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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Nintendo unveils Switch 2 details: a 7.9", 120fps, 1080p display, larger Joy-Con controllers, 256GB of storage, 4K games at 60fps when docked, launching June 5 — Finally, some specs. … Nintendo has finally shared many of the key specs about the Nintendo Switch 2 as part of its Switch 2-focused Direct.
More: The Verge, Engadget, TechCrunch, The Verge, New York Times, Eurogamer.net, Eurogamer.net, Destructoid, Press Start, Digital Trends, and Game Rant
X: @wario64, @nintendeal, @gamestop, @parkerortolani, @wario64, @dylanmcd8, @wario64, @jezcorden, and @wario64
| Nintendo of America on YouTube: |
A livestream of Nintendo's Switch 2 event — Join us on April 2nd at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET for a closer look at Nintendo Switch 2! The Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 - 4.2.2025 livestream will be ap...
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Forums: r/NintendoSwitch2, r/nintendo, and r/NintendoSwitch
| Wikimedia: |
The Wikimedia Foundation says the base bandwidth demand for downloading Wikimedia Commons multimedia content is up 50% since January 2024, driven by AI crawlers — Since the beginning of 2024, the demand for the content created by the Wikimedia volunteer community - especially for the 144 million images …
More: Platformer, Engadget, and TechCrunch
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| John Hudson / Washington Post: |
Sources and docs: White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and other NSC members have conducted government business via their personal Gmail accounts — Trump's national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team's operational security are piling up in the inbox.
More: Gizmodo, The Hill, Politico, Mashable, Raw Story, The Register, New York Post, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, The Verge, Engadget, American Oversight, Mediaite, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Fox News, Bloomberg, CNN, Defense One, Euromaidan Press, Daily Kos, Nextgov/FCW, and Foreign Policy
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Google researchers say DPRK's IT workers are fraudulently securing remote roles at companies in Germany, Portugal, and the UK, after facing sanctions in the US — North Korea's IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe.
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Forums: r/cybersecurity and r/europe
| Reuters: |
Sources: Arm has decided not to pursue a deal after recently seeking to acquire Alphawave, a UK-listed supplier of semiconductor IP that is exploring a sale — SoftBank-owned chip tech provider Arm Holdings (O9Ty.F) recently sought to acquire UK-based Alphawave (AWE.L) …
More: The Register, Silicon Republic, The Information, Neowin, UKTN, and Tech in Asia
| Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider: |
X users are asking Grok to fact-check posts by tagging @grok, often during political or historical arguments, as a new passive aggressive way to dunk on others — - People are replying to posts on X — asking Grok: “Is this true?” — It's a new form of dunking on someone on X … | Financial Times: |
Sources: a16z is in talks to join the Oracle-led frontrunner bid for TikTok US, after being approached along with Blackstone and other large asset managers — Venture capital group could join last-gasp bid by allies of Donald Trump to take control of video app owned by ByteDance
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta is ramping up work on its first glasses with a display, codenamed Hypernova, which it could debut as early as the end of 2025 for $1,000 to $1,400 — The company intends to introduce its first glasses with a screen as early as the end of this year — a product it sees …
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Forums: r/OculusQuest and r/augmentedreality
| CNBC: |
Circle files for a US IPO, with plans to list on the NYSE under CRCL; Circle, which issues the USDC stablecoin, is reportedly seeking a $4B to $5B valuation — Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an initial public offering and plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange.
More: US SEC, Finextra, Benzinga, Circle, Yahoo Finance, CoinDesk, The Coin Republic, Blockonomi, Blockchain.News, The Crypto Times, Coinspeaker, CoinGape, crypto.news, The Block, PitchBook, Axios, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Crypto Briefing, Bloomberg, CryptoSlate, PYMNTS.com, The Information, Watcher Guru, BeInCrypto, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Blockworks, and Cointelegraph
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Elon Musk's X and xAI all-stock merger broke Wall Street's rulebook by having the same advisers, Morgan Stanley and Sullivan & Cromwell, working on both sides — The tech titan can follow his own rules when he is combining two companies he owns, but the merger is still raising dealmaker eyebrows
More: WinBuzzer, TheStreet, and The Information
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Roblox rolls out new parental controls, including to let parents block and report people on their child's friends list, building on changes it made in 2024 — They'll be able to block specific experiences, too. … Roblox is introducing new parental controls that give parents more tools …
More: Roblox Corporate, The Guardian, Bloomberg, Engadget, BBC, and Mashable
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
In a paper, media mogul Tim O'Reilly and economist Ilan Strauss say OpenAI likely trained GPT-4o on paywalled O'Reilly Media books without a licensing agreement — OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission.
More: AI Disclosures Project, Beyond Search, Social Science Research …, Asimov's Addendum, and AI News. Forums: Slashdot
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Qualcomm acquires Hanoi-based AI research startup VinAI's generative AI division, following the acquisition of AI and IoT startup Edge Impulse in early March — Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Monday.
More: Qualcomm, DealStreetAsia, Forbes, Tech in Asia, Yahoo Finance, Maginative, Android Headlines, and DigiTimes. X: @qualcomm
| Adrian Zmudzinski / Cointelegraph: |
Bybit shuts down its NFT marketplace, following a similar decision by NFT marketplace X2Y2; Token Terminal: daily NFT trading volume is down 70% YoY to $5.34M — Bybit is shutting down its NFT and inscription marketplaces on April 8, 2025, as part of a broader strategy to streamline its offerings amid declining market interest.| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Patreon says it now has 6.7M paid podcast subscriptions, generating $472M+ in 2024 revenue, up 35% YoY, and signs podcasting deals with Sony Music and Wondery — Podcasters made more than $472 million on the platform last year — Patreon Inc., a subscription platform for online creators … | Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft says it used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders — Microsoft used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders.| Alexander Maxham / Android Headlines: |
Leaked Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold renders show a design similar to its predecessor; sources: the 10 Pro Fold will have a TSMC-made Tensor G5 chip and 16GB of RAM — Update: We've updated this article with the dimensions of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. … After having released renders of the Google Pixel 10 … | Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
UFC signs a wide-ranging, multimillion-dollar, multiple-year sponsorship deal with Meta, which will be its “official fan technology partner” — TKO Group's UFC has struck a multimillion-dollar, multiple-year partnership deal with Meta that will bring the mixed martial arts league closer …
More: The Hollywood Reporter, BroBible, Bloody Elbow, Business Wire, MMAmania.com, and Sports Illustrated. X: @sherman4949
| Michael Acton / Financial Times: |
Documents: the NLRB froze Janneke Parrish and Cher Scarlett's cases against Apple pending a review after Trump nominated an Apple attorney as general counsel — National Labor Relations Board freezes pair of disputes after Crystal Carey nominated as agency's general counsel| Bloomberg: |
Sources: AI coding startup Replit is in talks with investors to raise about $200M at a $3B valuation, almost triple its last valuation — The new funding round would bring in about $200 million, one of the people said. — Replit did not respond to requests for comment.| Financial Times: |
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