Tech’s day was defined by realignment and regulation. Microsoft is cutting roughly 4,800 jobs in a broad reset, with Xbox bearing the brunt as thousands of gaming roles disappear and several studios are spun off, sold, or left in limbo—a stark sign of the pressure on traditional gaming even as the company keeps pouring money into AI. Apple, by contrast, signaled stability, extending its custom-chip partnership with Broadcom through 2031, underscoring how even the world’s biggest hardware maker still depends on key outside suppliers while it pushes more design in-house. In the courts, Elon Musk lost a major bid to overturn a jury finding that he misled Twitter investors during his 2022 takeover, leaving potentially massive damages in play. And the Supreme Court, for now, let Texas enforce a law requiring app-store age checks and parental consent for minors, raising the stakes in the fight over online speech and child safety.