Some personal news: I’m now the Director of Research & Insights at Niko Partners. I’ve been at Niko Partners for almost 7 years and will be taking on this new role to lead and further develop our entire syndicated research and insights subscription line of business.

Nintendo has won a lawsuit against a player who kept streaming pirated Switch games before release while taunting Nintendo that "I can do this all day". https://t.co/SWIskEEXYf

This is such an incriminating number: 50% of the 311 journalists killed by Israel were killed at home, often with their families. Which of course means they were undoubtedly deliberately targeted (src: https://t.co/fgNLtYWis1) From the same "side" that constantly lectures about

Yeah. We're fucked, tbh

skip to 24 seconds are you Deadass

We have to be close to a breaking point man

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has generated $1.3 billion in its first year, according to new data https://t.co/DqZiZZXyIg

Google has updated its policy to allow developers in the United States to offer alternative payment options and external links on Google Play https://t.co/hcTQpptlMb

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I haven’t seen many media outlets report accurately on the “deal” reached between Trump and Xi today, most forgetting to mention crucial aspects of it and almost all failing to contextualize the “47%” tariff figure quoted by Trump. Let me try to detail

👀A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and US territories to form “quick reaction forces” trained in “riot control”, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal

Shocking stat of the day: Currently, ~82% of the US population lives in regions experiencing an economic recession, the highest share since 2020. The analysis uses the Fed Beige Book, a report published 8 times a year based on anecdotal information gathered from businesses,

Gold and silver just suffered their biggest drop in years, but could the Inverse Cramer Effect be hinting at a rebound? - Gold -6.3% - Silver -8.7% - Dollar +0.29% As trade tensions cool and Cramer turns cautious, contrarians are circling. @CramerTracker

ARC Raiders has 150K Concurrent players on Steam in just under an hr of launch.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer https://t.co/4Wqzo1aXo1 The Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition game and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇰🇷 South Korea agrees to pay $350 billion to the US to lower tariffs.

📢 IOC issues a statement on the Olympic Esports Games outlining next steps for the project. Read it here 👇 🔗 https://t.co/RCSAFapHeF

A day-by-day breakdown of the 'ceasefire': 1 Israel murders 5-15 Palestinians. 2 Israel murders 5-15 Palestinians. 3 Israel murders 5-15 Palestinians. 4 Israel murders 50-150 Palestinians, declares ceasefire over. 5 Israel declares ceasefire back on. 6 Israel murders 5-15

BREAKING: President Trump announces that the US and China have reached a 1-year trade deal on rare earths and critical minerals. In return, the US is cutting tariffs on China and the 1-year agreement will be "negotiated every year."

American vibe shift on China. I called that back in early February. First the Pew poll, now this Chicago Council poll.

BREAKING 🇨🇺🇺🇳 With 165 countries in favour, the United Nations has voted to condemn the US blockade of Cuba for the 33rd time — despite an unprecedented campaign by the State Department to stop them.

Microsoft Q1 FY26 Earnings • Xbox content and services revenue increased 1% (forecasted mid single digit decline) • Driven by growth in Xbox Game Pass and third-party content, partially offset by decline in first-party content • Xbox hardware revenue declined 29%

Major Microsoft Azure outage brought down services including Xbox, with players reporting they can't access Game Pass games and more https://t.co/UXHfDPeJ7O