Q2 2026: A bold new chapter for YGG 🚀 After an incredible journey establishing the Casual Degen category, we are sunsetting YGG Play to double down on the AI data economy and champion vibe-coded games through the launch of Quarterly Highlights: ✅ YGG Play: Sunsetting operations after an amazing run, surpassing $9.6M in lifetime revenue. ✅ @YGGAlerts: Rebranded our platform to unlock AI earning opportunities, drawing 27K+ job applications in just 5 days. ✅ @vibecode_game: Launched our new permissionless launchpad for the community to discover and rank vibe-coded games. ✅ VibeBlitz Success: Partnered with @hellominds_ by @animocabrands for our first game jam, with 250+ creators registered and 72 games submitted. ✅ Strong Treasury: $16.1M secured in the treasury, with a streamlined burn rate extending YGG's operational runway well into 2028. Read the full Q2 Update here. 👇 🔗:

Since the launch of ChatGPT, the Philippines offshore industry (8% of country’s GDP) has actually grown much bigger. Employment in IT and business outsourcing is up by +20% to 1.9m workers and industry revenue is up +30% to $42B. “AI is helping offshore workers in the Philippines do new, more complex jobs. They are picking up work training AI models or supervising AI agents. Hospitals in America are increasingly outsourcing the checking of insurance eligibility and filing of medical records to Filipinos packing AI tools. Mr Gallimore says more “high-value” work, such as accountancy or engineering, is going offshore in part because “AI is a leveller. You can now teach someone complex stuff quickly” and still get it done more cheaply than in America or Europe.” *** More here:

I strongly believe that 1) gaming platforms will become jobs platforms where you can be matched with jobs close to your predicted transferable capabilities from your gaming action space 2) this will help cut through the AI job boards noise 3) dm me if you want to work on this

It's pretty apparent when watching Alex Eala on court is that the most valuable thing she learned from her tutelage at the Rafael Nadal Academy is not anything technical or tactical but the Nadal mindset between points, which AI provides a good summary of what it entails (SEE BELOW) Of course every player tries to do some variation of this, some much better than others. It has to be something that's learned, it takes practice, and Eala has been practicing it since she was 13 years old.

Eala d. Caty McNally 6-3 5-7 6-4 in Toronto What. A. Match. Alex reaches the Round of 16 in Montreal for the first time in her career. This is also her 7th consecutive win. Into her 3rd WTA 1000 Round of 16 of the year. The Filipino crowd keeps showing up, and she keeps delivering. ✅4th WTA 1000 R16 It’s not just the fact that she’s playing the tennis of her life, it’s the fact that her mentality is iron-clad. In tough moments, she rises. She showed it again tonight. Champion qualities. 🇵🇭❤️🇵🇭

The danger of selling to big companies, if you're a startup, is that they don't say no outright. They have months of meetings with you first. Since you hate meetings, that seems to you a sign of commitment. But it's not. They love having meetings! It's almost all they do.

❤️🥹 El discurso completo de Alex Eala tras conseguir su primer título WTA: ​🗣 “Primero que nada, felicitaciones a Jessica por una semana y una temporada increíble. Siempre es un placer compartir cancha contigo, aprendo muchísimo de ti y espero que juguemos muchas finales más”. ​🗣 “Agradecer a mi familia y a mi equipo. Son los que están en el día a día conmigo y hacen que no sienta que estoy haciendo todo este trabajo duro sola”. ​🗣 “Gracias a todos los que me apoyan, especialmente a la comunidad filipina aquí en DC, en casa y en todo el mundo. De verdad siento todo el cariño, Maraming salamat (muchas gracias)”. ​🗣 “Antes de la final recibí tantos mensajes de mi gente... Parada ahí, en medio de todo ese amor, sabiendo que era mi primera final pero no la última, entendí que pasara lo que pasara en el partido ya era una victoria para mí”.

A couple I know just started a CPG company together, and they’re the only two employees because AI basically runs the whole thing. It’ll optimize Facebook ads, project the ROI, and proactively say things like “I think you should turn off the ads because you’re running low on inventory which means you’ll be out of stock if you keep running ads.” The AI also handles most of the customer service inquiries.

Today marks the final day for YGG Play. What started as a vision to bring together players, creators, developers, and communities around Web3 gaming has been an unforgettable journey, and it’s all thanks to you. Whether you played our games, completed quests, staked $YGG, or simply cheered us on from day one, thank you for being part of our story. For the final time: thank you, and GG! 💛

Under Secretary of State @jacobhelberg just revealed the US claimed 4,000 acres in the Philippines for AI. That's a third of Manhattan, handed over for one purpose: building a private sector industrial base to secure America's AI supply chain. This is what competing with China actually looks like. Pax Silica is the 14-country coalition behind it, and it's the most ambitious economic security plan America has ever built. Full breakdown on No Priors:

Holy crap. This is possibly the most insane job posting I've seen. Founders School is hiring a "Simulation Game Director" for $400,000 a year. That's just the base salary. If you haven't heard of Founders School, they're a radical new high school launching in New York City this fall. The promise: students build a business that generates $1,000,000 in profit by graduation or the full tuition is refunded. Tuition runs $150,000 a year. But not every family can afford that. Which is exactly why they're building "simulation games." The goal is to build the first business simulation game where progress is gated by mastering real entrepreneurship skills. As young players advance in the game, they learn the practical skills to go build a business in real life. For this role, they want a game director to ship the first playable sim within 12 months. Like Sims or RuneScape, but the skill tree is actually building a company. Crazy opportunity for anyone who believes in entrepreneurship and loves games.