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Sonyâs PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
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Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices as chip crisis bites
It sold 19.86 million Switch 2s last year but forecasts a drop in sales next year.
Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools
They also locked students out of Canvas and warned the company to negotiate with them by May 12.
âNurse, the joypad!â: the eight greatest medical video games
For anyone needing a break from binging The Pitt, you can always put in your own shifts as a hospital manager, surgeon, paramedic and of course as a dâŚ
Sony PS5 sales fall off a cliff amid memory shortages
Higher console prices could affect its gaming division results next year, too.
Why is Silicon Valley suddenly obsessed with being tasteful?
Whether itâs Palantir selling a $239 chore coat, Anthropic taking over a coffee shop or executives walking the red carpet at the Met Gala, techâs biggâŚ
Why you can never get your doctor to call you back
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âBeing human helpsâ: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europeâs translators?
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The AI jailbreakers â podcast
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TikTok's AI Overviews Probably Thinks This Story Is a Blueberry
TikTok pulls back on its AI-generated summaries feature after it posted wildly inaccurate video descriptions.
Move Over, Matrix. This Is the Ultimate '90s Cyberpunk Movie
Kathryn Bigelow's hauntingly realistic VR dystopia doubles as a Y2K time capsule.
Best Senior Phone Plans of 2026
If you or a senior family member needs phone service, anyone 55 and older can save money with these special phone plans.
Beef Prices Are Skyrocketing. These Are the Cheap Cuts Butchers Recommend
Sure, filets are tasty, but they aren't wallet-friendly. These cuts are.
To Avoid Getting Sick, Our Lab Data Shows You Need This Air Purifier Model
We placed 12 different air purifier models in a smoke chamber to determine which captures viruses best.
Twitch has new penalties for streamers caught viewbotting, CEO says
Repeat offenders will be punished with "caps" on their views.
Samsung's Galaxy Watches Could Alert Users Before They Faint
A clinical study from Korea shows that health monitoring on the Galaxy 6 watch can effectively address problems like vasovagal syncope.
French Prosecutors Want Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to Face Preliminary Charges
The probe into Musk and X has officially become a criminal investigation.
Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B
The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion. It last raised in November at $32 âŚ
Giro d'Italia 2026: How to Watch a UCI World Tour Cycling Livestream for Free
Vingegaard, Pellizzari and Hindley are all in the hunt for this year's Maglia Rosa.
UK schools should remove pupilsâ online photos as AI blackmail threat grows, say experts
Criminals are manipulating pictures found on school websites and social media to create sexually explicit images UK schools should remove pictures of âŚ
Best Bluetooth Speaker for 2026
As CNET's portable audio expert, I've reviewed dozens of Bluetooth speakers. Here are my current top picks for every budget based on sound quality, siâŚ
Huawei's iPad Pro Rival Looks Amazing, but You Might Not Be Able to Get It
The MatePad Pro Max is thinner than all its competitors -- but it might never come to the US.
iam8bit recorded a jazzy Persona album for the series' 30th
The vinyl drops in Q4, but the full album is streamable now.
The Paranormal Activity game project is dead
The solo developer couldn't get an extension from rights-holder Paramount.
OpenAI launches new voice intelligence features in its API
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Bumble will replace swiping right with... something
The company previously announced it was working on an AI assistant that can make matches.
A Dystopia Falls (With a Little Help) in This Speculative Short Story
Read 'Sarah's Laugh' by Melissa A Watkins, courtesy of Lightspeed Magazine, right here on io9.