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Epic Games’ popular battle royale, Fortnite, has returned to the U.S. Google Play Store following a court order. The game maker had recently settled its five-year legal battle with the tech giant, which stemmed from a dispute around the percentage of in-app purchase sales that app developers had to share with the platforms. However, the company lost a little ground on its related lawsuit against Apple, which was also over in-app purchase restrictions and commission structure. After Epic Games launched a version of its Fortnite game that routed around the existing in-app payment systems on iOS and Android devices in…
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe at the company’s first “Autonomy and AI Day” on Dec. 11, 2025, in Palo Alto, California.Lora Kolodny | CNBCRivian Automotive impressed Wall Street on Thursday with its plans for artificial intelligence, automation and an internally developed silicon chip, but significant challenges involving demand and capital remain for the electric vehicle maker.Despite Wall Street analysts expressing some optimism following Rivian’s first “Autonomy and AI Day,” the company’s stock fell 6.1% to close Thursday at $16.43 per share. But shares recovered during intraday trading Friday and were up more than 15%. While the event didn’t cause many analysts…
Universal Orlando Resort is ushering in the New Year with live entertainment, including DJ sets, themed activities, character appearances and more.Guests can also take advantage of New Year’s celebrations at Universal Orlando’s 11 hotels. “The excitement will span the entire destination, with extended park hours and unforgettable festivities across Universal Studios Florida, Universal Islands of Adventure and Universal Epic Universe, as well as glittering celebrations in Universal CityWalk and at Universal Orlando’s hotels to ring in 2026,” Universal Orlando Resort said.At Universal Studios Florida, the New Year’s Eve celebrations begin at 6:15 p.m. with a live DJ set at the…
The way venture capitalists think about fundraising can be a black box. But investors must think about their go-to-market strategy for raising their own funds, just as much as they think about how their portfolio companies find their market fit. All season on Build Mode, we’ve explored how founders should approach marketing, but this week we’re exploring how VCs sell themselves to founders as trustworthy partners and to LPs as worthwhile investments. Isabelle Johannessen spoke with Graham & Walker’s Leslie Feinzaig and XYZ Venture’s Ross Fubini about raising their first funds and how that experience has given them empathy for the founder fundraising experience. Feinzaig came into venture capital with very few industry connections. “It was hundreds of…
Disney’s “Zootopia 2″ follows detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down.DisneyThe Walt Disney Company tallied its second billion-dollar film of 2025 with the help of a determined bunny and mischievous fox.”Zootopia 2” is set to top $1 billion at the global box office on Friday, according to company estimates, joining the live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” as the only Hollywood-made films to cross the benchmark this year. Heading into the weekend, the film had tallied $232.7 million domestically and $753.4 million…
by Mia Taylor Last updated: 3:25 PM ET, Thu December 11, 2025 Procrastination around the holidays comes in many forms. There are plenty of us who, for instance, fail to shop for holiday gifts until the very last minute. Because what’s more fun than zooming around town on Christmas Eve searching for just the right presents?Neglecting to book holiday airline tickets until it becomes a do-or-die scenario is yet another common form of procrastination.If that’s you (no judgment), you may want to read on and take note of the advice surrounding which days to book your flight and which days…
Robotics company 1X found some big potential buyers for its humanoid robots designed for consumers — the portfolio companies of one of its investors. The company announced a strategic partnership to make thousands of its humanoid robots available for EQT’s portfolio companies on Thursday. EQT is a large Swedish multi-asset investor, and its venture fund EQT Ventures, is one of 1X’s backers. This deal involves shipping up to 10,000 1X Neo humanoid robots between 2026 and 2030 to EQT’s more than 300 portfolio companies with a concentration on manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, and other industrial use cases. 1X will sign individual…
Google released on Thursday a “reimagined” version of its research agent Gemini Deep Research based on its much-ballyhooed state-of-the-art foundation model, Gemini 3 Pro. This new agent isn’t just designed to produce research reports — although it can still do that. It now allows developers to embed Google’s SATA-model research capabilities into their own apps. That capability is made possible through Google’s new Interactions API, which is designed to give devs more control in the coming agentic AI era. The new Gemini Deep Research tool is an agent equipped to synthesize mountains of information and handle a large context dump…
A tract of new tightly packed homes are viewed along the Boulder City Parkway on January 11, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada.George Rose | Getty ImagesHome values have been losing ground for much of this year, with previously huge annual gains shrinking to nothing. The result is that homeowners are losing equity.Borrower equity fell 2.1% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ago, or a collective $373.8 billion, according to a report from Cotality. This comes after years of steep home prices gains and record equity. Even after the drop, homeowners still have an…
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, first making its debut in 2017, has revealed the dates and early details of the 2026 event.Running for 39 days, the festival will take place from January 16 until February 23, blending visual, performing and culinary arts and artwork by Disney artists displayed throughout the park. DISNEY ON BROADWAY Concert Series During this event, held in America Gardens Theatre in the American Adventure pavilion, musical stars perform iconic Broadway songs and other show-stopping favorites. Performers change every two weeks and concerts are held several times a day and are included with EPCOT park…