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Nintendo Switch Is Shutting Down Twitter Integration Next Month
Nintendo is discontinuing the Switch's integration with Twitter on June 10. This means players will no longer be able to post screenshots directly from their Switch.. On Nintendo's FAQ page, the company provided more details on the changes. Some ...GameSpot - Tech -
City Trees Save Lives
Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in LA by up to two-thirds.Wired - Tech -
Thick atmosphere detected around planet that’s twice as big as Earth
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar systemABC News - Tech -
Reddit Posts $575 Million Loss Tied to I.P.O. but Also Strong Growth
Reddit’s first earnings report as a public company showed leaps in users and advertising revenue, along with expenses related to its initial public offering.The New York Times - Tech -
Amazon to Invest $9 Billion in Singapore Cloud Infrastructure
The tech giant will spend $9 billion to expand its cloud services in Singapore, coming as global tech companies are boosting their data-center footprints in Asia amid a boom in demand for artificial-intelligence computing.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Amazon -
Warner Bros Discovery's Max Now Has Nearly 100 Million Subscribers, Streaming Profit Up
Warner Bros. Discovery has reported results for the quarter that ended March 31 with Q1 total revenues totaling $9.95 billion. Global streaming subscribers were at 99.6 million at the end of Q1, up 2 million in Q4.. The company is the combination ...GameSpot - Tech -
How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury Poisoning
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had both a brain parasite and mercury poisoning at the same time. Just how rare is each condition?Wired - Tech -
A timeline of the collapse at FTX
FTX, once among the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, said this week that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after its monumental collapseABC News - Tech - Crypto -
OpenAI Releases ‘Deepfake’ Detector to Disinformation Researchers
The prominent A.I. start-up is also joining an industrywide effort to spot content made with artificial intelligence.The New York Times - Tech -
Nintendo Teases Switch Successor After Weak Guidance
Nintendo said it will announce a successor to its seven-year-old Switch videogame console after guiding for a significant profit drop this fiscal year on weaker device and game sales.The Wall Street Journal - Tech -
Animal Well Review - Going Deeper
It's usually pretty easy to predict how a 2D Metroidvania is going to play out. At some point, you'll probably unlock a double or even triple jump to reach previously inaccessible areas, obtain an air dash that helps you traverse large gaps and ...GameSpot - Tech -
OpenAI Is ‘Exploring’ How to Responsibly Generate AI Porn
OpenAI released draft guidelines for how it wants the AI technology inside ChatGPT to behave—and revealed that it’s exploring how to ‘responsibly’ generate explicit content.Wired - Tech -
We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed?
Even people who know that looking at their smartphone in bed isn’t good for them do it anywayABC News - Tech -
Apple Is Developing AI Chips for Data Centers, Seeking Edge in Arms Race
The company is leaning on its long history of chip development in the effort, code-named Project ACDC.The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Apple -
Hellblade 2 Is Getting Marketed Ahead Of Launch, Xbox Exec Insists Amid Criticism
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II releases on May 21, and some people online have criticized Xbox for not doing enough--in their eyes--to promote the game ahead of launch. Aaron Greenberg, a longtime marketing executive for Xbox, has responded to this, ...GameSpot - Tech -
Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.Wired - Tech -
FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than thatABC News - Tech - Crypto -
A New Diplomatic Strategy Emerges as Artificial Intelligence Grows
The new U.S. approach to cyberthreats comes as early optimism about a “global internet” connecting the world has been shattered.The New York Times - Tech -
Pentagon Needs to Open Up About Russia's Use of Musk's Starlink, Sen. Warren Says
A letter from the lawmaker calls Moscow’s access to the satellite internet service in Ukraine a “serious national security threat.”The Wall Street Journal - Tech - Russia -
COD On Game Pass Is Not Guaranteed, Microsoft Having Internal Debates About It - Report
When Microsoft closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard last year, some players assumed this meant that the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise would hit Game Pass on day one of its release. But according to a new report, that may ...GameSpot - Tech - Microsoft -
A Russian Influence Campaign Is Exploiting College Campus Protests
A Kremlin-aligned network called Doppelganger has used faked versions of real news sites to push both pro-Palestine and pro-Israel disinformation.Wired - Tech - Russia -
Devs Reportedly Ask To Have Names Removed From Therapeutic Game After Leaving Company
Devolver co-founder Mike Wilson has publicly distanced himself from DeepWell DTx, a game publisher and developer he co-founded in 2022 to explore medically therapeutic games, Game Developer reports. In a recent LinkedIn post, Wilson says that he ...GameSpot - Tech -
Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling
An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the cityABC News - Tech -
FTX Creditors Say Payout Deal Is 'an Insult'—and Plan to Revolt
FTX has a plan to repay its former crypto customers more than the billions of dollars they lost in the latest bankruptcy proposal. But some will reject it anyway.Wired - Tech - Crypto -
10 Great Deals on Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts (2024)
Does Mom need a KitchenAid or new headphones? Some of our favorite gear is on sale from Amazon and Target.Wired - Tech -
Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad rocket valve
Boeing's first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad valve in the rocketABC News - Tech -
19 Best Sex Toys (2024): Gender Inclusive, Couples, Solo
These are our favorite gender-inclusive vibrators, wand massagers, and sleeves to give you and your partner(s) a helping hand.Wired - Tech -
Katy Perry and Rihanna didn't attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans
No, Katy Perry and Rihanna didn’t attend the Met Gala this yearABC News - Tech -
Google DeepMind’s Groundbreaking AI for Protein Structure Can Now Model DNA
Demis Hassabis, Google’s artificial intelligence chief, says the AlphaFold software that revolutionized the study of proteins has received a significant upgrade that will advance drug development.Wired - Tech - Google -
One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images
AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting us onlineABC News - Tech -
6 Best Phones With Headphone Jacks (2024): Flagship, Budget, and Dongle Recommendations
Headphone jacks are endangered, but they’re not gone. Here are our favorite smartphones that still let you plug and play.Wired - Tech -
TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform
TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, are suing the U.S. government over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to an approved buyerABC News - Tech - Tiktok -
Britax Willow SC Review: A Fantastic Stroller and Car Seat Combo
This stroller and car seat combo is the perfect solution for tired new parents.Wired - Tech -
TikTok sues the US over attempts to force its Chinese parent to sell the social media platform, citing First Amendment
TikTok sues the US over attempts to force its Chinese parent to sell the social media platform, citing First AmendmentABC News - Tech - Tiktok -
It's Possible to Hack 'Tetris' From Inside the Game Itself
Video game hackers have figured out how to manipulate Tetris from its high-score listing screen.Wired - Tech -
Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: brighter screen, faster chips and the Pencil Pro
Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPad Pros and Airs — lineups that will boast faster processors, new sizes and a new display systemABC News - Tech -
Burnout Is Pushing Workers to Use AI—Even if Their Boss Doesn’t Know
People are using AI at work whether their bosses want them to or not, new data shows. But it’s desperation, not innovation, driving the change.Wired - Tech -
Scientists learning basics of sperm whale language after years of effort
It's thought that the effort could one day help better protect them.ABC News - Tech -
Delonghi Specialista Arte Evo Espresso Machine With Cold Brew Review: A Little Weird
The cold-brew feature is a letdown, but this De'Longhi makes great espresso—if you help it out a little.Wired - Tech -
New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” meansABC News - Tech - New York