According to GameSpot, Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma set a goal in an internal memo to exceed Sony PlayStation and Nintendo's Xbox profit margins by the fiscal year 2030, and stated that they will expand into businesses such as movies, television, consumer products, sponsorship, and offline experiences around their core game franchises. The report also mentions that Xbox will increase investment in "Minecraft," but this department is currently facing challenges such as declining sales, pressure on revenue, and limited supply of consoles.

This week, U.S. stocks first declined and then rose, but concerns about the returns on investments in artificial intelligence and the prospects for financing ultimately outweighed the boost brought by Anthropic's initial public offering announcement and the Federal Reserve's cautious stance. In the coming days, the market will continue to focus on the financial reports of AI-related companies, the results of the mid-term elections, and the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike path. Wall Street has differing views on short-term fluctuations and subsequent trends.

Qualcomm releases the 2026.10.1 version of the Adreno GPU Windows graphics driver for Snapdragon X series PC processors, and notes that some Windows version 11 drivers may cause multiple games to crash or freeze when switching between external monitors.

According to automotive media Electrek, Tesla has launched a new referral reward program in the United States. Car owners who refer friends to purchase a car will no longer receive a car purchase reward, but instead will be granted one month of access to the FSD Supervised Edition; if the referred friend subsequently subscribes to FSD, the referrer will receive one month of free FSD or Tesla credits worth $99. The report also states that the "Referral Benefits" clause of Tesla no longer includes a car purchase reward, but the company has not officially announced this change yet.

According to the Financial Times, Spotify is advancing copyright licensing negotiations and plans to launch a new service driven by artificial intelligence in the first quarter of next year, which will allow users to create remixes and cover versions of songs. Sources familiar with the matter said that the service may charge subscribers an additional $4 to $5 per month, but Spotify has refused to comment on this.