Xbox’s management shakeup and Samsung’s Galaxy S26

This week, we’re diving into the massive modifications at Xbox and what all of it means for Microsoft’s gaming future. Phil Spencer, the longtime face of Xbox, introduced he is retiring final week. He’ll get replaced by Microsoft’s former CoreAI CEO Asha Sharma, as a substitute of his longtime deputy Sarah Bond, who plans to go away the corporate. Will this variation really assist the beleaguered Xbox division, or is it one other instance of Microsoft shoving AI into the whole lot?

Also, Samsung held its newest Unpacked occasion this week to announce its new Galaxy S26 household. They look just about the identical as final 12 months, however the Ultra mannequin features a distinctive privateness function that may immediately make the display screen unreadable to bystanders. It’s a kind of options we anticipate to see in each cellphone finally.

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• Xbox management falls aside. what occurs subsequent with Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond out? – 1:53

• Samsung Unpacked: Privacy show on the S26 Ultra seems to be wonderful – 27:27

• U.S. Defense management offers Anthropic a Friday deadline to let it use Claude because it sees match – 42:38

• MrBeast editor accused of insider buying and selling on Kalshi – 50:40

• Discord delays age verification program after consumer revolt – 54:09

• Around Engadget – 1:04:04

• Pop tradition picks – 1:08:21

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