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Will Gamers Ignore GTA VI's Hefty $80 Price Tag?

Grand Theft Auto VI's $79.99 launch price marks a new high for mainstream video games and signals a potential shift in industry pricing power. This segment examines how Rockstar's strategy could reshape revenue models and consumer expectations. Joost van Dreunen, NYU Stern Adjunct Assistant Professor and author of One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games, joined Paul Allen on Insight with Haslinda Amin to discuss the implications.

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Apple Shares Fall After Prices Increase for Macs, iPads

Apple Inc. shares fell after it raised prices of all Macs, iPads, home devices and the Vision Pro to offset cost hikes caused by a shortage of memory chips and storage. The price increases are in effect globally and are largely unprecedented, with no equivalent in the company's modern history of sweeping hikes across much of its product line. Bloomberg's Neil Campling reports.

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Consumer Side of AI Currently Underweighted, Says Mark Pincus

Zynga founder Mark Pincus said that the consumer side of AI is being underweighted in comparison to the engineering and coding aspects of the technology and that capping the consumer influence is not in line with the the way the internet has developed. Pincus said that while most of AI is still a 'single player experience,' it is going to massively change our labor market and economy as it further develops.

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Consumer is Feeling 'A Lot of Pressure' But Bed Bath & Beyond Sees Upside

Amy Sullivan, CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond, said that consumers are feeling 'a lot of pressure' but that company's outlook is that if they can do business at a low point there is a high upside to come. Sullivan also talked about Bed Bath & Beyond's efforts to engage with consumers, including a new sweepstakes around the company's iconic coupons.

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