’t enough.
But there’s another option entirely, which is to…
