An early Telegram and toncoin (TON) user received a $25 million offer for the instant-messaging app's @crypto username on Wednesday, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said in a post on the messaging system. The username was acquired for just $350,000 in 2023 and the holder of the username recently said: “If these can’t be taken away … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.On Wednesday in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that … Read more
Bonnie Ross, founder and head of Halo developer 343 Industries is stepping down. Ross, who worked with the Halo franchise for 15 years, cited a family medical issue as the reason for her departure. In a statement to Windows Central, publisher Microsoft said that the vacant position will be effectively taken over by Pierre Hintze, … Read more
Redmi launched its first smartphone in India in July 2014. To mark the completion of the company’s 11 years in the country, it will launch new handsets. The Xiaomi sub-brand teased the introduction of two new smartphones in India via social media. The phones are slated to launch by July 24. However, the company has … Read more
Microsoft is set to post its slowest quarterly revenue growth in over five years on Tuesday, with some analysts casting doubts whether the company can maintain its annual outlook in the face of a PC market slowdown and a strong dollar. A spike in inflation this year has fanned worries of a global economic slowdown … Read more
Microsoft on Tuesday projected second-quarter revenue below Wall Street targets across its business units, stoking fear that macroeconomic headwinds are impacting the cloud business in addition to the PC unit. Revenue growth in the first quarter was Microsoft‘s lowest in five years, and shares of the software giant fell 7 percent in extended trading. Microsoft’s cloud … Read more
Microsoft has entered into a 10-year commitment to bring the gaming title Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms, the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer said in a tweet on Wednesday. “Microsoft has committed to continue to offer Call of Duty on @Steam simultaneously to Xbox after we have closed the merger with … Read more
Outer Wilds, the acclaimed time loop adventure from Mobius Digital, is among nine titles leaving Xbox Game Pass at the turn of the new year. Microsoft’s subscription service, which is known to shuffle its library of games every month, did not mention these titles’ removal in its latest Xbox blog. Scrolling down to the ‘Leaving … Read more
Bitcoin on Tuesday, February 13, recorded a profit of 3.76 percent. At present, the world’s oldest, most expensive crypto asset is trading at $49,917 (roughly Rs. 41.4 akh), after crossing the $50,000 mark. This is the first time since November 2021 that Bitcoin has managed to jump to $50,000 (roughly Rs. 41.4 lakh). In the … Read more
Samsung Galaxy S25 FE is said to be in development as the successor to the Galaxy S24 FE that was launched last year. The South Korean brand has not confirmed its existence yet, the next ‘Fan Edition’ smartphone is expected to arrive in by the end of Q3 2025 or at the start of the … Read more