Newswire: Feb 6, 2026 12:07 PM EST
Highlights:
• Roblox introduces new safety features to identify user ages and restrict games for younger players, with daily active users rising to 144 million in Q4, beating analyst estimates. Source
• Cantor Fitzgerald is reducing O'Connor's presence in Asia and Europe following its acquisition of the hedge fund from UBS Group. Source
• Cboe Global Markets plans to launch binary options contracts for event outcome betting as it enters the growing prediction markets space. Source
• Nordic Capital considers selling Danish cybersecurity firm Conscia for over €2 billion ($2.4 billion) valuation. Source
• PJM Interconnection warns of potential 60 gigawatt power shortfall over the next decade as data centers drive accelerating demand growth. Source
• Fantasy sports app Sleeper partners with Kalshi to offer prediction market wagers, expanding the surging prediction markets industry. Source
• Hedge funds experience worst day in months as AI-driven stock rotation disrupts strategies that had strong 2026 starts. Source
• Waymo uses DeepMind's Genie 3 AI model to create realistic digital training environments for autonomous driving edge-case scenarios. Source