If it's the entire population of Europe that's 2.5x US pop. And it's not people deciding to aim the sun at other people 😆

The end of closed Xbox hardware and Steam's existential threat to consoles One hardware walled garden is crumbling and it's signalling a long overdue sea change for the industry

New Intrinsic Economies piece on how closed hardware ecosystems became the norm, why it's a good thing the walls have started to come down and why this is the right approach in the face of Steam quickly becoming an existential threat to the console biz model.

open.substack.com/pub/intrinsi...

AI isn't going to steal your job, grifters yelling "AI isn't going to steal your job" while posting prompt guides will. The good news is they and their hiring manager will find out in 6-12 months that if they can't do it without AI they can't do it with AI either. Better prep your rate.