The U.S. Government Has Sold Martin Shkreli’s One-of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album
The sole copy of the Wu-Tang album previously owned by convicted edgelord Martin Shkreli has moved on to a better place, hopefully. The Department of Justice...
Alphabet crushes Q2 earnings estimates as Google Cloud cuts losses, grows 54%
Today after the bell amidst a deluge of major technology company earnings reports, Alphabet reported its own second-quarter performance. The search-and-services company posted revenues of $61.9...
Arcade1Up Heads to Springfield With a New ‘The Simpsons’ Arcade
In perhaps what has been the worst kept secret in the history of Arcade1Up, today the company announced its latest arcade cabinet. Sing it with me!...
It’s About to Get Harder to Buy a Gaming PC
Buying a new graphics card is already hard enough, but for folks living in a handful of states, ordering pre-built systems from some PC makers just...
Activision Blizzard workers will stage a walkout after ‘abhorrent’ response to harassment suit
One of the world’s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the...
Extra Crunch roundup: RapidSOS EC-1, how to prep for an M&A exit, inside Genki Forest
According to one estimate, Americans call 911 about 240 million times every year. Sending emergency services to the right location sounds straightforward, but each 911 call...
Microsoft bests earnings estimates as Azure posts 51% growth; shares fall
Today after the bell, Microsoft reported its fiscal Q4 2021 earnings, the period corresponding to the second calendar quarter of this year. Microsoft posted revenues of...
Slack is appalling Olympics viewers with an excruciating ad on repeat
Whether you’re watching on the NBC app or on cable, there are only so many commercials that play during the Olympics. Most of them feature athletes...
Snowden: People Who Bankroll the Spyware Industry Should Be in Prison
Famed whistleblower Edward Snowden has a new blog on Substack and, naturally, he has some opinions about the recent NSO Group controversy: namely, that people who...
Rare Tablet Bearing Ancient Epic Poem Forfeited to U.S.
A U.S. District Court ordered the forfeiture of a rare cuneiform tablet known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet. The tablet, which bears a portion of the...
