Tech News Weekly 445

Dan Moren joins Mikah Sargent this week! XBOX resets itself. Wealthy families are leaning towards AI tutors to better prepare their kids. AI is starting to get into the "Wrapped" trend with users' data. And New York is the first US state to ban the use of smart glasses in courthouses.

• Microsoft laid off thousands more Xbox employees this week, and spun off gaming studios such as Compulsion Games and Double Fine, as the division struggles with thin margins & rising hardware costs.
• Wealthy families are pulling kids from public school for pricey new programs like Alpha School and Forge Prep that swap teachers for AI "guides" and lessons in business skills, despite no data proving they work.
• Anthropic debuted a new tool called Reflect, reminiscent of Spotify's "Wrapped" feature, that gives Claude users a usage dashboard with quiet hours, break reminders, and insights into their habits, though it requires memory to be turned on.
• And New York became the first US state to ban the use of smart glasses in courthouses, following a trend of Illinois drivers and major cruise lines prohibiting the use of camera-equipped smart glasses over recording and safety concerns.

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Links

• Next 100 Days: XBOX Reset - XBOX Wire
• Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts | The Verge
• Engadget's favorite Game Boy Advance games
• Wealthy Families Swap Traditional Classrooms for AI Tutors and ‘Alternative’ Schools - WSJ
• A new way to reflect on how you use Claude \ Anthropic
• New York Is The First US State To Ban Smart Glasses In All Its Courthouses