Recent live-service industry shakeups

Buying an internet router made outside the US is now verboten. Claude can now basically fully use your computer for you. More layoffs and surprising production cuts in the gaming industry. And the two big prediction markets try to close the barn door when it comes to insider trading.

• US regulator bans imports of new foreign-made routers, citing security concerns (Reuters)
• Anthropic's Claude Can Now Control Your Computer (CNET)
• Epic Games Cuts About 1,000 Jobs Across Company Amid ‘Fortnite’ Slump (Bloomberg)
• Nintendo Cuts Switch 2 Output by Over 30% on Weak US Sales (Bloomberg)
• Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to (The Verge)
• Polymarket, Kalshi Take On Insider Trading as Scrutiny Grows (Bloomberg)

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