Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he’s “widely respected across gaming, media, and technology,” according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. …
Apple has appointed Johny Srouji as its new chief hardware officer, “effective immediately,” according to an announcement on Monday. …
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held an all-hands meeting this morning and laid out her strategy for a “return of Xbox” with employees. …
… Memory costs have followed a broadly similar trajectory.” They said that “we need a new business model and partnerships for hardware as we remain committed to Helix.” Sharma and Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball have been hinting at “radically different” console business models this week, and the me… …
… However, ever since a major executive shake-up that saw Asha Sharma take over as the division’s new CEO, signs have been pointing toward a return to Xbox exclusives — which is something fans have been asking for. And today’s E-Day news is the clearest sign yet that Xbox is moving in that direction. …
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former CTO, has testified under oath that CEO Sam Altman lied to her about the safety standards for a new AI model. …
… With a new Xbox CEO in charge, hardcore fans have been ramping up the pressure on Microsoft to bring back Xbox-exclusive games, and the company finally relented during the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. …
… Ternus, currently Apple’s SVP of hardware engineering, will take over as CEO on September 1st, after Cook’s decade and a half in the role. Ternus is a 25-year veteran of the company and the first Apple CEO in about 30 years to come from the hardware sector. …
… Sources tell me Parikh isn’t well-liked by Microsoft employees and that it was his decision not to appoint a new GitHub CEO. …
… Invisible Universe CEO Tricia Biggio told me in an email this week that her company was focusing on enterprise clients going forward.