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Mike Verdu, Netflix's former games chief, is now leading AI-driven game development. Netflix's games division, launched in 2021, has faced shifts and leadership changes. AdvertisementMike Verdu, Netflix's former games chief, has moved into a new role: he's now leading a generative AI gaming division at the streaming giant. Netflix launched a games division in 2021. He wrote that after Netflix games started to scale up, he recognized his strength was in running smaller teams.
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Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, Netflix's earnings report comes as Wall Street wonders if the king of streaming can keep its crown . Business Insider's Lucia Moses outlined investors' key questions about Netflix ahead of its third-quarter earnings call this afternoon. The NFL is coming to the streamer this Christmas, with Netflix showing two games on the holiday.
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Netflix's new games president, Alain Tascan, appointed Jeet Shroff as VP of games tech. Shroff, like Tascan, came from Epic Games, where he was VP of games development. Netflix's games division conducted layoffs last week. And only a tiny percent of Netflix's subscribers had played its games as of 2023, per data from analytics firm Apptopia. He added that while games' impact on the business is small, it's also a small part of Netflix's content investment overall.
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download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In today's big story, Goldman Sachs' earnings result might be a sign of the long-awaited return of M&A . The big storyM&A for allWin McNamee/Getty ImagesDon't look now, but M&A might finally be coming back. Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's perennial M&A king, smashed analysts' third-quarter expectations , notching $3 billion in profits. One analyst took things a step further, floating the idea of an "M&A supercycle" once the money that's been sitting on the sidelines finally gets put to work.
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