NBA Finals Game 3 Draws 23.8M Viewers, Most Since 2017
The Finals cracked 24 million, which means the league found its audience again, or the audience found a reason to look.
- 02Xbox warns of a 'reset' as it prepares for layoffs
Microsoft's Xbox division is cutting staff next month, a retrenchment that follows years of acquisition spree and suggests console gaming's margin problem has finally come due.
The Verge - 03'007 First Light' Studio Chief on Future Bond Games With Amazon, Adding New Free Missions and Isola's Backstory
IO Interactive sold 2.7 million copies in one week, and Amazon's willingness to bankroll Bond signals a studio betting that IP licensing can sustain a live-service franchise.
Variety - 04Oracle's stock slides after earnings, as the steep price of AI spooks investors
Oracle beat targets but the stock fell because investors punished the margin math, not the growth, and decided AI costs are now a tax on scale instead of a bet.
MarketWatch - 05Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder Celebrate (and Mourn) the End of 'Hacks'
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder ended Hacks after five seasons by choice, a rarity in prestige television that signals creators and networks both learned that leaving early beats the long fade.
The Wrap
